Brzo i vidljivo petljom posredovano izotermno umnažanje za dokazivanje Brucella spp. i njegova primjena u epidemiologiji bruceloze goveda.

Brucellosis is a devastating disease, once an abortion storm starts in a herd, and hence early diagnosis is important. Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) has enlightened the darker part of the diagnostic world by its simplicity and swiftness, and has the advantage of working in isothermal conditions so that it can be applied to the field. LAMP for Brucella spp., that already exists has not been exploited for visual detection and the time needed for completion of the reaction has not been reduced. In the present study, an attempt was made to seal these cracks by developing a fast and visually detectable LAMP for Brucella spp., which needs only 30 min detection time, and SYBR green aided easier result visualization. The LAMP test targeting the omp25 gene was found to be highly sensitive and specific for detecting Brucella spp. Comparison of the LAMP test with the available PCR assay revealed that the LAMP test was more sensitive than PCR, following testing of 438 field samples of cattle origin, and it showed prevalence of Brucella of 14.7 % in different parts of India. Being highly sensitive, specific and speedy, the standardized visual LAMP test can be widely used for epidemiological surveys of this economically important and zoonotic pathogen.Bruceloza je razorna bolest kad se u stadu pojavi u obliku pobačaja što iziskuje brzo postavljanje dijagnoze. Upotreba metode nazvane „petljom posredovano izotermno umnažanje“ (engl. loop mediated isothermal amplification, LAMP)“ omogućila je poboljšanje dijagnostike svojom jednostavnošću i brzinom, a prednost joj je da se može izvesti na postojanoj temperaturi pa se može primijeniti u terenskim uvjetima. U dosada razvijenim postupcima LAMP-a nije bio rabljen vizualni dokaz i nije se uspjelo skratiti vrijeme reakcije. U ovom istraživanju pokušalo se ukloniti te nedostatke razvitkom brzog postupka za vizualni dokaz Brucella spp., za što je potrebno samo 30 minuta i SYBR zeleno. LAMP test za dokaz gena omp25 pokazao se visoko osjetljivim i specifičnim za dokaz Brucella spp. Pretraga 438 terenskih uzoraka podrijetlom od goveda pokazala je da je LAMP osjetljiviji od raspoloživih testova PCR-a. Tim je testom dokazana prevalencija bruceloze od 14,7 % u različitim dijelovima Indije. Kao vrlo osjetljiv, specifičan i brz, LAMP test se može naširoko upotrijebiti u epidemiološkim istraživanjima bruceloze

Dielectric and ac conductivity studies on undoped and MgO-doped near-stoichiometric lithium tantalate crystals

Dielectric and ac impedance studies have been carried out on undoped and Mg (0.5 and 1 mol%) doped near-stoichiometric lithium tantalate (SLT) single crystals. No particularly significant qualitative change is observed in the nature of the ferroelectric phase transition on doping by Mg. However, an anomaly is observed in the ac impedance data: the ac conductivity is found to be low for 0.5 mol% doping of Mg, compared to 1.0 mol% doping. Also, the activation energy, calculated from the Arrehenius equation, is highest for 0.5 mol% doping, which suggests that hopping of Li<SUP>+</SUP> ions becomes more hindered in 0.5 Mg SLT. The Nyquist plot shows a single semicircle above 100 Hz. The electrical behavior of lithium tantalate can be modeled as a resistance parallel to a constant-phase element. The calculated impedance from this equivalent circuit is also found to be high for the 0.5 mol % doping. This feature is explained in terms of a Li-vacancy model

Catestatin Gly364Ser Variant Alters Systemic Blood Pressure and the Risk for Hypertension in Human Populations via Endothelial Nitric Oxide Pathway

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