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Onyono PN, Kavoi BM, Kiama SG, Makanya AN. Comparative ultrastructure of the olfactory system in the East African root rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) and the naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber). Anat Histol Embryol 2024; 53:e13034. [PMID: 38563613 DOI: 10.1111/ahe.13034] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
Abstract
The ultrastructure of the olfactory system of most fossorial rodents remains largely unexplored. This study sought to investigate the functional structure of the olfactory mucosa and olfactory bulb of two species of fossorial rodents that have distinct behaviour and ecology, the East African root rat (RR) and the naked mole rat (NMR). Transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy were employed. The basic ultrastructural design of the olfactory system of the two species was largely comparable. In both species, the olfactory mucosa comprised an olfactory epithelium and an underlying lamina propria. The olfactory epithelium revealed olfactory knobs, cilia and microvilli apically and sustentancular cells, olfactory receptor neurons and basal cells in the upper, middle and basal zones, respectively. The lamina propria was constituted by Bowman's glands, olfactory nerve bundles and vasculature supported by loose connective tissue. Within the olfactory bulb, intracellular and extracellular structures including cell organelles, axons and dendrites were elucidated. Notable species differences were observed in the basal zone of the olfactory epithelium and on the luminal surface of the olfactory mucosa. The basal zone of the olfactory epithelium of the RR consisted of a single layer of flattened electron-dense horizontal basal cells while the NMR had juxtaposed electron-dense and electron-lucent heterogenous cells, an occurrence seen as being indicative of quiescent and highly proliferative states of the olfactory epithelia in the two species, respectively. The olfactory epithelial surface of the NMR comprised an elaborate cilia network that intertwined extensively forming loop-like structures whereas in the RR, the surface was rugged and consisted of finger-like processes and irregular masses. With gross and histological studies showing significant differences in the olfactory structures of the two species, these findings are a further manifestation that the olfactory system of the RR and the NMR have evolved differently to reflect their varied olfactory functional needs.
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- P N Onyono
- Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, Egerton University, Egerton, Kenya
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Pan K, Jinnah HA, Hess EJ, Smith Y, Villalba RM. Ultrastructural analysis of nigrostriatal dopaminergic terminals in a knockin mouse model of DYT1 dystonia. Eur J Neurosci 2024; 59:1407-1427. [PMID: 38123503 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.16197] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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DYT1 dystonia is associated with decreased striatal dopamine release. In this study, we examined the possibility that ultrastructural changes of nigrostriatal dopamine terminals could contribute to this neurochemical imbalance using a serial block face/scanning electron microscope (SBF/SEM) and three-dimensional reconstruction to analyse striatal tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive (TH-IR) terminals and their synapses in a DYT1(ΔE) knockin (DYT1-KI) mouse model of DYT1 dystonia. Furthermore, to study possible changes in vesicle packaging capacity of dopamine, we used transmission electron microscopy to assess the synaptic vesicle size in striatal dopamine terminals. Quantitative comparative analysis of 80 fully reconstructed TH-IR terminals in the WT and DYT1-KI mice indicate (1) no significant difference in the volume of TH-IR terminals; (2) no major change in the proportion of axo-spinous versus axo-dendritic synapses; (3) no significant change in the post-synaptic density (PSD) area of axo-dendritic synapses, while the PSDs of axo-spinous synapses were significantly smaller in DYT1-KI mice; (4) no significant change in the contact area between TH-IR terminals and dendritic shafts or spines, while the ratio of PSD area/contact area decreased significantly for both axo-dendritic and axo-spinous synapses in DYT1-KI mice; (5) no significant difference in the mitochondria volume; and (6) no significant difference in the synaptic vesicle area between the two groups. Altogether, these findings suggest that abnormal morphometric changes of nigrostriatal dopamine terminals and their post-synaptic targets are unlikely to be a major source of reduced striatal dopamine release in DYT1 dystonia.
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- Ke Pan
- Emory National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Department of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Emory National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Emory National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Janelt K, Poprawa I. Organisation of the nervous system in cysts of the freshwater tardigrade Thulinius ruffoi (Parachela, Isohypsibioidea: Doryphoribiidae). J Anat 2024; 244:654-666. [PMID: 38131103 PMCID: PMC10941535 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13994] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Encystment is a natural process that involves cyst formation, and at least some species of tardigrades can form cysts. However, the encystment process and cyst structure among tardigrades are still poorly understood. Despite some aspects of the encysted animals' systems organisation being examined in the past, the morphology and structure of the nervous system have never been thoroughly investigated. This study covers anatomical, histological and morphological details and proposes physiological aspects of the nervous system in encysted Thulinius ruffoi up to 11 months duration in encystment. This is the first record of the nervous system organisation in a species belonging to the family Doryphoribiidae. The cyst formation results in morphological changes in the nervous system. It comprises central and peripheral elements, which may be observable even after many months since the cyst formation. Based on the nervous system's organisation in cysts, there is no sign that histolysis is a part of encystment.
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- Kamil Janelt
- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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Kuzmina TV, Temereva EN. Structure of the oral tentacles of early ontogeny stage in brachiopod Hemithiris psittacea (Rhynchonelliformea, Rhynchonellida). J Morphol 2024; 285:e21686. [PMID: 38491849 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21686] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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Brachiopods have the most complex lophophore in comparison with other lophophorates, i.e., phoronids and bryozoans. However, at early ontogenetic stages, brachiopods have a lophophore of simple morphology, which consists of the oral tentacles. Data on the ultrastructure of the oral tentacles is mostly missing. Nonetheless, it has recently been suggested that the structure of oral tentacles is ancestral for all lophophorates in general, and for brachiopods in particular. The fine structure of the oral tentacles in the brachiopod Hemithiris psittacea is studied using light microscopy, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, cytochemistry and confocal laser scanning microscopy. The oral tentacles have a round shape in transverse section, and four ciliary zones, i.e., one frontal, two lateral, and one abfrontal. Latero-frontal sensory cells occur among the frontal epithelium. Four basiepithelial nerves in the ciliary epithelium are colocalized with ciliary zones. Lophophores of simple morphology in phoronids and brachiopods are characterized by non-specified round forms of tentacles. In phoronids and bryozoans, tentacles have additional latero-frontal ciliary zones that function as a sieve during filtration. In most brachiopods, lateral cilia are involved in the capture of food particles, whereas latero-frontal cells are retained in the frontal zone as sensory elements. The oral tentacles of H. psittacea contain a coelomic canal and have distinct frontal and abfrontal longitudinal muscles, which are separated from each other by peritoneal cells. A similar structure of tentacle muscles occurs in all bryozoans, whereas in phoronids, the frontal and abfrontal tentacle muscles are not separated by peritoneal cells. We suggest that the lophophorates' ancestor had tentacles, which were similar to the tentacles of some phoronids with lophophore of simple morphology. We also assume that the structure of the oral tentacles is ancestral for all brachiopods and the specialization of brachiopod tentacles correlates with the appearance of the double row of tentacles.
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Al-Qahtani WH. Revealing the intricate microcosm: Advancing invasive species pollen analysis through scanning microscopy of ultra sculpture. Microsc Res Tech 2024; 87:844-853. [PMID: 38108226 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24468] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Micromorphological visualization of plant surface peculiarities provides valuable characters for the precise identification of plant species. Invasive alien species, introduced outside their native range, pose significant ecological, and health challenges. This study focuses on micromorphological investigations of selected invasive plant species belonging to the families Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, Moraceae, Crassulaceae, Cannabaceae, Fabaceae, Commelinaceae, and Oxalidaceae. The study employs scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to analyze the species micromorphology of pollen structure in depth to characterize the sculpturing patterns. Additionally, the study examines the pollen characteristics of these invasive plants, including shape, size, and fertility, along with exine sculpturing. The maximum polar diameter was observed for Senna tora (41.2 μm). The spines in Achillea fragrantissima were measured to have dimensions of approximately 1.91 μm in length and 2.11 μm in width. The findings shed light on the allergy-causing potential of these invasive species, providing crucial information for accurate identification and effective management strategies to safeguard the indigenous flora of the region. The study contributes to the knowledge base for botanists, taxonomists, policy makers, climate experts, and biodiversity specialists. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: Integrating SEM to analyze the pollen of invasive species. Unveiling pollen micromorphology of invasive species. Exploring the microscopic realm of invasive pollen to accurately identify the species.
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- Wahidah H Al-Qahtani
- Department of Food Sciences & Nutrition, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Engstrom CB, Raymond BB, Albeitshawish J, Bogdanovic A, Quarmby LM. Rosetta gen. nov. (Chlorophyta): Resolving the identity of red snow algal rosettes. J Phycol 2024; 60:275-298. [PMID: 38439561 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13438] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Thick-walled rosette-like snow algae were long thought to be a life stage of various other species of snow algae. Rosette-like cells have not been cultured, but by manually isolating cells from 38 field samples in southern British Columbia, we assigned a variety of rosette morphologies to DNA sequence. Phylogenetic analysis of Rubisco large-subunit (rbcL) gene, ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) rRNA region, and 18S rRNA gene revealed that the rosette-like cells form a new clade within the phylogroup Chloromonadinia. Based on these data, we designate a new genus, Rosetta, which comprises five novel species: R. castellata, R. floranivea, R. stellaria, R. rubriterra, and R. papavera. In a survey of 762 snow samples from British Columbia, we observed R. floranivea exclusively on snow overlying high-elevation glaciers, whereas R. castellata was observed at lower elevations, near the tree line. The other three species were rarely observed. Spherical red cells enveloped in a thin translucent sac were conspecific with Rosetta, possibly a developmental stage. These results highlight the unexplored diversity among snow algae and emphasize the utility of single-cell isolation to advance the centuries-old problem of disentangling life stages and cryptic species.
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- Casey B Engstrom
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Wang Y, Niu Y, Ye L, Shi Y, Luo A. Transcriptomic analysis reveals ozone treatment delays kiwifruit postharvest softening by modulating cell wall metabolism. J Food Sci 2024; 89:2001-2016. [PMID: 38369949 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16979] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Kiwifruit ripening and senescence after harvesting are closely related to its economic value. Transcriptome analysis and biochemical parameters were used to investigate the differences in gene expression levels and the potential regulation of cell wall metabolism in kiwifruit treated with ozone, thereby regulating fruit softening and prolonging postharvest life. Compared to the control group, the activities of the cell wall modification enzyme were lower under ozone treatment, the content of polysaccharide in the cell wall of primary pectin and cellulose was higher, and the content of soluble pectin was lower. Meanwhile, ozone treatment delayed the degradation of the cell wall mesosphere during storage. A total of 20 pectinesterase (PE)-related genes were identified by sequencing analysis. The data analysis and quantitative polymerase chain reaction results confirmed that cell wall modifying enzyme genes played an important role in softening and senescence after harvesting, which may reduce or induce the expression of certain genes affecting cell wall metabolism. Ozone treatment not only regulates active genes such as xyloglucan endo glycosyltransferase/hydrolase, cellulose synthase, polygalacturonase, and PE to maintain the quality of fruit after harvest but also acts synergically with cell wall modifying enzymes to inhibit the degradation of cell wall, resulting in changes in the ultrastructure of cell wall, thereby reducing the hardness of kiwifruit. In addition, according to the results of cis-acting elements, cell wall degradation is also related to downstream hormone signaling, especially PE-related genes. These results provide a theoretical basis for studying the mechanism of firmness and cell wall metabolism difference of kiwifruit and also lay a good foundation for further research.
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- Yan Wang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
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Roig-Rosello E, Dayan G, Bovio S, Manissier P, Errazuriz E, Rousselle P. Dermal stiffness governs the topography of the epidermis and the underlying basement membrane in young and old human skin. Aging Cell 2024; 23:e14096. [PMID: 38475908 DOI: 10.1111/acel.14096] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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The epidermis is a stratified epithelium that forms the outer layer of the skin. It is composed primarily of keratinocytes and is constantly renewed by the proliferation of stem cells and their progeny that undergo terminal differentiation as they leave the basal layer and migrate to the skin surface. Basal keratinocytes rest on a basement membrane composed of an extracellular matrix that controls their fate via integrin-mediated focal adhesions and hemidesmosomes which are critical elements of the epidermal barrier and promote its regenerative capabilities. The distribution of basal cells with optimal activity provides the basement membrane with its characteristic undulating shape; this configuration disappears with age, leading to epidermal weakness. In this study, we present an in-depth imaging analysis of basal keratinocyte anchorage in samples of human skin from participants across the age spectrum. Our findings reveal that skin aging is associated with the depletion of hemidesmosomes that provide crucial support for stem cell maintenance; their depletion correlates with the loss of the characteristic basement membrane structure. Atomic force microscopy studies of skin and in vitro experiments revealed that the increase in tissue stiffness observed with aging triggers mechanical signals that alter the basement membrane structure and reduce the extent of basal keratinocyte anchorage, forcing them to differentiate. Genomic analysis revealed that epidermal aging was associated with mechanical induction of the transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 4. The altered mechanical properties of tissue being a new hallmark of aging, our work opens new avenues for the development of skin rejuvenation strategies.
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- Eva Roig-Rosello
- Laboratoire de Biologie Tissulaire et Ingénierie Thérapeutique, CNRS UMR 5305, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Native Laboratoire, Bezons, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Tissulaire et Ingénierie Thérapeutique, CNRS UMR 5305, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- RDP, Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, UCBL1, INRAE, CNRS, Lyon, France
- PLATIM-LyMIC, Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Inserm, CNRS, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Tissulaire et Ingénierie Thérapeutique, CNRS UMR 5305, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Neves VH, Palazzi C, Malta KK, Bonjour K, Kneip F, Dias FF, Neves JS, Weller PF, Melo RCN. Extracellular Sombrero Vesicles are Hallmarks of Eosinophilic Cytolytic Degranulation in Tissue Sites of Human Diseases. J Leukoc Biol 2024:qiae079. [PMID: 38527801 DOI: 10.1093/jleuko/qiae079] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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Eosinophil sombrero vesicles (EoSVs) are large tubular carriers resident in the cytoplasm of human eosinophils, identifiable by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and important for immune mediator transport. Increased EoSV formation occurs in activated eosinophils in vitro and in vivo. In tissue sites of eosinophilic cytolytic inflammation, extracellular EoSVs are noted, but their frequency and significance in eosinophil-associated diseases (EADs) remain unclear. Here, we performed comprehensive quantitative TEM analyses and electron tomography to investigate the numbers, density, integrity, and three-dimensional (3D) structure of EoSVs in different biopsy tissues from five prototypic EADs (eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis/nasal sinuses, ulcerative colitis/intestines, hypereosinophilic syndrome/skin, dermatitis/skin, and schistosomiasis/rectum). The morphology of extracellular EoSVs was also compared with that of cytoplasmic EoSVs, isolated by subcellular fractionation from peripheral blood eosinophils. We demonstrated that: i) eosinophil cytolysis, releasing intact EoSVs and membrane-bound granules, is a consistent event in all EADs; ii) EoSVs persist intact even after complete disintegration of all cell organelles, except granules (late cytolysis); iii) the EoSV population, composed of elongated, curved, and typical sombreros, and the EoSV 3D architecture, diameter, and density remain unchanged in the extracellular matrix; iv) free EoSVs closely associate with extracellular granules; and v) free EoSVs also associate with externalized chromatin during eosinophil ETosis. Remarkably, EoSVs appeared on the surface of other cells like plasma cells. Thus, eosinophil cytolysis/ETosis can secrete intact EoSVs, alongside granules, in inflamed tissues of EADs, potentially serving as propagators of eosinophil immune responses post-cell death.
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- Vitor H Neves
- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, ICB, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, UFJF, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, ICB, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, UFJF, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, ICB, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, UFJF, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, ICB, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, UFJF, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
- Unity of Biochemistry Membrane and Transport, Department of Cellular Biology and Infection, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, ICB, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, UFJF, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Minas Gerais (UEMG), Campus Ibirité, MG, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, CLS 943, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, ICB, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, UFJF, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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Gai W, Liu C, Yang M, Li F, Xin H, Gai S. Calcium signaling facilitates chilling- and GA- induced dormancy release in tree peony. Front Plant Sci 2024; 15:1362804. [PMID: 38567129 PMCID: PMC10985203 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1362804] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Calcium plays a crucial role in plant growth and development, yet little is known about its function in endodormancy regulation. Tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa), characterized by compound buds and large flowers, is well-known for its ornamental and medicinal value. To break bud dormancy release is a prerequisite of flowering and forcing culture, particularly during the Spring Festival. In this study, the Ca2+ chelator EGTA and Ca2+ channel blocker LaCl3 were applied, resulting in a significant delay in budburst during both chilling- and gibberellin (GA)- induced dormancy release in a dosage-dependent manner. As expected, the retardation of bud break was recovered by the supplementation of 30 mM CaCl2, indicating a facilitating role of calcium in dormancy release. Accordingly, several calcium-sensor-encoding genes including Calmodulin (CaM) and Ca2+-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) were significantly up-regulated by prolonged chilling and exogenous GAs. Ultrastructure observations revealed a decline in starch grains and the reopening of transport corridors following prolonged chilling. Calcium deposits were abundant in the cell walls and intercellular spaces at the early dormant stage but were enriched in the cytosol and nucleus before dormancy release. Additionally, several genes associated with dormancy release, including EBB1, EBB3, SVP, GA20ox, RGL1, BG6, and BG9, were differentially expressed after calcium blocking and recovery treatments, indicating that calcium might partially modulate dormancy release through GA and ABA pathways. Our findings provide novel insights into the mechanism of dormancy release and offer potential benefits for improving and perfecting forcing culture technology in tree peonies.
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- Weiling Gai
- College of Agriculture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
- University Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology in Shandong Province, Qingdao, China
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- University Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology in Shandong Province, Qingdao, China
- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- University Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology in Shandong Province, Qingdao, China
- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- University Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology in Shandong Province, Qingdao, China
- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- University Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology in Shandong Province, Qingdao, China
- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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Ramos FP, Iwamoto L, Piva VH, Teixeira SP. Updating the Knowledge on the Secretory Machinery of Hops ( Humulus lupulus L., Cannabaceae). Plants (Basel) 2024; 13:864. [PMID: 38592855 PMCID: PMC10974171 DOI: 10.3390/plants13060864] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Cannabaceae species garner attention in plant research due to their diverse secretory structures and pharmacological potential associated with the production of secondary metabolites. This study aims to update our understanding of the secretory system in Hops (Humulus lupulus L.), an economically important species especially known for its usage in beer production. For that, stems, leaves, roots, and inflorescences were collected and processed for external morphology, anatomical, histochemical, ultrastructural and cytochemical analyses of the secretory sites. Our findings reveal three types of secretory structures comprising the secretory machinery of Hops: laticifer, phenolic idioblasts and glandular trichomes. The laticifer system is articulated, anastomosing and unbranched, traversing all plant organs, except the roots. Phenolic idioblasts are widely dispersed throughout the leaves, roots and floral parts of the species. Glandular trichomes appear as two distinct morphological types: capitate (spherical head) and peltate (radial head) and are found mainly in foliar and floral parts. The often-mixed chemical composition in the secretory sites serves to shield the plant from excessive UVB radiation, elevated temperatures, and damage inflicted by herbivorous animals or pathogenic microorganisms. Besides the exudate from peltate glandular trichomes (lupulin glands), latex and idioblast content are also likely contributors to the pharmacological properties of different Hop varieties, given their extensive presence in the plant body.
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- Felipe Paulino Ramos
- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto (FCFRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto 14040-903, Brazil; (F.P.R.); (L.I.); (V.H.P.)
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto (FCFRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto 14040-903, Brazil; (F.P.R.); (L.I.); (V.H.P.)
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto (FCFRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto 14040-903, Brazil; (F.P.R.); (L.I.); (V.H.P.)
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto (FCFRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto 14040-903, Brazil; (F.P.R.); (L.I.); (V.H.P.)
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Melo RCN, Silva TP. Eosinophil activation during immune responses: an ultrastructural view with an emphasis on viral diseases. J Leukoc Biol 2024:qiae058. [PMID: 38466831 DOI: 10.1093/jleuko/qiae058] [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: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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Eosinophils are cells of the innate immune system that orchestrate complex inflammatory responses. The study of the cell biology of eosinophils, particularly associated with cell activation, is of great interest to understand their immune responses. From a morphological perspective, activated eosinophils show ultrastructural signatures that have provided critical insights into the comprehension of their functional capabilities. Application of conventional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in combination with quantitative assessments (quantitative TEM), molecular imaging (immunoEM), and three-dimensional (3D) electron tomography have generated important insights into mechanisms of eosinophil activation. This review explores a multitude of ultrastructural events taking place in eosinophils activated in vitro and in vivo as key players in allergic and inflammatory diseases, with an emphasis on viral infections. Recent progress in our understanding of biological processes underlying eosinophil activation, including in vivo mitochondrial remodeling, is discussed, and it can bring new thinking to the field.
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- Rossana C N Melo
- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, ICB, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, UFJF, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, ICB, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, UFJF, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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Jorgenson KW, Hibbert JE, Sayed RKA, Lange AN, Godwin JS, Mesquita PHC, Ruple BA, McIntosh MC, Kavazis AN, Roberts MD, Hornberger TA. A novel imaging method (FIM-ID) reveals that myofibrillogenesis plays a major role in the mechanically induced growth of skeletal muscle. eLife 2024; 12:RP92674. [PMID: 38466320 PMCID: PMC10928493 DOI: 10.7554/elife.92674] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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An increase in mechanical loading, such as that which occurs during resistance exercise, induces radial growth of muscle fibers (i.e. an increase in cross-sectional area). Muscle fibers are largely composed of myofibrils, but whether radial growth is mediated by an increase in the size of the myofibrils (i.e. myofibril hypertrophy) and/or the number of myofibrils (i.e. myofibrillogenesis) is not known. Electron microscopy (EM) can provide images with the level of resolution that is needed to address this question, but the acquisition and subsequent analysis of EM images is a time- and cost-intensive process. To overcome this, we developed a novel method for visualizing myofibrils with a standard fluorescence microscope (fluorescence imaging of myofibrils with image deconvolution [FIM-ID]). Images from FIM-ID have a high degree of resolution and contrast, and these properties enabled us to develop pipelines for automated measurements of myofibril size and number. After extensively validating the automated measurements, we used both mouse and human models of increased mechanical loading to discover that the radial growth of muscle fibers is largely mediated by myofibrillogenesis. Collectively, the outcomes of this study offer insight into a fundamentally important topic in the field of muscle growth and provide future investigators with a time- and cost-effective means to study it.
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- Kent W Jorgenson
- School of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadisonUnited States
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadisonUnited States
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadisonUnited States
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sohag UniversitySohagEgypt
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadisonUnited States
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadisonUnited States
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Rocha ELB, da Silva LGVP, Barreto INR, Magalhães MDS, Dias LC, Matias de Oliveira RE, Braz JKFDS, de Oliveira MF, de Moura CEB. Gonadal Morphology of Stillborn Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Hatchlings. Microsc Microanal 2024; 30:169-177. [PMID: 38252589 DOI: 10.1093/micmic/ozae002] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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This study aimed to investigate sexual dimorphism in stillborn hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) through gonadal morphological characterizations. Macroscopic, light microscopy, and transmission electron analyses were performed for 30 gonad-mesonephros complexes. Female gonads were spindle-shaped and present a translucent whitish appearance with a grainy texture. Male gonads were approximately ovoid with a smooth opaque white surface. A primary sexual difference concerns different marrow structures, with females presenting organized cellularity featuring oocytes, lacunae, and blood vessels, while males presented a distinct organizational medulla pattern marked by testicular cords extending throughout the gonad length. Ultrastructurally, female's stroma presented interstitial cells and an abundant cytoplasm rich in electrodense droplets and large oval germline cells, with a conspicuous and noncentral nucleus. Males, on the other hand, presented testicular cord cells containing small amounts of heterochromatin and approximately triangular apical and basal cytoplasms with an evident nucleolus characteristic of support cells. Additionally, there were cells with a large spherical nucleus compared with the cell size and a relatively scarce cytoplasm, identified as gonocytes. These findings indicate that macroscopic, microscopic, and ultrastructural evaluations are effective and reliable techniques for the sexual identification of stillborn E. imbricata hatchlings.
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- Emanuel Lucas Bezerra Rocha
- Department of Animal Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Avenida Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte 59625-900, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN), Avenida Senador Salgado Filho, 1559, Tirol, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte 59015-000, Brazil
- Associação de Proteção e Conservação Ambiental Cabo de São Roque (APC Cabo de São Roque), Rua da Praia de Caraúbas, 150, Praia de Caraúbas, Maxaranguape, Rio Grande do Norte 59580-000, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN), Avenida Senador Salgado Filho, 1559, Tirol, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte 59015-000, Brazil
- Associação de Proteção e Conservação Ambiental Cabo de São Roque (APC Cabo de São Roque), Rua da Praia de Caraúbas, 150, Praia de Caraúbas, Maxaranguape, Rio Grande do Norte 59580-000, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Avenida General Octávio Jordão Ramos, 1200, Campus Universitário Setor Norte, Coroado, Manaus 69067-005, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Avenida General Octávio Jordão Ramos, 1200, Campus Universitário Setor Norte, Coroado, Manaus 69067-005, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Avenida Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte 59625-900, Brazil
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- Multicampi School of Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Rua José Evaristo, s/n, Penedo, Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte 59300-000, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Avenida Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte 59625-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Avenida Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte 59625-900, Brazil
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Wang Y, Ma B, Jian Y, Wu ST, Wong A, Wong J, Bonder EM, Zheng X. Deficiency of Pdcd10 causes urothelium hypertrophy and vesicle trafficking defects in ureter. FEBS J 2024; 291:1008-1026. [PMID: 38037455 DOI: 10.1111/febs.17022] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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The scaffolding protein programmed cell death protein 10 (Pdcd10) has been demonstrated to play a critical role in renal epithelial cell homeostasis and function by maintaining appropriate water reabsorption in collecting ducts. Both ureter and kidney collecting duct systems are derived from the ureter bud during development. Here, we report that cadherin-16 (Cdh16)-cre drives gene recombination with high specificity in the ureter, but not the bladder, urothelium. The consequences of Pdcd10 deletion on the stratified ureter urothelium were investigated using an integrated approach including messenger RNA (mRNA) expression analysis, immunocytochemistry, and high-resolution confocal and electron microscopy. Loss of Pdcd10 in the ureter urothelium resulted in increased expression of uroplakins (Upks) and keratins (Krts), as well as hypertrophy of the ureter urothelium with an associated increase in the number of proliferation marker protein Ki-67 (Ki67)-expressing cells specifically within the basal urothelium layer. Ultrastructural analysis documented significant modification of the intracellular membrane system, including intracellular vesicle genesis and transport along the basal- to umbrella-cell-layer axis. Additionally, Pdcd10 loss resulted in swelling of Golgi compartments, disruption of mitochondrial cristae structure, and increased lysosomal fusion. Lack of Pdcd10 also resulted in decreased fusiform vesicle formation in umbrella cells, increased secretion of exosome vesicles, and alteration in microvillar structure on apical membranes. Our findings indicate that Pdcd10 expression and its influence on homeostasis is associated with modulation of endomembrane trafficking and organelle biogenesis in the ureter urothelium.
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- Yixuan Wang
- Department of Pharmacology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Inflammation Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Tianjin Medical University, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Inflammation Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Tianjin Medical University, China
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- Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Inflammation Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Tianjin Medical University, China
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute and Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute and Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Inflammation Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Tianjin Medical University, China
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Zhao DR, Gao LB, Gong F, Feng J, Zhang HJ, Wu SG, Wang J, Min YN. TMT-based quantitative proteomic analysis reveals eggshell matrix protein changes correlated with eggshell quality in Jing Tint 6 laying hens of different ages. Poult Sci 2024; 103:103463. [PMID: 38281332 PMCID: PMC10840124 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103463] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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The decline in eggshell quality resulting from aging hens poses a threat to the financial benefits of the egg industry. The deterioration of eggshell quality with age can be attributed to changes in its ultrastructure and chemical composition. Specific matrix proteins in eggshells have a role in controlling crystal growth and regulating structural organization. However, the variations in ultrastructure and organic matrix of eggshells in aging hens remain poorly understood. This study assessed the physical traits, mechanical quality, chemical content, as well as the microstructural and nanostructural properties of eggs from Jing Tint 6 hens at 38, 58, 78, and 108 wk of age. Subsequently, a quantitative proteomic analysis was conducted to identify differences in protein abundance in eggshells between the ages of 38 and 108 wk. The results indicated a notable decline in shell thickness, breaking strength, index, fracture toughness, and stiffness in the 108-wk-age group compared to the other groups (P < 0.05). The ultrastructure variations primarily involved an increased ratio of the mammillary layer and a reduced thickness of the effective layer of eggshell in the 108-wk-age group (P < 0.05). However, no significant differences in eggshell compositions were observed among the various age groups (P > 0.05). Proteomic analysis revealed the identification of 76 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in the eggshells of the 38-wk-age group and 108-wk-age group, which comprised proteins associated with biomineralization, calcium ion binding, immunity, as well as protein synthesis and folding. The downregulation of ovocleidin-116, osteopontin, and calcium-ion-related proteins, together with the upregulation of ovalbumin, lysozyme C, and antimicrobial proteins, has the potential to influence the structural organization of the eggshell. Therefore, the deterioration of eggshell quality with age may be attributed to the alterations in ultrastructure and the abundance of matrix proteins.
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- Dan-Rong Zhao
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Products on Feed-origin Risk Factor, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Products on Feed-origin Risk Factor, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Products on Feed-origin Risk Factor, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Products on Feed-origin Risk Factor, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Products on Feed-origin Risk Factor, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Silva BR, Nascimento DR, Costa FC, Azevedo AV, Paulino LRFM, Aguiar FLN, Batista ALPS, Donato MAM, Silva JRV. Melatonin improves the viability and ultrastructure of bovine oocyte-granulosa complexes of in vitro cultured early antral follicles. Reprod Domest Anim 2024; 59:e14543. [PMID: 38459831 DOI: 10.1111/rda.14543] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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This study aims to investigate the effects of melatonin on follicular growth, viability and ultrastructure, as well as on the levels of mRNA for antioxidant enzymes, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and meiotic progression in oocytes from in vitro cultured bovine early antral follicles. To this end, isolated early antral follicles (500-600 μm) were cultured in TCM-199+ alone or supplemented with 10-6 , 10-7 or 10-8 M melatonin at 38.5°C with 5% CO2 for 8 days. Follicle diameters were evaluated at days 0, 4 and 8 of culture. At the end of culture, ultrastructure, chromatin configuration, viability (calcein-AM and ethidium homodimer-1 staining), and the levels of ROS and mRNA for catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxiredoxin 6 (PRDX6) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were investigated in oocyte-granulosa cell complexes (OGCs). The results showed that early antral follicles cultured with 10-6 and 10-8 M melatonin had a progressive and significant increase in their diameters throughout the culture period (p < .05). Additionally, oocytes from follicles cultured with 10-7 or 10-8 M melatonin had increased fluorescence for calcein-AM, while those cultured with 10-6 or 10-7 M had reduced fluorescence for ethidium homodimer-1. Different from follicles cultured in other treatments, those cultured with 10-8 M melatonin had well-preserved ultrastructure of oocyte and granulosa cells. Melatonin, however, did not influence the levels of ROS, the mitochondrial activity, oocyte meiotic resumption and expression mRNA for SOD, CAT, GPX1 and PRDX6. In conclusion, the presence of 10-8 M melatonin in culture medium improves viability and preserves the ultrastructure of oocyte and granulosa cells of early antral follicles cultured in vitro.
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- Bianca R Silva
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Reproduction (LABIREP), Federal University of Ceara, Sobral, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Reproduction (LABIREP), Federal University of Ceara, Sobral, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Reproduction (LABIREP), Federal University of Ceara, Sobral, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Reproduction (LABIREP), Federal University of Ceara, Sobral, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Reproduction (LABIREP), Federal University of Ceara, Sobral, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sousa Campus, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Paraíba, Sousa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Reproduction (LABIREP), Federal University of Ceara, Sobral, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ultrastructure, CNPqAM/FIOCRUZ, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Physiology of Reproduction (LABIREP), Federal University of Ceara, Sobral, CE, Brazil
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Marshall KE, Mengham K, Spink MC, Vania L, Pollard HJ, Darrow MC, Duke E, Harkiolaki M, Serpell LC. Correlative cryo-soft X-ray tomography and cryo-structured illumination microscopy reveal changes to lysosomes in amyloid-β-treated neurons. Structure 2024:S0969-2126(24)00049-2. [PMID: 38471506 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2024.02.010] [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: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Protein misfolding is common to neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) including Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is partly characterized by the self-assembly and accumulation of amyloid-beta in the brain. Lysosomes are a critical component of the proteostasis network required to degrade and recycle material from outside and within the cell and impaired proteostatic mechanisms have been implicated in NDs. We have previously established that toxic amyloid-beta oligomers are endocytosed, accumulate in lysosomes, and disrupt the endo-lysosomal system in neurons. Here, we use pioneering correlative cryo-structured illumination microscopy and cryo-soft X-ray tomography imaging techniques to reconstruct 3D cellular architecture in the native state revealing reduced X-ray density in lysosomes and increased carbon dense vesicles in oligomer treated neurons compared with untreated cells. This work provides unprecedented visual information on the changes to neuronal lysosomes inflicted by amyloid beta oligomers using advanced methods in structural cell biology.
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- Karen E Marshall
- Sussex Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9QG Brighton, UK.
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- Sussex Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9QG Brighton, UK
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- Diamond Light Source, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Fermi Avenue, OX11 0DE Didcot, UK
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- Sussex Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9QG Brighton, UK
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- Sussex Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9QG Brighton, UK
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- Diamond Light Source, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Fermi Avenue, OX11 0DE Didcot, UK
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- Diamond Light Source, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Fermi Avenue, OX11 0DE Didcot, UK
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- Diamond Light Source, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Fermi Avenue, OX11 0DE Didcot, UK
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- Sussex Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9QG Brighton, UK.
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Shiratori T, Ishida KI. Rhabdamoeba marina is a heterotrophic relative of chlorarachnid algae. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2024; 71:e13010. [PMID: 37941507 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.13010] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Rhabdamoeba marina is a unique and poorly reported amoeba with an uncertain phylogenetic position. We successfully cultured R. marina from coastal seawater in Japan and performed a molecular phylogenetic analysis using the small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene sequence. Our phylogenetic analysis showed that R. marina branched as a basal lineage of Chlorarachnea, a group of marine photosynthetic algae belonging to the phylum Cercozoa within the supergroup Rhizaria. By comparing the ecological and morphological characteristics of R. marina with those of photosynthetic chlorarachneans and other cercozoans, we gained insight into the evolution and acquisition of plastids in Chlorarachnida.
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- Takashi Shiratori
- Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Kashef SM, Abo Elnasr SE. Effect of peripheral blood mononuclear cells on ischemia-reperfusion injury of sciatic nerve of adult male albino rat: histological, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural study. Ultrastruct Pathol 2024:1-20. [PMID: 38421153 DOI: 10.1080/01913123.2024.2321144] [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: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of sciatic nerve is a serious condition that results in nerve fiber degeneration, and reperfusion causes oxidative injury. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) have neuroregenerative power. This study was carried out to evaluate the potential ameliorative effect of PBMNCs on changes induced by I/R injury of the sciatic nerve. Fifty adult male albino rats were divided into donor and experimental groups that were subdivided into four groups: group I (control group), group II received 50 µL PBNMCs once intravenously via the tail vein, group III rubber tourniquet was placed around their Rt hind limb root for 2 hours to cause ischemia, group IV was subjected to limb ischemia as group III, then they were injected with 50 ul PBMNCs as group II before reperfusion. I/R injury showed disorganization of nerve fascicles with wide spaces in between nerve fibers. The mean area of collagen fibers, iNOS immunoexpression, and number of GFAP-positive Schwann cells of myelinated fibers showed a highly significant increase, while a highly significant reduction in the G-ratio and neurofilament immunoexpression was observed. Myelin splitting, invagination, evagination, and myelin figures were detected. PBMNC-treated group showed a marked improvement that was confirmed by histological, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural findings.
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Sayyaf Dezfuli B, Pironi F, Rossetti E, Herlyn H. New Insights on the Male and Female Reproductive Organs of Centrorhynchus globocaudatus (Acanthocephala), Intestinal Parasite of Birds of Prey. Cells 2024; 13:356. [PMID: 38391969 PMCID: PMC10886667 DOI: 10.3390/cells13040356] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Acanthocephalans are dioecious parasites that gain sexual maturity in the alimentary canal of their definitive hosts (gnathostome vertebrates). This initial survey by light and transmission electron microscopy was conducted on the functional organization of the ovarian balls and uterine bell in mature females and on Saefftigen's pouch and the copulatory bursa in males. We studied these structures via the example of Centrorhynchus globocaudatus (Palaeacanthocephala) in Falco tinnunculus and Buteo buteo, from the Province of Ferrara (Northern Italy). Our study confirms that the ovarian balls have surface microvilli and consist of a multinucleate supporting syncytium and a cellular region with oogonial syncytium, single germ cells, zygotes, and shelled eggs. Germ cells are embedded in the supporting syncytium. The ultrastructural features of these components and data on fertilization, shell formation, and release from the ovarian ball, alongside insights into the likely egg sorting function of the uterine bell, are provided. We also present light and electron microscopy observations of Saefftigen's pouch and a suggestion regarding its hydrostatic functioning in the eversion of the copulatory bursa.
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- Bahram Sayyaf Dezfuli
- Department of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, St. Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, St. Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, St. Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution, Anthropology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55122 Mainz, Germany
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Perdrizet UG, Hill JE, Fernando C, Sobchishin L, Misra V, Bollinger TK. Eptesipox virus-associated lesions in naturally infected big brown bats. Vet Pathol 2024:3009858241231556. [PMID: 38366808 DOI: 10.1177/03009858241231556] [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] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Bats have many unique qualities amongst mammals; one of particular importance is their reported tolerance to viruses without developing disease. Here, the authors present evidence to the contrary by describing and demonstrating viral nucleic acids within lesions from eptesipox virus (EfPV) infection in big brown bats. One hundred and thirty bats submitted for necropsy from Saskatchewan, Canada, between 2017 and 2021 were screened for EfPV by polymerase chain reaction (PCR); 2 had amplifiable poxvirus DNA. The lesions associated with infection were oral and pharyngeal ulcerations and joint swelling in 2/2 and 1/2 cases, respectively. These changes were nonspecific for poxvirus infection, although intracytoplasmic viral inclusion bodies within the epithelium, as observed in 2/2 bats, are diagnostic when present. Viral nucleic acids, detected by in situ hybridization (ISH), were observed in the epithelium adjacent to ulcerative lesions from both cases and within the joint proliferation of 1 case. A new isolate of EfPV was obtained from 1 case and its identity was confirmed with electron microscopy and whole genome sequencing. Juxtanuclear replication factories were observed in most cells; however, rare intranuclear virus particles were also observed. The significance of the presence of virus particles within the nucleus is uncertain. Whole genome assembly indicated that the nucleotide sequence of the genome of this EfPV isolate was 99.7% identical to a previous isolate from big brown bats in Washington, USA between 2009 and 2011. This work demonstrates that bats are not resistant to the development of disease with viral infections and raises questions about the dogma of poxvirus intracytoplasmic replication.
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- University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Domínguez-Castanedo O, Luna-González X, Valdez-Carbajal S, Muñoz-Campos TM. Morphofunctional analysis of the gastrointestinal tract of an annual killifish: In search of structural traits related to the annual life history. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2024. [PMID: 38323748 DOI: 10.1002/ar.25404] [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: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Annual killifishes have active and voracious rates in acquisition of food resources with display of behaviors that allow them to maintain high metabolic rates to deal with the harsh and unpredictable conditions prevalent in temporary pools where they inhabit. The objective of this research was to describe histologically and ultrastructurally, the digestive system of the annual killifish Millerichthys robustus to identify morphological traits related to its annual life history and digestive physiology. Also, we quantify food items along the intestine as a proxy for rates of digestion. Millerichthys has a short digestive system, associated with a carnivorous diet, with no evidence of a stomach. Instead, the presence of pharyngeal jaws with caniform teeth was documented, related to the breakdown of invertebrate exoskeletons, allowing prey fluids to be tasted by taste corpuscles related to selection of food items, and that digestive enzymes penetrate once in the intestine. The histological morphology of the intestine showed four different regions, associated with its digestive rates: (i) reception of food from the esophagus with intact pray; (ii) digestion with enzymes from the pancreas and liver/gallbladder of simple exoskeleton prey (Entognatha), and beginning of absorption; (iii) absorption of nutrients, and digestion of large-complex exoskeleton prey (Hexanauplia, Brachiopoda, and Ostracoda); and (iv) probable absorption of intact macromolecules. The second region of the intestine presented two anatomical loops and the highest thickness that may be related to reducing the speed of food transit, allowing for more efficient digestion given the large amount of food ingested by this species.
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- Licenciatura en QFB, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, unidad Xochimilco, CDMX, Mexico
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- Licenciatura en Biología, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, unidad Xochimilco, CDMX, Mexico
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Yang X, Ran H, Jiang Y, Lu Z, Wei G, Li J. Fine structure of the compound eyes of the crepuscular moth Grapholita molesta (Busck 1916) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Front Physiol 2024; 15:1343702. [PMID: 38390450 PMCID: PMC10883378 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1343702] [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: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Morphological organization, ultrastructure and adaptational changes under different light intensities (10000, 100, 1, and 0.01 mW/m2) of the compound eye of the oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta (Busck 1916) were investigated. Its superposition type of eyes consist of approximately 1072 ommatidia in males and 1029 ommatidia in females with ommatidial diameters of around 15 μm. Each ommatidium features a laminated corneal lens densely covered by corneal nipples of 256 nm in height. Crystalline cones are formed by four cone cells, proximally tapering to form a narrow crystalline tract with a diameter of 1.5 μm. Eight retinula cells, two primary and six secondary pigment cells per ommatidium are present. The 62.3 μm long rhabdom is divided into a thin 1.8 μm wide distal and a 5.2 μm wide proximal region. Distally the fused rhabdom consists of the rhabdomeres of seven retinula cells (R1-R7) and connects with the crystalline cone. In the proximal rhabdom region, the pigment-containing retinula cell R8 occupies a position in centre of the rhabdom while R1-R7 cells have taken peripheral positions. At this level each ommatidial group of retinula cells is surrounded by a tracheal tapetum. In response to changes from bright-light to dim-light adaptations, the pigment granules in the secondary pigment cells and retinula cells migrate distally, with a decrease in the length of crystalline tract.
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- Xiaofan Yang
- Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Key Laboratory of IPM on Crops in Northern Region of North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Key Laboratory of IPM on Crops in Northern Region of North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Key Laboratory of IPM on Crops in Northern Region of North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Key Laboratory of IPM on Crops in Northern Region of North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Baoding, Hebei, China
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Shunatova N. To be a transit link: Similarity in the structure of colonial system of integration and communication pores in autozooids and avicularia of Terminoflustra membranaceotruncata (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata). J Morphol 2024; 285:e21679. [PMID: 38329427 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21679] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Bryozoan colonies consist of zooids, which can differ in structure and function. Most heteromorphic zooids are unable to feed and autozooids supply them with nutrients. The structure of the tissues providing nutrient transfer is poorly investigated. Here, I present a detailed description of the colonial system of integration (CSI) and communication pores in autozooids and avicularia of the cheilosome bryozoan Terminoflustra membranaceotruncata. The CSI is the nutrient transport and distribution system in the colony. In both autozooids and avicularia it consists of a single cell type, that is, elongated cells, and has a variable branching pattern, except for the presence of a peripheral cord. The general similarity in the CSI structure in avicularia and autozooids is probably due to the interzooidal type of the avicularium. Interzooidal avicularia are likely to consume only a part of the nutrients delivered to them by the CSI, and they transit the rest of the nutrients further. The variability and irregularity of branching pattern of the CSI may be explained by the presence of single communication pores and their varying number. The structure of communication pores is similar regardless of their location (in the transverse or lateral wall) and the type of zooid in contact. Rosette complexes include a cincture cell, a few special cells, and a few limiting cells. Along each zooidal wall, there are communication pores with both unidirectional and bidirectional polarity of special cells. However, the total number of nucleus-containing lobes of special cells is approximately the same on each side of any zooidal wall. Supposing the polarity of special cells reflects the direction of nutrient transport, the pattern of special cells polarity is probably related to the need for bidirectional transport through each zooidal wall. The possibility for such transport is important in large perennial colonies with wide zones of autozooids undergoing polypide degeneration.
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- Natalia Shunatova
- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Saint-Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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Sayyaf Dezfuli B, Franchella E, Bernacchia G, De Bastiani M, Lorenzoni F, Carosi A, Lorenzoni M, Bosi G. Infection of endemic chub Squalius tenellus with the intestinal tapeworm Caryophyllaeus brachycollis (Cestoda): histopathology and ultrastructural surveys. Parasitology 2024; 151:157-167. [PMID: 38193283 PMCID: PMC10941047 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182023001233] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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The endemic chub Squalius tenellus (Heckel, 1843) was introduced more than 100 years ago to Lake Blidinje (Bosnia-Herzegovina). Only 1 species of enteric helminth was found in a sample of 35 chubs, the tapeworm Caryophyllaeus brachycollis (Janiszewska, 1953). The paper includes histopathological investigation with identification of innate immune cells involved in host reaction and molecular data allowed correct designation of the cestode species. Of 35 specimens of chub examined, 21 (60%) harboured individuals of C. brachycollis and a total of 1619 tapeworms were counted, the intensity of infection ranged from 1 to 390 worms per fish (46.2 ± 15.3, mean ± s.e.). Histopathological and ultrastructural investigations showed strict contact between the worm's body and the epithelia and increase in the number of mucous cells, rodlet cells among the epithelial cells. Within the tunica propria-submucosa, beneath the site of scolex attachment, numerous neutrophils and mast cells were noticed. This is the first study of the occurrence of C. brachycollis in chub from Lake Blidinje and on the response of the innate immune cells of S. tenellus to this tapeworm. Interestingly, in 3 very heavily infected chubs, perforation of the intestinal wall was documented; this is uncommon among cestodes which use fish as a definitive host.
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- Bahram Sayyaf Dezfuli
- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, St. Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, St. Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, St. Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, St. Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, St. Elce di sotto 5, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, St. Elce di sotto 5, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, St. Elce di sotto 5, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Milan, St. of University 6, 26900, Lodi, Italy
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Dong L, Wu J, Di G. Static electric field inhibits the proliferation and secretion functions of splenic lymphocytes in mice. Int J Environ Health Res 2024; 34:1136-1146. [PMID: 37070850 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2023.2202900] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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In recent years, the effects of static electric field (SEF) generated by ultra-high voltage (UHV) direct current (DC) transmission lines on health has drawn public attention. To study the effects of SEF on the spleen, mice were exposed to 56.3 ± 1.4 kV/m SEF. Results showed that on the 28th day of SEF exposure, the contents of IL-10 and IFN-γ in the supernatant of homogenate, the proliferation levels of lymphocytes and the content of intracellular ROS decreased significantly, while the activity of SOD increased significantly. Meanwhile, the rupture of cellular membrane, the deficiency of mitochondrial cristae and the vacuolization of mitochondria appeared in lymphocytes. Analysis showed that the rupture of the cellular membrane caused the death of T lymphocytes, which would lead to the reduction of IL-10 and IFN-γ secretions. The damage of mitochondria could reduce the production of ATP and the content of ROS, which could inhibit the proliferation of splenic lymphocytes.
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- Li Dong
- Institute of Environmental Process, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Process, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Process, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
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Kordyum E, Akimov Y, Polishchuk O, Panas I, Stepanov S, Kozeko L. Psammophytes Alyssum desertorum Stapf and Secale sylvestre Host Are Sensitive to Soil Flooding. Plants (Basel) 2024; 13:413. [PMID: 38337946 PMCID: PMC10857069 DOI: 10.3390/plants13030413] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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While morphological and functional traits enable hydrophytes to survive under waterlogging and partial or complete submergence, the data on responses of psammophytes-sand plants-to flooding are very limited. We analyzed the effect of 5- and 10-day soil flooding on the photosynthetic apparatus and the synthesis of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), heat shock proteins 70 (HSP70), and ethylene in seedlings of psammophytes Alyssum desertorum and Secale sylvestre using electron microscopy, chlorophyll a fluorescence induction, and biochemical methods. It was found that seedlings growing under soil flooding differed from those growing in stationary conditions with such traits as chloroplast ultrastructure, pigment content, chlorophyll fluorescence induction, and the dynamics of ADH, HSP, and ethylene synthesis. Although flooding caused no apparent damage to the photosynthetic apparatus in all the variants, a significant decrease in total photosynthesis efficiency was observed in both studied plants, as indicated by decreased values of φR0 and PIABS,total. More noticeable upregulation of ADH in S. sylvestre, as well as increasing HSP70 level and more intensive ethylene emission in A. desertorum, indicate species-specific differences in these traits in response to short-term soil flooding. Meanwhile, the absence of systemic anaerobic metabolic adaptation to prolonged hypoxia causes plant death.
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- Elizabeth Kordyum
- M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2 Tereschenkivska Str., 01024 Kyiv, Ukraine (O.P.); (S.S.); (L.K.)
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- M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2 Tereschenkivska Str., 01024 Kyiv, Ukraine (O.P.); (S.S.); (L.K.)
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- M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2 Tereschenkivska Str., 01024 Kyiv, Ukraine (O.P.); (S.S.); (L.K.)
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- Palladin Institute of Biochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 9 Leontovicha Str., 01030 Kyiv, Ukraine;
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- M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2 Tereschenkivska Str., 01024 Kyiv, Ukraine (O.P.); (S.S.); (L.K.)
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- M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2 Tereschenkivska Str., 01024 Kyiv, Ukraine (O.P.); (S.S.); (L.K.)
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Salur A, Suludere Z. Rare eggshell structure in Odonata: Lindenia tetraphylla (Van der Linden) (Anisoptera: Gomphidae). Microsc Res Tech 2024. [PMID: 38284516 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24507] [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: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Lindenia tetraphylla (Van der Linden, 1825) eggs exhibit an egg structure that is very rare in other Gomphidae species. They have a well-developed surface reticulation structure. The anterior pole of the egg has a small, rounded micropylar area consisting of seven orifices arranged radially around a central area. The posterior pole has a sessile, truncated cone that carries 55-65 coiled filaments. The filament structure found at the posterior pole of the egg has been observed in the gomphid species Lestinogomphus africanus (Fraser, 1926), Ictinogomphus australis (Selys, 1873), and I. rapax (Rambur, 1842). However, L. tetraphylla eggs differ from these species in both morphology and filament structure. This study provides a detailed analysis of the ultrastructure of L. tetraphylla eggs using scanning electron microscopy, and the functional and taxonomic significance of the eggshell are discussed. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: The aim of this study is to examine the ultrastructure of the L. tetraphylla eggshell, emphasizing its function and taxonomic value. In this context, the general morphology of the egg, the reticulations on its surface, the micropylar region and micropylar structure, and the posterior filament coil were examined. In this study, the ultrastructure of L. tetraphylla egg was examined for the first time using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). As a result of the examination, it was detected for the first time that the posterior filament coil, which is rarely seen in odonate eggs, is also present in L. tetraphylla eggs. By comparing the L. tetraphylla egg with the eggs of I. ferox, I. rapax, I. australis, and L. africanus species, which are similar in terms of the posterior filament coil, the features that distinguish the L. tetraphylla egg.
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- Ali Salur
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Science, Hitit University, Çorum, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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Bgatova N, Savchenko S, Lamanov A, Taskaeva I, Ayzikovich B, Gritcinger V, Letyagin A, Korolev M. Intracellular organelles remodeling in myocardial endotheliocytes in COVID-19: an autopsy-based study. Ultrastruct Pathol 2024; 48:66-74. [PMID: 38007715 DOI: 10.1080/01913123.2023.2286977] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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It is known that the unfavorable outcome in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 may be associated with the development of complications caused by heart damage due to the direct virus action. The mechanism of these cardiovascular injuries caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection has not been fully understood; however, the study of COVID-19-associated myocardial microcirculatory dysfunction can represent the useful strategy to solving this challenge. Thus, here we aimed to study the ultrastructural organization of endothelial cells of myocardial capillaries in patients with COVID-19. The morphology of endotheliocytes of the myocardial blood capillaries in patients with COVID-19 was studied on cardiac autopsy material using transmission electron microscopy. The endotheliocytes of myocardial capillaries in patients with COVID-19 were characterized by the abundant rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes, the Golgi complex, and free polysomal complexes of ribosomes and lipids. The presence of double membrane vesicles with virions and zippered ER was detected in the cytoplasm of endotheliocytes. The revealed endothelial ultrastructural changes indicate the remodeling of intracellular membranes during SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our findings confirm the formation of virus-induced structures in myocardial endothelial cells considered critical for viral replication and assembly. The data may elucidate the mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction development in patients with COVID-19 to provide potential targets for drug therapy.
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- Nataliya Bgatova
- Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology - Branch of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology - Branch of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology - Branch of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology - Branch of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Bareja S, Sharma RK. Comparative effects of chemical and green zinc oxide nanoparticles in caprine testis: ultrastructural and steroidogenic enzyme analysis. Ultrastruct Pathol 2024; 48:42-55. [PMID: 38085153 DOI: 10.1080/01913123.2023.2286963] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Recent advancements in nanotechnology has opened up enormous possibilities in diverse sectors such as industries, agriculture, environmental remediation, electronics, medicine and varied industries. Among metal oxide nanoparticles zinc oxide nanoparticles has gained considerable attention due to their fascinating physiochemical properties. Rapid growth in the use of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) in daily household products, food and feed additives, biological products, medicine, as antimicrobial agents, electronics and agriculture, creates serious toxic potential risks of these engineered nanoparticles on living organisms. The aim of present study was to assess the effects of synthesized chemical ZnONPs and green ZnONPs on testicular tissue of Capra hircus (goat) in vitro. The reproductive stress was analyzed by ultrastructural damage, change in frequency of apoptotic cells and alteration in steroidogenic enzyme activity. The transmission electron micrographs of testicular cells after treatment with chemical and green ZnONPs at three doses (10 µg/ml, 20 µg/ml and 30 µg/ml) for exposure duration 4 h and 8 h illustrated that chemical nanoparticles induced more alterations, identified as ruptured nuclear membrane, condensation and margination of chromatin material in somatic cells and germ cells in the seminiferous tubules, presence of apoptotic bodies in nucleus of spermatocytes and spermatids, reduction in number of cell organelles, vacuolization and hyalinization of cytoplasm. Maximum damage was observed after treatment of testicular tissues with 30 µg/ml of chemical ZnONPs for 8 h exposure duration. However, the green ZnONPs were found to be less toxic as evidenced by few apoptotic characteristics in testicular cells. The results of fluorescence assay by acridine orange staining showed significant increase in the percentage of apoptotic cells in chemical treated groups as compared to green and control groups. Decreased enzyme activity of 3β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase was assayed in chemical ZnONPs than green ZnONPs treated groups. Our results confirm that chemical ZnONPs are significantly more toxic in comparison to green ZnONPs and adversely affects the male fertility.
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- Sneha Bareja
- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India
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Kendirlinan Ö, Kuyucu Y, Güzelel B, Dündar Yenilmez E, Tuli A, Seydaoğlu G, Mete UÖ. Investigation the effects of 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB) on aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity. Ultrastruct Pathol 2024; 48:29-41. [PMID: 37970647 DOI: 10.1080/01913123.2023.2278629] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Investigation the protective effect of transient receptor potential channel modulator 2-Aminoethoxydiphenyl Borate (2-APB) on aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity caused by reactive oxygen species, calcium-induced apoptosis and inflammation was aimed. Forty Wistar rats were divided (n=8) as follows: Control group; DMSO group; 2-APB group; Gentamicin group (injected 100 mg/kg gentamicin intramuscularly for 10 days); Gentamicin+ 2-APB group (injected 2 mg/kg 2-APB intraperitoneally, then after 30 minutes 100 mg/kg gentamicin was injected intramuscularly for 10 days). Blood samples were collected for biochemical analyses, kidney tissue samples were collected for light, electron microscopic and immunohistochemical investigations. In gentamicin group glomerular degeneration, tubular dilatation, vacuolization, desquamation of tubular cells and hyaline cast formation in luminal space and leukocyte infiltration were seen. Disorganization of microvilli of tubular cells, apical cytoplasmic blebbing, lipid accumulation, myelin figure like structure formation, increased lysosomes, mitochondrial swelling and disorganization of cristae structures, apoptotic changes and widening of intercellular space were found. TNF-α, IL-6 and caspase 3 expressions were increased. BUN and creatinine concentrations were increased. Increase in MDA levels and decrease in SOD activities were determined. Even though degeneration still continues in gentamicin+2-APB treatment group, severity and the area it occupied were decreased and the glomerular and tubule structures were generally preserved. TNF-α, IL-6, caspase 3 immunoreactivities and BUN, creatinine, MDA concentrations were reduced and SOD activities were increased markedly compared to gentamicin group. In conclusion, it has been considered that 2-APB can prevent gentamicin mediated nephrotoxicity with its anti-oxidant, anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory effects.
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- Özge Kendirlinan
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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Pavlátová M, Hanousková P, Čepička I. Anaeramoeba pumila sp. nov. and Anaeramoeba sp. OCE22C represent two novel types of symbiosis of Anaeramoebae and prokaryotes. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2024; 71:e13008. [PMID: 37929874 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.13008] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Anaeramoebae is a recently described phylum of anaerobic, marine amoebae, and amoeboflagellates belonging to the Metamonada supergroup. So far, six species have been described based on light microscopic morphology and sequences of the SSU rRNA gene. Here we present three new strains of Anaeramoeba with a description of their morphology, ultrastructure, and phylogenetic position based on the analysis of SSU rRNA gene sequences. Two of the strains represent a new species, Anaeramoeba pumila sp. nov., that has the smallest cells of all known Anaeramoeba species, and one that represents a species from the newly recognized Anaeramoeba flamelloides complex. Anaeramoebae are known to have a syntrophic relationship with prokaryotes. Our strains display two novel, remarkable types of symbioses, previously unknown from Anaeramoebae.
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- Magdaléna Pavlátová
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Wang Z, Xu Y, Huang L, Zhao J, Ye Y, Liu C, Wang B, Zhao H, Zhang H. Ultrastructural characteristics and morphological relationships of cardiomyocytes and telocytes in the myocardium of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana). Anat Histol Embryol 2024; 53:e13008. [PMID: 38230833 DOI: 10.1111/ahe.13008] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Telocytes (TCs) are distinctive interstitial cells due to their characteristic structures and heterogeneity. They are suggested to participate in tissue repair/regeneration. TCs have been identified in many organs of various mammals. However, data on TCs in lower animals are still very limited. In this work, TCs were identified in the myocardium of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) by light and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The structural relationships between TCs and neighbouring cell types were measured using the ImageJ (FiJi) morphometric software. TCs with slender Tps (telepodes) were located around cardiomyocytes (CMC). TEM revealed TCs with long Tps in the stroma between CMC. The homocellular tight junctions were observed between the Tps. The Tps were also very close to the neighbouring CMC. The distance between Tps and CMC was 0.15 ± 0.08 μm. Notably, Tps were observed to adhere to the periphery of the satellite cells. The Tps and the satellite cells established heterocellular structural connections by tight junctions. Additionally, Tps were frequently observed in close proximity to mast cells (MCs). The distance between the Tps and the MCs was 0.19 ± 0.09 μm. These results confirmed that TCs are present in the myocardium of the bullfrog, and that TCs established structural relationships with neighbouring cell types, including satellite cells and MCs. These findings provide the anatomical evidence to support the note that TCs are involved in tissue regeneration.
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- Zifan Wang
- College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Animal Stem Cells of Ordinary Universities, Foshan, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Animal Stem Cells of Ordinary Universities, Foshan, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Animal Stem Cells of Ordinary Universities, Foshan, China
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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Sukkhee N, Senarat S, Charoenphon N, Kaneko G, Kettratad J, Angsujinda K, Kongtueng P, Mitparian T, Kanjanarakha T, Ampawong S. Histological structure of the digestive tract, liver, and pancreas of Ambassis nalua (Hamilton, 1822) with ultrastructural details of the gastric gland. J Fish Biol 2024; 104:113-124. [PMID: 37715488 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15566] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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The scalloped perchlet Ambassis nalua is one of the dominant fishes in the Estuarine Pranburi River, Thailand. It is suggested that this fish is in the secondary trophic level with a carnivorous nature. Studies on digestive system will help us further identify the niche of this species in the food web/food chain. The present study therefore aimed to report the detailed structure and ultrastructure of A. nalua digestive system. Fish samples (n = 30) with a total length of 5.7 ± 0.5 cm were obtained using beach seines from the Estuarine Pranburi River. Their digestive tract length and intestine coeficient were 3.6 ± 0.07 cm and 0.91, respectively. Light microscopic observation showed that the digestive wall comprised four layers, namely mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa. The prominent mucous-secreting cells were found in the mucosal oesophagus. The stomach had many gastric folds, with height and width being 649.76 ± 85.15 and 370.30 ± 68.56 μm, respectively. Gastric glands were found in the anterior stomach but not in the posterior stomach. Each gastric gland was made up of a single type of columnar cells. The gastric cells were ultrastructurally characterized by numerous mitochondria and well-developed secretory granules of varying sizes. A few small vacuoles were also identified in the apical area of the gastric cells. The intestine had two regions (anterior and posterior intestines), and pyloric caecum was absent. The density of the goblet cell was significantly higher in the posterior intestine. These results provide basic knowledge of the digestive system of A. nalua, and the low intestine coefficient and the absence of pyloric caecum suggest the carnivorous feeding habit of this species.
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- Nutchar Sukkhee
- Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
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- College of Natural and Applied Science, University of Houston-Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA
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- Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Research Center for Veterinary Biosciences and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Inland Aquaculture Research and Development Division, Department of Fisheries, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Tropical Pathology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Agatha S, Weißenbacher B, Kirschner M, Ganser MH. Trichite features contribute to the revision of the genus Strombidium (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Spirotricha). J Eukaryot Microbiol 2024; 71:e13001. [PMID: 37746746 PMCID: PMC10952788 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.13001] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Strombidium is a species-rich genus of oligotrichid ciliates mainly inhabiting the marine pelagial. In molecular phylogenies, the genus emerged as non-monophyletic, and cladistic analyses suggest that it is largely characterized by plesiomorphies. A reliable split of the genus and the establishment of new genera necessitate, however, support by novel morphological and/or ultrastructural features. In the present study, the arrangement and ultrastructure of trichites are proposed as taxonomically relevant characters. Strombidium biarmatum Agatha et al., 2005 differs in the trichite pattern from the type species Strombidium sulcatum and most congeners. Aside from the trichites inserting anteriorly to the girdle kinety and generating the typical funnel-shaped complex in the posterior cell portion, the species displays additional trichites between the adoral membranelles even visible in live cells. Here, this exceptional trichite arrangement is detailed based on transmission electron microscopic investigations. In molecular phylogenies, S. biarmatum forms a monophylum with two congeners sharing its trichite arrangement. Therefore, the strombidiid genus Heteropilum nov. gen. is established with S. biarmatum as type species to also include H. paracapitatum (Song et al., 2015) nov. comb. and H. basimorphum (Martin & Montagnes, 1993) nov. comb. Further differences discovered in the trichite ultrastructure support the organelles' taxonomic significance.
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- Sabine Agatha
- Department of Environment and BiodiversityParis Lodron University of SalzburgSalzburgAustria
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- Department of Environment and BiodiversityParis Lodron University of SalzburgSalzburgAustria
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- Department of Environment and BiodiversityParis Lodron University of SalzburgSalzburgAustria
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Taskaeva YS, Shatruk AY, Lomakin AI, Bgatova NP, Fursov SA. Assessment of Autophagy in Tumor Cells of Human Skin Melanoma of Different Stages. Bull Exp Biol Med 2024; 176:376-381. [PMID: 38340197 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-024-06027-w] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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High levels of autophagy can increase the viability of tumor cells as well as their resistance to chemotherapy. Evaluation of the dynamics of autophagy processes at different stages of carcinogenesis can extend our understanding of melanoma pathogenesis to develop new therapeutic approaches. We performed a comparative study of tumor cell autophagy in stages II and III human skin melanoma. Tumor cells were characterized by high content of structures associated with autophagy (autophagosomes and autolysosomes). In stage III melanoma characterized by the presence of regional metastases in the lymph nodes, tumor cells showed higher expression of the autophagy marker protein LC3beta in comparison with stage II melanoma cells, which can indicate the involvement of autophagy processes in tumor progression and the formation of metastases in the lymph nodes.
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- Yu S Taskaeva
- Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology - Branch of Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia.
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- Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology - Branch of Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology - Branch of Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Wang BB, Wang FH, Wang YJ, Jia YB, Tian SY, Zhang XC, Xue YJ, Li YL, Cai KZ. Microstructure characterization of different types of chlamydospores in Arthrobotrys flagrans. J Basic Microbiol 2024; 64:32-41. [PMID: 37699751 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202300308] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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The morphological and structural differences of different types of chlamydospore of Arthrobotrys flagrans, a nematophagous fungus, were studied under light microscope and electron microscope to provide a reference for the biological control of parasitic nematodiasis. In this study, A. flagrans isolate F088 dormant chlamydospore and nondormant chlamydospore were selected as the research objects. The structural differences of these spores were observed by optical microscopy through lactol cotton blue, Trypan blue, and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) staining. FunXite -1, 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole, and calcofluor white staining were used to observe the metabolic activity, cell wall, and nucleus differences of the two types of spores under fluorescence microscope. Ultrastructure of the two kinds of spores was observed using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Since lacto phenol cotton blue, trypan blue staining cannot distinguish dormant spores from dead spores, MTT assay was performed. Fluorescence microscopy observation showed that the cytoplasmic metabolic activity of nondormant spores was stronger than that of dormant spores. The nucleus of dormant spores was bright blue, and their fluorescence was stronger than that of nondormant spores. The cell wall of nondormant spores produced stronger yellow-green fluorescence than that of dormant spores. Ultrastructural observation showed that there were globular protuberances on the surface of the two types of spores but with no significant difference between them. The inner wall of dormant spore possesses a thick zona pellucida with high electron density which was significantly thicker than that of nondormant spores, and their cytoplasm is also changed. In this study, the microstructure characteristics of dormant and nondormant chlamydospores of A. flagrans fungi were preliminarily clarified, suggesting that the state of cell wall and intracellular materials were changed after spores entered to dormancy.
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- Bo-Bo Wang
- Medical College of Yan'an University, Yan'an, China
- Yan'an Key Laboratory of Zoonotic Parasitology Laboratory, Yan'an, China
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- Medical College of Yan'an University, Yan'an, China
- Yan'an Key Laboratory of Fungi Resources Development and Biological Control, Yan'an, China
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- Medical College of Yan'an University, Yan'an, China
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- Medical College of Yan'an University, Yan'an, China
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- Medical College of Yan'an University, Yan'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research by Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Medical College of Yan'an University, Yan'an, China
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- Medical College of Yan'an University, Yan'an, China
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Nunes G, Guimarães M, Coelho H, Carregosa R, Oliveira C, Pereira SS, Alves de Matos A, Fonseca J. Prolonged Fasting Induces Histological and Ultrastructural Changes in the Intestinal Mucosa That May Reduce Absorption and Revert after Enteral Refeeding. Nutrients 2023; 16:128. [PMID: 38201958 PMCID: PMC10780540 DOI: 10.3390/nu16010128] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Background: Malnutrition is usual in patients referred for endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). Refeeding syndrome is rarely observed in PEG-fed patients, which could possibly be associated with reduced absorption induced by prolonged starvation. Objective: In patients submitted to PEG after a significant period of fasting, the present study aims to: 1. evaluate the histological/ultrastructural initial changes in the intestinal mucosa, potentially associated with reduced absorption, and 2. assess if these changes could reverse with enteral refeeding. Methods: The present study is an observational, prospective, controlled study. Adult patients with ingestion below 50% of daily needs for at least one month and/or diagnosis of malnutrition were enrolled. Duodenal biopsies were taken at baseline and after 3-6 months of PEG feeding, which then underwent histological/ultrastructural analysis. Random healthy individuals were used as controls. Results: A total of 30 patients (16 men/14 women) aged 67.1 ± 13.5 years were included. Malnutrition was found in 40% of patients. Approximately 14 patients completed follow-up during both periods (46.7%). At baseline: duodenal mucosal atrophy was evident in three patients (10%); the median villi length (MVL) was 0.4 mm (0.25-0.6 mm), with it being shorter than the controls, which was 0.6 mm (0.4-0.7 mm) (p = 0.006); ultrastructural changes included focal shortening, bending, and disruption of enterocyte microvilli, the presence of citoplasmatic autophagic vacuoles, dilation and vesiculation of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum, and the presence of dilated intercellular spaces with basement membrane detachment. After refeeding, most patients displayed normal histology (92.9%) and increase MVL (p < 0.001), ultrastructural changes disappeared, and enterocytes resumed a normal appearance, although retaining scarce, small, dense bodies in apical regions from the evolution of previous autophagy. Conclusions: Prolonged fasting induces histological and ultrastructural changes in the intestinal mucosa that may reflect impaired absorption in the early post-PEG period. These changes were reverted after refeeding with enteral nutrition.
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- Gonçalo Nunes
- Gastroenterology Department, GENE—Artificial Feeding Team, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal
- ICBAS-UP—Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- PaMNEC—Grupo de Patologia Médica, Nutrição e Estudos Clínicos, Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, 2829-511 Almada, Portugal
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- UMIB—Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine, ICBAS—School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- ITR—Laboratory of Integrative and Translocation Research in Population Health, Rua das Taipas 135, 4050-600 Porto, Portugal
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal
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- Cmicros—Centro de Microscopia Eletrónica e Histopatologia, CiiEM—Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, 2829-511 Almada, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, GENE—Artificial Feeding Team, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal
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- UMIB—Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine, ICBAS—School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- ITR—Laboratory of Integrative and Translocation Research in Population Health, Rua das Taipas 135, 4050-600 Porto, Portugal
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- Cmicros—Centro de Microscopia Eletrónica e Histopatologia, CiiEM—Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, 2829-511 Almada, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, GENE—Artificial Feeding Team, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal
- ICBAS-UP—Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- PaMNEC—Grupo de Patologia Médica, Nutrição e Estudos Clínicos, Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, 2829-511 Almada, Portugal
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Bai H, Zhang Z, Shen W, Fu Y, Cao Z, Liu Z, Yang C, Sun S, Wang L, Ling Y, Zhang Z, Cao H. Metabolomics Analysis of Sodium Salicylate Improving the Preservation Quality of Ram Sperm. Molecules 2023; 29:188. [PMID: 38202772 PMCID: PMC10780297 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010188] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of sodium salicylate (SS) on the preservation and metabolic regulation of sheep sperm. Under 4 °C low-temperature conditions, SS (at 10 µM, 20 µM, 30 µM, and 50 µM) was added to the semen diluent to detect sperm motility, plasma membrane, and acrosome integrity. Based on the selected optimal concentration of SS (20 µM), the effects of 20 µM of SS on sperms' antioxidant capacity and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) were evaluated, and metabolomics analysis was conducted. The results showed that on the 20th day of low-temperature storage, the sperm motility of the 20 µM SS group was 62.80%, and the activities of catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were significantly higher than those of the control group (p < 0.01). The content of Ca2+, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and malondialdehyde (MDA) were significantly lower than those of the control group (p < 0.01), and the total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) was significantly higher than that of the control group (p < 0.05); mitochondrial activity and the total cholesterol (TC) content were significantly higher than those in the control group (p < 0.01). An ultrastructural examination showed that in the SS group, the sperm plasma membrane and acrosome were intact, the fibrous sheath and axoneme morphology of the outer dense fibers were normal, and the mitochondria were arranged neatly. In the control group, there was significant swelling of the sperm plasma membrane, rupture of the acrosome, and vacuolization of mitochondria. Using metabolomics analysis, 20 of the most significant differential metabolic markers were screened, mainly involving 6 metabolic pathways, with the amino acid biosynthesis pathway being the most abundant. In summary, 20 µM of SS significantly improved the preservation quality of sheep sperm under low-temperature conditions of 4 °C.
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- Haiyu Bai
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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Sengupta J, Kroneis T, Boddy AM, Roy R, Sarkar A, Sarkar D, Ghosh D, Huppertz B. Sperm intrusion into the implantation-stage blastocyst and its potential biological significance. Evol Med Public Health 2023; 12:1-6. [PMID: 38234421 PMCID: PMC10790733 DOI: 10.1093/emph/eoad043] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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The human embryo derives from fusion of oocyte and sperm, undergoes growth and differentiation, resulting in a blastocyst. To initiate implantation, the blastocyst hatches from the zona pellucida, allowing access from external inputs. Modelling of uterine sperm distribution indicates that 200-5000 sperm cells may reach the implantation-stage blastocyst following natural coitus. We show ultrastructural evidence of sperm cells intruding into trophectoderm cells of zona-free blastocysts obtained from the uterus of rhesus monkeys. Interaction between additional sperm and zona-free blastocyst could be an evolutionary feature yielding adaptive processes influencing the developmental fate of embryos. This process bears potential implications in pregnancy success, sperm competition and human health.
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- Jayasree Sengupta
- Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology & Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology & Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Salazar K, Novais A, Lino-Neto J, Serrão JE. Morphology of the Female and Male Reproductive Tracts and More Data on the Spermatostyle in the Brazilian Gyretes sp. (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Gyrinidae). Microsc Microanal 2023; 29:2184-2203. [PMID: 37992276 DOI: 10.1093/micmic/ozad124] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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We investigated the male and female reproductive tracts of Gyretes sp. with light and transmission electron microscopies. The male has a pair of testes with a single coiled follicle, followed by short efferent ducts, which have a similar shape and diameter to the testes. Long ducts (epididymides) with differential epithelium open in a pair of long vasa deferentia that lead to the accessory glands. Glycoprotein secretions from the vas deferens epithelium constitute the spermatostyle for spermatozoa aggregation. The female has numerous ovarioles per ovary, a coiled fertilization duct, an accessory gland, and an elongated vagina. Spermatozoa are stored as unaggregated cells in the fertilization duct. In Gyrinidae, the testes and accessory glands show diverse shapes, and the female sperm storage organs vary in shape, size, and type and may play a role in the interaction with sperm aggregates. Testes with a single follicle and vasa deferentia opening in the accessory glands of Gyretes sp. are features shared with other Gyrinidae and other Adephaga. We proposed adding this latter trait to characterize this suborder of beetles. The morphology of the reproductive organs in both sexes contributes to comparative analyses and knowledge of the reproductive biology of Gyretes and may provide additional features for systematics.
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- Karen Salazar
- Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-900 Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris cedex 05 75231, France
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-900 Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Mato Grosso, Campus Juína, Juína, 78320-000 Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-900 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-900 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Aouina F, Kacem H, Martín-Carrillo N, Foronda P, Miquel J. Spermatological Characterization of the Cestode Meggittina gerbilli (Cyclophyllidea: Catenotaeniidae), a Parasite of Gerbils, Gerbillus gerbillus and Gerbillus campestris (Rodentia: Muridae) in Tunisia. Animals (Basel) 2023; 14:12. [PMID: 38200744 PMCID: PMC10778032 DOI: 10.3390/ani14010012] [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: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Ultrastructural characters of spermiogenesis and the mature spermatozoon of the cestode Meggittina gerbilli (Cyclophyllidea: Catenotaeniidae), a parasite of the Lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus) and the North African gerbil (Gerbillus campestris) (Rodentia: Muridae) in the Djebel Dahar (South of Tunisia), were studied using transmission electron microscopy. The spermiogenesis of M. gerbilli is of Bâ and Marchand's type III, which is mainly characterized by a proximodistal fusion of a single flagellum with a cytoplasmic extension. In this catenotaeniid, the proximal fusion is preceded by a 90° rotation of the flagellum. The spermatozoon is a Levron et al. type VI, which presents a single axoneme with the 9 + '1' trepaxonematan pattern, a periaxonemal sheath, two crest-like bodies, twisted cortical microtubules, and a spiraled nucleus. The obtained results show similarities with the remaining studied catenotaeniids, namely Catenotaenia pusilla and Skrjabinotaenia lobata. The results are compared and discussed according to several characteristics found in the catenotaeniids and other studied cyclophyllideans.
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- Faouzi Aouina
- Laboratoire Écologie et Environement, Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Université de Gabès Zrig, Gabès 6072, Tunisia; (F.A.); (H.K.)
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- Laboratoire Écologie et Environement, Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Université de Gabès Zrig, Gabès 6072, Tunisia; (F.A.); (H.K.)
- Département des Sciences de la Vie, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia
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- Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, Av. Astrofísico F. Sánchez, sn, 38203 La Laguna, Spain; (N.M.-C.); (P.F.)
- Departamento Obstetricia y Ginecología, Pediatría, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Toxicología, Medicina Legal y Forense y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, Av. Astrofísico F. Sánchez, sn, 38203 La Laguna, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, Av. Astrofísico F. Sánchez, sn, 38203 La Laguna, Spain; (N.M.-C.); (P.F.)
- Departamento Obstetricia y Ginecología, Pediatría, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Toxicología, Medicina Legal y Forense y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, Av. Astrofísico F. Sánchez, sn, 38203 La Laguna, Spain
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- Secció de Parasitologia, Departament de Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII, sn, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal, 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Gummelt C, Dupke S, Howaldt S, Zimmermann F, Scholz HC, Laue M, Klee SR. Analysis of Sporulation in Bacillus cereus Biovar anthracis Which Contains an Insertion in the Gene for the Sporulation Factor σ K. Pathogens 2023; 12:1442. [PMID: 38133325 PMCID: PMC10745906 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12121442] [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: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis (Bcbva) is an untypical pathogen causing a fatal anthrax-like disease in a variety of wildlife species in African rainforest areas. In contrast to Bacillus anthracis and most species of the B. cereus group, all strains of the Bcbva cluster contain a 22 kb insertion in the sigK gene which encodes the essential late sporulation sigma factor σK. This insertion is excised during sporulation in a site-specific recombination process resulting in an intact sigK gene and a circular molecule. The sporulation kinetics of two strains each of Bcbva and B. anthracis were compared by the expression analysis of eight sporulation-associated genes, including sigK, using reverse transcriptase quantitative real-time PCR. In addition, morphological sporulation stages were analyzed and quantified by electron microscopy. Our results indicated that the necessary excision of the insertion in Bcbva neither delayed nor inhibited its sporulation. In two spontaneous mutants of Bcbva, the excision of the sigK insertion and sporulation were impeded due to mutations in the spo0A and spoVG regulator genes, respectively. The spo0A frameshift mutation was overcome by intragenic suppression in a revertant which was able to sporulate normally, despite an M171S amino acid exchange in the global regulator Spo0A. A screening of the NCBI database identified further strains of the B. cereus group which possess unrelated insertions in the sigK gene, and two strains containing almost identical insertions at the same gene position. Some of the sigK insertions encode putative prophages, whereas the Bcbva insertion encoded a type I restriction-modification system. The function of these insertions and if they are possibly essential for sporulation remains to be assessed.
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- Constanze Gummelt
- Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms (ZBS 2), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (C.G.); (S.D.); (S.H.); (H.C.S.)
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- Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms (ZBS 2), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (C.G.); (S.D.); (S.H.); (H.C.S.)
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- Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms (ZBS 2), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (C.G.); (S.D.); (S.H.); (H.C.S.)
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- Epidemiology of Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms (P3), Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany;
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- Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms (ZBS 2), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (C.G.); (S.D.); (S.H.); (H.C.S.)
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- Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy (ZBS 4), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany;
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- Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms (ZBS 2), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (C.G.); (S.D.); (S.H.); (H.C.S.)
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Pino-Bodas R, Blázquez M, de los Ríos A, Pérez-Ortega S. Myrmecia, Not Asterochloris, Is the Main Photobiont of Cladonia subturgida ( Cladoniaceae, Lecanoromycetes). J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:1160. [PMID: 38132761 PMCID: PMC10744234 DOI: 10.3390/jof9121160] [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: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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This study explores the diversity of photobionts associated with the Mediterranean lichen-forming fungus Cladonia subturgida. For this purpose, we sequenced the whole ITS rDNA region by Sanger using a metabarcoding method for ITS2. A total of 41 specimens from Greece, Italy, France, Portugal, and Spain were studied. Additionally, two specimens from Spain were used to generate four cultures. Our molecular studies showed that the genus Myrmecia is the main photobiont of C. subturgida throughout its geographic distribution. This result contrasts with previous studies, which indicated that the main photobiont for most Cladonia species is Asterochloris. The identity of Myrmecia was also confirmed by ultrastructural studies of photobionts within the lichen thalli and cultures. Photobiont cells showed a parietal chloroplast lacking a pyrenoid, which characterizes the species in this genus. Phylogenetic analyses indicate hidden diversity within this genus. The results of amplicon sequencing showed the presence of multiple ASVs in 58.3% of the specimens studied.
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- Raquel Pino-Bodas
- Biodiversity and Conservation Area, Department of Biology and Geology, Physics and Inorganic Chemistry, Rey Juan Carlos University, C/Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Spain
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, London TW9 3DS, UK
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- Department of Mycology, Real Jardín Botánico (CSIC), 28014 Madrid, Spain; (M.B.); (S.P.-O.)
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- Department of Mycology, Real Jardín Botánico (CSIC), 28014 Madrid, Spain; (M.B.); (S.P.-O.)
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Moglad E, Elekhnawy E, Negm WA, Eliwa D, Sami Younis S, Mohamed Elmansory B, Mahgoub S, Ahmed EA, Momtaz Al-Fakhrany O. Antibacterial and anti-Toxoplasma activities of Aspergillus niger endophytic fungus isolated from Ficus retusa: in vitro and in vivo approach. Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol 2023; 51:297-308. [PMID: 37224186 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2023.2215531] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Emergent records propose that Aspergillus niger endophytic fungus is a vital source for various bioactive molecules possessing many biological properties. The current study was designed to inspect the antibacterial and anti-Toxoplasma potentials of Ficus retusa-derived endophytic fungi. After isolation and identification (using 18S rRNA gene sequencing) of A. niger endophytic fungus, LC/MS was utilized for identification and authentication of the chemical profile of the A. niger endophyte extract. Then, the fungal extract was assessed for its antibacterial and antibiofilm activities against Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates. Additionally, its efficacy against Toxoplasma gondii was elucidated in vivo. The fungal extract displayed antibacterial activity against K. pneumoniae isolates with minimum inhibitory concentration values of 64-512 µg/mL. It also possessed a membrane potential dissipating effect using flow cytometry. Moreover, it formed distorted cells with rough surfaces and deformed shapes using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Regarding its antibiofilm activity, it resulted in a dysregulation of the genes encoding biofilm formation (fimH, mrkA and mrkD) using qRT-PCR in nine K. pneumoniae isolates. The in vivo anti-Toxoplasma potential was demonstrated by decreasing the mortality rate of mice and reducing the tachyzoites' count in the peritoneal fluids and liver impression smears of mice. In addition, the deformities of the parasite decreased, as revealed by SEM and the inflammation in tissues diminished. Thus, A. niger endophytic fungi could be a valuable source of antibacterial and anti-Toxoplasma compounds.
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- Ehssan Moglad
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Basic Research, Proteomics and Metabolomics Research Program, Children's Cancer Hospital 57357, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Basic Research, Proteomics and Metabolomics Research Program, Children's Cancer Hospital 57357, Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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Markert SM. Studying zebrafish nervous system structure and function in health and disease with electron microscopy. Dev Growth Differ 2023; 65:502-516. [PMID: 37740826 DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12890] [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: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a well-established model for studying the nervous system. Findings in zebrafish often inform studies on human diseases of the nervous system and provide crucial insight into disease mechanisms. The functions of the nervous system often rely on communication between neurons. Signal transduction is achieved via release of signaling molecules in the form of neuropeptides or neurotransmitters at synapses. Snapshots of membrane dynamics of these processes are imaged by electron microscopy. Electron microscopy can reveal ultrastructure and thus synaptic processes. This is crucial both for mapping synaptic connections and for investigating synaptic functions. In addition, via volumetric electron microscopy, the overall architecture of the nervous system becomes accessible, where structure can inform function. Electron microscopy is thus of particular value for studying the nervous system. However, today a plethora of electron microscopy techniques and protocols exist. Which technique is most suitable highly depends on the research question and scope as well as on the type of tissue that is examined. This review gives an overview of the electron microcopy techniques used on the zebrafish nervous system. It aims to give researchers a guide on which techniques are suitable for their specific questions and capabilities as well as an overview of the capabilities of electron microscopy in neurobiological research in the zebrafish model.
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Matharu SS, Nordmann CS, Ottman KR, Akkem R, Palumbo D, Cruz DRD, Campbell K, Sievert G, Sturgill J, Porterfield JZ, Joshi S, Alfar HR, Peng C, Pokrovskaya ID, Kamykowski JA, Wood JP, Garvy B, Aronova MA, Whiteheart SW, Leapman RD, Storrie B. Deep learning, 3D ultrastructural analysis reveals quantitative differences in platelet and organelle packing in COVID-19/SARSCoV2 patient-derived platelets. Platelets 2023; 34:2264978. [PMID: 37933490 PMCID: PMC10809228 DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2023.2264978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Platelets contribute to COVID-19 clinical manifestations, of which microclotting in the pulmonary vasculature has been a prominent symptom. To investigate the potential diagnostic contributions of overall platelet morphology and their α-granules and mitochondria to the understanding of platelet hyperactivation and micro-clotting, we undertook a 3D ultrastructural approach. Because differences might be small, we used the high-contrast, high-resolution technique of focused ion beam scanning EM (FIB-SEM) and employed deep learning computational methods to evaluate nearly 600 individual platelets and 30 000 included organelles within three healthy controls and three severely ill COVID-19 patients. Statistical analysis reveals that the α-granule/mitochondrion-to-plateletvolume ratio is significantly greater in COVID-19 patient platelets indicating a denser packing of organelles, and a more compact platelet. The COVID-19 patient platelets were significantly smaller -by 35% in volume - with most of the difference in organelle packing density being due to decreased platelet size. There was little to no 3D ultrastructural evidence for differential activation of the platelets from COVID-19 patients. Though limited by sample size, our studies suggest that factors outside of the platelets themselves are likely responsible for COVID-19 complications. Our studies show how deep learning 3D methodology can become the gold standard for 3D ultrastructural studies of platelets.
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- Sagar S Matharu
- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Center for Clinical Translational Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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Micheva KD, Gong B, Collman F, Weinberg RJ, Smith SJ, Trimmer JS, Murray KD. Developing a Toolbox of Antibodies Validated for Array Tomography-Based Imaging of Brain Synapses. eNeuro 2023; 10:ENEURO.0290-23.2023. [PMID: 37945352 PMCID: PMC10748464 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0290-23.2023] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Antibody (Ab)-based imaging techniques rely on reagents whose performance may be application specific. Because commercial antibodies are validated for only a few purposes, users interested in other applications may have to perform extensive in-house antibody testing. Here, we present a novel application-specific proxy screening step to efficiently identify candidate antibodies for array tomography (AT), a serial section volume microscopy technique for high-dimensional quantitative analysis of the cellular proteome. To identify antibodies suitable for AT-based analysis of synapses in mammalian brain, we introduce a heterologous cell-based assay that simulates characteristic features of AT, such as chemical fixation and resin embedding that are likely to influence antibody binding. The assay was included into an initial screening strategy to generate monoclonal antibodies that can be used for AT. This approach simplifies the screening of candidate antibodies and has high predictive value for identifying antibodies suitable for AT analyses. In addition, we have created a comprehensive database of AT-validated antibodies with a neuroscience focus and show that these antibodies have a high likelihood of success for postembedding applications in general, including immunogold electron microscopy. The generation of a large and growing toolbox of AT-compatible antibodies will further enhance the value of this imaging technique.
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- Kristina D Micheva
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, 94305, CA
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- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Davis, 95618, CA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27514, NC
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- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Davis, 95618, CA
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- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Davis, 95618, CA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, 95618, CA
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dos Santos M, Oliveira Costa AL, Vaz GHDS, de Souza GCA, Vitor RWDA, Martins-Duarte ÉS. Medicines for Malaria Venture Pandemic Box In Vitro Screening Identifies Compounds Highly Active against the Tachyzoite Stage of Toxoplasma gondii. Trop Med Infect Dis 2023; 8:510. [PMID: 38133442 PMCID: PMC10747034 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8120510] [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: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Toxoplasmosis is a disease that causes high mortality in immunocompromised individuals, such as AIDS patients, and sequelae in congenitally infected newborns. Despite its great medical importance, there are few treatments available and these are associated with adverse events and resistance. In this work, after screening the drugs present in the Medicines for Malaria Venture Pandemic Box, we found new hits with anti-Toxoplasma gondii activity. Through our analysis, we selected twenty-three drugs or drug-like compounds that inhibited the proliferation of T. gondii tachyzoites in vitro by more than 50% at a concentration of 1 µM after seven days of treatment. Nineteen of these compounds have never been reported active before against T. gondii. Inhibitory curves showed that most of these drugs were able to inhibit parasite replication with IC50 values on the nanomolar scale. To better understand the unprecedented effect of seven compounds against T. gondii tachyzoites, an ultrastructural analysis was carried out using transmission electron microscopy. Treatment with 0.25 µM verdinexor, 3 nM MMV1580844, and 0.25 µM MMV019724 induced extensive vacuolization, complete ultrastructural disorganization, and lytic effects in the parasite, respectively, and all of them showed alterations in the division process. Treatment with 1 µM Eberconazole, 0.5 µM MMV1593541, 1 µM MMV642550, 1 µM RWJ-67657, and 1 µM URMC-099-C also caused extensive vacuolization in the parasite. The activity of these drugs against intracellular tachyzoites supports the idea that the drugs selected in the Pandemic Box could be potential future drugs for the treatment of acute toxoplasmosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mike dos Santos
- Laboratório de Quimioterapia de Protozoários Egler Chiari, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil (G.H.d.S.V.)
| | - Andréia Luiza Oliveira Costa
- Laboratório de Quimioterapia de Protozoários Egler Chiari, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil (G.H.d.S.V.)
| | - Guilherme Henrique de Souza Vaz
- Laboratório de Quimioterapia de Protozoários Egler Chiari, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil (G.H.d.S.V.)
| | - Gabriela Carolina Alves de Souza
- Laboratório de Quimioterapia de Protozoários Egler Chiari, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil (G.H.d.S.V.)
| | - Ricardo Wagner de Almeida Vitor
- Laboratório de Toxoplasmose, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil;
| | - Érica S. Martins-Duarte
- Laboratório de Quimioterapia de Protozoários Egler Chiari, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil (G.H.d.S.V.)
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