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L Tagliaferri

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PubMed1992

Serum cholesterol levels in axenic mice colonized with Enterococcus faecium and Lactobacillus acidophilus.

Hypocholesterolemic effect was shown in axenic, mono, bicolonized and conventional mice: the effect was different depending on probiotic properties of intestinal microorganisms. Contamination by Enterococcus faecium CX determined the highest effect: haematic cholesterol level decrease was 16.9% in females and 7.8% in males. In mice contaminated by Lactobacillus acidophilus N5 the decrease of haematic cholesterol levels was less and not relevant in mice contaminated by conventional microflora. Enterococcus faecium CX and Lactobacillus acidophilus N5 strains were able to grow in presence of bile salts, to colonize intestinal tract, to survive at gastric conditions and to assimilate cholesterol (E. faecium more than L. acidophilus). The authors consider the possibility to associate probiotic strains with these characteristics for the health of consumers.

Animal Feed↗
PubMed1986

A molecular model of artificial glycoprotein with predetermined multiple immunodeterminants for gram-positive and gram-negative encapsulated bacteria.

An artificial molecule was synthesized by covalently linking the oligosaccharide haptens derived frm Streptococcus pneumoniae type 6A and Neisseria meningitidis group C capsular polysaccharides to the non-toxic mutant protein CRM197, serologically related to diphtheria toxin. Immunochemical analysis using polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies showed in the glycoprotein the presence of specific immunodeterminants of the native polysaccharides and of the carrier protein. The immunological activity of this hybrid molecule tested in two animal models gave evidence for anamnestic induction of serum antibodies specifically directed to the three distinct native molecules. They neutralized the toxicity of diphtheria toxin, recognized the polysaccharide capsule of S. pneumoniae type 6A and 6B (group 6) strain and killed the N. meningitidis group C bacteria by complement-mediated bacterial lysis. These findings support the possibility of using in humans a multivalent antigen with immunogenic activity for several epidemiologically significant Gram-positive and Gram-negative encapsulated bacterial strains.

Animals↗
PubMed1986

[Automatic enzymatic determination of urea nitrogen].

Six BUN kits available on the market, applied on selective chemistry analyzer, shown acceptable accuracy, good stability and linearity, "borderline" within-day and among-day standard deviations. The cause is investigated, particularly in the dispenser of the analyzer for delivering samples and reagents.

Autoanalysis↗
PubMed1980

Immunogenic correlation between cross-reacting material (CRM197) produced by a mutant of Corynebacterium diphtheriae and diphtheria toxoid.

The in vivo immunizing potency of diphtheria toxoid and formalin-treated corss-reacting material (CRM197, a nontoxic mutant protein) was compared in guinea pigs. Major antigenic differences between the two untreated proteins were also tested in rats. The results showed that diphtheria toxoid and CRM197 were equally effective immunogens, but only if the latter was treated with formalin in the same concentration (0.7% vol/vol) was that of the toxoid. Formalin treatment rendered the antigens more resistant to enzymatic proteolysis by trypsin in vitro.

Animals↗