A rare case of primary breast lymphoma presenting as calcifications on screening mammography.

Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma (EMZL) is a low-grade subtype of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that can affect any mucosal tissue, most commonly the GI tract. Primary involvement of the breast, known as primary breast lymphoma (PBL), is a very rare manifestation. We report an unusual case of a 65-year-old woman with primary breast EMZL presenting as calcifications discovered during screening mammography.

Using RNA-Seq to Explore the Repair Mechanism of the Three Methods and Three-Acupoint Technique on DRGs in Sciatic Nerve Injured Rats.

Objective: To study the effects of the three methods and three-acupoint technique on DRG gene expression in SNI model rats and to elucidate the molecular mechanism of the three methods and three-acupoint technique on promoting recovery in peripheral nerve injury.

Methods: 27 male SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: a Sham group, the SNI group, and the Tuina group. The Tuina group was treated with a tuina manipulation simulator to simulate massage on points, controlling for both quality and quantity.

"Three Methods and Three Points" regulates p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord in a rat model of sciatic nerve injury.

Tuina is a traditional Chinese treatment for sensory disturbances caused by peripheral nerve injury and related diseases. Our previous studies showed that tuina regulates relevant regions and indices of the spinal dorsal horn using the , , and method in (BL37), (GB34), and (BL40). Treatment prevents muscle atrophy, protects spinal cord neurons, and promotes sciatic nerve repair.

Standing magnetic resonance imaging detection of bone marrow oedema-type signal pattern associated with subcarpal pain in 8 racehorses: a prospective study.

Reason For Performing Study: The proximal metacarpal region is a common site of origin of lameness in the performance horse. A number of disease entities are recognised as causes of proximal metacarpal lameness but a definitive diagnosis is often elusive. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is hypothesised to offer advantages over traditional imaging modalities in the investigation of proximal metacarpal pain.

Second generation effects of maternal ethanol consumption on immunity to Trichinella spiralis in female rats.

The deleterious effects of maternal ethanol consumption on neonatal immune development and early immune responses has been well documented. However, the effects of such neonatal exposure to maternally consumed ethanol on the neonates' immune responses in their adult life, especially in combination with additional ethanol exposure, has received little attention. For these experiments, female rats were fed on either 6% ethanol or pair-fed isocaloric control Lieber-DeCarli liquid diets for 30 days prior to, and during, pregnancy and lactation.

Effects of levamisole on ethanol-induced suppression of lactational immune transfer in rats.

Maternal ethanol consumption in rats has been shown to inhibit lactational transfer of immunity to Trichinella spiralis (T. spiralis) from dams to their neonates. The purpose of this study was to determine if this depressed immune transfer could be altered by treating the dams with a known immunostimulatory drug during pregnancy and lactation.

The effects of maternal ethanol consumption on the distribution of leukocyte subsets in the lactating mammary gland of rats.

Significant immunological protection is provided to the newborn by the transfer of maternal leukocytes during nursing. The objective of this study was to determine if ethanol ingestion altered the distribution of T, B and accessory cells in the mammary glands of normal rats or in rats infected with Trichinella spiralis (T. spiralis).

Role of T cell subsets in the maternal-to-neonatal transmission of immunity against Trichinella spiralis during lactation in rats.

We have previously demonstrated the maternal-to-neonatal transfer of immunity to T. spiralis during lactation and have shown that antigen-specific T lymphocytes, when injected into the mother or orally fed to neonates, can mediate this transfer. To further analyze the T cell subsets involved in conferring this protection, T lymphocytes were isolated from the mesenteric lymph nodes of syngeneic donor rats infected 4-6 days earlier with T.

The effects of ethanol consumption on the expression of immunity to Trichinella spiralis in rats.

The effects of ethanol ingestion on immune responses of female rats against Trichinella spiralis (T. spiralis) infections were investigated. Female rats were pair-fed either ethanol-containing or isocaloric control liquid diets for 68 days, during which time they underwent one pregnancy cycle.

Maternal to neonatal transmission of T-cell mediated immunity to Trichinella spiralis during lactation.

The potential of maternally derived cellular factors to mediate immunity to Trichinella spiralis in neonates during lactation was investigated in this study. Female FI rats, infected with T. spiralis, were able to transfer immunity to their suckling offspring, evidenced by a significant reduction in the intestinal parasite burdens of their neonates.

A morphometric study of the effects of ethanol consumption on lactating mammary glands of rats.

Morphometric procedures were used to quantitate changes induced by ethanol in tissue components of rat mammary gland. Rats were pair-fed ethanol-containing or isocaloric control liquid diets formulated for pregnant or lactating animals, or maintained on regular laboratory chow. Short term animals were pair-fed ethanol or control diets from Day 1 of pregnancy through lactation Days 2 or 10.

Distribution of sheep erythrocytes as antigens in rat spleen.

Although sheep erythrocytes (SRBCs) are extensively used as an antigen in immunological studies, their histological distribution in lymphoid tissues has received little attention. The objective of this study was to determine the histological distribution of injected SRBCs in rat spleen. SRBCs were labelled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) to facilitate their identification in spleen sections with fluorescence microscopy.

The relationship of macrophages and erythrocyte receptors to vascular patterns in vole spleen.

The spleens of two species of voles were studied to determine the relationship between arterial terminals, macrophages and antibody-mediated erythrocyte receptors. The vascular distribution was studied by vascular injections and by use of PAS-stained serial sections. Macrophages were identified by their positive metalophil and hydrolytic enzyme reactions and their ability to phagocytose carbon.

Effects of antigen dosage on early localization of specific antibodies in rat splenic germinal centers.

In order to identify the initial site of antibody formation in rat spleen, an investigation was made to determine the effects of different antigen dosages on the localization of specific antibodies against sheep erythrocytes (SRBCs). Sixty rats were intravenously injected with 1 ml of either 1%, 5%, or 10% suspensions of SRBCs and killed at days 1, 2, 3, and 4 after immunization. A tissue agglutination procedure in which the binding of SRBCs to cryostat sections of spleen was used to localized anti-SRBC antibodies.

Myocardial oxygen consumption and regulation of coronary blood flow during stepped relief of the left ventricle.

In 25 calves an atrio-ventriculo-aortic bypass was performed and the metabolism and the regulation of coronary blood flow during stepped assistance of the left ventricle was studied. With mean aortic blood pressure kept constant stepped decrease in left ventricular pressure from 120 to 0 mmHg diminished myocardial oxygen consumption from 7.7 to 1.

The stimulatory effects of diethylstilbestrol and diethylstilbestrol diphosphate on the reticuloendothelial cells of the rat spleen.

The effects of the estrogenic compounds, diethylstilbestrol (DS) and diethylstilbestrol dophosphate (DSP) on morphologically demonstrable characteristics of reticuloendothelial (RE) cells were studied in rat spleen. These included metalophilia, acid phosphatase, nonspecific esterase and phagocytosis. Routine histological and histochemical techniques were used to determine the distribution of metalophilic cells, hydrolytic enzymes, the presence of intracytoplasmic PAS-positive material, hemosiderin sequestration, and the ability to phagocytose injected carbon particles and bacterial organisms.