Coxiella burnetii, the etiological agent of Q Fever, is a zoonotic pathogen distributed worldwide. It has been reported that virulent strains of C. burnetii are poorly internalized by monocytes compared to avirulent variants. Virulence is also associated to the formation of pseudopodal extensions and transient reorganization of filamentous actin. In this article, we investigated the ability of ...

The development of an osteogenic bone graft substitute has important practical and cost implications in many branches of medicine where bone regeneration is required. Previous in vitro and small animal (murine) in vivo studies highlighted a porous hydroxyapatite/poly (DL-lactic acid) composite scaffold in combination with skeletal stem cells (SSCs) as a potential bone graft substitute candidate...

Abstract Ovine respiratory complex is a significant cause of death in sheep flocks, where Pasteurella multocida the most frequent microorganisms isolated from animals with pneumonia. There an urgent need to refine use different antimicrobials avoid problem antimicrobial resistance and optimize control this disease ovine livestock. The first step approaching gaining insight into susceptibility p...

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate sweet potato feed as an alternative energy supplement for ovine. A latin-square design was used assess the effects of feeding animals 0, 0.5, 1 and 1.5% their body weight in well ryegrass hay (Lolium multiflorum) twice daily, mineral salt water ad libitum. During this 8 males were housed metabolic cages with urine feces collectors. Each round experimentatio...

Intrauterine infection and inflammation are responsible for the majority of early (<32 weeks) spontaneous preterm births (PTBs). Anti-inflammatory agents, delivered intra-amniotically together with antibiotics, may be an effective strategy for preventing PTB. In this study, the effects of four cytokine-suppressive anti-inflammatory drugs (CSAIDs: N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), SB239063, TPCA-1 and NE...

background: the basal medium that supports isolated mouse oviduct (imo) is important for supporting embryo development and quality. methods: the culture of ovine ivm/ivf zygotes was done in imo using sofaacibsa and sofaabsa as basal medium of imo and in sofaabsa alone as control. for preparation of imo mature inbred strain c57bl/6 female mice were synchronized and mated with vasectomized males....