It was shown on the model of anemic animals by the method of spleen colonies that non-proliferating CFU-S were resistant against the cytotoxic effect of actinomycin D in concentrations 0.04 to 0.4 micrograms/ml. The entry of CFU-S in proliferation was accompanied by a sharp increase of the sensitivity to the antibiotic in a dose blocking DNA-dependent rRNA synthesis.
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December 2024
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Anambra state, P.M.B 5025, Nnewi, West Africa, Nigeria.
Background: Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, affects approximately 40 million women of reproductive age contributing to preventable anaemia during pregnancy, intrauterine growth retardation and low birth weight. In spite of the high prevalence rate of this disease among school aged children in Abakaliki, no study in Abakaliki has looked at the burden of Schistosomal infection in pregnancy with a view to determining maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Objective: To determine the association between schistosomal infection and maternal anemia, low birth weight, and other neonatal outcomes in Abakaliki.
Nutrients
November 2024
School of Medicine, Emory University, 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Background/objectives: Iron-fortified foods reduce the incidence of iron deficiency anemia. However, the nutritional efficacy of heme iron fortificants is unclear.
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Front Vet Sci
November 2024
Department of Agricultural Science, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA, United States.
Due to their value as a food source, fiber, and other products globally, there has been a growing focus on the wellbeing and health of small ruminants, particularly in relation to anemia induced by blood-feeding gastrointestinal parasites like . The objective of this study was to assess the packed cell volume (PCV) levels in blood samples from small ruminants, specifically goats, and create an efficient biosensor for more convenient, yet accurate detection of anemia for on-farm use in agricultural environments for animal production optimization. The study encompassed 75 adult male Spanish goats, which underwent PCV testing to ascertain their PCV ranges and their association with anemic conditions.
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Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
X-linked sideroblastic anemia (XLSA) is a congenital anemia caused by mutations in ALAS2, a gene responsible for heme synthesis. Treatments are limited to pyridoxine supplements and blood transfusions, offering no definitive cure except for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, only accessible to a subset of patients. The absence of a suitable animal model has hindered the development of gene therapy research for this disease.
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November 2024
Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Campus Rabanales, University of Cordoba, Road Madrid-Cadiz km 396, 14104 Cordoba, Spain.
Chronic hemorrhagic anemia (CHA) and anemia of chronic inflammation (ACI) are difficult to differentiate in small animals using hematology. Advanced hematological parameters (RET-He, Delta-He and %Hypo-He) are used in humans to discriminate between types of non-regenerative anemia. Whether they could be useful in the diagnosis of CHA and ACI in small animals is unknown.
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