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Veterinary Sciences
Alba M. Garcia-Lino, Dafne Garcia-Mateos, Indira Alvarez-Fernandez, Esther Blanco-Paniagua, Juan M. Medina, Gracia Merino, Ana Alvarez
Summary: The study demonstrated that eprinomectin is an effective ABCG2 inhibitor, reducing the transport of danofloxacin and meloxicam and increasing the systemic exposure of these drugs. The systemic concentration of meloxicam was significantly increased with coadministration of eprinomectin, showing an increase of over 40% in the AUC (0-72 h) value.
RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
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Microbiology
Esther Blanco-Paniagua, Laura Alvarez-Fernandez, Alba M. Garcia-Lino, Ana Alvarez, Gracia Merino
Summary: ABZ metabolites ABZSO(2) and ABZSO(2)-NH2 are in vitro substrates of ABCG2 and actively secreted into milk by ABCG2.
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
(2022)
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Veterinary Sciences
Esther Blanco-Paniagua, Alba M. Garcia-Lino, Laura Alvarez-Fernandez, Ana Alvarez, Gracia Merino
Summary: The study confirms the role of ABCG2 transporter protein in the secretion of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam into milk, and demonstrates that ivermectin, as an inhibitor of ABCG2, can reduce the concentration of meloxicam in milk.
RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
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Parasitology
Tania Rojas-Campos, Froylan Ibarra-Velarde, Yolanda Vera-Montenegro, Miguel Flores-Ramos, Irene Cruz-Mendoza, Gerardo Leyva-Gomez, Alicia Hernandez-Campos
Summary: This study compared the fasciolicidal efficacy of a new injectable formulation of fosfatriclaben with subcutaneous closantel and oral triclabendazole. Results showed that fosfatriclaben and triclabendazole had similar efficacy, but fosfatriclaben's intramuscular administration was more convenient and had lower dosage.
VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Christina D. Moon, Luis Carvalho, Michelle R. Kirk, Alan F. McCulloch, Sandra Kittelmann, Wayne Young, Peter H. Janssen, Dave M. Leathwick
Summary: Anthelmintic treatments, including a controlled release capsule (CRC) and a long-acting moxidectin injection (LAI), were found to significantly impact the rumen microbiota composition in adult ewes. The CRC treatment increased the relative abundances of specific archaeal species, while the LAI treatment led to minor changes in the bacterial and fungal communities. Overall, the anthelmintic treatments resulted in few but highly significant changes to the rumen microbiota composition.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Agronomy
Ruonan Li, Yuehui Ma, Lin Jiang
Summary: The dairy sheep industry is a significant but underdeveloped part of the small ruminant industry. Sheep milk has higher nutritional value compared to goat milk and cow milk, with abundant fat yield, protein percentage, and mineral contents. There have been studies on genetic factors influencing milk production and composition traits, providing opportunities for the development of the sheep milk industry. However, further research is still needed in this field.
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Parasitology
Froylan Ibarra-Velarde, Tania Rojas-Campos, Yolanda Vera-Montenegro, Miguel Flores-Ramos, Rafael Castillo, Gerardo Leyva-Gomez
Summary: The study aimed to determine the effective dose of fosfatriclaben through a field study in sheep naturally infected with F. hepatica. Results showed that fosfatriclaben had a high fasciolicidal efficacy similar to triclabendazole, with only half the dose required to remove eggs and flukes in the sheep studied.
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
(2022)
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Food Science & Technology
Magdalena Kowalczyk, Agata Znamirowska, Magdalena Buniowska
Summary: The study aimed to assess the impact of inulin and apple fiber on ice cream properties and the survival of probiotics. Results showed that ice cream maintained its probiotic status and factors like bacteria type, fiber addition, and storage time significantly influenced the appearance of ice cream.
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Microbiology
Esther Blanco-Paniagua, Laura Alvarez-Fernandez, Andrea Rodriguez-Alonso, Alicia Millan-Garcia, Ana I. Alvarez, Gracia Merino
Summary: Clorsulon is an effective drug for treating helminthic zoonoses and has high broad-spectrum antiparasitic efficacy when used in combination with ivermectin. The safety and efficacy of clorsulon should be studied by considering drug-drug interactions mediated by ABC transporters. This study demonstrates that clorsulon is actively secreted into milk by ABCG2 transporter and its secretion into milk is reduced by coadministration with ivermectin.
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
(2023)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Celso F. Balthazar, Nelci A. de Moura, Guilherme R. Romualdo, Ramon S. Rocha, Tatiana C. Pimentel, Erick A. Esmerino, Monica Q. Freitas, Antonella Santillo, Marcia Cristina Silva, Luis F. Barbisan, Adriano G. Cruz, Marzia Albenzio
Summary: The addition of prebiotic and probiotic ingredients in sheep milk ice cream can reduce chemically induced mouse colon carcinogenesis, especially the SYNB intervention which showed a decreased incidence of high-grade premalignant lesions in the colonic mucosa.
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2021)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Ion Valeriu Caraba, Marioara Nicoleta Caraba
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effect of a fodder complex on the milk production and quality of Turcana sheep. The results showed that the additional feed improved the milk quality and there were no sources of pollution in the grazing area.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Pablo G. Toral, Leticia Abecia, Gonzalo Hervas, David R. Yanez-Ruiz, Pilar Frutos
Summary: This study used metabolomics to investigate the differences between high-feed efficient and low-feed efficient lactating ewes, finding that amino acid metabolism plays a significant role in feed efficiency.
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2023)
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Veterinary Sciences
Aroa Suarez-Vega, Pilar Frutos, Beatriz Gutierrez-Gil, Cristina Esteban-Blanco, Pablo G. Toral, Juan-Jose Arranz, Gonzalo Hervas
Summary: This study aimed to identify the biological functions and key regulatory genes associated with feed efficiency in dairy sheep using milk somatic cell transcriptome analysis. RNA-Seq data from high and low feed efficiency ewes were compared, and differential expression analysis and sparse Partial Least Square-Discriminant analysis were performed. The results revealed differentially expressed genes between the two conditions and identified predictive genes that discriminated between high and low feed efficiency sheep. These findings provide new insights into the biological basis of feed efficiency in dairy sheep and highlight the informative potential of the mammary gland transcriptome as a target tissue for further research.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2023)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Yujia Sun, Xinyi Wu, Yaoyao Ma, Dingding Liu, Xubin Lu, Tianqi Zhao, Zhangping Yang
Summary: This study performed an association analysis between polymorphisms of three candidate genes (ABCG2, CD44, SPP1) and milk production performance on Chinese Holstein cattle. The results showed that the different genotypes of these genes significantly affected milk production performance. ABCG2, CD44, and SPP1 genes could be selected for marker-assisted selection, which is of great significance for future precise molecular breeding.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Antonello Ledda, Silvia Carta, Fabio Correddu, Alberto Cesarani, Alberto Stanislao Atzori, Gianni Battacone, Nicolo Pietro Paolo Macciotta
Summary: Measuring individual intake on livestock farms is difficult but important for evaluating feed efficiency. This study aimed to predict the intake of lactating Sarda ewes from milk spectra using multivariate approaches. Individual intake was moderately correlated with the wavenumbers of the milk spectra. The preliminary results showed that individual intake and feeding efficiency can be routinely estimated from milk spectra.
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Dafne Garcia-Mateos, Alba Maria Garcia-Lino, Indira Alvarez-Fernandez, Esther Blanco-Paniagua, Alvaro de la Fuente, Ana Isabel Alvarez, Gracia Merino
DRUG METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION
(2019)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Alba M. Garcia-Lino, Esther Blanco-Paniagua, Elsa N. Astorga-Simon, Laura Alvarez-Fernandez, Dafne Garcia-Mateos, Indira Alvarez-Fernandez, Ana Alvarez, Gracia Merino
BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2020)
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Chemistry, Applied
Alba M. Garcia-Lino, Alex Gomez-Gomez, Dafne Garcia-Mateos, Alvaro de la Fuente, Ana I. Alvarez, Oscar J. Pozo, Gracia Merino
Summary: ABCG2 is involved in the secretion of several compounds in milk, with higher levels of tryptophan-related compounds in wild-type mice compared to Abcg2(-/-) mice. The milk-to-plasma ratio of these compounds was also higher in dairy cows carrying the ABCG2 Y581S polymorphism compared to noncarrier animals. In vitro transport assays confirmed these findings and validated differences in the bovine protein variants.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Alba M. Garcia-Lino, Dafne Garcia-Mateos, Indira Alvarez-Fernandez, Esther Blanco-Paniagua, Juan M. Medina, Gracia Merino, Ana Alvarez
Summary: The study demonstrated that eprinomectin is an effective ABCG2 inhibitor, reducing the transport of danofloxacin and meloxicam and increasing the systemic exposure of these drugs. The systemic concentration of meloxicam was significantly increased with coadministration of eprinomectin, showing an increase of over 40% in the AUC (0-72 h) value.
RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Esther Blanco-Paniagua, Alba M. Garcia-Lino, Dafne Garcia-Mateos, Ana Alvarez, Gracia Merino
Summary: The study showed tolfenamic acid is an in vitro substrate of Abcg2 and that Abcg2 affects its plasma levels and tissue distribution, potentially leading to pharmacological and toxicological consequences.
CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Esther Blanco-Paniagua, Laura Alvarez-Fernandez, Alba M. Garcia-Lino, Ana Alvarez, Gracia Merino
Summary: ABZ metabolites ABZSO(2) and ABZSO(2)-NH2 are in vitro substrates of ABCG2 and actively secreted into milk by ABCG2.
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Laura Alvarez-Fernandez, Alex Gomez-Gomez, Noemi Haro, Alba M. Garcia-Lino, Ana Alvarez, Oscar J. Pozo, Gracia Merino
Summary: The ATP-binding cassette G2 (ABCG2) is an efflux transporter that impacts the bioavailability, tissue accumulation, and secretion of xenobiotics and endogenous compounds. This study characterized the role of ABCG2 in the distribution and secretion of melatonin and its metabolites. The researchers found that ABCG2 transported melatonin and its metabolites and that mice lacking Abcg2 exhibited higher plasma concentrations of melatonin metabolites, increased tissue accumulation, and lower milk concentrations compared to wild-type mice. These findings demonstrate the critical role of ABCG2 in the biodistribution and therapeutic activity of melatonin and its metabolites.
JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Esther Blanco-Paniagua, Laura Alvarez-Fernandez, Andrea Rodriguez-Alonso, Alicia Millan-Garcia, Ana I. Alvarez, Gracia Merino
Summary: Clorsulon is an effective drug for treating helminthic zoonoses and has high broad-spectrum antiparasitic efficacy when used in combination with ivermectin. The safety and efficacy of clorsulon should be studied by considering drug-drug interactions mediated by ABC transporters. This study demonstrates that clorsulon is actively secreted into milk by ABCG2 transporter and its secretion into milk is reduced by coadministration with ivermectin.
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
L. Alibrandi, R. Tognetti, O. Domenech, M. Croce, M. Giuntoli, G. Grosso, T. Vezzosi
Summary: This study assessed the feasibility and diagnostic reliability of a new smartphone-based ECG device in dogs, and found no significant differences compared to a traditional ECG device. The results suggest that the smartphone-based device is clinically reliable for assessing heart rate and rhythm in dogs.
VETERINARY JOURNAL
(2024)