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J Vet Med Sci ; 82(2): 109-114, 2020 Feb 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31866633

ABSTRACT

Trueperella pyogenes is an opportunistic pathogen that causes a wide variety of purulent infections. We recently isolated a T. pyogenes strain unable to be identified by the previously reported T. pyogenes pyolysin gene (plo)-specific PCR from the lung of a sheep with astasia. Sequence comparison of plo among representative strains revealed several nucleotide substitutions in the primer-annealing regions. As such substitutions were considered to be a reason for the low PCR specificity, we designed novel primers in conserved regions of plo. Under optimized conditions, the novel primers precisely identified all T. pyogenes strains tested, and no products were generated from any other bacterial strains, suggesting the usefulness of the novel PCR assay for the diagnosis of T. pyogenes infections.


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Actinomycetaceae/genetics , Actinomycetales Infections/veterinary , Polymerase Chain Reaction/veterinary , Sheep Diseases/microbiology , Actinomycetaceae/classification , Actinomycetales Infections/diagnosis , Animals , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Bacterial Toxins/genetics , Hemolysin Proteins/genetics , Lung/microbiology , Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Sheep , Sheep Diseases/diagnosis
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Eur J Pharmacol ; 704(1-3): 7-14, 2013 Mar 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23461847

ABSTRACT

An isolated atrial preparation of the mouse is useful for analyzing the actions of drugs on the myocardium, autonomic neurons and endocardial endothelium. The aim of the present study was to examine the functions of intrinsic neurons of the atrium using a ganglionic stimulant, 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium (DMPP). DMPP (1-100 µM) caused a negative chronotropic action followed by a positive chronotropic action in spontaneously beating right atria and also caused biphasic inotropic actions consisting of initial inhibition followed by potentiation of electrical field stimulation (EFS)-induced contraction in the left atria. Inotropic actions in the left atria induced by DMPP were characterized using some autonomic drugs and M2 and/or M3 muscarinic receptor knockout (M2R-KO, M3R-KO and M2M3R-KO) mice. Atropine and hexamethonium decreased the initial negative inotropic actions of DMPP. In the atria from pertussis toxin-treated, M2R-KO and M2/M3R-KO mice, the negative inotropic actions were abolished. On the other hand, the following positive inotropic actions were decreased by hexamethonium, atropine and atenolol. In the atria from reserpine-treated mice, positive inotropic actions were also decreased. The positive inotropic action induced by DMPP was almost the same in M2R-KO mice but was reduced in both M3R-KO mice and M2/M3R-KO mice. In conclusion, DMPP caused biphasic inotropic/chronotropic actions in the mouse atrium through activation of intrinsic cholinergic and adrenergic neurons. M2 and M3 muscarinic receptors and ß1-adrenoceptor are thought to be involved in these actions.


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Dimethylphenylpiperazinium Iodide/pharmacology , Ganglionic Stimulants/pharmacology , Heart Atria/drug effects , Receptor, Muscarinic M2/physiology , Receptor, Muscarinic M3/physiology , Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-1/physiology , Adrenergic beta-1 Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology , Animals , Atenolol/pharmacology , Atropine/pharmacology , Cholinesterase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Electric Stimulation , Female , Heart Rate/drug effects , Male , Mice , Mice, Knockout , Muscarinic Antagonists/pharmacology , Myocardial Contraction/drug effects , Physostigmine/pharmacology , Receptor, Muscarinic M2/antagonists & inhibitors , Receptor, Muscarinic M3/antagonists & inhibitors
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