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The Bach1/Nrf2 Axis In Brain In Down Syndrome And Transition To Alzheimer Disease-Like Neuropathology And Dementia, Marzia Perluigi, Antonella Tramutola, Sara Pagnotta, Eugenio Barone, D. Allan Butterfield Aug 2020

The Bach1/Nrf2 Axis In Brain In Down Syndrome And Transition To Alzheimer Disease-Like Neuropathology And Dementia, Marzia Perluigi, Antonella Tramutola, Sara Pagnotta, Eugenio Barone, D. Allan Butterfield

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability that is associated with an increased risk to develop early-onset Alzheimer-like dementia (AD). The brain neuropathological features include alteration of redox homeostasis, mitochondrial deficits, inflammation, accumulation of both amyloid beta-peptide oligomers and senile plaques, as well as aggregated hyperphosphorylated tau protein-containing neurofibrillary tangles, among others. It is worth mentioning that some of the triplicated genes encoded are likely to cause increased oxidative stress (OS) conditions that are also associated with reduced cellular responses. Published studies from our laboratories propose that increased oxidative damage occurs early in life in …


Effect Of Nitrogen Fertilization And Cutting Management On The Chemical Composition Of Panicum Maximum Jacq In West Cameroon, B. Boukila, E. Tedonkeng Pamo, F. Tendonkeng, C. N. Meduke Aug 2020

Effect Of Nitrogen Fertilization And Cutting Management On The Chemical Composition Of Panicum Maximum Jacq In West Cameroon, B. Boukila, E. Tedonkeng Pamo, F. Tendonkeng, C. N. Meduke

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Hdac6 Mediates Macrophage Inos Expression And Excessive Nitric Oxide Production In The Blood During Endotoxemia, Yan Wang, Ke Wang, Jian Fu Aug 2020

Hdac6 Mediates Macrophage Inos Expression And Excessive Nitric Oxide Production In The Blood During Endotoxemia, Yan Wang, Ke Wang, Jian Fu

Toxicology and Cancer Biology Faculty Publications

Excessive nitric oxide (NO) production and NO-mediated nitrative stress contribute to vascular dysfunction, inflammation, and tissue injury in septic shock. New therapeutic targets are urgently needed to provide better control of NO level during septic shock. In the present study, we investigated the role of HDAC6 in the regulation of NO production and nitrative stress in a mouse model of endotoxin-induced septic shock. HDAC6 deficient mice and a specific HDAC6 inhibitor were utilized in our studies. Our data clearly indicate that HDAC6 is an important mediator of NO production in macrophages. HDAC6 mediates NO production through the regulation of iNOS …


Chemical Composition Of Panicum Maximum Planted With Different Manure Sources, O. M. Arigbede, Jimoh A. Olanite, Alaba O. Jolaosho, Olufemi S. Onifade, U. Y. Anele, A. O. Amole Aug 2020

Chemical Composition Of Panicum Maximum Planted With Different Manure Sources, O. M. Arigbede, Jimoh A. Olanite, Alaba O. Jolaosho, Olufemi S. Onifade, U. Y. Anele, A. O. Amole

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Boron Fertilizer On Density, Growth, Seed Yield And Nutrient Concentrations Of Centrosema Pubescens Grown In Humid Subtropical Areas Of Yunnan In China, Meifen Huang, Zhanxing He, Jiaxiang Kui, Yi Zheng, Ziwei Zhou, Kehui Lin Aug 2020

Effect Of Boron Fertilizer On Density, Growth, Seed Yield And Nutrient Concentrations Of Centrosema Pubescens Grown In Humid Subtropical Areas Of Yunnan In China, Meifen Huang, Zhanxing He, Jiaxiang Kui, Yi Zheng, Ziwei Zhou, Kehui Lin

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


A Strategy To Predict The Global Warming Gas From Stock Farming —Potential Scaling Law Of The Released Methane From Livestock—, Toshiaki Nakashima, Tsuneyoshi Matsuoka, Yuji Nakamura Aug 2020

A Strategy To Predict The Global Warming Gas From Stock Farming —Potential Scaling Law Of The Released Methane From Livestock—, Toshiaki Nakashima, Tsuneyoshi Matsuoka, Yuji Nakamura

Progress in Scale Modeling, an International Journal

This work examines a scaling approach to predict the amount of methane released from the daily activity of livestock on farms. The subject animals are ruminants, i.e. having rumen or a ruminant stomach, that generates methane through digestion processes via several microbial fermentation steps. The produced methane is mixed into their breathing and released into the atmosphere. Existing data on methane released from various kinds of ruminant livestock were correlated as a power function of an animal’s weight, with an exponent near 0.92. This value is larger than a value of 0.75 which was related to the general metabolism rates …


N‐P‐K Balance In A Milk Production System On A C. Nlemfuensis Grassland And A Biomass Bank Of P. Purpureum Ct‐115 Clone, Gustavo Crespo, Idalmis Rodríguez, Omar Martínez Aug 2020

N‐P‐K Balance In A Milk Production System On A C. Nlemfuensis Grassland And A Biomass Bank Of P. Purpureum Ct‐115 Clone, Gustavo Crespo, Idalmis Rodríguez, Omar Martínez

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Thiamine Deficiency Causes Long-Lasting Neurobehavioral Deficits In Mice, Hui Li, Hong Xu, Wen Wen, Liying Wu, Mei Xu, Jia Luo Aug 2020

Thiamine Deficiency Causes Long-Lasting Neurobehavioral Deficits In Mice, Hui Li, Hong Xu, Wen Wen, Liying Wu, Mei Xu, Jia Luo

Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications

Thiamine deficiency (TD) has detrimental effects on brain health and neurobehavioral development, and it is associated with many aging-related neurological disorders. To facilitate TD-related neuropsychological studies, we generated a TD mouse model by feeding a thiamine-deficient diet for 30 days, followed by re-feeding the control diet for either one week or 16 weeks as recovery treatment. We then performed neurobehavioral tests in these two cohorts: cohort of one week post TD treatment (1 wk-PTDT) and 16 weeks post TD treatment (16 wks-PTDT). The TD mice showed no significant difference from control in any tests in the 1 wk-PTDT cohort at …


Improving The Sustainability And Mitigating Environmental Impacts Of Grazed Grassland, H. J. Di, K. C. Cameron Aug 2020

Improving The Sustainability And Mitigating Environmental Impacts Of Grazed Grassland, H. J. Di, K. C. Cameron

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Nitrogen Fertilisation And Cutting Frequency On The Yield And Regrowth Of Panicum Maximum Jacq In West Cameroon, E. Tedonkeng Pamo, B. Boukila, C. N. Meduke, F. Tendonkeng Aug 2020

Effect Of Nitrogen Fertilisation And Cutting Frequency On The Yield And Regrowth Of Panicum Maximum Jacq In West Cameroon, E. Tedonkeng Pamo, B. Boukila, C. N. Meduke, F. Tendonkeng

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Intensive Grazing Leads To Degradation And Spatial Homogenization Of Topsoils In Two Major Steppetypes In Inner Mongolia, P. R. China, M. Wiesmeier, M. Steffens, A. Kölbl, I. Kögel-Knabner Aug 2020

Intensive Grazing Leads To Degradation And Spatial Homogenization Of Topsoils In Two Major Steppetypes In Inner Mongolia, P. R. China, M. Wiesmeier, M. Steffens, A. Kölbl, I. Kögel-Knabner

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Therapeutic Trem2 Activation Ameliorates Amyloid-Beta Deposition And Improves Cognition In The 5xfad Model Of Amyloid Deposition, Brittani R. Price, Tiffany L. Sudduth, Erica M. Weekman, Sherika Johnson, Danielle Hawthorne, Abigail E. Woolums, Donna M. Wilcock Aug 2020

Therapeutic Trem2 Activation Ameliorates Amyloid-Beta Deposition And Improves Cognition In The 5xfad Model Of Amyloid Deposition, Brittani R. Price, Tiffany L. Sudduth, Erica M. Weekman, Sherika Johnson, Danielle Hawthorne, Abigail E. Woolums, Donna M. Wilcock

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell-2 (TREM2) is a lipid and lipoprotein binding receptor expressed by cells of myeloid origin. Homozygous TREM2 mutations cause early onset progressive presenile dementia while heterozygous, point mutations triple the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although human genetic findings support the notion that loss of TREM2 function exacerbates neurodegeneration, it is not clear whether activation of TREM2 in a disease state would result in therapeutic benefits. To determine the viability of TREM2 activation as a therapeutic strategy, we sought to characterize an agonistic Trem2 antibody (AL002a) and test its efficacy and mechanism of action …


The P-Glycoprotein Repertoire Of The Equine Parasitic Nematode Parascaris Univalens, Alexander P. Gerhard, Jürgen Krücken, Emanuel Heitlinger, I. Jana I. Janssen, Marta Basiaga, Sławomir Kornaś, Céline Beier, Martin K. Nielsen, Richard E. Davis, Jianbin Wang, Georg Von Samson-Himmelstjerna Aug 2020

The P-Glycoprotein Repertoire Of The Equine Parasitic Nematode Parascaris Univalens, Alexander P. Gerhard, Jürgen Krücken, Emanuel Heitlinger, I. Jana I. Janssen, Marta Basiaga, Sławomir Kornaś, Céline Beier, Martin K. Nielsen, Richard E. Davis, Jianbin Wang, Georg Von Samson-Himmelstjerna

Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center Faculty Publications

P-glycoproteins (Pgp) have been proposed as contributors to the widespread macrocyclic lactone (ML) resistance in several nematode species including a major pathogen of foals, Parascaris univalens. Using new and available RNA-seq data, ten different genomic loci encoding Pgps were identified and characterized by transcriptome-guided RT-PCRs and Sanger sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis revealed an ascarid-specific Pgp lineage, Pgp-18, as well as two paralogues of Pgp-11 and Pgp-16. Comparative gene expression analyses in P. univalens and Caenorhabditis elegans show that the intestine is the major site of expression but individual gene expression patterns were not conserved between the two nematodes. In P. …


Soil Quality Assessment In Rangelands Using A Minimum Data Set, Seyed Ata Rezaei, Susan S. Andrews Aug 2020

Soil Quality Assessment In Rangelands Using A Minimum Data Set, Seyed Ata Rezaei, Susan S. Andrews

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Method And System For Terpene Production Platforms In Yeast, Joseph Chappell, Xun Zhuang, Shuiqin Wu Aug 2020

Method And System For Terpene Production Platforms In Yeast, Joseph Chappell, Xun Zhuang, Shuiqin Wu

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Patents

A method is provided for producing modified mutant yeast and the resulting yeast that can be used as a platform for terpene production. The method includes chemical mutagenesis to effect ergosterol dependent growth in yeast. Subsequently, these yeast are subjected to an erg9 knockout mutation to thereby produce ergosterol dependent growth/ erg9 knockout mutation yeast cell lines. The resulting yeast are well suited for use in the production of terpenes.


Seasonal Nutrition Content Changes Of Stockpiled And Standing Leymus Cinereus Forage, Barry L. Perryman, L. B. Bruce, K. Conley, L. Schmelzer, T. Wuligi Aug 2020

Seasonal Nutrition Content Changes Of Stockpiled And Standing Leymus Cinereus Forage, Barry L. Perryman, L. B. Bruce, K. Conley, L. Schmelzer, T. Wuligi

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Use Of Biofertilizer In The Formation Of Joined Pastures With Brachiaria Decumbens And Stylosanthes Sp, L. M. Paiva, H. J. Fernandes, V. A. C. Dos Santos, F. P. De Oliveira, P. S. F. Trevisan, A. V. De Almeida Aug 2020

Use Of Biofertilizer In The Formation Of Joined Pastures With Brachiaria Decumbens And Stylosanthes Sp, L. M. Paiva, H. J. Fernandes, V. A. C. Dos Santos, F. P. De Oliveira, P. S. F. Trevisan, A. V. De Almeida

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Productivity Potential And Seasonality Of Five Grass Species Under Varying Nitrogen Levels At Three Latitudes In Ireland, D. Mcgilloway, Trevor J. Gilliland Aug 2020

Productivity Potential And Seasonality Of Five Grass Species Under Varying Nitrogen Levels At Three Latitudes In Ireland, D. Mcgilloway, Trevor J. Gilliland

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Preliminary Investigations On Columbus Grass (Sorghum Almum Parodi) For Fodder In Semi‐Arid Nigeria: Effects Of Nitrogen Fertilizer On Growth Components And Herbage Yield, B. S. Malami, H. M. Tukur, N. B. Ibrahim Aug 2020

Preliminary Investigations On Columbus Grass (Sorghum Almum Parodi) For Fodder In Semi‐Arid Nigeria: Effects Of Nitrogen Fertilizer On Growth Components And Herbage Yield, B. S. Malami, H. M. Tukur, N. B. Ibrahim

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Seasonal Changes Of Mineral Elements In Yak Blood, Herbage And Soil Around Qinghai Lake, X. L. Luo, J. T. Xu, Y. P. Wei, Z. B. Tong, Y. H. Ma, S. M. Chen, Z. J. Ma Aug 2020

Seasonal Changes Of Mineral Elements In Yak Blood, Herbage And Soil Around Qinghai Lake, X. L. Luo, J. T. Xu, Y. P. Wei, Z. B. Tong, Y. H. Ma, S. M. Chen, Z. J. Ma

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Complex Tissue Regeneration In Mammals Is Associated With Reduced Inflammatory Cytokines And An Influx Of T Cells, Thomas R. Gawriluk, Jennifer Simkin, Corin K. Hacker, John M. Kimani, Stephen G. Kiama, Vanessa O. Ezenwa, Ashley W. Seifert Aug 2020

Complex Tissue Regeneration In Mammals Is Associated With Reduced Inflammatory Cytokines And An Influx Of T Cells, Thomas R. Gawriluk, Jennifer Simkin, Corin K. Hacker, John M. Kimani, Stephen G. Kiama, Vanessa O. Ezenwa, Ashley W. Seifert

Biology Faculty Publications

While mammals tend to repair injuries, other adult vertebrates like salamanders and fish regenerate damaged tissue. One prominent hypothesis offered to explain an inability to regenerate complex tissue in mammals is a bias during healing toward strong adaptive immunity and inflammatory responses. Here we directly test this hypothesis by characterizing part of the immune response during regeneration in spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus and Acomys percivali) vs. fibrotic repair in Mus musculus. By directly quantifying cytokines during tissue healing, we found that fibrotic repair was associated with a greater release of pro-inflammatory cytokines (i.e., IL-6, CCL2, and CXCL1) …


Nitrous Oxide Emissions From Dairy Pasture Systems In New Zealand, Jiafa Luo, S. B. Lindsey, Sterwart F. Ledgard, W. Sun, M. Kear Aug 2020

Nitrous Oxide Emissions From Dairy Pasture Systems In New Zealand, Jiafa Luo, S. B. Lindsey, Sterwart F. Ledgard, W. Sun, M. Kear

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Bacterial Endotoxin Lps On Serotonergic Modulation Of Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission, Jate Bernard, Abigail Greenhalgh, Oscar Istas, Nicole T. Marguerite, Robin L. Cooper Aug 2020

The Effect Of Bacterial Endotoxin Lps On Serotonergic Modulation Of Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission, Jate Bernard, Abigail Greenhalgh, Oscar Istas, Nicole T. Marguerite, Robin L. Cooper

Biology Faculty Publications

The release of the endotoxin lipopolysaccharides (LPS) from gram-negative bacteria is key in the induction of the downstream cytokine release from cells targeting cells throughout the body. However, LPS itself has direct effects on cellular activity and can alter synaptic transmission. Animals experiencing septicemia are generally in a critical state and are often treated with various pharmacological agents. Since antidepressants related to the serotonergic system have been shown to have a positive outcome for septicemic conditions impacting the central nervous system, the actions of serotonin (5-HT) on neurons also exposed to LPS were investigated. At the model glutamatergic synapse of …


Considerations For Studying Sex As A Biological Variable In Spinal Cord Injury, Andrew N. Stewart, Steven M. Maclean, Arnold J. Stromberg, Jessica P. Whelan, William M. Bailey, John C. Gensel, Melinda E. Wilson Aug 2020

Considerations For Studying Sex As A Biological Variable In Spinal Cord Injury, Andrew N. Stewart, Steven M. Maclean, Arnold J. Stromberg, Jessica P. Whelan, William M. Bailey, John C. Gensel, Melinda E. Wilson

Physiology Faculty Publications

In response to NIH initiatives to investigate sex as a biological variable in preclinical animal studies, researchers have increased their focus on male and female differences in neurotrauma. Inclusion of both sexes when modeling neurotrauma is leading to the identification of novel areas for therapeutic and scientific exploitation. Here, we review the organizational and activational effects of sex hormones on recovery from injury and how these changes impact the long-term health of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. When determining how sex affects SCI it remains imperative to expand outcomes beyond locomotor recovery and consider other complications plaguing the quality of …


Effects Of Liming And Nitrogen Application On The Cu, Mn, And Zn Concentrations In Herbage From Extensively Managed Pastures, Harald Laser Aug 2020

Effects Of Liming And Nitrogen Application On The Cu, Mn, And Zn Concentrations In Herbage From Extensively Managed Pastures, Harald Laser

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Tool For Observing Play Outdoors (Topo): A New Typology For Capturing Children's Play Behaviors In Outdoor Environments, Janet Loebach, Adina Cox Aug 2020

Tool For Observing Play Outdoors (Topo): A New Typology For Capturing Children's Play Behaviors In Outdoor Environments, Janet Loebach, Adina Cox

Landscape Architecture Faculty Publications

Engagement in play has been definitively linked to the healthy development of children across physical, social, cognitive, and emotional domains. The enriched nature of high-quality outdoor play environments can afford a greater diversity of opportunities for play than indoor settings. To more effectively design outdoor play settings, we must better understand how the physical environment supports, or hinders, the different types of play which suit children's needs and interests. However, play typologies or observation tools available to date do not adequately capture the unique characteristics of outdoor play. This paper outlines the development and testing of the Tool for Observing …


Impacts Of Long‐Term Enclosure On Soil Microbes In Mountain‐Pasture In Bayinbuluke, Ping'an Jiang Aug 2020

Impacts Of Long‐Term Enclosure On Soil Microbes In Mountain‐Pasture In Bayinbuluke, Ping'an Jiang

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Phosphate Fertilizer On Regrowth Of Medicago Sativa After Defoliation, Huixin Jiang, Yixin Shen, Guiyu Zhai Aug 2020

Effects Of Phosphate Fertilizer On Regrowth Of Medicago Sativa After Defoliation, Huixin Jiang, Yixin Shen, Guiyu Zhai

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Correction Of Sulphur Deficiency On Naturalized Pastures Of Western Patagonia (Chile), Christian Hepp Aug 2020

Correction Of Sulphur Deficiency On Naturalized Pastures Of Western Patagonia (Chile), Christian Hepp

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Response Of Broiler Chickens In The Starter And Finisher Phases To 3 Sources Of Microbial Phytase, O. O. Babatunde, J. A. Jendza, P. Ader, P. Xue, Sunday A. Adedokun, O. Adeola Aug 2020

Response Of Broiler Chickens In The Starter And Finisher Phases To 3 Sources Of Microbial Phytase, O. O. Babatunde, J. A. Jendza, P. Ader, P. Xue, Sunday A. Adedokun, O. Adeola

Animal and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

A broiler chicken study was conducted for 42 D to evaluate their responses to 3 commercially available microbial phytases. Growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and bone mineralization at days 21 and 42 posthatching were used as parameters of evaluation. The study was a randomized complete block design with 12 treatments, 8 replicate pens, and 25 birds per pen. Treatments included a positive control (PC), a negative control (NC) with crude protein (CP), nonphytate phosphorus (P), and calcium (Ca) reduced by 18, 1.5, and 1.8 g/kg, respectively; the NC + 4 levels of phytase A (250, 500, 750, 1,000 FTU/kg), 3 levels …