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Vet Immunol Immunopathol ; 132(2-4): 85-90, 2009 Dec 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19464737

RESUMO

The purpose of this study was to evaluate immunological status in dogs with cancers at different stages, in comparison with normal dogs. The population of canine peripheral blood lymphocytes (cPBL), lymphocyte phenotypes, interleukin (IL)-6 activity and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (alpha(1)-AG) level were analyzed. The tumor-bearing dogs had higher numbers of leukocytes than normal dogs, the count being higher in dogs with more advanced tumors. In the tumor-bearing dogs, differential leukocyte counts revealed higher percentages of inflammatory cells such as neutrophils, acidophils and monocytes, and lower numbers of CD4(+)T cells, than in normal dogs, the lymphocyte counts becoming much lower with tumor progression. In the tumor-bearing dogs, the CD8(+)T cell count at the early tumor stage was similar to that in normal dogs, but decreased with tumor progression, possibly reflecting the development of humoral immunity (Th2). Plasma IL-6 and TGF-beta activities were high in the tumor-bearing dogs. The plasma alpha(1)-AG concentration was also significantly high in the tumor-bearing dogs. Our findings suggest that assay of IL-6, TGF-beta and alpha(1)-AG may be very useful for prognostication in dogs with cancer, and that anti-tumor immunity is potently suppressed in such dogs.


Assuntos
Doenças do Cão/imunologia , Neoplasias/veterinária , Envelhecimento/imunologia , Animais , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Doenças do Cão/patologia , Cães , Feminino , Tolerância Imunológica , Interleucina-6/sangue , Contagem de Linfócitos , Subpopulações de Linfócitos/imunologia , Masculino , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Neoplasias/imunologia , Neoplasias/patologia , Orosomucoide/metabolismo , Prognóstico , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta/sangue
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J Vet Med Sci ; 68(1): 55-8, 2006 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16462117

RESUMO

Previous studies on human uterine and placental tissues have found variants, derived from alternatively spliced mRNAs, of preproendothelin-2 (PPET2) that lack a post-translational proteolytic site essential for normal processing. Here we report a splice variant of cat PPET2 mRNA expressed in the stomach. After cloning the full-length cDNA of cat PPET2, organ distribution analysis of the transcript by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed. In addition to the fragment with a size predicted based on the cDNA sequence obtained by cloning, an additional PCR fragment of smaller size was detected in stomach tissue. Subsequent cloning and sequence analysis of the smaller PCR product demonstrated that it derives from a splice variant with full-length deletion of a region corresponding to exon 4 of the PPET2 gene.


Assuntos
Processamento Alternativo/genética , Gatos/metabolismo , Endotelinas/metabolismo , Precursores de Proteínas/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Gatos/genética , Clonagem Molecular , Primers do DNA , DNA Complementar/genética , Endotelinas/genética , Mucosa Gástrica/metabolismo , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Precursores de Proteínas/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Análise de Sequência de DNA
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DNA Seq ; 17(5): 319-25, 2006 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17343204

RESUMO

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE; EC 3.4.15.1), a dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase, converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II, the central product of the renin-angiotensin system. We here report molecular cloning of the complete open reading frame (ORF) of hamster somatic-type ACE and its expression in hamster organs. The cloned cDNA comprises an ORF of 3942 bp, which encodes 1314 amino acids of the precursor protein of hamster somatic ACE. On the deduced amino acid sequence a putative signal peptide and a transmembrane segment are predicted at the N-terminus and near the C-terminus, respectively. Two homologous domains, referred to as N- and C-domains, are present within somatic ACE, and within each of the homologous domains a putative active center is found, as has been the case in human, mouse, rat and rabbit. The similarity of the hamster sequence with the sequences of these other mammals at both the nucleotide and amino acid levels is high (above 83%). mRNA expression analysis by conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) shows wide distribution of the transcript, with dominant expression in lung and kidney. Quantitative analysis of mRNA expression demonstrates that levels in lung and kidney are 100-1000 times higher than in the other organs, suggesting that these organs are important in the hamster renin-angiotensin system, as they are for other mammals.


Assuntos
Clonagem Molecular , DNA Complementar , Peptidil Dipeptidase A/genética , Peptidil Dipeptidase A/isolamento & purificação , RNA Mensageiro/biossíntese , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Cricetinae , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Peptidil Dipeptidase A/biossíntese
4.
DNA Seq ; 16(5): 329-34, 2005 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16243724

RESUMO

Survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) gene family, overexpresses in various human tumors. Recently this protein has attracted strong interest as a potential prognostic marker because it promotes malignancy through anti-apoptotic activity and is associated with a more aggressive phenotype. To explore the utility of survivin as a veterinary marker of tumor malignancy, we performed molecular cloning of dog survivin cDNA and studied survivin mRNA expression in a variety of naturally occurring dog tumors. The dog cDNA contains a 426-bp open reading frame encoding 142 amino acids of polypeptide, in which a structure termed the baculovirus IAP repeat (BIR) domain, commonly observed in IAPs, is found, as it is in other mammalian survivin protein. The transcript was detected in many adult normal organs including heart, lung, liver, stomach, duodenum, colon, spleen, kidney and testis. As a result of quantitative expression analysis by real-time PCR undertaken for benign and malignant tumors, overexpression of the survivin gene was found in 3 of 18 malignant tumors and in none of the benign tumors, suggesting that survivin overexpression is associated with tumor malignancy in dog.


Assuntos
Biomarcadores Tumorais/biossíntese , Doenças do Cão/metabolismo , Proteínas Inibidoras de Apoptose/biossíntese , Neoplasias/veterinária , RNA Mensageiro/biossíntese , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Primers do DNA , Doenças do Cão/genética , Cães , Feminino , Proteínas Inibidoras de Apoptose/genética , Masculino , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Homologia de Sequência de Aminoácidos
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J Vet Med Sci ; 66(3): 311-3, 2004 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15107564

RESUMO

A five-year-old male Shih-Tzu dog presented with severe vomiting and weight loss. The clinical signs were successfully improved by an eight-day treatment with an H(2)-receptor antagonist, gastrointestinal protectant and antibiotics. Ten days later, however, recurrence of vomiting was seen despite continuous medical treatment. Based on clinical signs and the results of various diagnostic tests including CBC, biochemical analysis, contrast radiography, and endoscopy, a duodenal or pancreatic neoplasm was suspected and exploratory laparotomy was conducted. Some swollen pancreatic regions were found, and biopsy of the pancreas indicated the diagnosis of a gastrin-secreting tumor. Consequently, based on a high serum gastrin level as well as clinical signs and immunohistological findings, we diagnosed the disease as canine gastrinoma, a rare tumor of the pancreas.


Assuntos
Doenças do Cão/patologia , Gastrinoma/veterinária , Pâncreas/patologia , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/veterinária , Animais , Doenças do Cão/diagnóstico por imagem , Cães , Gastrinoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Gastrinoma/patologia , Gastrinas/sangue , Imuno-Histoquímica , Laparotomia , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/patologia , Radiografia
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J Vet Med Sci ; 65(10): 1057-61, 2003 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14600341

RESUMO

Torasemide is a new loop diuretic that combines the effects of furosemide and spironolactone. There are no reports on the effects of torasemide in cats and dogs. This study compared the diuretic effects of furosemide and torasemide in cats and dogs. Cats with pressure overload cardiac hypertrophy were given oral placebo, torasemide 0.3 mg/kg, or furosemide 1 mg/kg or 3 mg/kg. Control and mitral regurgitation dogs were given oral placebo, torasemide 0.2 mg/kg, and furosemide 2 mg/kg for 7 days. Urine samples were obtained at baseline and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, and 24 hr after each drug dose. Urine volume and urine Na(+) and K(+) were measured. Both furosemide and torasemide increased urine volume 1 hr after administration. Furosemide caused a dose-dependent increase in urine volume that peaked at 2-3 hr in cats and dogs. The diuretic effect of furosemide disappeared 6 hr after administration, while that of torasemide peaked 2-4 hr after administration and persisted for 12 hr in cats and dogs. In MR dogs, torasemide for 7 days significantly decreased urine potassium excretion. Plasma aldosterone increased with torasemide, whereas there was no change with furosemide. In conclusion, about 1/10 concentration of torasemide was as potent as furosemide and had a longer diuretic effect in cats and dogs. These data suggest that torasemide is useful for treating congestive heart failure or edema in cats and dogs.


Assuntos
Diurese/efeitos dos fármacos , Furosemida/farmacologia , Sulfonamidas/farmacologia , Animais , Gatos , Diuréticos/farmacologia , Cães , Feminino , Masculino , Valores de Referência , Fatores de Tempo , Torasemida
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