Do you see what I see? Optical morphology and visual capability of 'disco' clams ().

The 'disco' clam (Finlay, 1927) is a marine bivalve that has a unique, vivid flashing display that is a result of light scattering by silica nanospheres and rapid mantle movement. The eyes of were examined to determine their visual capabilities and whether the clams can see the flashing of conspecifics. Similar to the congener , exhibits an off-response (shadow reflex) and an on-response (light reflex).

Third eyelid gland neoplasms of dogs and cats: a retrospective histopathologic study of 145 cases.

Purpose: To describe the various types of primary neoplasms affecting the third eyelid (TEL) gland of dogs and cats.

Methods: A retrospective search of the Comparative Ocular Pathology Laboratory of Wisconsin (COPLOW) database was performed. Veterinary ophthalmologists, primary care veterinarians, and, when appropriate, owners were contacted for patient follow-up information.

Clinical, morphologic, and immunohistochemical features of canine orbital hibernomas.

Hibernomas are uncommon benign tumors of brown fat that occur in humans and various animal species. They have not been observed in the orbit of dogs, humans, or other animals. Here we report clinical, light and electron microscopic, and immunohistochemical features of a series of 7 hibernomas arising in the orbital region of dogs.

Comparative ocular anatomy in a blind African cichlid fish, Lamprologus lethops.

Objective: Troglomorphic fishes provide excellent comparative models for studying eye evolution. We describe the gross and microscopic anatomy of ocular structures of the depigmented, blind cichlid, Lamprologus lethops, and its putative sister species, Lamprologus tigripictilis collected from the lower Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Procedures: Both species were fixed, paraffin-sectioned and stained.

Superficial corneal squamous cell carcinoma occurring in dogs with chronic keratitis.

Objective: Canine corneal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a rare tumor, with only eight cases previously published in the veterinary literature. The Comparative Ocular Pathology Lab of Wisconsin (COPLOW) has diagnosed 26 spontaneously occurring cases, 23 in the past 4 years. This retrospective study describes age and breed prevalence, concurrent therapy, biologic behavior, tumor size and character, and 6-month survival rates after diagnosis.

Feline conjunctival melanoma: histopathological characteristics and clinical outcomes.

Purpose: We report on the histopathology and clinical features of 21 cases of feline conjunctival melanoma.

Methods: A total of 18 cases are from the COPLOW collection and three cases from Antech Diagnostics. We tabulated the location of the tumor, pigmentation, cell shape, mitotic index and presence of multinucleated tumor cells.

The histopathological and immunohistochemical characteristics of pigmentary and cystic glaucoma in the Golden Retriever.

A clinical syndrome comprising the formation of thin-walled cysts within the posterior chamber, proteinaceous exudation, and pigment dispersion, which typically culminates in glaucoma is recognized in the Golden Retriever breed. Although not uncommon, this syndrome has been relatively infrequently documented in the literature, particularly from a histological standpoint. Fifteen globes from Golden Retrievers presented to Eye Care for Animals between 2003 and 2009 were evaluated by routine hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) as well as immunohistochemical staining.

Canine ocular gliomas: a retrospective study.

Objective: The purpose of this paper is to classify glial tumors observed in the canine retina and optic nerve, describe the histopathological features and provide prognostic information on these neoplasms.

Methods: The database of the Comparative Ocular Pathology Laboratory of Wisconsin (COPLOW) was searched to collect canine glioma cases. Clinical and follow-up information was gathered from submission forms and an extensive follow-up survey.

Ricinus communis cyclophilin: functional characterisation of a sieve tube protein involved in protein folding.

The phloem translocation stream of the angiosperms contains a special population of proteins and RNA molecules which appear to be produced in the companion cells prior to being transported into the sieve tube system through the interconnecting plasmodesmata. During this process, these non-cell-autonomous proteins are thought to undergo partial unfolding. Recent mass spectroscopy studies identified peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIases) as potential molecular chaperones functioning in the phloem translocation stream (Giavalisco et al.

Does linezolid cause lactic acidosis by inhibiting mitochondrial protein synthesis?

Linezolid, an oxazolidinone antibiotic, inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to 23S ribosomal RNA (rRNA). We studied 3 patients who experienced lactic acidosis while receiving linezolid therapy. The toxicity may have been caused by linezolid binding to mitochondrial 16S rRNA.

Antiemetic efficacy of an oral suspension of granisetron plus dexamethasone and influence of quality of life on risk for nausea and vomiting.

Objectives: To assess the antiemetic efficacy of an oral suspension of granisetron/dexamethasone in patients receiving chemotherapy and to determine whether quality-of-life parameters influence the risk for postchemotherapy nausea and vomiting (PCNV).

Patients And Methods: In an open monocentric study, an oral suspension containing 2 mg granisetron and 16 mg (4 mg for moderately emetogenic chemotherapy) dexamethasone was administered to 43 chemotherapy-naive patients before highly (n = 16) or moderately (n = 27) emetogenic chemotherapy and on the 3 subsequent days (2 for moderately emetogenic chemotherapy). Emetic episodes were recorded and quality of life was assessed prior to each cycle with a questionnaire based on EORTC QLQ-30.

Sequence of morphological and physiological events during natural ageing and senescence of a castor bean leaf: sieve tube occlusion and carbohydrate back-up precede chlorophyll degradation.

The development of castor bean (Ricinus communis L. var. sanguineus) leaves from bud break to abscission was studied to determine whether senescence of phloem precedes or follows chlorophyll degradation in the course of natural ageing of leaves.

Characterization of Ricinus communis phloem profilin, RcPRO1.

The mature, functional sieve tube, which forms the conduit for assimilate distribution in higher plants, is dependent upon protein import from the companion cells for maintenance of the phloem long-distance translocation system. Using antibodies raised against proteins present in the sieve-tube exudate of Ricinus communis (castor bean) seedlings, a cDNA was cloned which encoded a putative profilin, termed RcPRO1. Expression and localization studies indicated that RcPRO1 mRNA encodes a phloem profilin, with some expression occurring in epidermal, cortex, pith and xylem tissue.

Phloem sap proteins from Cucurbita maxima and Ricinus communis have the capacity to traffic cell to cell through plasmodesmata.

In angiosperms, the functional enucleate sieve tube system of the phloem appears to be maintained by the surrounding companion cells. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that polypeptides present within the phloem sap traffic cell to cell from the companion cells, where they are synthesized, into the sieve tube via plasmodesmata. Coinjection of fluorescently labeled dextrans along with size-fractionated Cucurbita maxima phloem proteins, ranging in size from 10 to 200 kDa, as well as injection of individual fluorescently labeled phloem proteins, provided unambiguous evidence that these proteins have the capacity to interact with mesophyll plasmodesmata in cucurbit cotyledons to induce an increase in size exclusion limit and traffic cell to cell.

Cloning of the cDNA for glutaredoxin, an abundant sieve-tube exudate protein from Ricinus communis L. and characterisation of the glutathione-dependent thiol-reduction system in sieve tubes.

Sieve-tube exudate protein (STEP) from Ricinus communis L. seedlings consists of a characteristic set of more than 100 different polypeptides, against which a complex antiserum was raised. This antiserum cross-reacted with dominant protein species (molecular weights 10-30 kDa) present in the sieve-tube exudate and, to a lesser extent, with proteins in tissue extracts of Ricinus and a wide range of other plant species.

Positive selection of EqCD8+ precursors increases equine lymphokine-activated killing.

Lymphokine activated killing (LAK) is an example of natural cytotoxicity, and as such is a critical means of defense against diseases such as viral infection and neoplasia. Despite this important role, the specific molecular interactions involved in LAK or other forms of natural cytotoxicity are only partially understood. In some species, cells capable of mediating natural cytotoxicity express the CD8 molecule, although no specific role has been demonstrated for CD8 in non-MHC restricted cytotoxicity.

Abnormal patterns of equine leucocyte differentiation antigen expression in severe combined immunodeficiency foals suggests the phenotype of normal equine natural killer cells.

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a fatal autosommal disease of Arabian horses that leads to failure of maturation of T- and B-lymphocyte populations, although natural killer (NK) cells are unaffected. Thymic and lymph node tissues from two foals suffering from SCID were examined in an immunohistological study using a panel of monoclonal antibodies recognising equine leucocyte differentiation antigens. In both foals, the majority of cells in lymphoid tissues had an EqCD3-EqCD4-EqCD8+ phenotype, although rare EqCD3+ cells were also detected.

IFN-gamma-mediated antimicrobial response. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-deficient mutant host cells no longer inhibit intracellular Chlamydia spp. or Toxoplasma growth.

The role of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) in IFN-gamma-mediated inhibition of intracellular parasite growth has been examined previously, although earlier work has been largely correlative. In this study, we defined more completely the role of IDO in the IFN-antimicrobial response. Two mutant cell lines, derived from ME180 cells and exhibiting reduced IDO activity (IR3B6A, IR3B6B) were characterized to determine if they retained the capacity to inhibit intracellular Chlamydia and Toxoplasma growth.

Resistance to cadmium mediated by ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis.

Cadmium is a potent poison for living cells. In man, chronic exposure to low levels of cadmium results in damage to kidneys and has been linked to neoplastic disease and ageing, and acute exposure can cause damage to a variety of organs and tissues. Cadmium reacts with thiol groups and can substitute for zinc in certain proteins, but the reason for its toxicity in vivo remains uncertain.

Cloning and characterization of the mitochondrial phosphate transport protein gene from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

We have cloned the gene of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae phosphate transport protein (PTP), a member of the mitochondrial anion transport protein gene family. As PTP has a blocked N-terminus, we prepared three peptides. Oligonucleotides, based on their sequences, were used to screen a Yep24-housed genomic library.

Transfer of amino acids and nitrate from the roots into the xylem of Ricinus communis seedlings.

The loading of amino acids and nitrate into the xylem was investigated by collection and analysis of root-pressure exudate from the cut hypocotyl stumps of seedlings of Ricinus communis L. Glutamine was found to be the dominant amino acid in the exudate and also to be the amino acid which is transferred to the xylem most rapidly and accumulated to the greatest extent. The comparison between uptake and xylem loading showed significant differences in specificity between these two transport reactions, indicating a different set of transport systems.

The differential transport of amino acids into the phloem of Ricinus communis L. seedlings as shown by the analysis of sieve-tube sap.

The cotyledons of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) act as absorption organs for amino acids, which are supplied to the medium. The analysis of the sieve-tube sap, which exudes from the cut hypocotyl, demonstrated the ability of the cotyledons to load particular amino acids into the phloem and to reject the loading of others.

Sucrose transport into the phloem of Ricinus communis L. seedlings as measured by the analysis of sieve-tube sap.

Careful cutting of the hypocotyl of Ricinus communis L. seedlings led to the exudation of pure sieve-tube sap for 2-3 h. This offered the possibility of testing the phloem-loading system qualitatively and quantitatively by incubating the cotyledons with different solutes of various concentrations to determine whether or not these solutes were loaded into the sieve tubes.

Characterization of gamma interferon-mediated cytotoxicity to chlamydia-infected fibroblasts.

Addition of murine recombinant gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) to mouse fibroblast cultures infected with Chlamydia psittaci was found to induce a cytotoxic response that was dependent on the concentration of IFN-gamma added and the multiplicity of infection given. No cytotoxicity was observed for uninfected cells treated with IFN-gamma, nor did infection alone elicit cytotoxicity. Cytotoxicity was detected only if IFN-gamma was present for at least the first 18 h of a 30-h incubation period.

Charge and acidity compensation during proton-sugar symport in Chlorella: The H(+)-ATPase does not fully compensate for the sugar-coupled proton influx.

This study was undertaken in order to demonstrate the extent to which the activity of the plasmalemma H(+)-ATPase compensates for the charge and acidity flow caused by the sugar-proton symport in cells of chlorella vulgaris Beij.. Detailed analysis of H(+) and K(+) fluxes from and into the medium together with measurements of respiration, cytoplasmic pH, and cellular ATP-levels indicate three consecutive phases after the onset of H(+) symport.