Phototherapies: photosensitized inactivation of viral and protozoan infectious agents and potential application in blood banking

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Millard M. Judy ◽  
James Lester Matthews ◽  
Franklin M. Sogandares-Bernal ◽  
Joseph T. Newman ◽  
Tran C. Chanh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potential Application ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Blood Banking ◽  
Photosensitized Inactivation

Photosensitized inactivation of infectious agents for sterilization of red blood cell concentrates and whole blood

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Millard M. Judy ◽  
James Lester Matthews ◽  
Franklin M. Sogandares-Bernal ◽  
Joseph T. Newman ◽  
Tran C. Chanh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cell ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Photosensitized Inactivation

Pathology of Bone Cells in Pigs with Experimental Turbinate Osteoporosis (Atrophic Rhinitis)

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 304-305
Author(s):  
A. W. Fetter ◽  
C. C. Capen
Keyword(s):  
Mucous Membrane ◽  
Bone Cells ◽  
Atrophic Rhinitis ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Metabolic Disturbances ◽  
Progressive Reduction ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Fundamental Cause ◽  
Osteocytic Osteolysis ◽  
Uncertain Etiology

Atrophic rhinitis in swine is a disease of uncertain etiology in which infectious agents, hereditary predisposition, and metabolic disturbances have been reported to be of primary etiologic importance. It shares many similarities, both clinically and pathologically, with ozena in man. The disease is characterized by deformity and reduction in volume of the nasal turbinates. The fundamental cause for the localized lesion of bone in the nasal turbinates has not been established. Reduced osteogenesis, increased resorption related to inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane, and excessive resorption due to osteocytic osteolysis stimulated by hyperparathyroidism have been suggested as possible pathogenetic mechanisms.The objectives of this investigation were to evaluate ultrastructurally bone cells in the nasal turbinates of pigs with experimentally induced atrophic rhinitis, and to compare these findings to those in control pigs of the same age and pigs with the naturally occurring disease, in order to define the fundamental lesion responsible for the progressive reduction in volume of the osseous core.

Post-mortem Peyer’s patches: Their potential application in forensic medicine

2009 ◽  
Vol 00 (00) ◽  
pp. 090513010017019-7
Author(s):  
Biagio Solarino ◽  
Giancarlo Di Vella ◽  
Thea Magrone ◽  
Felicita Jirillo ◽  
Angela Tafaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Peyer's Patches ◽  
Peyer’S Patches ◽  
Post Mortem

Comparison of Caseinolytic and Fibrinolytic Assays for Plasmin (Fibrinolysin) in “Fibrinolytic Agents”

1966 ◽  
Vol 15 (01/02) ◽  
pp. 252-272
Author(s):  
K. M Moser ◽  
Mary Belle Frey
Keyword(s):  
Linear Relationship ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Fibrinolytic Agents ◽  
Linear Portion

Summary1. Caseinolytic and fibrinolytic systems for assay of plasmin in fibrinolytic agents are described which are based upon the determinations of AE/min during the linear portion of the casein-plasmin and fibrin-plasmin reaction curves respectively. A " caseinolytic-rate " unit and “fibrinolytic-rate " unit of ÄE/min × 103 during the linear portion of the respective curves are proposed.2. Data are presented indicating that a reliably linear relationship exists between plasmin concentration and these caseinolytic - and fibrinolytic-rate units.3. Data comparing results obtained with the proposed assay techniques and previously-used casein and fibrinolytic techniques are presented.4. Formulae by which caseinolytic-rate and fibrinolytic-rate units can be roughly converted into Remmert-Cohen type plasmin units are offered.5. The theoretical and practical problems which have influenced development of assays for fibrinolytic components are discussed.6. The advantages of the plasmin “rate unit” techniques vis a vis existing assays are delineated.7. The potential application of the techniques to measurements other than the plasmin content of fibrinolytic agents is discussed.

Exposure of the Gulf of St. Lawrence grey seal Halichoerus grypus population to potentially zoonotic infectious agents

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 105-118
Author(s):  
CC Sauvé ◽  
A Hernández-Ortiz ◽  
E Jenkins ◽  
F Mavrot ◽  
A Schneider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Meat Products ◽  
Halichoerus Grypus ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae ◽  
Public Health Significance ◽  
Domestic Livestock ◽  
Health Significance ◽  
Commercial Source ◽  
Polymerase Chain

The population of grey seals Halichoerus grypus in Canadian waters is currently used as a commercial source of meat for human consumption. As with domestic livestock, it is important to understand the occurrence in these seals of infectious agents that may be of public health significance and thus ensure appropriate measures are in place to avoid zoonotic transmission. This study examined the prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp., Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, 6 serovars of Leptospira interrogans, and Toxoplasma gondii in 59 grey seals and determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) the presence of these potentially zoonotic agents in specific organs and tissues of seropositive animals. The presence of encysted Trichinella spp. larvae was also investigated by digestion of tongue, diaphragm and other muscle samples, but none were detected. Seroprevalence against Brucella spp. and E. rhusiopathiae was low (5 and 3%, respectively). All 59 seals tested had antibodies against L. interrogans, but no carrier of this bacterium was detected by PCR. Seroprevalence against T. gondii was 53%, and DNA of this protozoan was detected by PCR in 11/30 (37%) seropositive animals. Standard sanitary measures mandatory for commercialization of meat products for human consumption should greatly reduce the potential for exposure to these infectious agents. However, special consideration should be given to freezing seal meat for at least 3 d to ensure destruction of tissue cysts of T. gondii.

REP-PCR Analysis of Erwinia Genus Bacteria – Infectious Agents of Apple Trees Diseases in Ukraine

2019 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 45-57
Author(s):  
L.A. Dankevych ◽  
◽  
F.V. Muchnyk ◽  
V.P. Patyka ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pcr Analysis ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Apple Trees

An Action Spectrum of the Riboflavin Photosensitized Inactivation of Lambda Phage

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher B. Martin ◽  
Erin Wilfong ◽  
Patrick Ruane ◽  
Raymond Goodrich ◽  
Matthew Platz
Keyword(s):  
Action Spectrum ◽  
Lambda Phage ◽  
Photosensitized Inactivation
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