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Goel K, Naithani S, Bhatt D, Khera A, Sharapov UM, Kriss JL, Goodson JL, Laserson KF, Goel P, Kumar RM, Chauhan LS. The World Health Organization Measles Programmatic Risk Assessment Tool-Pilot Testing in India, 2014. Risk Anal 2017; 37:1063-1071. [PMID: 27088758 DOI: 10.1111/risa.12615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2015] [Revised: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Measles is a leading cause of child mortality, and reduction of child mortality is a key Millennium Development Goal. In 2014, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed a measles programmatic risk assessment tool to support country measles elimination efforts. The tool was pilot tested in the State of Uttarakhand in August 2014 to assess its utility in India. The tool assessed measles risk for the 13 districts of Uttarakhand as a function of indicator scores in four categories: population immunity, surveillance quality, program delivery performance, and threat. The highest potential overall score was 100. Scores from each category were totaled to assign an overall risk score for each district. From this risk score, districts were categorized as low, medium, high, or very high risk. Of the 13 districts in Uttarakhand in 2014, the tool classified one district (Haridwar) as very high risk and three districts (Almora, Champawat, and Pauri Garhwal) as high risk. The measles risk in these four districts was largely due to low population immunity from high MCV1-MCV2 drop-out rates, low MCV1 and MCV2 coverage, and the lack of a supplementary immunization activity (SIA) within the past three years. This tool can be used to support measles elimination in India by identifying districts that might be at risk for measles outbreaks, and to guide risk mitigation efforts, including strengthening routine immunization services and implementing SIAs.
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- Kapil Goel
- India Epidemic Intelligence Service, India Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Delhi, India
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- Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Immunization & Child Health, Delhi, India
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- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health, Global Immunization Division, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health, Global Immunization Division, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health, Global Immunization Division, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- India Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global Health Protection, Delhi, India
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- India Epidemic Intelligence Service, India Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Delhi, India
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- India Epidemic Intelligence Service, India Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Delhi, India
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- National Center for Disease Control, Delhi, India
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Adam-Blondon AF, Alaux M, Pommier C, Cantu D, Cheng ZM, Cramer GR, Davies C, Delrot S, Deluc L, Di Gaspero G, Grimplet J, Fennell A, Londo JP, Kersey P, Mattivi F, Naithani S, Neveu P, Nikolski M, Pezzotti M, Reisch BI, Töpfer R, Vivier MA, Ware D, Quesneville H. Towards an open grapevine information system. Hortic Res 2016; 3:16056. [PMID: 27917288 PMCID: PMC5120350 DOI: 10.1038/hortres.2016.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Viticulture, like other fields of agriculture, is currently facing important challenges that will be addressed only through sustained, dedicated and coordinated research. Although the methods used in biology have evolved tremendously in recent years and now involve the routine production of large data sets of varied nature, in many domains of study, including grapevine research, there is a need to improve the findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability (FAIR-ness) of these data. Considering the heterogeneous nature of the data produced, the transnational nature of the scientific community and the experience gained elsewhere, we have formed an open working group, in the framework of the International Grapevine Genome Program (www.vitaceae.org), to construct a coordinated federation of information systems holding grapevine data distributed around the world, providing an integrated set of interfaces supporting advanced data modeling, rich semantic integration and the next generation of data mining tools. To achieve this goal, it will be critical to develop, implement and adopt appropriate standards for data annotation and formatting. The development of this system, the GrapeIS, linking genotypes to phenotypes, and scientific research to agronomical and oeneological data, should provide new insights into grape biology, and allow the development of new varieties to meet the challenges of biotic and abiotic stress, environmental change, and consumer demand.
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- A-F Adam-Blondon
- URGI, UR1164 INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles 78026, France
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- URGI, UR1164 INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles 78026, France
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- URGI, UR1164 INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles 78026, France
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- Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Waite Campus, WIC West Building, PMB2, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Université de Bordeaux, ISVV, EGFV, UMR 1287, F-33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Istituto di Genomica Applicata, Udine 33100, Italy
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (CSIC, Universidad de La Rioja, Gobierno de La Rioja), Logroño 26006, Spain
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- Plant Science Department, South Dakota State University, BioSNTR, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service-Grape Genetics Research Unit, Geneva, NY 14456, USA
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, The European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK
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- Dipartimento Qualità Alimentare e Nutrizione, Centro Ricerca ed Innovazione Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all'Adige, Italia
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- UMR Mistea, INRA, Montpellier 34060, France
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- University of Bordeaux, CBiB, Bordeaux 33000, France
- University of Bordeaux, CNRS/LaBRI, Talence 33405, France
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- Department of Biotechnology, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona 37134, Italy
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- Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456, USA
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- JKI Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof, Siebeldingen 76833, Germany
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- Department of Viticulture and Oenology, Institute for Wine Biotechnology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
- US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, NEA Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- URGI, UR1164 INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles 78026, France
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Naithani S, Whelan K, Thomas JE, Gulliford MC. Multiple morbidity is associated with increased problems of food access in hospital: a cross-sectional survey utilising the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale. J Hum Nutr Diet 2010; 23:575-82. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277x.2010.01119.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to quantify socio-economic and ethnic inequalities in diabetes retinal screening. METHODS Data were analysed for the retinal screening programme for three South London boroughs for the 18-month period to February 2009. Sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR) was defined as the occurrence of diabetic maculopathy, severe non-proliferative or proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Odds ratios were adjusted for sex, age group, duration and type of diabetes, self-reported ethnicity and deprivation quintile by participant postal code. RESULTS There were 76 351 records obtained but, after excluding duplicate and ineligible records, data were analysed for 59 495 records from 31 484 subjects. There were 7026 (22%) subjects called for appointments who were not screened in the period, with 24 458 (78%) having one or more screening episodes. Non-attendance for screening was highest in young adults aged 18-34 years (32%) and in those aged 85 years or greater (28%). In the most deprived quintile, non-attendance was 23% compared with 21% in the least deprived quintile [odds ratio (OR) 1.37, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.16-1.61, P < 0.001]. There were 2819 (11.5%) participants with STDR, including 10.8% in the least deprived quintile and 12.2% in the most deprived quintile (OR 1.10, 95% CI 0.95-1.16, P = 0.196). Compared with white Europeans (9.4%), STDR was higher in Africans (15.2%) and African Caribbeans (14.7%), resulting from a higher frequency of diabetic maculopathy. CONCLUSION Socio-economic inequality in diabetes retinal screening may be smaller than reported in earlier studies. This study suggested an increased frequency of diabetic maculopathy among participants of African origins.
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- M C Gulliford
- Division of Health and Social Care Research, King's College London, UK.
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Khullar R, Varshney VK, Naithani S, Soni PL. Grafting of acrylonitrile onto cellulosic material derived from bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus). EXPRESS POLYM LETT 2008. [DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Reddy MS, Naithani S, Tuli R, Sane PV. Diurnal regulation of plastid genes in Populus deltoides. Indian J Biochem Biophys 2000; 37:453-8. [PMID: 11355633] [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: 04/16/2023]
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Light regulates leaf and chloroplast development, together with overall chloroplast gene expression at various levels. Plants respond to diurnal and seasonal changes in light by changing expression of photosynthesis genes and metabolism. In Populus deltoides, a deciduous tree species, leaf development begins in the month of March and leaf maturation is attained by summer, which is subsequently followed by autumnal senescence and fall. In the present study, diurnal changes in the steady state transcript levels of plastid genes were examined in the fully developed leaves during summer season. Our results show that steady state level of the psaA/B, psbA, psbEFLJ and petA transcripts showed differential accumulation during diurnal cycle in summer. However, there was no significant change in the pigment composition during the day/night cycle. Our studies suggest that the diurnal regulation of steady state mRNA accumulation may play a crucial role during daily adjustments in plants life with rapidly changing light irradiance and temperature.
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- M S Reddy
- Centre For Plant Molecular Biology, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226 001, India
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Naithani S, Hou JM, Chitnis PR. Targeted inactivation of the psaK1, psaK2 and psaM genes encoding subunits of Photosystem I in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Photosynth Res 2000; 63:225-36. [PMID: 16228433 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006463932538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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PsaK and PsaM are small, integral membrane proteins, which are associated with the Photosystem I complexes of cyanobacteria. The complete genome sequence of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 has revealed the presence of two unlinked psaK genes: psaK1 (ssr0390) and psaK2 (sll0629). To investigate structural and functional roles of the PsaK1, PsaK2 and PsaM polypeptides in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, we generated targeted mutants that lack the functional psaK1, psaK2 or psaM genes. Inactivation of psaK1, psaK2 or psaM did not affect photoautotrophic growth, photosynthetic activity and accumulation of other subunits of the Photosystem I complex. The psaK1 (-), psaK2 (-) and psaK1 (-) psaK2 (-) mutants showed normal levels of Photosystem I trimers, whereas the lack of PsaM resulted in a 75% reduction in the recovery of trimers compared to the wild type. A 6.2 kDa polypeptide was observed in the Photosystem I preparations from the wild type, but not from the psaK2 (-) strain, suggesting the presence of PsaK2 in the Photosystem I complexes. Using reverse-transcription and polymerase chain reaction, we confirmed the expression of the psaK2 gene in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. To conclude, both psaK1 and psaK2 are expressed in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and the absence of both proteins results in only a small reduction in Photosystem I electron transport. The PsaM subunit is required for the formation of stable Photosystem I trimers.
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- S Naithani
- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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Naithani S, Pani PK. Subgroup-A Rous sarcoma virus-induced growth stimulation of chick embryos infected via the chorioallantoic membrane. Indian J Exp Biol 1999; 37:104-5. [PMID: 10355368] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Chicks that hatch from eggs containing group specific antigen (gs antigen) of lymphoid leukosis virus (LLV) subgroups, grow poorly. In our laboratory for more precise identification of LLV-of subgroup A (LLV-A) resistant and susceptible genotypes by progeny testing, the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay in complemented by liver tumour (LT) assay, wherein Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) of subgroup A (homologous to LLV-A) was used. The present study was conducted in a light breed (White Leghorn) and also in a heavy breed (Rhode Island Red) to ascertain the effect of infection on embryonic growth by RSV subgroup A. Mean relative body weight (rbw) of infected LT negative chicks of either breed exceeded the control highly significantly (P < 0.01) by 2%. However, neither the dose of virus inoculated per embryo, nor egg size influenced the relative body weight of day old chicks (P > 0.05). No difference in relative body weight of LT positive and control chicks was observed.
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- S Naithani
- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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Rout PK, Naithani S, Pani PK. The genetic control of susceptibility to subgroup D RNA tumour virus infection in commercial breeds of chickens. Vet Res Commun 1998; 22:425-34. [PMID: 9810639 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006157715086] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The genetic control of resistance to RSV (RAV-50) in chick embryos inoculated via the chorioallantoic membrane route was studied in three breeds of chickens. The relative susceptibility to subgroup D infection was 0.01, 0.02 and 0.003 in broilers, White Leghorns and Bantam x Australorp crosses, respectively. The distribution pattern of putative dr gene frequencies were 0.80, 0.68 and 0.90, respectively, in the same three breeds. Liver tumours resulting from the virus infection were observed in a very few birds about 28 days after hatching.
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- P K Rout
- Genetics and Breeding Division, C.I.R.G., Mathura, India
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Naithani S, Trivedi PK, Sane PV. Characterization of the orf31-petG gene cluster from the plastid genome of Populus deltoides. Biochem Mol Biol Int 1997; 43:433-42. [PMID: 9350351 DOI: 10.1080/15216549700204221] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The orf31-petG gene cluster is located approximately 1.2 kb away from the psbEFLJ operon in the chloroplast genome of Populus deltoides. The orf31 (ycf7) encodes an unidentified polypeptide while the petG gene encodes subunit V of an important component, cytochrome b6/f complex, involved in photosynthetic electron transport. We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the orf31-petG gene cluster from the plastid genome of a tree, Populus deltoides. Our sequence analysis suggests that these genes possess high homology with the published sequences of these genes from other plants. Northern analysis suggests development dependent transcription of the orf31-petG cluster in leaves.
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- S Naithani
- Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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Mehta SC, Naithani S, Pani PK. Expression of tumour phenotypes, hatchability and liver tumour mortality in two routes of inoculation in fowl. Indian J Exp Biol 1996; 34:539-42. [PMID: 8792644] [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: 02/02/2023]
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A total of 350 and 200 eleven-day-olc embryos (pooled breeds) of twelve hatch replicates were inoculated with pseudotype of Bryan high titre, RSV(RAV-49) of subgroup C viz CAM (chorioallantoic membrane) and YS (yolk sac) route, respectively. An increase in hatchability (about 16%) and decrease in the incidence of CAM(+) [71%] and LT(+) [47%] phenotypes was noticed when inoculation was done via YS route as compared to the inoculation via CAM routes. A delay in LT(+) mortality was also recorded in YS route of infection. Chi-square analysis within a route basis indicated highly significant contingency (P < 0.01) in association of CAM infection phenotypes and LT incidence phenotypes for CAM route of infection in contrast to the YS route of infection.
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- S C Mehta
- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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Rout PK, Pani PK, Naithani S. Genetic control of cellular infection by subgroups A and C RNA tumour viruses in guinea fowl. Vet Res Commun 1993; 17:153-61. [PMID: 8212525 DOI: 10.1007/bf01839244] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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An investigation was carried out in guinea fowl to determine their susceptibility to infection by Rous sarcoma viruses of subgroups A and C. A standard dose of each subgroup virus was inoculated into 14-day-old embryos via the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM). On the 10th day after inoculation, 50% of the embryonic chorioallantoic membranes were harvested to assess their infection status (CAM(+) or (-)), while the rest were allowed to hatch. The hatchabilities of the embryos inoculated with subgroups A and C were about 50% and 57%, respectively. The relative sensitivities of guinea fowl to infection by viruses of subgroups A and C were observed to be 0.220 and 0.003, respectively, as compared to chickens (1.00). Mortality due to subgroup A virus-induced liver tumours (LT) was 54% and four phenotypic subclasses, namely CAM(+) LT(+), CAM(+) LT(-), CAM(-) LT(+) and CAM(-) LT(-), were observed in guinea fowl as in chickens. However, a higher incidence (31%) of conversely associated phenotypes, i.e. CAM(+) LT(-) and CAM(-) LT(+), were observed in guinea fowl. Mortality caused by subgroup A virus-induced liver tumours was first observed in inoculated guinea fowl keets during the 3rd week after hatching, and 93% of the mortality occurred within 6 weeks. The peak mortality occurred in the 4th week after hatching. The target organs for transformation were considered to be the liver and spleen because of the equal incidence of tumours in these organs. Males and females were equally likely to die from liver tumours.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- P K Rout
- PL 480 Project, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar
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Rout PK, Pani PK, Naithani S. Genetic susceptibility of indigenous chicks to subgroup A Rous sarcoma virus inoculated via the chorioallantoic membrane. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 1992; 33:89-102. [PMID: 1378670 DOI: 10.1016/0165-2427(92)90037-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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An investigation was made using chicks of two Indian indigenous breeds of fowl, Kadaknath and Aseel, to ascertain genetic resistance to infection by Rous sarcoma virus of subgroup A. A standard inoculation dose of 0.2 ml virus containing 1000 pock forming units ml-1 was injected via the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) into the 11-day-old embryos that were subsequently hatched. The sensitivity of the two indigenous breeds was compared with the highly susceptible exotic White Leghorn (WL) strain maintained in the laboratory. The Kadaknath breed was about three-fold and Assel, about six-fold less sensitive than the WL strain, indicating superiority of the indigenous breeds over the exotic breed of fowl. Most of the CAM-susceptible chicks died of liver tumour (LT) and most of the CAM-resistant chicks survived. However, conversely associated tumour phenotype subclass chicks, i.e. CAM-susceptible LT-negative chicks that survived and CAM-resistant LT-positive chicks that died, occurred consistently in the three breeds of fowl. Nevertheless, the overall survival potential of Kadaknath chicks measured up to 8 weeks post-hatching was greater than that of Aseel chicks. Neither transformation of embryonic tissue prior to hatching nor the visceral metastasis including liver conformed with the degree of CAM-infection as measured by number of pocks on CAMs.
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- P K Rout
- PL-480 Project, IVRI, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Pani PK, Naithani S. Genetics of post-hatching survival potential of Australorp chicks infected as embryos by subgroup A Rous sarcoma virus: further support to 4-allele genetic model. Indian J Exp Biol 1991; 29:416-21. [PMID: 1655642] [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: 12/28/2022]
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Embryos (II day-old) of Australorp breed were inoculated via chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) with subgroup A Rous sarcoma virus, and hatched subsequently. The post-hatch survival period in chicks was recorded upto the last chick that died by virus-induced liver tumour, which had a range from 3 to 50 days with an average of 13 +/- 8.7 days. The survival potential of progency tested Australorp parents selected on the basis of negative CAM-infection and those selected on uninoculated embryos, differed significantly (P less than 0.01) while maintaining an inverse relationship between liver tumour mortality and degrees of infection of CAMs. The homozygous susceptibles lacking either ar1 or ar2 or both alleles of the tva (tumour virus a) locus died within 7 days of post-hatching, supporting thereby 4-allele genetic model of tva locus recently proposed for the control of LT- and CAM-infection phenotypes.
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- P K Pani
- PL-480 Project, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar
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Pani PK, Naithani S. Induced liver tumour deaths by subgroup A Rous sarcoma virus in chicks inoculated via chorioallantoic membrane, a genetic marker. Indian J Exp Biol 1990; 28:825-30. [PMID: 2177729] [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: 12/30/2022]
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A study was made using two strains of light breed (White Leghorn strains, A and B) and four heavy beeds (Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire, Australorp, Columbian) to evaluate the breed difference in survival potential of chicks that were infected as 11-day-old embryos via chorioallantoic membranes (CAMs) with a subgroup A Rous sarcoma virus. Of the 1185 chicks hatched over multiple hatch-replicates, 845 chicks died rapidly of a fibrosarcomatous liver tumour (LT) with a peak mortality about 74% attained by the second week, post-hatch, in the heavy breeds and more than 90% by the second week in the light breed. The breeds did not differ in induced LT mortality when the chicks hatched from eggs that had at least 25 pock counts on CAMs, apparently genetically susceptible, i.e. 25 biologically active virus particles were enough to induce an unpreventable fatal LT. However, low pock-count on CAMs did not act as a pointer for predicting genetic resistance to infection because about 23% of chicks developed from eggs that had no pocks on CAMs, apparently genetically resistant, also died of LT, requiring further studies.
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- P K Pani
- PL-480 Project, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar
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Pani PK, Kishore S, Naithani S. Cellular immunity in chicks expressing fibrosarcomatous liver tumor following embryo infection with subgroup A Rous sarcoma virus. Avian Dis 1989; 33:615-21. [PMID: 2559698] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Bryan standard strain of Rous sarcoma virus (BS-RSV) of subgroup A was inoculated into heavy and light breeds of chicken embryos via chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) to ascertain cell-mediated immune response, as measured by a leukocyte migration inhibition (LMI) test. Chicks hatched from eggs with pock-positive CAMs were more likely to develop liver tumors than those hatched from eggs with pock-negative CAMs. Chicks that developed tumors usually had a positive cell-mediated immune response, and those that were negative for liver tumor were negative, based on the LMI test.
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- P K Pani
- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh
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