Abstract Infections with Mycobacterium microti, a member of the M. tuberculosis complex, have been increasingly reported in humans and domestic free-ranging wild animals. At postmortem examination, infected animals may display histopathologic lesions indistinguishable from those caused by bovis or caprae, potentially leading to misidentification bovine tuberculosis. We report 3 cases microti in...

The immune response due to Galα1,3-Galβ1-4GlcNAc-R(α-Gal) epitopes is an important factor in bioprosthetic heart valve failure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the immune reaction and anticalcification effect of α-galactosidase and decellularization for glutaraldehyde (GA)/genipin fixed bovine pericardium using α1,3-galactosyltransferase knockout(α-Gal KO) mouse(C57BL/6). Bovine pericardi...

Backround: Dacron, polytetrafluoroethylene, great saphenous vein, and bovine pericardium are the commonly used as patch materials. However, there is no study about autologous pericardial a material in carotid endarterectomy surgery. We aimed to assess results of use patients undergoing concomitant coronary artery by-pass graft surgery.
 Materials Methods:: The involved 30 who underwent wit...