Gonado-hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in Brucella melitensis-infected mice and its lipopolysaccharides (LPSs)

Gonado-hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in Brucella melitensis-infected mice and its lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were investigated. Forty-eight mice (24 males and 24 females) were used as infection models in this study, and they were divided into three equal separate groups of eigh...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse, Abba, Yusuf, Tijjani, Abdulnasir, Sadiq, Muhammad Abubakar, Mohammed, Konto, Adamu, Lawan, Haron, Abd Wahid, Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi, Lim, Eric Teik Chung, Ab Rahman, Muhammad Firdaus, Mydin, Nafisah, Saharee, Abdul Aziz
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13354/1/Gonado-hypophyseal%20lesions%20and%20reproductive%20hormonal%20changes%20in%20Brucella%20melitensis-infected%20mice%20and%20its%20lipopolysaccharides%20%28LPSs%29.pdf
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author Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
Abba, Yusuf
Tijjani, Abdulnasir
Sadiq, Muhammad Abubakar
Mohammed, Konto
Adamu, Lawan
Haron, Abd Wahid
Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi
Lim, Eric Teik Chung
Ab Rahman, Muhammad Firdaus
Mydin, Nafisah
Saharee, Abdul Aziz
author_facet Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
Abba, Yusuf
Tijjani, Abdulnasir
Sadiq, Muhammad Abubakar
Mohammed, Konto
Adamu, Lawan
Haron, Abd Wahid
Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi
Lim, Eric Teik Chung
Ab Rahman, Muhammad Firdaus
Mydin, Nafisah
Saharee, Abdul Aziz
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description Gonado-hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in Brucella melitensis-infected mice and its lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were investigated. Forty-eight mice (24 males and 24 females) were used as infection models in this study, and they were divided into three equal separate groups of eight mice based on their sex: M1, M2, and M3 and F1, F2, and F3 (M = Male, F = Female). Groups M1 and F1 were orally inoculated with sterile phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and served as the negative control. Groups M2 and F2 were orally inoculated with 0.4 ml of 109 colony-forming units (cfu) of B. melitensis, while groups M3 and F3 were orally inoculated with 0.4 ml of LPSs from 109 cfu of B. melitensis. All the groups were observed for 10 days for changes in clinical signs or signs of mortality and then euthanized. Whole blood was collected via cardiac puncture, while tissues were fixed in 10 % formalin for histopathological processing. Histopathological lesions in the male and female reproductive tracts ranged from mild to moderate degenerative, inflammatory, and necrotic lesions. These changes were moderate in M2 than in M3 in males and in F3 than in F2 groups in females. Lesions in the pituitary gland ranged from mild to moderate inflammation and necrosis with astrogliosis. F2 and M2 groups had more lesion distribution in the pituitary gland than F3 and M3 groups. There was a 13 % decline in progesterone concentration in F2 and a 44 % decline in F3. Estradiol level declined by 33 % in F2 and slightly increased by 4.2 % in F3. Progesterone-estrogen ratio (P/E) increased by 31 % in F2 and declined by 46 % in F3. Testosterone concentration increased by 74 % in M2 and decreased by 56 % in M3. The study showed that oral administration of B. melitensis affects the pituitary gland and may alter the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis.
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spelling upm.eprints-133542016-12-27T02:44:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13354/ Gonado-hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in Brucella melitensis-infected mice and its lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse Abba, Yusuf Tijjani, Abdulnasir Sadiq, Muhammad Abubakar Mohammed, Konto Adamu, Lawan Haron, Abd Wahid Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi Lim, Eric Teik Chung Ab Rahman, Muhammad Firdaus Mydin, Nafisah Saharee, Abdul Aziz Gonado-hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in Brucella melitensis-infected mice and its lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were investigated. Forty-eight mice (24 males and 24 females) were used as infection models in this study, and they were divided into three equal separate groups of eight mice based on their sex: M1, M2, and M3 and F1, F2, and F3 (M = Male, F = Female). Groups M1 and F1 were orally inoculated with sterile phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and served as the negative control. Groups M2 and F2 were orally inoculated with 0.4 ml of 109 colony-forming units (cfu) of B. melitensis, while groups M3 and F3 were orally inoculated with 0.4 ml of LPSs from 109 cfu of B. melitensis. All the groups were observed for 10 days for changes in clinical signs or signs of mortality and then euthanized. Whole blood was collected via cardiac puncture, while tissues were fixed in 10 % formalin for histopathological processing. Histopathological lesions in the male and female reproductive tracts ranged from mild to moderate degenerative, inflammatory, and necrotic lesions. These changes were moderate in M2 than in M3 in males and in F3 than in F2 groups in females. Lesions in the pituitary gland ranged from mild to moderate inflammation and necrosis with astrogliosis. F2 and M2 groups had more lesion distribution in the pituitary gland than F3 and M3 groups. There was a 13 % decline in progesterone concentration in F2 and a 44 % decline in F3. Estradiol level declined by 33 % in F2 and slightly increased by 4.2 % in F3. Progesterone-estrogen ratio (P/E) increased by 31 % in F2 and declined by 46 % in F3. Testosterone concentration increased by 74 % in M2 and decreased by 56 % in M3. The study showed that oral administration of B. melitensis affects the pituitary gland and may alter the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Springer 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13354/1/Gonado-hypophyseal%20lesions%20and%20reproductive%20hormonal%20changes%20in%20Brucella%20melitensis-infected%20mice%20and%20its%20lipopolysaccharides%20%28LPSs%29.pdf Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse and Abba, Yusuf and Tijjani, Abdulnasir and Sadiq, Muhammad Abubakar and Mohammed, Konto and Adamu, Lawan and Haron, Abd Wahid and Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi and Lim, Eric Teik Chung and Ab Rahman, Muhammad Firdaus and Mydin, Nafisah and Saharee, Abdul Aziz (2016) Gonado-hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in Brucella melitensis-infected mice and its lipopolysaccharides (LPSs). Comparative Clinical Pathology, 25 (1). pp. 31-36. ISSN 1618-5641; ESSN: 1618-565X http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00580-015-2133-9 10.1007/s00580-015-2133-9
spellingShingle Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
Abba, Yusuf
Tijjani, Abdulnasir
Sadiq, Muhammad Abubakar
Mohammed, Konto
Adamu, Lawan
Haron, Abd Wahid
Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi
Lim, Eric Teik Chung
Ab Rahman, Muhammad Firdaus
Mydin, Nafisah
Saharee, Abdul Aziz
Gonado-hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in Brucella melitensis-infected mice and its lipopolysaccharides (LPSs)
title Gonado-hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in Brucella melitensis-infected mice and its lipopolysaccharides (LPSs)
title_full Gonado-hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in Brucella melitensis-infected mice and its lipopolysaccharides (LPSs)
title_fullStr Gonado-hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in Brucella melitensis-infected mice and its lipopolysaccharides (LPSs)
title_full_unstemmed Gonado-hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in Brucella melitensis-infected mice and its lipopolysaccharides (LPSs)
title_short Gonado-hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in Brucella melitensis-infected mice and its lipopolysaccharides (LPSs)
title_sort gonado hypophyseal lesions and reproductive hormonal changes in brucella melitensis infected mice and its lipopolysaccharides lpss
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13354/1/Gonado-hypophyseal%20lesions%20and%20reproductive%20hormonal%20changes%20in%20Brucella%20melitensis-infected%20mice%20and%20its%20lipopolysaccharides%20%28LPSs%29.pdf
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