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Clinical, virological, imaging and pathological findings in SARS CoV-2 antibody positive cat
Kursat Ozer,Aysun Yilmaz,Mariano Carossino,Gulay Yuzbasioglu Ozturk,Ozge Erdogan Bamac,Hasan E. Tali,Egemen Mahzunlar,Utku Y. Cizmecigil,Ozge Aydin,Hamid B. Tali,Semaha G. Yilmaz,Zihni Mutlu,Ayse Ilgı 대한수의학회 2022 Journal of Veterinary Science Vol.23 No.4
This paper reports a presumptive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in a cat. A cat with respiratory disease living with three individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 showed bilateral ground-glass opacities in the lung on X-ray and computed tomography. The clinical swabs were negative for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, but the serum was positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Interstitial pneumonia and prominent type 2 pneumocyte hyperplasia were noted on histopathology. Respiratory tissues were negative for SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigen, but the cat was positive for feline parvovirus DNA. In conclusion, the respiratory disease and associated pathology in this cat could have been due to exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
Antitumoral Effects of Melissa officinalis on Breast Cancer in Vitro and in Vivo
Saraydin, Serpil Unver,Tuncer, Ersin,Tepe, Bektas,Karadayi, Sule,Ozer, Hatice,Sen, Metin,Karadayi, Kursat,Inan, Deniz,Elagoz, Sahande,Polat, Zubeyde,Duman, Mustafa,Turan, Mustafa Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.6
Background: There is a long standing interest in the identification of medicinal plants and derived natural products for developing cancer therapeutics. Here we investigated the antiproliferative properties of Melissa officinalis (MO) from Turkey on breast cancer. Methods: MO extracts were studied for cytotoxicity against breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7, MDA-MB-468 and MDA-MB-231). In vitro apoptosis studies were performed by annexin V staining and flow cytometry analyses. Immunohistochemistry for Ki-67 and caspase 7 in the tumoral tissue sections of DMBA-induced mammary tumors in rats was also performed, along with TUNEL assays to detect apoptotic cells. In vivo anticancer activity testing was carried out with reference to inhibition of growth of DMBA induced mammary tumors in rats. Results: MO showed cytotoxicity against three cancer cell lines, inducing increase in Annexin-positive cells. Expression of caspase-7 protein and TUNEL positive cells were much higher in rats treated by MO, compared with the untreated control group, while expression of Ki-67 was decreased. Furthermore, in vivo studies showed that mean tumor volume inhibition ratio in MO treated group was 40% compared with the untreated rats. Conclusion: These results indicated that MO extrcts have antitumoral potential against breast cancer.
An Outbreak of Tularemia in Western Black Sea Region of Turkey
Saban Gurcan,Muserref Tatman-Otkun,Metin Otkun,Osman Kursat Arikan,Burcin Ozer 연세대학교의과대학 2004 Yonsei medical journal Vol.45 No.1
The aim of this study was to investigate the source and the size of a tularemia outbreak in a village located in a non-endemic area. Five patients from the same village were admitted to hospital with the same complaints all within one week of September 2001. Tularemia was suspected and a diagnosis was made after physical and anamnesis examinations. The village was visited the same week that the patients were admitted to the hospital, in the January and April 2002. The villagers were examined and screened serologically by microagglutination method and the water sources were investigated bacteriologically. A total of 14 people were found to be infected from the outbreak and the oropharyngeal form was the only clinical presentation. Antibody titers ranged between 1:80 and 1:640. The patients responded well to the aminoglycoside plus tetracycline therapy. Examination of the pipewater and three springs revealed that all the water sources were contaminated by coliforms, however, Francisella tularensis could not be isolated in glucose-cystine medium. Antibody levels stayed stable or decreased seven months after. Tularemia had not been reported in this area before, so the first patients were misdiagnosed. In conclusion tularemia should be considered in differential diagnosis of patients with fever, sore throat and cervical lymphadenopaties.