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Effects Of Pasteurella Multocida Toxin On Porcine Bone Marrow Cell Differentiation Into Osteoclasts And Osteoblasts, S. M. Gwaltney, R. J. S. Galvin, K. B. Register, R. B. Rimler, Mark R. Ackermann
Effects Of Pasteurella Multocida Toxin On Porcine Bone Marrow Cell Differentiation Into Osteoclasts And Osteoblasts, S. M. Gwaltney, R. J. S. Galvin, K. B. Register, R. B. Rimler, Mark R. Ackermann
Mark R. Ackermann
The effect of Pasteurella multocida toxin (PMT) on porcine osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation was studied using in vitro cell culture systems. When grown in the presence of Vitamin D3, isolated porcine bone marrow cells formed multinucleated cells with features characteristic of osteoclasts. Exposure of bone marrow cells to Vitamin D3 and PMT during growth resulted in formation of increased numbers and earlier appearance of osteoclasts compared to controls. Ultrafiltered medium from PMT-treated cells likewise increased osteoclast numbers, suggesting that a soluble mediator may be involved in the action of PMT. When cell cultures were treated with fluorescein-labeled PMT, fluorescence was …
Light Microscopic And Ultrastructural Pathology Of Seminiferous Tubules Of Rats Given Multiple Doses Of Pasteurella Multocida Group D Protein Toxin, Mark R. Ackermann, James P. Tappe Jr., John R. Thurston, Richard B. Rimler, Dale E. Shuster, Norman F. Cheville
Light Microscopic And Ultrastructural Pathology Of Seminiferous Tubules Of Rats Given Multiple Doses Of Pasteurella Multocida Group D Protein Toxin, Mark R. Ackermann, James P. Tappe Jr., John R. Thurston, Richard B. Rimler, Dale E. Shuster, Norman F. Cheville
Mark R. Ackermann
Male Holtzman rats were given subcutaneous doses of a purified Pasteurella multocida group D heat-labile toxin on alternate days for up to 22 days. Rats were necropsied at 18 days or 36 days (14 days after last dose of toxin) or when moribund, and testicles were taken for histologic and ultrastructural examination. Other selected tissues, including liver and spleen, were taken for histologic examination. Histologically, testicular and splenic lesions occurred more consistently and at much smaller doses when compared with lesions in other target organs such as liver. Testicular and splenic lesions were present in all rats (6/6) given 0.8 …
Colonization Of The Pharyngeal Tonsil And Respiratory Tract Of The Gnotobiotic Pig By A Toxigenic Strain Of Pasteurella Multocida Type D, Mark R. Ackermann, N. F. Cheville, J. E. Gallagher
Colonization Of The Pharyngeal Tonsil And Respiratory Tract Of The Gnotobiotic Pig By A Toxigenic Strain Of Pasteurella Multocida Type D, Mark R. Ackermann, N. F. Cheville, J. E. Gallagher
Mark R. Ackermann
Seven-day-old gnotobiotic pigs were inoculated intranasally with Pasteurella multocida and euthanatized 2, 5, 9, and 14 days after inoculation. Tissues from the oropharynx and respiratory tract of pigs were cultured quantitatively and analyzed microscopically. Pigs remained afebrile and alert, except one that died of acute fibrinopurulent pneumonia. Pasteurella multocida was isolated in greatest numbers from the pharyngeal tonsils, but only in low numbers from turbinate, trachea, lung, spleen, and liver. Significant histologic changes were limited to the tonsil. Infected pigs developed mild tonsillitis with lymphocytic hyperplasia, and accumulation of cell debris and bacteria in crypts. Capsular antigens of P. multocida, …