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Masood N, Dubey V, Luqman S. Activation of Caspase-3 by Terpenoids and Flavonoids in Different Types of Cancer Cells. Curr Top Med Chem 2020; 20:1876-1887. [PMID: 32648841 DOI: 10.2174/1568026620666200710101859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Caspase-3 is accountable for the execution of apoptosis. Recently, it has gained attention as a promising target for the discovery of natural products as anticancer agents. METHODS We examined the efficacy of two different sets of natural products (terpenoids and flavonoids) towards caspase-3 activity adopting in silico, cell-free and cell-based activity and real-time gene expression analysis. RESULTS It was observed that terpenes activate caspase-3 activity in both the cell-free and cell-based systems, which was supported by the gene expression analysis, binding energy and activation constant. Flavonoids' action, however, was limited to the cell-based system and transcriptional regulation suggesting their indirect association, which enhanced the enzyme activity and up-regulated the expression of mRNA levels in the cells. Among the tested natural products, (+) carvone was observed to be the best activator of caspase-3 in K562 (34.4 μM), WRL-68 (22.3 μM), HeLa (18.7 μM), MCF-7 (39.4 μM) and MDA-MB-231 cell lines (45.1 μM). CONCLUSION Overall, terpenoids have a persistent activation of caspase-3 in all the investigated systems, while flavonoids circuitously affect the enzyme activity.
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- Nusrat Masood
- Molecular Bioprospection Department of Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow-226015, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Molecular Bioprospection Department of Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow-226015, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Molecular Bioprospection Department of Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow-226015, Uttar Pradesh, India
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TGFB1 modulates in vitro secretory activity and viability of equine luteal cells. Cytokine 2018; 110:316-327. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2018.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Galvão AM, Skarzynski D, Ferreira-Dias G. Luteolysis and the Auto-, Paracrine Role of Cytokines From Tumor Necrosis Factor α and Transforming Growth Factor β Superfamilies. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2018; 107:287-315. [PMID: 29544635 DOI: 10.1016/bs.vh.2018.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Successful pregnancy establishment demands optimal luteal function in mammals. Nonetheless, regression of the corpus luteum (CL) is absolutely necessary for normal female cyclicity. This dichotomy relies on intricate molecular signals and rapidly activated biological responses, such as angiogenesis, extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, or programmed cell death. The CL establishment and growth after ovulation depend not only on the luteinizing hormone-mediated endocrine signal but also on a number of auto-, paracrine interactions promoted by cytokines and growth factors like fibroblast growth factor 2, vascular endothelial growth factor A, and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF), which coordinate vascularigenesis and ECM reorganization as well as steroidogenesis. With the organ fully developed, the release of the uterine prostaglandin F2α activates luteolysis, an intricate process supported by intraluteal interactions that ensure the loss of steroidogenic function (functional luteolysis) and the involution of the organ (structural luteolysis). This chapter provides an overview of the local action of cytokines during luteal function, with particular emphasis on the role of TNF and transforming growth factor β superfamilies during luteolysis.
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- António M Galvão
- C.I.I.S.A., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of PAS, Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of PAS, Olsztyn, Poland
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- C.I.I.S.A., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Pinto-Bravo P, Galvão A, Rebordão MR, Amaral A, Ramilo D, Silva E, Szóstek-Mioduchowska A, Alexandre-Pires G, Roberto da Costa R, Skarzynski DJ, Ferreira-Dias G. Ovarian steroids, oxytocin, and tumor necrosis factor modulate equine oviduct function. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2017; 61:84-99. [PMID: 28753494 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2017.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The oviduct plays important roles in the early reproductive process. The aim of this study was to evaluate gene transcription and protein expression of progesterone receptor (PGR), estrogen receptors 1 (ESR1) and 2 (ESR2); oxytocin receptor (OXTR); prostaglandin F2α synthase (AKR1C3), and prostaglandin E2 synthase (Ptges) in mare oviduct in different estrous cycle stages. Estradiol (E2), progesterone (P4), oxytocin (OXT), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF) effect on in vitro PGE2 and prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) secretion by equine oviduct explants or by oviductal epithelial cells (OECs) were also assessed. During the breeding season, oviduct tissue was obtained post mortem from cyclic mares. Protein of ESR1, ESR2, PGR, AKR1C3, and Ptges was present in OECs, whereas OXTR was shown in oviduct stroma. In follicular phase, protein expression of ESR1, ESR2, PGR, and OXTR increased in oviduct explants (P < 0.05), whereas no estrous cycle effect was noted for AKR1C3 or Ptges. In follicular phase, mRNA transcription was upregulated for Pgr but downregulated for Oxtr, Ptges, and Akr1c3 (P < 0.05). Nevertheless, Esr1 and Esr2 mRNA levels did not change with the estrous cycle. In the ampulla, Esr1, Esr2, and Oxtr mRNA transcription increased, but not for Pgr or Ptges. In contrast, Akr1c3 mRNA level was upregulated in the infundibulum (P < 0.05). In follicular phase, E2, P4, and OXT downregulated PGE2 production by OEC (P < 0.05), but no difference was observed in mid-luteal phase. Explants production of PGE2 rose when treated with OXT in follicular phase; with TNF or OXT in early luteal phase; or with TNF, OXT, or P4 in mid-luteal phase. PGF2α production by OEC was downregulated by all treatments in follicular phase but upregulated in mid-luteal phase (P < 0.05). Oviduct explants PGF2α production was stimulated by TNF or OXT in all estrous cycle phases. In conclusion, this work has shown that ESR1, ESR2, OXTR, Ptges, and AKRLC3 gene transcription and/or translation is estrous cycle dependent and varies with oviduct portion (infundibulum vs ampulla) and cell type. Ovarian steroid hormones, OXT and TNF stimulation of PGF2α and/or PGE2 production is also estrous cycle dependent and varies in the different portions of mare oviduct. Differential transcription level and protein localization in various portions of the oviduct throughout the estrous cycle, as well as PG production, suggest coordinated physiologic actions and mechanisms of steroid hormones, OXT, and TNF in the equine oviduct.
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- P Pinto-Bravo
- C.I.I.S.A., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal; Coimbra School of Agriculture, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Coimbra School of Agriculture, Coimbra, Portugal; Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of PAS, Olsztyn, Poland
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- C.I.I.S.A., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal; Coimbra School of Agriculture, Coimbra, Portugal
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- C.I.I.S.A., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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- C.I.I.S.A., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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- C.I.I.S.A., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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- C.I.I.S.A., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of PAS, Olsztyn, Poland
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- C.I.I.S.A., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
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Hussain MA, Abogresha NM, Hassan R, Tamany DA, Lotfy M. Effect of feeding a high-fat diet independently of caloric intake on reproductive function in diet-induced obese female rats. Arch Med Sci 2016; 12:906-14. [PMID: 27478474 PMCID: PMC4947615 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2016.59790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Globally, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing, predisposing females to health hazards including compromised reproductive capacity. Our objective was to investigate the effect of ad libitum, isocalorically and hypocalorically restricted high-fat diet (HFD) feeding on reproductive function in diet-induced obese female rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty female albino Sprague Dawley rats were used; 5 rats were kept on a standard pellet animal diet to serve as a control group (A) and 15 rats were fed a HFD for 9 weeks to induce obesity. The HFD fed animals were equally divided into three groups: an ad libitum HFD group (B), an isocalorically restricted HFD group (C), and a hypocalorically restricted HFD group (D). Estrous cyclicity, hormonal levels, ovarian histopathology and caspase-3 immunoreactivity were evaluated. RESULTS The HFD-fed rats in groups B, C and D had significant irregularity in estrous cyclicity Vs group A (p = 0.001, 0.003 and 0.034 respectively). Groups C and D had significant reduction in serum progesterone level (p = 0.006 and 0.018 Vs A). Isocaloric restriction of HFD feeding significantly increased serum LH. Groups B and C had a significant increase in caspase-3 expression in the ovary (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Ad libitum HFD interfered with the normal estrous cycle and enhanced apoptosis of luteal cells in obese female rats. The HFD restriction interfered with the normal estrous cycle and caused functional insufficiency of the corpus luteum in obese female rats. These results suggest that HFD feeding determinately affects female reproductive function independently of caloric intake.
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- Mona A. Hussain
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Home Economics, Faculty of Education, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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Amelkina O, Zschockelt L, Painer J, Serra R, Villaespesa F, Braun BC, Jewgenow K. Apoptosis-Related Factors in the Luteal Phase of the Domestic Cat and Their Involvement in the Persistence of Corpora Lutea in Lynx. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143414. [PMID: 26599641 PMCID: PMC4658015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The corpus luteum (CL) is a transient gland formed in the ovary after ovulation and is the major source of progesterone. In the Iberian and Eurasian lynx, CL physiologically persist after parturition and retain their capacity to produce progesterone, thus suppressing the ovarian activity. This unique reproductive characteristic has a big impact on the success of assisted reproduction techniques in the endangered Iberian lynx. The mechanisms behind CL persistence are not yet understood and require extensive studies on potential luteotropic and luteolytic factors in felids. Because the apoptosis system has been shown to be involved in structural regression of CL in many species, we aimed to investigate the capacity of perCL to undergo apoptosis. In addition, we performed initial studies on the apoptosis system in the luteal phase of the domestic cat. No previous research on this system has been made in this species. Our factors of interest included agents of the intrinsic apoptosis pathway, i.e., pro-survival B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2 (BCL2) and pro-apoptotic BCL2-associated X protein (BAX), the executioner caspase-3 (CASP3), as well as of the extrinsic pathway, i.e., pro-apoptotic receptor FAS, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and its receptors (pro-apoptotic TNFRSF1A and pro-survival TNFRSF1B). We analyzed the relative mRNA levels of these factors, as well as protein localization of CASP3 and TNF during stages of pregnancy and the non-pregnant luteal phase in CL of domestic cats. The same factors were investigated in freshly ovulated CL (frCL) and perCL of Iberian and Eurasian lynx, which were histologically analyzed. All factors were present in the CL tissue of both domestic cat and lynx throughout all analyzed stages. The presence of pro-apoptotic factors BAX, CASP3, FAS and TNFRSF1A in perCL of the Eurasian and Iberian lynx might indicate the potential sensitivity of perCL to apoptotic signals. The expression of pro-survival factors BCL2 and TNFRSF1B was significantly higher in perCL compared to frCL of studied Iberian lynx, suggesting the potential involvement of these factors in the structural integrity of perCL. In both Iberian lynx and pregnant and non-pregnant domestic cats, the expression of TNFRSF1A was significantly higher in forming CL compared to other stages, suggesting the conserved involvement of this factor in the tissue reorganization during formation of the feline CL. The mRNA levels of CASP3 and TNFRSF1B were highest during regression stages of domestic cat CL. The current study provides initial results on the possible involvement of the apoptosis system in the structure and function of the feline CL and in its physiological persistence.
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- Olga Amelkina
- Department of Reproduction Biology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Reproduction Biology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Reproduction Biology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Iberian lynx captive breeding program, Centro Nacional de Reprodução de Lince Ibérico, Silves, Portugal
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- Iberian lynx captive breeding program, Centro de Cría de Lince Ibérico El Acebuche, Parque Nacional de Doñana, Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Reproduction Biology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Reproduction Biology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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Galvão A, Henriques S, Pestka D, Lukasik K, Skarzynski D, Mateus LM, Ferreira-Dias GML. Equine Luteal Function Regulation May Depend on the Interaction Between Cytokines and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor: An In Vitro Study1. Biol Reprod 2012; 86:187. [DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.097147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Galvão A, Skarzynski D, Szóstek A, Silva E, Tramontano A, Mollo A, Mateus L, Ferreira-Dias G. Cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ participate in modulation of the equine corpus luteum as autocrine and paracrine factors. J Reprod Immunol 2012; 93:28-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2011.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Revised: 11/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chiavaccini L, Hassel DM, Shoemaker ML, Charles JB, Belknap JK, Ehrhart E. Detection of calprotectin and apoptotic activity within the equine colon from horses with black walnut extract-induced laminitis. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2011; 144:366-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2010] [Revised: 07/29/2011] [Accepted: 08/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Slough TL, Rispoli LA, Carnevale EM, Niswender GD, Bruemmer JE. Temporal gene expression in equine corpora lutea based on serial biopsies in vivo1. J Anim Sci 2011; 89:389-96. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ferreira-Dias G, Costa AS, Mateus L, Korzekwa AJ, Galvão A, Redmer DA, Lukasik K, Szóstek AZ, Woclawek-Potocka I, Skarzynski DJ. Nitric oxide stimulates progesterone and prostaglandin E2 secretion as well as angiogenic activity in the equine corpus luteum. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2011; 40:1-9. [PMID: 20961721 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2010.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2010] [Revised: 07/15/2010] [Accepted: 08/05/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Cytokines and nitric oxide (NO) are potential mediators of luteal development and maintenance, angiogenesis, and blood flow. The aim of this study was to evaluate (i) the localization and protein expression of endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthases (eNOS and iNOS) in equine corpora lutea (CL) throughout the luteal phase and (ii) the effect of a nitric oxide donor (spermine NONOate, NONOate) on the production of progesterone (P4) and prostaglandin (PG) E(2) and factor(s) that stimulate endothelial cell proliferation using equine luteal explants. Luteal tissue was classified as corpora hemorrhagica (CH; n = 5), midluteal phase CL (mid-CL; n = 5) or late luteal phase CL (late CL; n = 5). Both eNOS and iNOS were localized in large luteal cells and endothelial cells throughout the luteal phase. The expression of eNOS was the lowest in mid-CL (P < 0.05) and the highest in late CL (P < 0.05). However, no change was found for iNOS expression. Luteal explants were cultured with no hormone added or with NONOate (10(-5) M), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα; 10 ng/mL; positive control), or equine LH (100 ng/mL; positive control). Conditioned media by luteal tissues were assayed for P4 and PGE(2) and for their ability to stimulate proliferation of bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC). All treatments stimulated release of P4 in CH, but not in mid-CL. TNFα and NONOate treatments also increased PGE(2) levels and BAEC proliferation in CH (P < 0.05). However, in mid-CL, no changes were observed, regardless of the treatments used. These data suggest that NO and TNFα stimulate equine CH secretory functions and the production of angiogenic factor(s). Furthermore, in mares, NO may play a role in CL growth during early luteal development, when vascular development is more intense.
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- G Ferreira-Dias
- CIISA, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, TULisbon, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal.
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