Publications by authors named "Shinji Sugi"
A 31-month-old Holstein dairy cow aborted at 224 days of gestation with ejection of cheese-like lochia. Citrobacter koseri, which commonly exists in the normal flora of human and animal digestive tracts, was isolated from aborted fetal tissues (liver, spleen, kidney, heart, lung, cerebrum, and skeletal muscle) and fetal membranes. Histopathological examination revealed suppurative fibrinous meningoencephalitis of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem; suppurative bronchopneumonia; suppurative chorioamnionitis; and fibrous splenic serositis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMorphological and genetic analyses were performed on seven species of the family Capillariidae (Nematoda: Trichocephalida: Trichinelloidea), viz. Eucoleus perforans, Eucoleus contortus, Aonchotheca bursata, Baruscapillaria obsignata, Capillaria anatis, Capillaria phasianina, and Capillaria spinulosa, detected in poultry from Japan and Indonesia. Two Eucoleus spp.
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- - The study explored the impact of atopic disease (AD) on reproduction in a mouse model, particularly focusing on uterine natural killer (uNK) cells vital for placental development.
- - Pregnant mice with moderate allergic reactions did not show significant differences in key reproductive outcomes like fetal numbers, abortion rates, and placental size compared to control mice.
- - Although AD led to a decrease in certain uNK cell types and may disrupt placental development, it did not stop the pregnancy, suggesting that some immune factors related to AD could potentially support reproductive success.