Scanning electron microscopy of the orbital harderian gland in the male atlantic bottlenose dolphin (tursiops truncatus)

Abstract

Background. Leprosy is a debilitating infectious disease of human skin and nerves. Genetics factors of the host play an important role in the disease susceptibility. Toll-interacting protein (TOLLIP) is an inhibitory adaptor protein within the toll-like receptor (TLR) pathway, which recognizes structurally conserved molecular patterns of microbial pathogens, initiating immune responses. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of variants in the TOLLIP gene with susceptibility to leprosy in Mexican patients. Methods. TOLLIP polymorphisms were studied using a case-control design of Mexican patients with lepromatous leprosy (LL). The polymorphisms of TOLLIP at loci -526 C>G (rs5743854), 1309956C>T (rs3750920), 1298430C>A (rs5744015), and 1292831 G>A (rs3750919) were analyzed by PCR, with sequence-specific primers in LL patients and healthy subjects (HS) as controls. Results. Genotype distributions were in Hardy Weinberg equilibrium for all sites except for rs3750920. Neither genotype nor allele frequencies were statistically different between LL patients and controls (P>0.05). The maximum pairwise D' coefficient reached was 0.44 of linkage (P=0.01) for all the polymorphisms except for rs5743854. The three loci haplotype comparison yielded no significant differences between groups. Conclusions. Just the individuals with genotype C/C of rs3750920 have a trend of protective effect to developing LL. " 2013 Margarita Montoya-Buelna et al.",,,,,,"10.1155/2013/459169",,,"http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/44334","http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84888997105&partnerID=40&md5=f3f8984d60158db6a8b84ced75fc2c70

http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&D=medl&AN=24294608",,,,,,,,"BioMed Research International",,,,"2013",,"Scopus

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WOS",,,,"Index Medicus;Adult;Aged;Female;Gene Frequency;Genetic Association Studies;Genetic Predisposition to Disease;Genotype;Haplotypes;Humans;Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/ge [Genetics];Leprosy/ge [Genetics];Leprosy/pa [Pathology];Linkage Disequilibrium;Male;Mexico;Middle Aged;Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide;Toll-Like Receptors/ge [Genetics]",,,,,,,,"Role of toll-interacting protein gene polymorphisms in leprosy Mexican patients",,"Article" "46108","123456789/35008",,"Dayakar, S., Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500016, India, Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation, Jubilee Hills, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad-500033, India; Reddy, T.P.K., Instituto de Genetica, Dpto. de Biologia Molecular y Genomica, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, C.P. 44340, Jalisco, Mexico; Rao, S.P., Heart Institute, Jubilee Hills, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad-500033, India; Sesikeran, S.B., Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation, Jubilee Hills, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad-500033, India; Sadhnani, M., Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500016, India",,"Dayakar, S.

Reddy, T.P.K.

Rao, S.P.

Sesikeran, S.B.

Sadhnani, M.",,"2011",,"[No abstract available]",,,,,,"10.1016/j.thromres.2011.07.010",,,"http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/44329","http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-82355173360&partnerID=40&md5=c1b07a534533211116a369d2fa9964a2",,,,,,"6",,"Thrombosis Research",,"595

597",,"128",,"Scopus

WOS",,,,,,,,,,,,"Role of platelet glycoprotein receptor IIIa PI A2 and traditional risk factors in the etiology of coronary thrombosis",,"Letter" "46119","123456789/35008",,"Phillips, J.P., Instituto de Astronomía y Meteorología, Universidad de Guadalajara, Av. Vallarta 2602, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico",,"Phillips, J.P.",,"1999",,"We have investigated a broad range of evidence concerning rotation in molecular clouds. As a consequence, we show that trends in specific angular momentum J/M and angular velocity ? are inconsistent with certain models of isothermal, non-magnetic cloud rotation. Similarly, models of rotation which invoke turbulent vorticity may have only limited applicability to clumps and condensations. There is evidence to favour an important rule for rotation in maintaining the stability of disks, larger cloud structures, and perhaps a large fraction of intermediate sized clouds, whilst rotation may also be implicated in maintaining observed departures from cloud sphericity. Although it is conceivable that magnetic braking is responsible for the radial decrement in specific angular momentum, it appears that observed gradients dln(J/M)/dln(R) are significantly shallower than is normally anticipated through this mechanism. The variation of angular momentum with cloud mass M (viz. J ? M1.7) appears to be highly correlated, and is consistent with models of clump merging in isothermal rotating clouds. Similarly, the orientations of the angular velocity vectors for clumps and condensations appear broadly random, suggesting a turbulent origin for observed components of ? or, alternatively, a process of randomisation through magnetic and/or dynamic clump interactions. By contrast, isolated clouds (and perhaps also disks) are shown to have angular velocity vectors oriented predominantly towards the north and south galactic poles; a distribution which would be anticipated were components of J to arise from galactic shear. We show, finally, that most of the cloud subgroups appear to follow similar functional trends in J, J/M, and ?. Disks and rings, on the other hand, appear to depart from these variations to a significant degree; a difference which presumably derives from their distinct spatio-kinematic structures.",,,,,,,,,"http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/44340","http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-4243288045&partnerID=40&md5=63cbdadd92e4db9d891dec2153ea7970",,,,,,"2",,"Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series",,"241

254",,"134",,"Scopus

WOS",,,,,,"ISM: clouds; ISM: kinematics and dynamics; ISM: molecules; ISM: structure",,,,,,"Rotation in molecular clouds",,"Article" "46133","123456789/35008",,"Castillo, A., Department of Animal Science, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, United States; Mercado, I., Department of Animal Science, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, United States; Lucia, L.M., Department of Animal Science, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, United States; Martínez-Ruiz, Y., Department of Biology and Pharmacy, Prog. in Biotechnological Processes, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, 44430, Mexico; Ponce De León, J., Department of Biology and Pharmacy, Prog. in Biotechnological Processes, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, 44430, Mexico; Murano, E.A., Department of Animal Science, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, United States; Acuff, G.R., Department of Animal Science, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, United States",,"Castillo, A.

Mercado, I.

Lucia, L.M.

Martinez-Ruiz, Y.

Ponce De Leon, J.

Murano, E.A.

Acuff, G.R.",,"2004",,"Six cantaloupe farms and packing plants in South Texas (950 cantaloupe, 140 water, and 45 environmental samples), including the Rio Grande Valley area, and three farms in Colima State, Mexico (300 cantaloupe, 45 water, and 15 environmental samples), were sampled to evaluate cantaloupe contamination with Salmonella and Escherichia coli during production and processing. Samples collected from external surfaces of cantaloupes, water, and the environments of packing sheds on cantaloupe farms were examined for the presence of Salmonella and E. coli. Of a total of 1,735 samples collected, 31 (1.8%) tested positive for Salmonella. Fifteen Salmonella serotypes were isolated from samples collected in Texas, and nine from samples collected in Colima. Two serotypes (Poona and Oranienburg) that have been associated with three large Salmonella outbreaks in the United States and Canada linked to the consumption of contaminated cantaloupe were found in water samples collected at four farms (three from the United States). Susceptibility of Salmonella isolates to 10 antimicrobials was evaluated by disk diffusion. Eighty-eight percent of the isolates from the United States and Mexico were pansusceptible to the antimicrobials tested; eight isolates from the United States demonstrated an intermediate susceptibility to streptomycin and only two isolates were resistant to the same antimicrobial. From Mexico, four isolates showed an intermediate susceptibility to streptomycin and one isolate was resistant to nalidixic acid and streptomycin. Repetitive sequence-based PCR analysis of Salmonella isolates helped to trace potential sources of Salmonella contamination in source water and in subsequent water samples obtained after the filtration systems of U.S. and Mexican cantaloupe farms. No differences could be seen between the levels of Salmonella contamination in melons from both countries.",,,,,,,,,"http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/44354","http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-1842476010&partnerID=40&md5=8759b3101c07ee57dec67cc52962e568",,,,,,"4",,"Journal of Food Protection",,"713

720",,"67",,"Scopus

WOS",,,,,,,,,,,,"Salmonella contamination during production of cantaloupe: A binational study",,"Article" "46124","123456789/35008",,"García-Castillo, C.G., Cuerpo Académico de Ganadería Tropical Sustentable, Facultad de Ciencias agrícolas, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Framboyanes No. 34, entre Av. Palmas y Av. Rosas, CP. 30780. Fracc. Laureles I. Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico; Martínez-Tinajero, J.J., Cuerpo Académico de Ganadería Tropical Sustentable, Facultad de Ciencias agrícolas, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Framboyanes No. 34, entre Av. Palmas y Av. Rosas, CP. 30780. Fracc. Laureles I. Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico; Montañez-Valdez, O.D., Departamento de Desarrollo Regional, CUSUR, Universidad de Guadalajara, Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico; Sánchez-Orozco, L., Cuerpo Académico de Ganadería Tropical Sustentable, Facultad de Ciencias agrícolas, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Framboyanes No. 34, entre Av. Palmas y Av. Rosas, CP. 30780. Fracc. Laureles I. Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico; Posada-Cruz, S., Cuerpo Académico de Ganadería Tropical Sustentable, Facultad de Ciencias agrícolas, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Framboyanes No. 34, entre Av. Palmas y Av. Rosas, CP. 30780. Fracc. Laureles I. Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico; Izaguirre-Flores, F., Cuerpo Académico de Ganadería Tropical Sustentable, Facultad de Ciencias agrícolas, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Framboyanes No. 34, entre Av. Palmas y Av. Rosas, CP. 30780. Fracc. Laureles I. Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico; Martínez-Priego, G., Programa de Ganadería, Colegio de Postgraduados, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico",,"García-Castillo, C.G.

Martinez-Tinajero, J.J.

Montanez-Valdez, O.D.

Sanchez-Orozco, L.

Posada-Cruz, S.

Izaguirre-Flores, F.

Martinez-Priego, G.",,"2008",,"This study had the aim to estimate the ruminal degradability and kinetic degradative of the dry matter (MS) of the cuajilote fruit (Parmentiera edulis DC) in three states of maturity collected during the dry season in a humid warm climate region of the coast at Chiapas state, Mexico, to analyze its forage potential. The technique of nylon bag was applied with heifers permanently fissured of rumen (being used like experimental units) that grazed star of Africa grass and a supplementation with 400 g/d of concentrate (grain of ground sorghum, paste of soya and minerals). They were incubated in rumen, 5 g of ground of cuajilote sample (chilillos, green, and mature) in nylon bags (large: 10 x 5 cm and pore: 52 ?) in periods of 0, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 72 h. The treatments (maturity states) were distributed in a completely random design with four repetitions by treatment. The disappearance of the MS (DISMS, %) of the chilillos was twice greater (P<0.001) than the green, although smaller than the DISMS of the mature fruit. The type of MS fluctuated (P<0,001) depending on the maturity state, showing that degradable MS and soluble MS were more elevated in the mature fruit, followed by the chilillos and the greens (14,6 and 7.3 vs. 1,5%, as well as 29,3, 25,2 vs. 15,7%, respectively). On the other side, the degradable MS of the mature fruit begins to degrade more rapidly (0.0, 1.6, and 1.8 h for mature, chilillos, and greens, respectively) and a faster rate than the chilillos or greens (0.04 vs 0.03). The potential digestibility of the MS (%) was higher (P<0.05) in mature fruit (43.9) than the chilillos (32.0) and the greens (17.2). The same tendency appeared for the effective degradability. It is concluded that the MS of the mature fruit showed more availability of ruminal degradation than the chilillos and the greens, but the dry matter of this fruit showed a low ruminal availability indicating that it is not a material that can replace tropical forages.",,,,,,,,,"http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/44345","http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-45549092470&partnerID=40&md5=f1729efc0978f8e7cb3e19cac667b038",,,,,,"1",,"Zootecnia Tropical",,"1

8",,"26",,"Scopus",,,,,,"Cuajilote fruit; Effective degradability; Fistulae bovines; In situ digestibility; Rumen",,,,,,"Ruminal degradation of the dry matter of the cuajilote fruit (Parmentiera edulis) [Degradación ruminal de la materia seca del fruto cuajilote (Parmentiera edulis)]",,"Article" "46129","123456789/35008",,"Contreras, A.M., Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico; Reta, C.B., Hospital General de Zona con Medicina Familiar No. 6, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico; Torres, O., Banco Central de Sangre, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico; Celis, A., Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico; Domínguez, J., Banco Central de Sangre, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico",,"Contreras, A.M.

Reta, C.B.

Torres, O.

Celis, A.

Dominguez, J.",,"2011",,"Objective: To determine the prevalence of viral infections (HBV, HCV and HIV) in serological window period in blood donors screened with nucleic acid testing (NAT). Materials and Methods: We assessed all blood donors from July 2008 to June 2009 at the Central Blood Bank of the Mexican Institute of Social Security. Medical history was made and provided an information brochure and self-exclusion questionnaire. All blood donors were tested with serological tests (Ag-HBVs, Anti-HCV and Anti-HIV) and molecular testing with NAT for HBV, HCV and HIV. The window period was defined with the positive NAT and negative serological test. Results: During one year, we evaluated 47 847 blood donors. None subject was identified with viral infection (HBV, HCV and HIV) in serological window period. Positive serological testing were found for HBV in 78 (0.2%), 318 (0.7%) for HCV and 155 (0.3%) for HIV. Positive NAT was demonstrated only in donors with positive serology: 26 of 78 with HBV, 56 of 318 with HCV and 16 of 155 with HIV. Conclusion: This is the first study in México showed no viral infections (HBV, HCV and HIV) during serological window period in blood donors; The medical history and the self-exclusion questionnaire help to improve blood transfusion safety.",,,,,,,,,"http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/44350","http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84855362500&partnerID=40&md5=81d385d9e3e9c1a08032d2d9a5a94324",,,,,,"SUPPL. 1",,"Salud Publica de Mexico",,"S13

S18",,"53",,"Scopus",,,,,,"Blood donations; HBV; HCV; HIV; Serological window period; Viral infections transmission",,,,,,"Safe blood in the absence of viral infections due to HBV, HCV and HIV in serological window period in donors [Sangre segura en ausencia de infecciones virales por VHB, VHC y VIH en período de ventana serológica de donadores]",,"Article" "46114","123456789/35008",,"Martínez-Ibarra, J.A., Colegio de Postgraduados, Instituto de Fitosanidad, km 35.5 Carretera Mexico-Texcoco, Estado de Mexico, Mexico D.F., Mexico; Bárcenas-Ortega, N.M., Colegio de Postgraduados, Instituto de Fitosanidad, km 35.5 Carretera Mexico-Texcoco, Estado de Mexico, Mexico D.F., Mexico; Nogueda-Torres, B., Escla. Nac. de Cie. Biol., Inst. Politécnico Nacional, Colonia Casco de Santo Tomás, México, D.F, Mexico; Alejandre-Aguilar, R., Escla. Nac. de Cie. Biol., Inst. Politécnico Nacional, Colonia Casco de Santo Tomás, México, D.F, Mexico; Rodríguez, M.L., Escla. Nac. de Cie. Biol., Inst. Politécnico Nacional, Colonia Casco de Santo Tomás, México, D.F, Mexico; Magallán-Gastélum, E., Ctro. Univ. en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, D.F, Mexico; López-Martínez, V., Colegio de Postgraduados, Instituto de Fitosanidad, km 35.5 Carretera Mexico-Texcoco, Estado de Mexico, Mexico D.F., Mexico; Romero-Nápoles, J., Colegio de Postgraduados, Instituto de Fitosanidad, km 35.5 Carretera Mexico-Texcoco, Estado de Mexico, Mexico D.F., Mexico",,"Martinez-Ibarra, J.A.

Barcenas-Ortega, N.M.

Nogueda-Torres, B.

Alejandre-Aguilar, R.

Rodriguez, M.L.

Magallon-Gastelum, E.

Lopez-Martinez, V.

Romero-Napoles, J.",,"2001",,"From August 1997 to August 1998, 334 specimens of Triatoma longipennis and 62 of T. picturata were collected in four groups of localities placed in the zone from Guadalajara, Jalisco to Tepic, Nayarit, in the West Coast of Mexico. Most T. longipennis were collected outdoors (69.2%) while most T. picturata (58.1%) were collected indoors. All collected specimens were examined for Trypanosoma cruzi infection, which was detected on 98 (29.3%) T. longipennis and 17 (27.4%) T. picturata. This study confirms the role of T. longipennis and T. picturata as some of the main T. cruzi vectors to humans in Mexico. Habitation Infestation Rate with T. longipennis was of 0.09 and with T. picturata was of 0.03 and the predominating ecotopes were pile of blocks, chicken coops, pigsties, wall crawls and beds.",,,,,,,,,"http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/44335","http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035257604&partnerID=40&md5=c668e5fb7290732d693465e272b1b470",,,,,,"2",,"Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz",,"141

144",,"96",,"Scopus

WOS",,,,,,"Mexico; Triatoma; Trypanosoma cruzi; West Coast",,,,,,"Role of Two Triatoma (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) Species in the Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) to Man in the West Coast of Mexico",,"Article" "46144","123456789/35008",,"Ortiz, G.G., Laboratorio de Desarrollo-Envejecimiento, Division of Neurociencias, CIBO-IMSS, C.P. 44340, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; Feria-Velasco, A., Laboratorio Morfología de Alta Resolución, CUCBA, Universidad de Guadalajara, C. P. 45100, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; Pacheco-Moisés, F.P., Departamento de Química CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, C. P. 44520, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; Rodríguez-Reinoso, S., Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Texas AandM University, College Station, TX 77842, United States; Cruz-Ramos, J.A., Laboratorio de Desarrollo-Envejecimiento, Division of Neurociencias, CIBO-IMSS, C.P. 44340, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; Rosales-Corral, S.A., Laboratorio de Desarrollo-Envejecimiento, Division of Neurociencias, CIBO-IMSS, C.P. 44340, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; Reiter, R.J., Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, United States",,"Ortiz, G.G.

Feria-Velasco, A.

Pacheco-Moises, F.P.

Rodriguez-Reinoso, S.

Cruz-Ramos, J.A.

Rosales-Corral, S.A.

Reiter, R.J.",,"2009",,"The ultrastructure of the Harderian gland of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We found the following surface features: the typical round appearance of the ascinar glandular unit with a finely granular surface, a thin cortex and immediately below two types of cells: type I cells (characterized by small lipid vacuoles) and type II cells (characterized by large lipid vacuoles). It has been suggested that different cells forms represent a single cell type in varying activity states. Additionally, a coalescent tubular complex, a small balloon-like structures and large globular structures were observed. These structures may be reservoirs of secretion products. " 2009 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.