Eotaxin: a potent eosinophil chemoattractant cytokine detected in a guinea pig model of allergic airways inflammation. [PDF]
, 1994 Eosinophil accumulation is a prominent feature of allergic inflammatory reactions, such as those occurring in the lung of the allergic asthmatic, but the endogenous chemoattractants involved have not been identified.
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Backyard Livestock Guinea Pigs Are Reservoirs for Leptospira Shedding in Rural Households from Ecuador [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseGuinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) are bred as livestock in South American countries from the Andean region, including Ecuador. Despite their importance for the local rural economy, no public health management guidelines have ever been implemented for guinea ...
Mauricio Xavier Salas-Rueda +12 more
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Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Proliferative Mammary Gland Lesions in Female and Male Guinea Pigs: Histological and Immunohistochemical Characterization [PDF]
AnimalsMammary tumors occur in female and male guinea pigs. However, published data on their histology and sex predispositions are limited. Histologically, we examined proliferative mammary lesions of 69 female and 48 male pet guinea pigs.
Sandra Schöniger +5 more
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An inactivated influenza D virus vaccine protects guinea pigs from infections and contact transmission caused by homologous challenge [PDF]
Virology JournalInfluenza D virus (IDV) was first isolated from pigs in 2011 which caused the bovine respiratory disease and economic losses. This study aimed to develop an inactivated vaccine to protect against IDV using guinea pigs as an animal model.
Zhipeng Dong +8 more
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Comparative study on the effects of high fat diet and capsicum diet on the digestive organs of guinea pigs [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study examined the different effects of high-fat and capsicum diets on the digestive organs of guinea pigs. Hartley guinea pigs (n = 24) were divided into the high-fat diet (HFD), capsicum diet (CD), and control (C) groups. Guinea pigs in the C, HFD,
Wen-Xiang Guan +4 more
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Incidental Findings in Computed Tomography Examination of the Head in Rabbits and Guinea Pigs
Veterinary Sciences, 2023 (1) Background: Rabbits and guinea pigs are popular pet animals and often undergo computed tomography (CT) examination for assessment of pathologies of the head.
Francesca Del Chicca +3 more
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Veterinary Sciences, 2023 (1) Background: dental pathologies are the most frequent reason for requesting a CT scan of the head in rabbits and guinea pigs. The study aimed to review head CT exams of both species to identify and characterize lesions secondary to dental disease. (2)
Daniele Petrini +3 more
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F1000Research, 2020 Background: Orthodontic tooth movement occurs due to continuous pressure on the teeth, causing the remodeling of the alveolar bone. The tissue will respond to bone growth factors, such as transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), fibroblasts, and bone ...
Sri Suparwitri, Paramita Noviasari
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Use of a Guinea pig-specific transcriptome array for evaluation of protective immunity against genital chlamydial infection following intranasal vaccination in Guinea pigs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Guinea pigs have been used as a second animal model to validate putative anti-chlamydial vaccine candidates tested in mice. However, the lack of guinea pig-specific reagents has limited the utility of this animal model in Chlamydia sp.
Shradha Wali +12 more
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The infectiousness of tuberculosis patients coinfected with HIV [PDF]
, 2008 The current understanding of airborne tuberculosis (TB) transmission is based on classic 1950s studies in which guinea pigs were exposed to air from a tuberculosis ward.
A. Roderick Escombe +53 more
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