41 research outputs found
Immunological response against Hypoderma spp. in naturally infested cattle: comparative study with different antigens
No full textImmunological response against Hypoderma spp. in naturally infested cattle: preliminary data
No full textStudy on individual kinetics of antibodies in naturally infested goats by Przhevalskiana silenus using Hypoderma antigen
No full textIl contratto di disponibilità (Capitolo XLIX)
No full textIl capitolo ricostruisce la natura e la disciplina dell'istituto del contratto di disponibilità, evidenziandone potenzialità e criticita
Il baratto amministrativo (Capitolo XLVII)
No full textil capitolo ricostruisce la natura e la disciplina dell'istituto del baratto amministrativo, evidenziandone potenzialità e criticita
Serodiagnosis of goat warble fly infestation by Przhevalskiana silenus with a commercial ELISA Kit
No full textCross-reactivity between Hypoderma lineatum antigen and anti-Przhevalskiana silenus antibodies has been demonstrated by an ELISA technique. To evaluate the applicability of a commercial ELISA kit for the immunodiagnosis of goat warble fly infestation, different dilutions of serum and conjugate were tested, the development of antibody to P silenus in naturally infested goats was studied, and the results were compared with an ELISA technique using an antigen extracted from the first instar larvae of H lineatum. The best results were obtained with a serum dilution of 1:50; with both techniques the highest antibody concentration were recorded in October, November and December. In view of the confirmed cross-reactivity between H lineatum antigen and anti-P silenus antibodies, and the simplicity and rapidity of the assay, the commercial ELISA kit can be considered as a useful tool for the diagnosis of goat warble fly infestation
I criteri di aggiudicazione e la pre-valenza dell’offerta economicamente più vantaggiosa,
No full textsP-selectin plasma levels in obesity: Association with insulin resistance and related metabolic and prothrombotic factors
No full textBACKGROUND AND AIM:
Soluble P-selectin (sP-sel) represents a marker of platelet activation. This study was addressed to investigate the associations of sP-sel plasma levels with anthropometric parameters, insulin resistance, and related metabolic and prothrombotic factors.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
50 non-diabetic women, 17 with normal weight and 33 overweight and obese, aged 18-55 years, were examined. Measurements included body mass index (BMI), central fat accumulation (evaluated by waist circumference), systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels, fasting plasma concentrations of sP-sel, glucose, lipids (triglycerides, total cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol), insulin, and prothrombotic factors (plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, von Willebrand factor, fibrinogen), and insulin resistance (estimated by the homeostasis model assessment: HOMA(IR)). Overweight and obese women had higher fasting plasma sP-sel concentrations compared to normal-weight controls (P<0.05). sP-sel concentrations were positively correlated with BMI, HOMA(IR), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting insulin, triglyceride and PAI-1 plasma levels (P<0.05 for all the correlations). When a multiple regression analysis was performed, with P-sel as dependent variable and all the other parameters as independent variables, P-sel did not maintain a significant relationship with any of these variables.
CONCLUSIONS:
s-P-selectin plasma concentrations are higher in overweight and obese insulin resistant subjects, thus possibly contributing to the cardiovascular risk of these patients. However, body fatness and insulin resistance are not independent determinants of fasting plasma sP-sel concentrations
Acute parenchymal lung involvement in a 68-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus, anemia, and thrombocytopenia
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