Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is an important RNA virus that has caused huge economic losses to swine industry in the whole world. Ubiquitin specific protease 8 (USP8), a pivotal regulator of protein degradation, intricately contributes to orchestrating the delicate balance of various biological processes through its deubiquitinating activity. However, the role of USP8 in antiviral immune response to PRRSV remains elusive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMastitis is a common disease worldwide that affects the development of the dairy industry due to its high incidence and complex etiology. Precise regulation of cell death and survival plays a critical role in maintaining internal homeostasis, organ development, and immune function in organisms, and regulatory abnormalities are a common mechanism of various pathological changes. Recent research has shown that regulated cell death (RCD) plays a crucial role in mastitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF, a member of the Pasteurellaceae family, is known for its highly infectious nature and is the primary causative agent of infectious pleuropneumonia in pigs. This disease poses a considerable threat to the global pig industry and leads to substantial economic losses due to reduced productivity, increased mortality rates, and the need for extensive veterinary care and treatment. Due to the emergence of multi-drug-resistant strains, Chinese herbal medicine is considered one of the best alternatives to antibiotics due to its unique mechanism of action and other properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is an epidemic animal infectious disease worldwide, causing huge economic losses to the global swine industry. Fas-associated death domain (FADD) was previously reported to be an adaptor protein that functions in transferring the apoptotic signals regulated by the death receptors. In the current study, we unravel its unidentified role in promoting type I interferon (IFN) production during PRRS virus (PRRSV) infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChicken coccidiosis, caused by Eimeria protozoa, affects poultry farming. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and host defence peptides (HDPs) help host innate immune responses to eliminate invading pathogens, but their roles in Eimeria tenella infection remain poorly understood. Herein, 14-day-old chickens were treated orally with 50,000 E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF. Various plasmid-mediated resistance genes have been reported in , but little is known about their global distribution features, evolution pattern and spread..
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The infection of bovine mammary glands by pathogenic microorganisms not only causes animal distress but also greatly limits the development of the dairy industry and animal husbandry. A deeper understanding of the host's initial response to infection may increase the accuracy of selecting drug-resistant animals or facilitate the development of new preventive or therapeutic intervention strategies. In addition to their functions of milk synthesis and secretion, bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMECs) play an irreplaceable role in the innate immune response.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRapid detection of pathogenic microorganisms is key to the epidemiologic identification, prevention and control of disease in the field of public health. PCR-based pathogen detection methods have been widely used because they overcome the time-consuming issues encountered in traditional culture-based methods, including the limited detecting window-phase of immunological detection. However, the requirement for precise temperature-controlled thermal cyclers severely limits the application of these methods in resource-limited areas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a kind of small molecular peptide that an organism produces to resist the invasion of foreign microorganisms. AMP BSN-37 is a bovine AMP that exhibits high antibacterial activity. In this paper, the optimized gene AMP BSN-37 was cloned into pCold-SUMO for fusion expression by recombinant DNA technology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPullorum disease (PD), caused by Pullorum (. Pullorum), is a serious threat to the poultry industry worldwide. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have drawn extensive attention as new-generation antibiotics because of their broad antimicrobial spectrum, low resistance, and low cytotoxicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play an important role in defending against the attack of pathogenic microorganisms. Among them, the proline-rich antibacterial peptides (PrAMPs) have been attracting close attention due to their simple structure, strong antibacterial activity, and low cell toxicity. OaBac5mini is an active fragment of the sheep-derived OaBac5 belonging to the PrAMPs family.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The rapid emergence and widespread spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria is a serious threat to the health of humans and animals. The pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) integration model based on mutant selection window (MSW) theory is an important method to optimize the dosage regimen to prevent the emergence and spread of drug-resistant bacteria. (AP) is a pathogen that can cause pleuropneumonia in pigs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs a promising substitute for antibiotics, increasing attention has been given to the clinical application of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). In this study, the mode of action of the HJH-3 against Pullorum was investigated. The structure and properties of HJH-3 were examined , and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined to evaluate its antimicrobial spectrum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBacteria have developed antibiotic resistance during the large-scale use of antibiotics, and multidrug-resistant strains are common. The development of new antibiotics or antibiotic substitutes has become an important challenge for humankind. MPX is a 14 amino acid peptide belonging to the MP antimicrobial peptide family.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRestrictions on antibiotics are driving the search for alternative feed additives to promote gastrointestinal health and development in broiler chicken production. Proteins including antimicrobial peptides can potentially be applied as alternatives to antibiotics and are one of the most promising alternatives. We investigated whether the addition of MPX to the diet affects the production performance, immune function and the intestinal flora of the caecal contents of broiler chickens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe continuous zoonotic circulation and reassortment potential of influenza A viruses (IAV) in nature represents an enormous public health threat to humans. Beside vaccination antivirals are needed to efficiently control spreading of the disease. The previous research has shown that NOX2 involved in IAV replication, but the detailed mechanism has not been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, also called Gan Cao, is a commonly prescribed herb in traditional Chinese medicine. Gan Cao is associated with immune-modulation and antitumor potential though its mechanism of action is not well-known. To explore the effects of different dietary levels of Gan Cao polysaccharide (GCP) on broilers, a total of 400 Avian broiler chickens were randomly divided into 4 groups with 10 replicates of 10 broilers each.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of weaning at 21 days of age on cecal chyme bile acids (BAs) in piglets. According to a 2 × 3 factorial design, the main factors were lactation and weaning, and the other factor was 22, 24, and 28 days of age, respectively. Piglets were randomly divided into two groups of eighteen piglets each and six piglets were selected for slaughter at 22, 24, and 28 days of age, respectively, to determine the content of different types of Bas in the intestinal lumen of the cecum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) causes immune repression and intercurrent infections in pigs, resulting in a huge economic loss to the pig breeding industry. Additionally, the spread of PCV2 in pig farms can pollute the living environment of the residents in the farm's vicinity, which increases the rate of infections. Therefore, rapid and sensitive detection methods are needed for disease prevention and timely environmental cleaning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo explore the potential intracellular mechanism of the antimicrobial peptide HJH-3 in killing , a DNA blocking test and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to determine the ability of the peptide to bind bacterial DNA . Laser confocal analysis and electron microscopy were used to observe the binding of antimicrobial peptide HJH-3 and DNA, and flow cytometry was used to analyze the effect of antimicrobial peptides on cell division . The results showed that HJH-3 can bind to DNA to block the diffusion and migration of DNA in agarose gel.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a common pathogen that can cause pneumonia and a variety of skin diseases. Skin injuries have a high risk of colonization by , which increases morbidity and mortality. Due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains, antimicrobial peptides are considered to be among the best alternatives to antibiotics due to their unique mechanism of action and other characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) integration models are used to investigate the antimicrobial activity characteristics of drugs targeting pathogenic bacteria through comprehensive analysis of the interactions between PK and PD parameters. PK/PD models have been widely applied in the development of new drugs, optimization of the dosage regimen, and prevention and treatment of drug-resistant bacteria. In PK/PD analysis, minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) is the most commonly applied PD parameter.
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