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European populations of the native flat oyster, Ostrea edulis, have been heavily depleted by two protozoan parasites, Marteila refringens and Bonamia ostreae, with mortalities of up to 90% reported in naïve populations. However, in studies carried out over a ten-year period, researching the parasite-host relationship of B. ostreae and O. edulis in several age cohorts within a naïve O. edulis population from Loch Ryan (LR), Scotland, 1,364 specimens were challenged and only 64 (5%), across multiple testing protocols, screened positive for B. ostreae. This article presents a case for the development of S-strategy life traits in the LR population that coincide with enhanced immune function and survival. Oysters are considered typical r-strategists (small in size with fast development and high fecundity) while S-strategists, as outlined in Grime's (1977) C-S-R (competitor-stress tolerant-ruderal) triangle theory, are characterized by slow growth and investment in the durability of individuals. This study hypothesises that slower growth and reduced reproductive output in LR oysters has resulted in the investment of an enhanced immune function and reduced susceptibility to B. ostreae i.e. r-strategists with S-strategy life traits equates to protection from significant pathogens. The findings presented here within provide a strong case study for local adaptation of energy allocation and provides empirical support for the C-S-R triangle theory in a marine organism.Yarrowia lipolytica is a non-conventional yeast with potential applications in the biofuel and biochemical industries. It is an oleaginous yeast that accumulates lipids when it encounters nutrient limitation in the presence of excess carbon. Its molecular toolbox includes promoters for robust constitutive expression, regulated expression through the addition of media components and inducible expression during lipid accumulation. To date, no promoters have been identified that lead to downregulation at the transition from growth to lipid accumulation. NVP-TAE684 molecular weight We identified four native Y. lipolytica promoters that downregulate the expression of genes at this natural transition. Using the fatty acid desaturase genes FAD2 and OLE1 as reporter genes for these promoters, we correlated repression of desaturase transcript levels with a reduction of desaturated fatty acids at the transition to lipid accumulation. These promoters can restrict to the growth phase an essential or favorable activity that is undesirable during lipid accumulation under traditional fermentation conditions without media additions. This expression pattern results in lipogenesis phase-specific changes that could be useful in applications relating to optimizing lipid yield and composition.Background We have previously reported a method and device capable of manipulating ICP pulsatility while minimally effecting mean ICP. Objective To test the hypothesis that different modulations of the intracranial pressure (ICP) pulse waveform will have a differential effect on cerebral blood flow (CBF). Methods Using an epidural balloon catheter attached to a cardiac-gated oscillating pump, 13 canine subjects underwent ICP waveform manipulation comparing different sequences of oscillation in successive animals. The epidural balloon was implanted unilaterally superior to the Sylvian sulcus. Subjects underwent ICP pulse augmentation, reduction and inversion protocols, directly comparing time segments of system activation and deactivation. ICP and CBF were measured bilaterally along with systemic pressure and heart rate. CBF was measured using both thermal diffusion, and laser doppler probes. Results The activation of the cardiac-gate balloon implant resulted in an ipsilateral/contralateral ICP pulse amplitude increase with augmentation (217%/202% respectively, P less then .0005) and inversion (139%/120%, P less then .0005). The observed changes associated with the ICP mean values were smaller, increasing with augmentation (23%/31%, P less then .0001) while decreasing with inversion (7%/11%, P = .006/.0003) and reduction (4%/5%, P less then .0005). CBF increase was observed for both inversion and reduction protocols (28%/7.4%, P less then .0001/P = .006 and 2.4%/1.3%, P less then .0001/P = .003), but not the augmentation protocol. The change in CBF was correlated with ICP pulse amplitude and systolic peak changes and not with change in mean ICP or systemic variables (heart rate, arterial blood pressure). Conclusion Cardiac-gated manipulation of ICP pulsatility allows the study of intracranial pulsatile dynamics and provides a potential means of altering CBF.Aims NADPH oxidase (NOX) 1 but not NOX4-dependent oxidative stress plays a role in diabetic vascular disease, including atherosclerosis. Endothelin (ET)-1 has been implicated in diabetes-induced vascular complications. We showed that crossing mice overexpressing human ET-1 selectively in endothelium (eET-1) with apolipoprotein E knockout (Apoe-/-) mice enhanced high-fat diet-induced atherosclerosis in part by increasing oxidative stress. We tested the hypothesis that ET-1 overexpression in the endothelium would worsen atherosclerosis in type-1 diabetes through a mechanism involving NOX1 but not NOX4. Methods and results Six-week-old male Apoe-/- and eET-1/Apoe-/- mice with or without Nox1 (Nox1-/y) or Nox4 knockout (Nox4-/-) were injected intraperitoneally with either vehicle or streptozotocin (55 mg/kg/day) for 5 days to induce type-1 diabetes and were studied 14 weeks later. ET-1 overexpression increased 2.5-fold and 5-fold the atherosclerotic lesion area in the aortic sinus and arch of diabetic Apoe-/- mict endothelial cell-restricted human ET-1 overexpression worsens atherosclerosis in diabetes and causes perivascular oxidative stress and inflammation, extending our previous findings to a model of type-1 diabetes mellitus. We also show that these effects are mediated through NOX1 and that atherosclerosis is worsened by loss of NOX4, providing evidence that NADPH oxidase isoforms play differential roles in plaque progression. These results offer new approaches to prevent the progression of atherosclerosis in diabetes, which is associated with significantly increased risk of cardiovascular events.
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