Impact of Chlorella vulgaris and probiotic supplementation on performance, immunity and intestinal microbiota of broiler chickens. by Verena Pereira Dinalli, Marcio Carvalho Costa, Emerson José Venâncio, João Antônio Barbosa Filho, José Antônio Bessegatto, Augusto Tasch Holkem, Amauri Alcindo Alfieri, Caio Abercio da Silva, Alexandre Oba

“…There was a reduction in spleen weight at 42 days of age in chickens fed with probiotics, but the different treatments did not alter serum antibodies. …”
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Investigation of Functional Activity of Cells in Granulomatous Inflammatory Lesions from Mice with Latent Tuberculous Infection in the New Ex Vivo Model by Elena Ufimtseva

“…Monolayer cultures of cells that migrated from individual granulomas were established in the proposed culture settings for mouse spleen and lung granulomas induced by in vivo exposure to BCG vaccine. …”
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Relationship between Mast Cells and the Colitis with Relapse Induced by Trinitrobenzesulphonic Acid in Wistar Rats by Ana Carolina Luchini, Déborah Mara Costa de Oliveira, Cláudia Helena Pellizzon, Luiz Claudio Di Stasi, José Carlos Gomes

“…Different from animals infected with intestinal parasites, after colitis remission, mast cells do not migrate to the spleen, showing that mast cell proliferation presents different characteristics depending on the inflammation stimuli. …”
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Spontaneous Massive Splenic Infarction in the Setting of Renal Transplant and Septic Shock: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Christine L. Bokman, Maroun Sfeir, Veer Chahwala, Enrique Ginzburg

“…Massive splenic infarction (MSI) is a rare phenomenon that results from compromised blood flow to more than half of the spleen. Causes of MSI include hematological disorders, coagulopathies, infection, and embolization, and, rarely, MSI is spontaneous. …”
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Perception and treatment of melancholy in the writings of Hildegard of Bingen (c. 1098-1179) by Eglė Sakalauskaitë-Juodeikienë

“…Melancholy was interpreted in Hildegard’s medical texts as a heart and a brain disease which was caused by the overabundance of black bile produced in the spleen. The abbess recommended various medicinal herbs (fennel, mallow, primrose, rue, etc.) and substances of animal (ostrich, heron, ants) and mineral (onyx) origin in order to reduce excessive amount of black bile. …”
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EFFECT OF p30 RECOMBINANT PROTEIN ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS IN VITRO REPRODUCTION by Ali Mazloum, I. Yu. Zhukov, A. S. Pershin, A. S. Igolkin, N. N. Vlasova

“…The greatest decrease, including complete inhibition of virus reproduction, was observed when 300 ng of p30 were inoculated into porcine spleen and marrow primary cell cultures, infected with the ASFV Krasnodar 07/17 isolate at the dose of 100 HAU per plate (~ 0.01 HAU per cell). …”
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A Proinflammatory Effect of the β-Glucan from Pleurotus cornucopiae Mushroom on Macrophage Action by Ken-ichiro Minato, Akihiro Ohara, Masashi Mizuno

“…In this study, the expression levels of IFNγ mRNA in the spleen were almost the same between the extract- (PCPS-) treated group and control group. …”
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A Strangulated Congenital Diaphragmatic Bochdalek Hernia Diagnosed in an Adult by Warsinggih Warsinggih, Julianus Aboyaman Uwuratuw, Arham Arsyad, Muhammad Faruk

“…Moreover, a defect was revealed in the posterolateral left diaphragm, and the transverse colon, spleen, and half of the stomach had herniated through it. …”
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A Western Case of Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma as Unusual Cause of Persistent Fever by Pier Paolo Piccaluga, Stefania Paolini, Cristina Campidelli, Nicola Vianelli, Luigi Bolondi

“…Two variants are currently recognized, respectively, occurring in either Western (mainly characterized by neurological symptoms and skin involvement) or Eastern countries (with hemophagocytic syndrome, bone marrow, spleen, and liver involvement). We describe an atypical and unprecedented IVLBCL patient, presenting with pronounced features of Eastern cases as well as skin involvement. …”
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Young Woman with Unexplained Neutropenia and Neutrophils with Bilobed Nuclei: Marrow Findings by Martin Barnes, Victoria Shklar, Dipen Patel, Harry Staszewski

“…The differential demonstrated a mild neutropenia, which eventually resolved on subsequent evaluation. The liver and the spleen were not palpable. Peripheral flow cytometry was normal. …”
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QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS TRANSMISSION THROUGH INCUBATION EGGS by A. S. Oganesyan, A. V. Varkentin, N. Ye. Baskakova, A. K. Karaulov

“…Evidence of actual vertical transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus is limited, however, it is recognized that the infection manifests by systemic lesions in the organs (bursa, thymus, spleen, heart, pancreas, kidneys, brain, trachea, lungs, adrenals and skeletal muscles). …”
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Severe Inflammation Caused by Coinfection of PCV2 and Glaesserella parasuis Is Associated with Pyroptosis via Noncanonical Inflammasome Pathway by Jiahui An, Chao Zhang, Jinshuang Cai, Yufeng Li

“…Coinfection with PCV2 and G. parasuis significantly increased the mortality of mice and led to the development of more severe lung and spleen lesions compared with single agent infection. …”
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Spontaneous splenic rupture in a teenager as first manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia: Case report and literature review by Antonio Villa, Simona Rossi, Isabella Riva, Cecilia Tedesco, Francesca Maria Zanchettin, Rinaldo Chiumento

“…Cases of atraumatic rupture in diseased spleens are widely reported and pathological rupture of the spleen is a rare, but well recognized complication in hematological malignancies. …”
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Typical Facial Lesions: A Window of Suspicion for Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis—A Case of Asian Prototype by Prasan K. Panda, Siddharth Jain, Rita Sood, Rajni Yadav, Naval K. Vikram

“…Antemortem skin biopsy and bone marrow aspiration along with postmortem liver, lung, and spleen biopsy showed disseminated histoplasmosis. …”
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POLUDANUM’S INFLUENCE ON REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME, TRANSMISSIBLE GASTROENTERITIS AND AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUSES IN PRIMARY AND CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURES by D. V. Sharypova, I. Yu.  Zhukov, Ali  Mazlum, N. N. Vlasova, O. S. Puzankova, V. L. Gavrilova, A. S. Igolkin

“…There was detected a high level of Poludanum’s interferon inducing activity in pig testicular primary cell cultures and spleen compared to the continuous pig embryo kidney (SPEV) and rhesus monkey kidney (MARC-145) cell lines. …”
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Cryoglobulinemia Associated With Multiple Myeloma in a Dog Presenting With Epistaxis and Skin Lesions by Myrto Spyropoulou, Ivan Montanes‐Sancho, Adam G. Gow, Suzanne Bussey

“…Computed tomography showed multiple heterogeneous lesions in the spleen. Cytology of the splenic lesions revealed marked plasma cell infiltration, consistent with neoplasia. …”
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A Case of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia after Treatment with Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab Chemotherapy, with Aut... by Ing S. Tiong, Michael B. Y. Lau, Seventeen Toumoua, Shingirai Chiruka

“…A limited postmortem examination was performed and biopsies were taken from bone marrow, liver, and spleen. Biopsies demonstrated abundant hemophagocytosis by the activated macrophage as stained by CD68. …”
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Scaffolded Antigens in Yeast Cell Particle Vaccines Provide Protection against Systemic Polyoma Virus Infection by Donald J. Tipper, Eva Szomolanyi-Tsuda

“…Significantly, a YCP vaccine expressing a GFP fusion to VP1, the murine polyoma virus major capsid protein, after either oral or subcutaneous administration, protected mice against an intraperitoneal polyoma virus challenge, reducing viral DNA levels in spleen and liver by >98%.…”
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Effects of Bacterial-Fungal Coinfection on Biochemical Parameters and Organ Structure in African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) by Alexander Atanasoff, Dimitrinka Zapryanova, Atanas Bozhkov, Çiğdem Ürkü

“…Bacteriological samples from the kidney, spleen, liver, and blood were cultured on Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) and Brain Heart Infusion Agar (BHIA), revealing the presence of Yersinia ruckeri, Aeromonas hydrophila, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on their physiological, morphological, and biochemical traits. …”
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Brucella suis ΔmapB outer membrane vesicles as an acellular vaccine against systemic and mucosal B. suis infection by Florencia Muñoz González, Florencia Muñoz González, Magali G. Bialer, Maria L. Cerutti, Silvia M. Estein, Lila Y. Ramis, Pablo C. Baldi, Pablo C. Baldi, Ángeles Zorreguieta, Ángeles Zorreguieta, Mariana C. Ferrero, Mariana C. Ferrero

“…Upon in vitro antigen stimulation, spleen cells from mice immunized with ΔmapB OMVs secreted higher levels of interleukin-17 and especially gamma interferon compared to cells from mice immunized with wt OMVs, suggesting the induction of a stronger T helper 1 response in the ΔmapB OMVs group. …”
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