MycoBiomDB – Record Details (MyCo_7180)

Biomarker Record Details

Database ID: MyCo_7180
DB IDMyCo_7180
TitlePrimary infection by Pneumocystis induces Notch-independent Clara cell mucin production in rat distal airways
Year2019
PMID31170201
Fungal Diseases involvedPneumocystis
Associated Medical ConditionNone
GenusPneumocystis
Speciesspp.
OrganismPneumocystis spp.
Ethical StatementThe institutional Animals Welfare Bioethics Committee of the University of Chile, Faculty of Medicine approved the protocol under number CBA #0715. Studies were conducted in accor- dance with the Animal Protection Law of Chile (Law 20.380) and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (8th Edition, National Academies Press, Washington DC).
Site of InfectionNone
Opportunistic invasiveNone
Sample typeBiopsy
Sample sourceHomogenized Lungs tissue
Host GroupAnimal
Host Common nameMice
Host Scientific nameMus musculus
Biomarker NameMuc5ac
Biomarker Full NameMucin-encoding gene Muc5ac
Biomarker TypeDiagnostic
BiomoleculeGene
Geographical LocationChile
CohortThirty five female Sprague Dawley rats of 250 g weight derived from a sin- gle colony were obtained from University of Chile, Faculty of Medicine, Animal Research Facility, and subjected to standard housing conditions and HEPA filtered environment (Lab- Products Inc, USA). Fifteen female Sprague Dawley, 250 grams rats were used as seeding rats, and 30 rats from the same colony were timed-pregnant and exposed to seeding rats, following the same protocol of experiment 1.
Cohort No.35 and 15
Age GroupNone
P ValueNone
SensitivityNone
SpecificityNone
Positive Predictive ValueNone
MICNone
Fold ChangeNone
PathwayNone
Disease Introduction MechanismNone
TechniqueAnalytic
Analysis MethodWestern Blotting
ELISA kitsNone
Assay DataNone
Validation Techniques usedqRT-PCR, Western Blotting
Up Regulation Down RegulationIncrease
Sequence DataNone
External LinkNone