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El virus herpes felino tipo 1 genera múltiples problemas y el gato termina con consecuencias que afectan su futura calidad de vida. Este virus está distribuido en todo el mundo y es de fácil transmisión y dado que es un patógeno latente, continúa propagándose sin control a toda la población de gatos. El diagnóstico se basa en los signos clínicos, existiendo hoy en Chile solo un método de diagnóstico de laboratorio específico, implementado para identificar el agente, que no se usa regularmente en la clínica de animales pequeños. Así, el tratamiento y diagnóstico generalmente se basan en el conocimiento y la experiencia del médico veterinario, sin dejar una confirmación real sobre qué agente está causando los síntomas. Esta investigación propuso un método de diagnóstico molecular alternativo a la detección del gen de la timidina quinasa viral, para el cual se seleccionaron gatos menores de 1 año de edad, con síntomas compatibles con una infección con el virus del herpes felino. El método de la Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa (PCR) se utilizó para detectar el gen de la glicoproteína B del virus herpes felino tipo 1, seguido de la determinación del porcentaje de identidad de nucleótidos (PIN) respecto a los datos oficiales del GenBank®. De los 11 gatos estudiados, en solo uno de ellos se pudo amplificar un segmento que correspondía al gen de la glucoproteína B. El PIN resultante (>96 por ciento) confirma que la secuencia obtenida corresponde al gen de la glicoproteína B tipo 1 del virus del herpes felino y se discute la eficiencia del método implementado(AU)
The feline herpesvirus type 1, generates multiple problems and the cat ends with consequences that affect its future quality of life. This virus is distributed throughout the world and is easily transmitted and since it is a latent pathogen, it continues to spread uncontrollably to the entire cat population. The diagnosis is based on clinical signs, today there is only a specific laboratory diagnostic method implemented in Chile to identify the agent, which is not used regularly in the clinic of small animals. Thus, the treatment and diagnosis are usually based on the knowledge and experience of veterinarian without leaving a real confirmation about which agent is causing the symptoms. This research proposed a molecular diagnostic method alternative to timidine kinase detection gene, for which cats under 1 year of age were selected, with symptoms compatible with an infection with the feline herpesvirus. The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method was used to detect the feline herpesvirus type 1 glycoprotein B gene, followed by the determination of the percentage of nucleotide identity (NIP) from official GenBank® data. Of the 11 cats studied, only one of them resulted in the amplification of a segment corresponding to the glycoprotein B gene. The resulting NIP (> 96 percent) confirms that the sequence obtained corresponds to type 1 glycoprotein B gene of feline herpesvirus and the efficiency of the method implemented is discussed(AU)
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Animals , Cats , Cat Diseases , Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Herpes Zoster/diagnosis , Cats , ChileABSTRACT
Objective@#To analyze the expression and clinical significance of solute carrier family 5 member 5 (SLC5A5), the coding gene of sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), in thyroid carcinoma.@*Methods@#The messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of SLC5A5 in thyroid carcinoma and normal thyroid tissues from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) was compared using independent-sample t test and results were shown in one scatter plot. The relation between clinical features of thyroid carcinoma and the changes of SLC5A5 mRNA was analyzed on LinkedOmics using Kruskal-Wallis test or Wilcoxon test.@*Results@#Data from TCGA showed that the SLC5A5 mRNA expression in thyroid carcinoma (1.419±0.049) was significantly reduced compared with that in normal thyroid tissues (3.301±0.087; t=12.66, P<0.01). The expression of SLC5A5 mRNA in thyroid carcinoma is affected by ethnicity (χ2=0.300, P<0.05). Moreover, the expression of SLC5A5 mRNA were decreased with the increase of pathologic grading (Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ) and T, N, M stages (χ2 values: 0.114, 0.215, z values: -0.345, -0.102, all P<0.05).@*Conclusions@#The expression level of SLC5A5 mRNA is associated with clinical characteristic of thyroid carcinoma. SLC5A5 mRNA has the potential to become one candidate biomarker to assess disease and predict the development of thyroid carcinoma.
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A species-specific polymerase chain reaction [PCR] assay was used to identify the species composition of the Anopheles fluviatilis complex in the Islamic Republic of Iran. All the amplified DNA samples from specimens collected from different areas yielded a fragment of 450 bp size, a PCR product corresponding to that of the species denoted as Y. The sequence data from 21 ITS2 [second internal transcribed spacer] regions were compared with those publicly available in the GenBank database and confirmed that the specimens were 100% identical to species Y of India. Species Y is presumably the same as species T that has no role in transmission of malaria in India, whereas An. fluviatilis is known as a secondary vector of malaria in the Islamic Republic of Iran
