LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Molecular characterization and expression analysis of cathepsin C in Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) after Aeromonas hydrophila infection

Wang, Zisheng; Hang, Panpan; Zhang, Qihuan; Xu, Qiaoqing; Qi, Zhitao.

Electron. j. biotechnol; 32 (), 2018

Background: Cathepsin C (CTSC) (dipeptidyl peptidase I, DPPI), is a member of the papain superfamily of cysteine proteases and involves in a variety of host reactions. However, the information of CTST in Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus), an amphibian species with important evolutionary posit...

Urodelos/genética, Urodelos/inmunología, Catepsina C/inmunología, Aeromonas hydrophila/fisiología, ADN Complementario, Inmunidad Innata/genética, Catepsina C/genética, Clonación Molecular, Catepsina C/metabolismo, Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas/veterinaria, Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas/inmunología, Transcripción Reversa, Análisis de Secuencia, Urodelos/microbiología

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Septic arthritis by Sphingobacterium multivorum in immunocompromised pediatric patient

Abstract Objective: To report a case septic arthritis with a rare pathogen in a immunosuppressed child. Case description: Male patient, 6 years old, had liver transplant five and half years ago due to biliary atresia. Patient was using tacrolimus 1mg q.12h. This patient started to have pain in left foo...