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Kyselová J, Tichý L, Sztankóová Z, Marková J, Kavanová K, Beinhauerová M, Mušková M. Comparative Characterization of Immune Response in Sheep with Caseous Lymphadenitis through Analysis of the Whole Blood Transcriptome. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:2144. [PMID: 37443943 DOI: 10.3390/ani13132144] [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: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Caseous lymphadenitis (CL) is a chronic contagious disease that affects small ruminants and is characterized by the formation of pyogranulomas in lymph nodes and other organs. However, the pathogenesis of this disease and the response of the host genome to infection are not yet fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the whole blood transcriptome and evaluate differential gene expression during the later stages of CL in naturally infected ewes. The study included diseased, serologically positive (EP), exposed, serologically negative (EN) ewes from the same infected flock and healthy ewes (CN) from a different flock. RNA sequencing was performed using the Illumina NextSeq system, and differential gene expression was estimated using DESeq2 and Edge R approaches. The analysis identified 191 annotated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the EP group (102 upregulated and 89 downregulated) and 256 DEGs in the EN group (106 upregulated and 150 downregulated) compared to the CN group. Numerous immunoregulatory interactions between lymphoid and nonlymphoid cells were influenced in both EP and EN ewes. Immune DEGs were preferentially assigned to antigen presentation through the MHC complex, T lymphocyte-mediated immunity, and extracellular matrix interactions. Furthermore, the EP group showed altered regulation of cytokine and chemokine signaling and activation and recombination of B-cell receptors. Conversely, NF-kappa B signaling, apoptosis, and stress response were the main processes influenced in the EN group. In addition, statistically significant enrichment of the essential immune pathways of binding and uptake of ligands by scavenger receptors in EP and p53 signaling in the EN group was found. In conclusion, this study provides new insights into the disease course and host-pathogen interaction in naturally CL-infected sheep by investigating the blood transcriptome.
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- Jitka Kyselová
- Department of Genetics and Breeding of Farm Animals, Institute of Animal Science, 104 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Breeding of Farm Animals, Institute of Animal Science, 104 00 Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Genetics and Breeding, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Breeding of Farm Animals, Institute of Animal Science, 104 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology and Antimicrobial Resistance, Veterinary Research Institute, 621 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology and Antimicrobial Resistance, Veterinary Research Institute, 621 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology and Antimicrobial Resistance, Veterinary Research Institute, 621 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Breeding of Farm Animals, Institute of Animal Science, 104 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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Calta J, Zadinová K, Čítek J, Kluzáková E, Okrouhlá M, Stupka R, Tichý L, Machová K, Stratil A, Vostrý L. Possible effects of the MC4R Asp298Asn polymorphism on pig production traits under ad libitum versus restricted feeding. J Anim Breed Genet 2023; 140:207-215. [PMID: 36583444 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12751] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The missense mutation Asp298Asn in the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) is associated with daily gain or fatness in pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus). However, to the best of our knowledge, no study has directly compared the effects of the polymorphism between different feeding levels, even though diet plays a vital role in the swine industry. To explore possible differences, data from 439 mostly commercial hybrids fattened ad libitum and 119 commercial hybrids fattened with restricted feed ration were collected. The recorded traits were average daily gain (ADG), feed conversion ratio (FCR), carcass weight (CW), dressing percentage (DP), lean meat content (LM), backfat thickness (BFT), lean cuts weight, and meat quality parameters such as pH, temperature, drip loss, and CIELAB colour space. The general linear model revealed that the overall effect of MC4R was not statistically significant, but significant differences (p < 0.05) were found in ADG, FCR, CW, DP, LM, and BFT. In the ad libitum category, the AA genotype (298Asn/298Asn) tended to be the most favourable for growth-related traits, with the lowest LM, which is consistent with previous findings. In the restricted category, on the other hand, GA heterozygotes (298Asp/298Asn) achieved the best performance in terms of growth, whereas AA homozygotes showed the worst performance. Therefore, these results raise the possibility of an interaction between MC4R and the feeding level.
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- Jan Calta
- Department of Genetics and Breeding, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Science, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Science, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Science, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Science, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Science, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Breeding, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Breeding, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Breeding, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic.,Laboratory of Molecular Ecology, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Liběchov, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Breeding, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic
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Čítek J, Brzáková M, Bauer J, Tichý L, Sztankóová Z, Vostrý L, Steyn Y. Genome-Wide Association Study for Body Conformation Traits and Fitness in Czech Holsteins. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12243522. [PMID: 36552441 PMCID: PMC10375906 DOI: 10.3390/ani12243522] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on conformation traits using 25,486 genotyped Czech Holsteins, with 35,227 common SNPs for each genotype. Linear trait records were collected between 1995 and 2020. The Interbull information from Multiple Across Country Evaluation (MACE) was included for bulls that mostly had daughter records in a foreign country. When using the Bonferroni correction, the number of SNPs that were either significant or approached the significance threshold was low-dairy capacity composite on BTA4, feet and legs composite BTA21, total score BTA10, stature BTA24, body depth BTA6, angularity BTA20, fore udder attachment BTA10. Without the Bonferroni correction, the total number of significant or near of significance SNPs was 32. The SNPs were localized on BTA1,2,4,5,6,7,8,18,22,25,26,28 for dairy capacity composite, BTA15,21 for feet and legs composite, BTA10 for total score, BTA24 stature, BTA6,23 body depth, BTA20 angularity, BTA2 rump angle, BTA9,10 rear legs rear view, BTA2,19 rear legs side view, BTA10 fore udder attachment, BTA2 udder depth, BTA10 rear udder height, BTA12 central alignment, BTA24 rear teat placement, BTA8,29 rear udder width. The results provide biological information for the improvement of body conformation and fitness in the Holstein population.
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- Jindřich Čítek
- Department of Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 296, 621 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Animal Science, Přátelství 815, 104 00 Praha, Czech Republic
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- Czech Moravian Breeders' Corporation, Benešovská 123, 252 09 Hradištko, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Animal Science, Přátelství 815, 104 00 Praha, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Animal Science, Přátelství 815, 104 00 Praha, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, 425 River Road, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Knotek P, Kutálek P, Černošková E, Vlček M, Tichý L. The density, nanohardness and some optical properties of As–S and As–Se chalcogenide bulk glasses and thin films. RSC Adv 2020; 10:42744-42753. [PMID: 35514909 PMCID: PMC9057988 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra08939g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Amorphous As2S3, As2Se3 and As1Se99 bulk glasses and thin films were prepared by the melt quenching technique and vacuum thermal evaporation, respectively, on different substrates. The density (ρ) – determined by the simple and cheap method of precise weighting, refractive index (n), structural arrangement – inferred from Raman spectroscopy, and nanohardness (Hind) were determined for all the studied materials in both bulk and thin film states. It is found that regardless of the chemical composition, the bulk glass density, refractive index and nanohardness are higher in comparison with those of the corresponding virgin and by annealing relaxed thin films, and the observed differences are discussed. The almost negligible influence of the substrate on the thin films density, structural arrangement and nanohardness, was observed. Amorphous As2S3, As2Se3 and As1Se99 bulk glasses and thin films were prepared on different substrates by melt quenching technique and vacuum thermal evaporation. The resulting properties were compared.![]()
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- P. Knotek
- University of Pardubice
- Faculty of Chemical Technology
- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry
- 532 10 Pardubice
- Czech Republic
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- University of Pardubice
- Faculty of Chemical Technology
- Joint Laboratory of Solid State Chemistry
- 532 10 Pardubice
- Czech Republic
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- University of Pardubice
- Faculty of Chemical Technology
- Joint Laboratory of Solid State Chemistry
- 532 10 Pardubice
- Czech Republic
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- University of Pardubice
- Faculty of Chemical Technology
- Joint Laboratory of Solid State Chemistry
- 532 10 Pardubice
- Czech Republic
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- University of Pardubice
- Faculty of Chemical Technology
- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry
- 532 10 Pardubice
- Czech Republic
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Chora J, Iacocca M, Carrié A, Leigh S, Tichý L, Kurtz C, Freiberger T, Sijbrands E, Hegele R, Knowles J, Bourbon M. Specification Of Acmg/Amp Guidelines For Variant Interpretation In Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Atherosclerosis 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.06.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- L. Tichý
- Department of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Tichý L, Tichá H. Is the chemical threshold in certain chalcogenide glasses responsible for the threshold at the mean coordination number of approximately 2.7? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/13642819908206805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- L. Tichý
- a Joint Laboratory of Solid State Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and University of Pardubice , 530 09 , Pardubice , Czech Republic
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- b University of Pardubice , 532 10 , Pardubice , Czech Republic
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Tichý L, Tříska A, Barta Č, Tichá H, Frumar M. Optical gaps from ‘mean’ bond energy in Ge1−x S x and Ge k Sb m S n non-crystalline solids. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/13642818208246447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- L. Tichý
- a Institut of Physics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences , 180 40 Prague, Czechoslovakia
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- a Institut of Physics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences , 180 40 Prague, Czechoslovakia
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- a Institut of Physics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences , 180 40 Prague, Czechoslovakia
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- a Institut of Physics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences , 180 40 Prague, Czechoslovakia
- b University of Chemical Technology , 532 10 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
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- a Institut of Physics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences , 180 40 Prague, Czechoslovakia
- b University of Chemical Technology , 532 10 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
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Tichý L. [Postgraduate studies of specialized collage-graduate workers in the health service]. Cesk Zdrav 1970; 18:501-2. [PMID: 5484397] [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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