Preliminary Evaluation of Tick Protein Extracts and Recombinant Ferritin 2 as Anti-tick Vaccines Targeting in Cattle.

Anti-tick vaccines have the potential to be an environmentally friendly and cost-effective option for tick control. In vaccine development, the identification of efficacious antigens forms the major bottleneck. In this study, the efficacy of immunization with recombinant ferritin 2 and native tick protein extracts (TPEs) against infestations in calves was assessed in two immunization experiments.

Mast Cell Disease Assessment by Flow Cytometric Analysis.

Mast cells are present at a low frequency in bone marrow, rendering high-sensitivity multiparametric flow cytometric analysis an ideal method to assess antigen expression on mast cells. This article discusses the normal antigen expression profile of mast cells, established criteria to identify neoplastic mast cells, and new immunophenotypic markers and approaches to identify the presence of neoplastic mast cells in cases of mastocytosis.

Morphological and immunophenotypical features of hairy cell leukaemia involving lymph nodes and extranodal tissues.

Aims: Hairy cell leukaemia (HCL) is a rare B cell neoplasm that mainly affects bone marrow (BM), peripheral blood (PB) and spleen. Involvement of lymph nodes and extranodal structures is considered infrequent. Herein we describe our institutional experience of nodal (n = 10) and extranodal (n = 3) HCL during a 30-year period.

Child with temporal lobe hamartoma: A to Z images and a case report.

Gelastic seizure was first described by Trousseau in 1877 and comes from the Greek word gelos (laughs), as laughter is the main feature [1]. Normal laughter is a reactive emotional behaviour and motor action that involves the limbic system, hypothalamus, temporal cortex, and several regions of the brainstem. A female patient, six years old, left-handed, with gelastic seizures, uncontrolled despite being treated with two antiepileptic drugs at high doses, was treated.

Subclavian artery to internal jugular vein fistula following percutaneous internal jugular vein catheterization.

The percutaneous internal jugular vein approach is now a commonly performed procedure for central venous catheterization. Iatrogenic arteriovenous fistulae are a very infrequent complication. We report an asymptomatic subclavian artery to internal jugular vein fistula following two percutaneous internal jugular vein catheterization attempts.