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Pniewski P, Anusz K, Białobrzewski I, Puchalska M, Tracz M, Kożuszek R, Wiśniewski J, Zarzyńska J, Jackowska-Tracz A. The Influence of Storage Temperature and Packaging Technology on the Durability of Ready-to-Eat Preservative-Free Meat Bars with Dried Plasma. Foods 2023; 12:4372. [PMID: 38231879 DOI: 10.3390/foods12234372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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Food business operators must include the results of shelf life testing in their HACCP plan. Ready-to-eat preservative-free meat products enriched with blood plasma are an unfathomable area of research in food safety. We tested modified atmosphere (80% N2 and 20% CO2) and vacuum packaged RTE preservative-free baked and smoked pork bars with dried blood plasma for Aerobic Plate Count, yeast and mould, lactic acid bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli, and Campylobacter spp., and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. during storage (temperatures from 4 to 34 °C) up to 35 days after production. The obtained data on the count of individual groups of microorganisms were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and statistically tested (Student's t-test with the Bonferroni correction); for temperatures at which there were statistically significant differences and high numerical variability, the trend of changes in bacterial counts were visualised using mathematical modelling. The results show that the optimal storage conditions are refrigerated temperatures (up to 8 °C) for two weeks. At higher temperatures, food spoilage occurred due to the growth of aerobic bacteria, lactic acid bacteria, yeast, and mould. The MAP packaging method was more conducive to spoilage of the bars, especially in temperatures over 8 °C.
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- Paweł Pniewski
- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Science, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Science, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Systems Engineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Heweliusza 14, 10-724 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Science, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Science, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Facility of Audiovisual Arts, Institute of Journalism and Social Communication, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 15, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Science, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Science, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Science, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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Krajewska-Wędzina M, Krzysiak MK, Bruczyńska M, Orłowska B, Didkowska A, Radulski Ł, Wiśniewski J, Olech W, Nowakiewicz A, Welz M, Kaczor S, Weiner M, Anusz K. Ten Years of Animal Tuberculosis Monitoring in Free-Living European Bison (Bison bonasus) in Poland. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13071205. [PMID: 37048461 PMCID: PMC10093704 DOI: 10.3390/ani13071205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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In the period 1996–2012, two outbreaks of animal tuberculosis were noted in the population of free-living European bison (Bison bonasus caucasicus) in the Bieszczady Mountains, Southern Poland. As the European bison is an endangered species and particularly susceptible to tuberculosis, not to mention a national icon, the decision was made to test all deceased bison for TB in Poland. The screened bison were obtained by elimination due to poor health or natural death. A total of 159 European bison have been examined over the last 10 years. The individuals came from four regions of Poland (Białowieża Forest, Bieszczady Mountains, Borecka Forest, Knyszyńska Forest), not only from the area where tuberculosis is still endemic. Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium spp. hominisuis were identified in two different herds. The isolation of M. bovis from European bison was the first case described in Poland. So far, the only causative agent of tuberculosis identified in European bison in Poland, both in the wild and in captive herds, was Mycobacterium caprae. The isolated M. bovis spoligotype has not previously been registered in international spoligotype databases so far. The obtained results highlight the need to monitor TB in European bison in Poland.
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- Monika Krajewska-Wędzina
- National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Preclinical Veterinary Sciences, University of Life Sciences, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
- Correspondence:
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- Białowieża National Park, 17-230 Białowieża, Poland
- Institute of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, 15-351 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
- County Veterinary Inspectorate, Orężna 9, 05-501 Piaseczno, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- County Veterinary Inspectorate, C.K. Norwida 17, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Preclinical Veterinary Sciences, University of Life Sciences, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Provincial Veterinary Inspectorate, Piotra Ścigiennego 6a, 38-400 Krosno, Poland
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- County Veterinary Inspectorate, Młynarska 45, 38-500 Sanok, Poland
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- Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education, 21-500 Biała Podlaska, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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Puchalska M, Wiśniewski J, Klich D, Gołąb E, Jańczak D, Sokołowska J, Urbańska K, Anusz K. A serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii in polish pigs from organic farms, other housing systems and in pigs of different age groups. Acta Vet Scand 2022; 64:3. [PMID: 35130949 PMCID: PMC8822955 DOI: 10.1186/s13028-022-00623-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The consumption of raw or undercooked meat, especially pork, and offal containing infective tissue cysts is suspected to be a significant route of infection with Toxoplasma gondii. Although the use of “animal-friendly pig production systems” ensuring direct contact with the natural environment offers ethical benefits, it limits the ability to ensure animal health; it may also increase the probability of infections by pathogens such as T. gondii, and thus their entry into the food chain. This study determines the seroprevalence of T. gondii in pigs from different housing systems and farms with different hygiene standards in Poland, as well as among pigs of different age groups from farms with high hygiene standards. In total 760 pig serum samples were examined for the presence of specific antibodies using the PrioCHECK® Toxoplasma Ab porcine commercial ELISA test (Prionics, Switzerland). Results Test results with PP ≥ 20% were regarded as positive, as indicated by the manufacturer. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 193 of 760 (25.4%) tested sera. Regarding different housing systems, antibodies were found in 117 pigs: of these, 52.6% (61/116) were from organic farms, 40.9% (47/115) from farms with low hygiene standards, 5.4% (9/167) from farms with high hygiene standards and 0% (0/40) from a farm with a high level of biosecurity. Regarding age groups, antibodies were found in 76 animals on farms with high hygiene standards: 11.1% (7/63) were pigs younger than 3 months, 0% (0/60) aged 3–4 months, 12.3% (7/57) aged 5–6 months (final fattening stage) and 43.7% (62/142) were sows aged 9 months and older. Conclusions Antibodies to T. gondii were most often found in pigs from organic and low-hygiene farms, as well as in pigs aged 9 months and older. Meat derived from seropositive animals can pose a potential source of infection for humans. As maternal antibodies to T. gondii can be present in the blood of piglets aged up to 3–4 months, serological examination is unjustified in piglets up to this age.
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Didkowska A, Orłowska B, Krajewska-Wędzina M, Augustynowicz-Kopeć E, Brzezińska S, Żygowska M, Wiśniewski J, Kaczor S, Welz M, Olech W, Anusz K. Microbiological and molecular monitoring for bovine tuberculosis in the Polish population of European bison (Bison bonasus). Ann Agric Environ Med 2021; 28:575-578. [PMID: 34969213 DOI: 10.26444/aaem/130822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE In recent years, bovine tuberculosis (BTB) has become one of the major health hazards facing the European bison (EB, Bison bonasus), a vulnerable species that requires active protection, including regular and effective health monitoring. Monitoring of zoonotic disease in wildlife is also an important part of public health protection. The aim of the study was to determine whether BTB still influences the EB population in Poland. MATERIAL AND METHODS During 2017-2019, mandibular, retropharyngeal and mediastinal lymph nodes were collected from 90 EB during post-mortem examination, and then cultivated on Lowenstein-Jensen and Stonebrink media. Isolated strains were subjected to molecular analysis to determine the species, spoligotype and MIRU-VNTR pattern. RESULTS Lesions were found in lymph nodes originating from eight EB (8.89%). Positive microbiological cultures for mycobacteria were obtained in samples from six (6.67%) EB. The isolated strains were identified as Mycobacterium caprae (material from four EB) and atypical mycobacteria (material from two EB). For M. caprae strains spoligotype M. bovis 4_CA 1600 was identified and the MIRU-VNTR pattern was identified as 345751355413232. CONCLUSIONS It is recommended that this potentially dangerous disease should be monitored in EB via a comprehensive strategy based on a combination of microbiological and molecular methods. Such monitoring will protect the health of both animals and humans.
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- Anna Didkowska
- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, Institute of Animal Sciences, University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Warsaw, Poland
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Strokowska N, Nowicki M, Klich D, Didkowska A, Filip-Hutsch K, Wiśniewski J, Bełkot Z, Anusz K. A comparison of detection methods of Alaria alata mesocercariae in wild boar ( Sus scrofa) meat. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2021; 16:1-4. [PMID: 34354921 PMCID: PMC8322038 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Distomum musculorum suis (DMS), the mesocercariae of Alaria alata, is typically found accidently during examination of wild boar meat for Trichinella spp. The aim of the study was to compare DMS detection methods. Briefly, 232 wild boar meat samples were tested by mesocercariae migration technique (AMT) as a reference method; of these, 104 were found to be positive. Selected positive samples were tested again with the three other methods: compressorium method (Compressor), digestion with magnetic stirrer (Digestion) and by modified digestion with Pancreatin® bile and pancreatic enzymes (D + P). The results were analyzed by logistic regression, the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test and the Mann-Whitney U test. Of the 43 samples found positive by the AMT, 20 were found positive by Digestion and 25 by D + P. The Compressor identified DMS in seven of the 19 tested samples. The Digestion and D + P methods gave similar intensities (P = 0.506), i.e. 1.4 and 1.3 DMS respectively, but the AMT detected seven times higher number of parasites. The probability of detection of DMS in the meat sample by the Digestion or by D + P was higher than 0.5 when at least seven (Digestion) or five (D + P) DMS were present in the sample (AMT). The Compressor was the least sensitive method: at least 14 DMS must be present in the meat sample for detection. AMT should be considered the most accurate method of DMS detection. AMT appears the most sensitive method to detect Alaria alata mesocercariae. AMT results are seven times higher than in digestion methods in case of intensity. Compressor method is clearly inadequate to detect Alaria alata mesocercariae.
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- Natalia Strokowska
- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, Institute of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene of Animal Origin, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 12, 20-950, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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Sokołowska J, Urbańska K, Matusiak J, Wiśniewski J. New aspects of the esophageal histology of the domestic goat (Capra hircus) and European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). Vet Med Sci 2021; 7:1743-1756. [PMID: 34146377 PMCID: PMC8464298 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The present study examines the esophageal wall of animals from two distinct families of the Ruminantia: domestic goats and European roe deer. Five fragments were collected from the entire length of the esophageal wall in five goats and four roe deer and subjected to microscopic and morphometric analyses. All layers of the esophageal wall except the tela submucosa were found to be thicker in the goats. In both species, the esophagus was lined by parakeratinized stratified squamous epithelium, and the tela submucosa was deprived of glands along its entire length. However, the structure of the lamina muscularis mucosae was better developed in goats: it was found to be discontinuous in the proximal part, and then became fused in the cervical part, that is around the most proximal quarter of its length. In contrast, in roe deer, the lamina muscularis mucosae began as sparse, thin muscle bundles at the pharyngeal-esophageal junction, which thickened and clustered further down the esophagus, but did not fuse. Our findings regarding the microscopic structure of the ruminant esophagus are not fully consistent with the widely-accepted view and suggest that the histological structure of the esophagus demonstrates interspecies variation within this large suborder. More precisely, species-specific differences can be seen regarding the presence of esophageal glands and parakeratinized epithelium, and in the organization of the lamina muscularis mucosae.
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- Justyna Sokołowska
- Department of Morphological Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Morphological Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Morphological Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
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Puchalska M, Pyziel AM, Wiśniewski J, Steiner-Bogdaszewska Ż, Klich D, Anusz K. Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Strzałowo Forest Division, Warmia and Mazury Region, Poland. Ann Agric Environ Med 2021; 28:237-242. [PMID: 34184504 DOI: 10.26444/aaem/118883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Toxoplasmosis is an important zoonosis caused by a protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii. Raw or undercooked venison may be a source of infection in humans. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of T. gondii antibodies in wild boar from the Strzałowo Forest Division of the Warmia and Mazury Region of Poland. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 90 samples were collected from 50 wild boar: 40 from both tongue and diaphragm muscles, 4 from diaphragm muscles and six from tongue muscles. Samples were analyzed using the commercial PrioCHECK® Toxoplasma Ab porcine ELISA, according to the manufacturer's instructions. RESULTS T. gondii antibodies were detected in 24 of 50 (48%) tested animals. T. gondii antibodies were detected in 40 of 90 (44.4%) tested samples (21 of tongue muscles and 19 of diaphragm muscles). In the 40 wild boar that provided samples of meat juice from the tongue and diaphragm muscles, specific antibodies were more prevalent in the tongue (20 of 40 animals - 50%) than in the diaphragm muscles (17 of 40 animals - 42.5%). CONCLUSIONS The study revealed a high percentage of wild boar seropositive to T. gondii. Muscle samples to obtain meat juice are easily available and simple to collect, even on the hunting grounds, which makes them suitable material for detecting T. gondii antibodies in wild boar. Wild boar are essential to T. gondii circulation in the environment, and raw or undercooked venison may be a source of human infections with this parasite.
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- Martyna Puchalska
- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Poland
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, Institute of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Poland
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Didkowska A, Dziekan P, Czujkowska A, Bereznowski A, Witkowski L, Orłowska B, Wiśniewski J, Krzysiak M, Krajewska-Wędzina M, Bruczyńska M, Żychska M, Olech W, Anusz K. The first visually-guided bronchoscopy in European bison (Bison bonasus) - An additional tool in the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis? Vet Anim Sci 2021; 12:100174. [PMID: 33817406 PMCID: PMC8010204 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2021.100174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The European bison (Bison bonasus, EB) is an endangered species, and as about 1/3 of its global population is found in Poland, it is particularly important that Polish herds should be monitored. One particular concern is tuberculosis, which is not a marginal problem in wildlife in Poland, and has been microbiologically confirmed in EB, wolves (Canis lupus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa). However, ante mortem diagnosis of tuberculosis in EB is troublesome. Therefore, the present paper evaluates the potential of bronchoscopy as a diagnostic tool. Seven EB were studied, four of which were found to be naturally infected with M. caprae; in two of these, endoscopy identified abnormalities in the respiratory tract ante mortem. Therefore, despite some limitations, endoscopy can be an additional tool for diagnosing tuberculosis in EB, especially in highly valuable animals, and to assess the stage of the disease.
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- Anna Didkowska
- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economic, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economic, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45 E, 15-351 Białystok, Poland; Białowieża National Park, Park Pałacowy 11, 17-230 Białowieża, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, National Veterinary Research Institute, Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economic, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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Strokowska N, Nowicki M, Klich D, Bełkot Z, Wiśniewski J, Didkowska A, Chyla P, Anusz K. The occurrence of Alaria alata mesocercariae in wild boars ( Sus scrofa) in north-eastern Poland. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2020; 12:25-28. [PMID: 32373460 PMCID: PMC7195464 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Various species of mammals, including humans and wild boars, can serve as paratenic hosts of Alaria alata mesocercariae – Distomum musculorum suis (DMS). Cases of DMS can be reliably detected by the recent introduction of the A. alata mesocercariae migration technique (AMT). The aim of this study is to present current data on the occurrence of DMS in wild boars in north-eastern Poland, and to compare the findings with those obtained in other European countries. A. alata was identified in 98 of 221 (44.3%) tissue samples of wild boar taken from five provinces in north-eastern Poland during the hunting seasons 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 based on AMT analysis. Positive results were found in all studied regions, but the percentage of infected individuals ranged from 26.3% in the Pomorskie province to 65.5% in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie province. The mean number of larvae exceeded seven larvae per 30 g sample for three provinces: Pomorskie, Mazowieckie and Lubelskie. In turn, lower values were found in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie province (3.3 larvae per 30 g), and the lowest in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie province (1.8 larvae per 30 g). The occurrence and intensity of A. alata infestation in wild boars was found to depend on the environment in which they live. Neither the sex or the age of the wild boar appeared to influence the occurrence nor the intensity of infestation. High percentage (44.3) of Alaria alata in samples of wild boars in Poland. High prevalence of A. alata infestation in wild boars compared to other reports. Sex does not affect the risk or intensity of infestation by A. alata in wild boars. Age does not affect the risk or intensity of A. alata infestation in wild boars. A. alata poses a potential risk for wild boar consumers in Poland.
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- Natalia Strokowska
- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, Institute of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene of Animal Origin, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 12, 20-950, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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Różycki M, Bilska-Zając E, Kochanowski M, Grądziel-Krukowska K, Zdybel J, Karamon J, Wiśniewski J, Cencek T. First case of Trichinella spiralis infection in beavers ( Castor fiber) in Poland and Europe. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2019; 11:46-49. [PMID: 31890563 PMCID: PMC6928267 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Background This is the first report of the finding of Trichinella spiralis in beaver meat (Castor fiber) in Poland and Europe. In Poland, the beaver is a strictly protected animal species, except the few regions where high population density leads to economic losses. In these areas, the reduction culling of the animals was introduced. This uncommon hunting game animal is consumed and treated as a delicacy by hunters. However, currently, there is a lack of knowledge on possible risk factors for humans associated with the consumption of beaver meat. This paper presents the result of the study on the occurrence of nematodes of the genus Trichinella in beavers. Methods In total, 69 beavers were examined for the presence of Trichinella spp. The 50g samples were taken from each animal and digested separately, according to a procedure based on the EU reference method. The larva DNA was examined by PCR and sequencing. Results One of the 69 examined beavers was infected. Only one Trichinella larva was detected by the digestion method. The result of PCR confirms the presence of T. spiralis in beaver meat. Conclusions This case further confirms the ability of these typical herbivores to be infected with Trichinella spp. This is the second confirmed case of Trichinella spp. infection in beavers in Europe and the first of T. spiralis. First report of the presence of Trichinella spiralis larva in beaver meat. Detection of Trichinella spiralis by digestion method and confirmed by PCR and sequencing. New parasitic risks factor for humans associated with consumption of beaver meat.
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- Mirosław Różycki
- Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Al. Partyzantow 57, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland
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- Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Al. Partyzantow 57, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland
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- Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Al. Partyzantow 57, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland
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- Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Al. Partyzantow 57, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland
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- Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Al. Partyzantow 57, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland
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- Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Al. Partyzantow 57, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, Al. Partyzantow 57, 24-100, Pulawy, Poland
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Pyziel AM, Dolka I, Werszko J, Laskowski Z, Steiner-Bogdaszewska Ż, Wiśniewski J, Demiaszkiewicz AW, Anusz K. Pathological lesions in the lungs of red deer Cervus elaphus (L.) induced by a newly-described Dictyocaulus cervi (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea). Vet Parasitol 2018; 261:22-26. [PMID: 30253848 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The large lungworms of the genus Dictyocaulus are causative agents of parasitic bronchitis in various ungulate hosts, including red deer. Recently, the red deer-derived lungworm D. cervi was described and separated from D. eckerti. Little is known of the transmission patterns, epidemiology, geographical distribution and pathogenicity of D. cervi. Histological examinations were performed on 22 formalin-fixed lung tissue samples of hunted red deer. Exclusively, D. cervi adults were derived from 15 red deer and confirmed molecularly (GenBank accession: MH183394). Dictyocaulus cervi infection was associated with various degrees of lung pathology, including interstitial pneumonia, bronchitis and bronchiolitis with an influx of eosinophils, lymphocytes, plasma cells and macrophages; massive hyperplasia of lymphoid follicles within bronchiolar tissue, and hyperplasia of the bronchial and bronchiolar epithelium. Furthermore, emphysema, atelectasis and lung tissue congestion were noted. Interestingly, interstitial and subpleural fibrosis was seen in adult Dictyocaulus-negative samples, suggesting either a prepatent phase of Dictyocaulus infection or infection/coinfection with protostrongylid nematodes.
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- Anna M Pyziel
- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Pathology and Veterinary Diagnostics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- W. Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland
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- W. Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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Heleniak Z, Kuźmiuk-Glembin I, Adrych D, Garnier H, Wiśniewski J, Rutkowski P, Rutkowski B, Tylicki L, Dębska-Ślizień A. Management of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Blockade in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:1842-1846. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wiśniewski J, Urban W, Rząca-Urban T, Smith AG, Smith JF, Simpson GS, Ahmad I, Greene JP. Study of parity-doublet structure in the 147La nucleus. EPJ Web Conf 2018. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201819305006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The work reports several new excited states in the neutron-rich 147La nucleus, populated in spontaneous fission of 252Cf. The excitation scheme has been reinvestigated by means of γ-ray spectroscopy, using high-fold γ coincidences measured with the Gammasphere array of Ge detectors. It is shown that the 229.65-keV level has spin and parity 11/2-, which changes the 9/2- spin-parity reported in a recent evaluation and sets up the spinparity of the ground state as 5/2+. New levels allow to arrange the excitation scheme of 147La into a parity-doublet-like structure showing that the 147La nucleus may have an octupole deformation.
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Mustafina R, Maikanov B, Wiśniewski J, Tracz M, Anusz K, Grenda T, Kukier E, Goldsztejn M, Kwiatek K. Contamination of honey produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan with Clostridium botulinum. Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/bvip-2015-0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The paper presents the first results of a study on the contamination of honey produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan with C. botulinum spores known to pose a potential infection threat to infants. During microbiological analysis, culturing methods with TPGY, Willis-Hobbs agar, FAA agar connected with PCR, sequencing, and a mouse bioassay were used. The C. botulinum contamination rate of honey was relatively low as determined, at 0.91%. Nonetheless, the potential danger of the bacteria to childrens’ health should not be neglected
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- Raikhan Mustafina
- Department of Veterinary Sanitation, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Technology of Animal Husbandry, S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University, 010011 Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
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- Department of Veterinary Sanitation, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Technology of Animal Husbandry, S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University, 010011 Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
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- Departament of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Departament of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Departament of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hygiene of Animal Feedingstuffs, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
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- Department of Hygiene of Animal Feedingstuffs, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
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- Department of Hygiene of Animal Feedingstuffs, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
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- Department of Hygiene of Animal Feedingstuffs, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
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Stachowiak R, Granicka LH, Wiśniewski J, Łyżniak M, Kawiak J, Bielecki J. Cytotoxicity of listeriolysin O produced by membrane-encapsulated Bacillus subtilis on leukemia cells. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 21:1193-8. [PMID: 22127132 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1105.05040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Encapsulation of biological material in the permiselective membrane allows to construct a system separating cells from their products, which may find biotechnological as well as biomedical applications in biological processes regulation. Application of a permiselective membrane allows avoiding an attack of the implanted microorganisms on the host. Our aim was to evaluate the performance of Bacillus subtilis encapsulated in an elaborate membrane system producing listeriolysin O, a cytolysin from Listeria monocytogenes, with chosen eukaryotic cells for future application in anticancer treatment. The system of encapsulating in membrane live Bacillus subtilis BR1-S secreting listeriolysin O was proven to exert the effective cytotoxic activity on eukaryotic cells. Interestingly, listeriolysin O showed selective cytotoxic activity on eukaryotic cells: more human leukemia Jurkat T cells were killed than human chronic lymphocytic B cells leukemia at similar conditions in vitro. This system of encapsulated B. subtilis, continuously releasing bacterial products, may affect selectively different types of cells and may have future application in local anticancer treatment.
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- R Stachowiak
- Department of Applied Microbiology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland.
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Wiśniewski J, Hrebenda J, Bielecki J. Insertional knock-out of protein translocation systems common for Yersinia enterocolitica and Listeria monocytogenes. Acta Microbiol Pol 2001; 49:31-42. [PMID: 10997489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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To carry out efficient insertional mutagenesis in Listeria monocytogenes and to facilitate the characterisation of disrupted genes, a novel derivative of plasmid pACYC 184 was constructed, pLIV virA3, carrying a fragment from the virA region of the of Y. enterocolitica plasmid pYVe 0:9. After transformation of this plasmid into L. monocytogenes it was possible to select for its integration into the host DNA at 42 degrees C. Insertional mutants of L. monocytogenes obtained by using pLIV vector containing plasmid DNA fragments from Y. enterocolitica were constructed and are described.
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- J Wiśniewski
- Institute of Microbiology, Warsaw University, Poland
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Markiewicz K, Chrzanowski G, Falkowska-Gilska B, Janczarska M, Kurzawa J, Pyrzyk B, Szperkowska B, Toczkowski M, Wiśniewski J. [Single use insulin injector evaluated by patients (questionnaire study)]. Pol Merkur Lekarski 2000; 9:558-62. [PMID: 11081325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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The aim of the study was the analysis of perception of the disposable pen injector HumaJect by diabetic patients. Selected features of the insulin delivery systems were evaluated, and on that basis, the comparison between HumaJect and other insulin injectors was made. Research material was collected in questionnaires filled out by doctors after interviewing patients who were using HumaJect for at least one month. 1802 diabetic individuals aged 9 to 88 participated in the study. HumaJect was ranked "very good" (which is the highest possible rank) by 71% of patients. Among specific features, the highest ranks were assigned to "Ease of dose setting", "Dosing range" and "Disposable form". Most of patients assigned higher ranks to HumaJect than to other insulin delivery systems. 89% of patients indicated desire to continue treatment with this injector.
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- K Markiewicz
- Wojewódzkiej Poradni dla Chorych na Cukrzyce w Warszawie
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Lisowska K, Krawczyk Z, Widłak W, Wolniczek P, Wiśniewski J. Cloning, nucleotide sequence and expression of rat heat inducible hsp70 gene. Biochim Biophys Acta 1994; 1219:64-72. [PMID: 8086479 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(94)90247-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In rat cells hyperthermia induces two hsp70 transcripts of 2.5 kb and 2.7 kb. We have cloned and determined the nucleotide sequence of a gene (named hsp70.1) encoding the 2.5 kb transcript as shown by Northern blot analysis using the 5' end and 3' end specific hybridization probes. It contains an uninterrupted open reading frame of 1926 bp, it encodes a protein of approx. 70,100 Da and the predicted amino acid sequence of its product shows 98% similarity to the mouse hsp70.1 protein. The transcription start site was localized 224 bp upstream the ATG codon by RNase protection and primer extension mapping. Upstream the transcription initiation site several potential regulatory motifs including a TATA box, two Sp1 binding sites, one inverted and one direct CCAAT box and three HSEs (heat shock elements) were found. Transfection experiments with constructs in which the CAT reporter gene was fused to fragments of the 5' end flanking sequences of the isolated gene confirmed that the promoter of the rat hsp70.1 gene is functional and heat inducible.
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- K Lisowska
- Department of Tumor Biology, Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland
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Trybała E, Wiśniewski J. An intradermal test for the diagnosis of BHV-1 infection. The effect of repeated testing on the immune status of cattle. Zentralbl Veterinarmed B 1993; 40:73-7. [PMID: 8384397 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1993.tb00111.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The effect of the repeated delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) testing (an intradermal test--ID) on virus neutralizing (VN) antibody and DTH responses has been studied. Repeated intradermal injection of inactivated BHV-1 antigen elicited neither the virus neutralizing antibody nor positive skin reaction in cattle free from BHV-1 infection. On the other, hand, the same manipulation carried out in a herd infected with BHV-1 provoked seroconversion and/or positive DTH reaction in some of the animals without detectable pre-existing VN antibody. Cattle initially positive by VN and intradermal tests showed steady increase in antibody titre, and some of them developed little or no skin reaction following repeated DTH testing.
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- E Trybała
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Academy of Agriculture and Technology, Olsztyn, Poland
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Wiśniewski J, Trybała E. An evaluation of an intradermal test for the diagnosis of bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1) infection in cattle. Zentralbl Veterinarmed B 1993; 40:21-6. [PMID: 8456567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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An intradermal (ID) test (a delayed-type hypersensitivity test) was used for the diagnosis of BHV-1 infection in cattle. A threshold value for the test positive results was established based on the analysis of the agreement between the results of ID test and those of virus neutralization (VN24) assay. Linear regression analysis revealed no correlation between the intensity of the skin reaction (expressed as an increase in skin-fold thickness) and the VN24 antibody titre. The sensitivity and specificity of the ID test compared to VN24 one, were 86.6% and 98.3% respectively. Of the 487 cattle with an age of over 6 months, 25 (5.1%) reacted discordantly by ID and VN24 tests, i.e. 19 seropositive animals expressed little or no skin reaction, whereas 6 seronegative individuals were positive by ID. Neither of the calves, with passively acquired antibodies in contrast to experimentally infected ones, showed distinctive skin reaction.
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- J Wiśniewski
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Academy of Agriculture and Technology, Olsztyn, Poland
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The McIntyre and HSZP strains as well as clinical isolate of herpes simplex virus type 1 were found to agglutinate C57Bl/10su and CBA mouse red blood cells. The hemagglutinating activity was inhibited by antisera that neutralized the infectivity of the virus.
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- E Trybała
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Academy of Agriculture and Technology, Olsztyn, Poland
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Wiśniewski J, Kordula T, Krawczyk Z. Isolation and nucleotide sequence analysis of the rat testis-specific major heat-shock protein (HSP70)-related gene. Biochim Biophys Acta 1990; 1048:93-9. [PMID: 1688714 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(90)90027-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The isolation of a rat hsp 70-related gene which is specifically and highly expressed in testis is described together with the complete nucleotide sequence of the transcription unit (2947 bp), 5' flanking (about 1 kbp) and 3' flanking (about 0.3 kbp) regions. The sequence analysis and nuclease S1 mapping revealed that the isolated gene (referred to as the hst70 gene) represents a novel, distinct member of the hsp70 multigene family. Its transcription unit lacks introns and a single open reading frame encodes a protein of 69.5 kDa. The predicted amino acid sequence of this protein is highly similar (only four out of 633 amino acids are different) to that encoded by the mouse testis-specific hsp70.2 gene (Zakeri, Z.F., Wolgemuth, D.J. and Hunt, C.R. (1988) Mol. Cell. Biol. 8, 2925-2932). The functional significance of multiple potentially regulatory sequences (e.g. TATA-boxes, heat-shock element and estrogen receptor binding site) present in the 5' flanking region of the rat hst70 gene is discussed.
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- J Wiśniewski
- Department of Tumor Biology, Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland
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Krawczyk Z, Wiśniewski J, Mackiewicz M, Biesiada E, Chorazy M. Activation of the glucose-regulated gene (grp78) in regenerating rat liver is nonspecific and is related to acute phase response. Biochim Biophys Acta 1989; 1009:237-43. [PMID: 2480808 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(89)90108-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The expression pattern of the hsp70 gene family during regeneration or rat liver has been investigated. Northern blots were prepared from total RNA isolated from livers at 0 h (control), 12 h (end of prereplication phase), 24 h (maximum of DNA synthesis) and 36 h (postmitotic phase) after partial hepatectomy. Blots were hybridized with probes specific for the hsp70 (heat-inducible), hsc70 (constitutively expressed), hst70 (testis-specific) and grp78 (glucose-regulated) gene. No hsp70 and hst70 gene transcripts have been detected at any time point investigated, and only a low increase of the hsc70 mRNA level has been observed 24 h after surgery. In contrast, a significant accumulation of the transcript coded by the grp78 gene has been detected in liver remnant 12 and 24 h after partial hepatectomy. However, we observed a comparable activation of this gene in livers of sham-operated rats or in rats injected with turpentine to cause sterile inflammation. Our results indicate that the activation of the grp78 gene in liver of wounded rats (partial hepatectomy or sham operation) is presumably a part of acute-phase response.
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- Z Krawczyk
- Department of Tumor Biology, Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland
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Rat genome was assayed for the presence of hsp70 gene-related sequences. Southern blots prepared from rat DNA digested with EcoRI or HindIII restriction endonucleases were hybridized with mouse, human and fruit fly hsp70 gene probes at increasing stringencies. At the stringency which allows sequences divergent up to about 30% to form stable complexes all three probes detected 25-30 restriction fragments. Increased stringency of the hybridization reduced the number of detectable bands to a few and among them the DNA fragments hybridizing specifically either with mouse or human hsp70 gene probes were detected. Most of the genomic fragments containing hsp70 gene-related sequences were subsequently isolated by screening the rat genomic library with mouse hsp70 gene probe. 168 positive clones were plaque purified and on the basis of the restriction and hybridization pattern we deduced that inserts represented 20 different genomic regions. Partial restriction maps of all isolated genomic fragments were constructed and regions containing hsp70 gene related as well as highly repetitive DNA sequences were localized. A putative sequence rearrangement in the proximity of the hsp70 gene-related sequence was detected in one of the isolated genomic segments.
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- J Wiśniewski
- Dept. of Tumor Biology, Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland
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Jeromin L, Wiśniewski J, Rozniecki M, Janiak Z, Borkiewicz J. Five-year clinical follow-up of prostatic cancer patients treated with fosfestrol and bromocriptine. Int Urol Nephrol 1987; 19:81-5. [PMID: 3583616 DOI: 10.1007/bf02549682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A five-year follow-up is presented of 123 patients with recently diagnosed prostatic cancer, confirmed histopathologically and treated with fosfestrol and bromocriptine. The combined treatment has been shown to prevent most of the complications and side effects of therapy, thus it is considered to be worthy of recommendation.
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The expression pattern of major heat shock related genes (hsp70 gene family) in various organs of mouse and rat was investigated using Northern blot analysis. Heat shock gene related transcripts were detected in total RNA by hybridization with cloned mouse hsp70 gene sequences. Cells of various organs of intact mouse and rat constitutively synthesize a 2.2 kb and a 2.5 kb RNA. Exceptionally high levels of the 2.5 kb RNA, 50-250 fold higher than in other tissues are found in testis of both rodents. The 2.5 kb RNA hybridizes strongly to an extended region of mouse hsp70 gene; it also hybridizes poorly to the Drosophila hsp70 gene. The data suggest that the 2.5 kb RNA is transcribed from a hsp70-related gene in mouse and rat.
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Rat testes contain highly elevated levels of 2.5 kb RNA transcribed from a heat shock (hsp70) related gene. In the present paper northern blot analysis was used to follow the changes in the 2.5 kb transcript level during the postnatal development of rat testis and during the degeneration of the seminiferous epithelium in adult rats caused by experimental cryptorchidism. The 2.5 kb transcript was undetectable in newborn rats until the 3rd week of life. The level of the transcript reached a maximum at the 4th week and remained unchanged from that point on. Two days after the surgical translocation of the testes from the scrotum into the abdominal cavity the level of 2.5 kb transcript rapidly declined. Presented results strongly suggest that the hsp 70-like gene coding for the 2.5 kb RNA is specifically expressed in germinal cells, most probably in the spermatocytes.
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Rotkiewicz Z, Larski Z, Wiśniewski J. The properties of Aujeszky's disease (pseudorabies) virus after serial passages in chick-embryo cell cultures in the presence of ethyl p-chlorphenoxyisobutyrate (CPIB). Zentralbl Veterinarmed B 1986; 33:758-61. [PMID: 3031907 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1986.tb00096.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A procedure for fast and simple preparation of cytoplasmic ribonucleic acid from Physarum polycephalum microplasmodia is described. Microplasmodia are homogenized in a high-magnesium-high-ethylene glycol bis(beta-aminoethyl ether) N,N'-tetraacetic acid buffer and nuclei are pelleted. The supernatant is extracted with sodium dodecyl sulfate-phenol-chloroform and crude RNA is precipitated. This is further purified by selective ethanol precipitation from 6 M guanidinum hydrochloride. This RNA preparation is suitable for direct use in hybridization studies.
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Jeromin L, Wiśniewski J, Rozniecki M, Janiak Z, Bortkiewicz J, Salagierski M. [Results of the surgical treatment of prostatic adenoma at the Urological Clinic, Medical Academy, in Lodź 1973-1983]. Pol Tyg Lek 1984; 39:943-6. [PMID: 6208539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Wiśniewski J, Braszko JJ. The significance of central monoamine systems in the angiotensin II (AII) improvement of learning. Clin Exp Hypertens A 1984; 6:2127-31. [PMID: 6099782 DOI: 10.3109/10641968409046141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Jeromin L, Wiśniewski J, Rozniewski M. [Surgical treatment of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis]. Pol Tyg Lek 1982; 37:387-9. [PMID: 7134044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Stapor K, Jeromin L, Wiśniewski J, Sosnowski M. A case of coexistence of renal carcinoma with nephrolithiasis and adenoma in the renal cyst wall diagnosed at operation. Int Urol Nephrol 1980; 12:109-12. [PMID: 7228565 DOI: 10.1007/bf02089348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Wiśniewski J, Podgorska K. [Hypokalemia after surgical treatment of obesity]. Wiad Lek 1979; 32:1793-5. [PMID: 545904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Wiśniewski J. [Experimental transposition of the spleen into the left-side pleural cavity]. Pol Przegl Chir 1979; 51:643-51. [PMID: 514905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wiśniewski J, Piasecka G, Podogórska K. [Role of fiber optics in the clinical management of peptic ulcer]. Wiad Lek 1978; 31:953-5. [PMID: 695622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Wiśniewski J. [Case of extreme renal failure in plasmacytoma]. Pol Przegl Chir 1977; 49:1089-90. [PMID: 928232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Wiśniewski J. [Treatment of poisoning with hemoperfusion]. Pol Przegl Chir 1977; 49:987-9. [PMID: 928237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Wiśniewski J, Rozwadowska-Dowzenko M, Nosarzewski J, Kaczanowska B. [Treatment of terminal renal failure]. Pol Przegl Chir 1977; 49:997-1000. [PMID: 337262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Wiśniewski J. [Effect of aminophylline on uterine contractility and fetal heart rate]. Ginekol Pol 1977; 48:9-16. [PMID: 838367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Stapor K, Wiśniewski J, Kloczkowski K. [Protein nephrolithiasis]. Pol Przegl Chir 1976; 48:1275-9. [PMID: 981031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Urban J, Wiśniewski J. [Use of estrogens and adrenergic beta receptor blockaders in labor induction]. Ginekol Pol 1975; 46:27-31. [PMID: 1110025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Wiśniewski J. [Possibilities of surgical treatment of portal hypertension]. Pol Przegl Chir 1973; 45:1113-6. [PMID: 4588067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Wiśniewski J, Szczerbiński A. [Bronchial carcinoma infiltrating the pericardial sac and myocardium]. Wiad Lek 1973; 26:1423-7. [PMID: 4731170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Urban J, Wiśniewski J. [Use of euphyllin in labor]. Ginekol Pol 1973; 44:641-7. [PMID: 4720461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Larski Z, Wiśniewski J. Stabilization of Newcastle disease virus by dimethyl sulfoxide. Acta Virol 1972; 16:349-52. [PMID: 4403178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Wiśniewski J, Stapor K. [Dorsal approach in surgical procedures on kidneys and the upper ureteral segment]. Pol Przegl Chir 1972; 44:Suppl:431-6. [PMID: 5020058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Wiśniewski J, Prelich A. [Case of congenital urethro-perineal fistula in a 10-year-old boy]. Pol Przegl Chir 1971; 43:1691-3. [PMID: 5137440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Wiśniewski J, Rybiński K, Dzioba H. [Diabetes in surgical patients]. Pol Przegl Chir 1970; 42:1277-81. [PMID: 5472531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Wiśniewski J. [Rare case of confined congenital inguinal hernia in a 6-month-old infant]. Wiad Lek 1970; 23:1433-5. [PMID: 5457429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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