Living with parasites: exploiting tolerance of infection to reduce the impact of gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep DOI
Adam D. Hayward,

Phoebe AC Beal

Livestock, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 29(4), P. 148 - 154

Published: July 2, 2024

Gastrointestinal nematodes are among the most prevalent and damaging infections faced by ruminant livestock. Anthelmintic resistance means that sustainable control is essential selective breeding has been part of this for decades. Breeding, however, focused on promoting to infection, yet almost no empirical work done other which hosts mitigate impact parasites, namely tolerance infection. This review defines concepts resilience, tolerance, with particular attention gastrointestinal nematode sheep. How selection thus far implemented discussed, pros cons each trait evaluated. Tolerance completely neglected in livestock science, its potential mechanisms regard sheep discussed. The authors' understand more about role future also disscussed.

Language: Английский

Goondolinones A and B: Terpenyl-quinolin-4(1H)-ones from an Australian Volcanic Crater Soil-Derived Actinomadura sp., with Selective Activity against Dirofilaria immitis (Heartworm) DOI
Jianying Han,

David F. Bruhn,

Dana Roberts

et al.

Journal of Natural Products, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 24, 2024

A chemical investigation of the Australian pasture soil-derived Actinomadura sp. S4S-00245B09, supported by chemical, bioactivity and cultivation profiling, yielded a new class terpenyl-quinolin-4(1H)-ones, goondolinones B (1 2), featuring an unprecedented fused seven-membered ether. Structures were assigned to 1 2 on basis detailed spectroscopic analysis, including X-ray analysis 1, biosynthetic considerations. Goondolinone (1) lacks antibacterial or antifungal properties, is noncytotoxic two human carcinoma cell lines, but exhibits selective inhibition motility heartworm Dirofilaria immitis microfilaria (EC50 5.1 μM) L4 larvae 21.4 μM). As anthelmintic scaffold, future understanding structure activity relationship mechanism action could inform discovery treatments for other filarial diseases, capable safeguarding health welfare companion animals.

Language: Английский

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Excreted/Secreted 15-kDa Proteins and Serine Protease Peptides from Haemonchus contortus Act as Immune-Response Enhancers in Lambs DOI Creative Commons
René Camas-Pereyra, Génesis Andrea Bautista-García, Gustavo Pérez-Anzúrez

et al.

Pathogens, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(7), P. 604 - 604

Published: July 22, 2024

This study assessed the immunoprotective effect in lambs of a native excreted/secreted 15-kDa protein and two synthesised S28 peptides derived from infective transitory larvae (xL3) adult stages (AS) Haemonchus contortus. Twenty-two Pelibuey were divided into negative positive control groups, as well immunised lamb with 100 µg (15kDaNP) (S28P). The eggs per gram (EPG) haematocrit measured, AS counted morphologically measured. To assess immunoprotection lambs, indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays relative expression analyses immune cytokines performed using serum abomasal samples. Our results showed 72.28% reduction worms (AW) 15kDaNP-immunised group, achieving high clinical response 41% low EPG values (436 ± 661). Conversely, S28P group achieved highest IgG levels (2.125 0.880 OD), AW exhibiting greatest body length (p > 0.05) upregulation IL5 FCεR1A genes associated nematode control. 15kDaNP increased related to anti-inflammatory responses, including IL4, IL5, IL6, IL13 < 0.05). should be explored potential vaccines against sheep haemonchosis.

Language: Английский

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Living with parasites: exploiting tolerance of infection to reduce the impact of gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep DOI
Adam D. Hayward,

Phoebe AC Beal

Livestock, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 29(4), P. 148 - 154

Published: July 2, 2024

Gastrointestinal nematodes are among the most prevalent and damaging infections faced by ruminant livestock. Anthelmintic resistance means that sustainable control is essential selective breeding has been part of this for decades. Breeding, however, focused on promoting to infection, yet almost no empirical work done other which hosts mitigate impact parasites, namely tolerance infection. This review defines concepts resilience, tolerance, with particular attention gastrointestinal nematode sheep. How selection thus far implemented discussed, pros cons each trait evaluated. Tolerance completely neglected in livestock science, its potential mechanisms regard sheep discussed. The authors' understand more about role future also disscussed.

Language: Английский

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0