Treatment Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients with Acute Posterior Circulation Stroke.

 The benefits of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with acute posterior circulation stroke remain unclear. Currently, there is no evidence from randomized control trials to show the safety and effectiveness of MT in patients with posterior circulation stroke. This study was to evaluate the treatment outcomes of MT in posterior circulation stroke patients enrolling in our hospital during 2010 to 2020.

Fetal mortality associated with backfat thickness at first mating and first farrowing of the primiparous sows raised in a commercial herd in Thailand.

This study aimed to investigate the fetal mortality, including stillborn piglets (SB) and mummified fetuses (MM), in relation to backfat thickness both at first mating (MBF) and at first farrowing (FBF) in 200 primiparous sows accommodated in a commercial breeding herd in Thailand. Backfat thickness of all pigs was measured at P2 position using an A-mode ultrasonography. Based on MBF, the gilts were classified into four groups: MBF1 (≤12.

Expressions of cytochrome P450 aromatase and anti-Müllerian hormone in testes of fattening pigs by the timing of the first vaccination for immunocastration.

In practice, two injections of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) vaccine are recommended for pig immunocastration for effective outcomes. The present study aimed to investigate the expressions of cytochrome P450 aromatase (P450 ) and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in testes, testicular length and testicular histomorphometry of the fattening pigs receiving the first injection of GnRH vaccine 6 weeks earlier than the standard protocol. Based on vaccination protocol, 24 pigs were equally divided into three groups: T1 was vaccinated at 15 and 19 weeks of age, T2 received vaccine at 9 and 19 weeks of age and C remained intact.

Expressions of miR-155 and miR-181 and predictions of their structures and targets in pigs ().

Background And Aim: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are responsible for gene expression control at the post-transcription level in many species. Several miRNAs are required in the regulation of immune responses, such as B-cell differentiation, T-cell receptor signaling pathway, CD4 T cell selection, and so on. Studies on miRNAs have been extensively conducted in humans and mice; however, reports relevant to miRNAs, especially miR-155 and miR-181, in pigs are limited.

An application of sublingual mucosa to establish a new urination passage in male cats with complications after urethrostomy.

This is the first study of using sublingual mucosae to establish a new urination passage in male cats suffering from complications from prior urethrostomy. In total, five domestic male cats afflicted with various complications, such as urethra stricture, scalding dermatitis, and urinary tract infection, after urethrostomy were included in the study. Sublingual mucosa was harvested to graft with abdominal muscles and further made into a tube connecting with the remaining urethra of the bladder at the cranial end and with the prepuce at the caudal end, serving as a new passage for urination.