Ji Woon Kim, Yoon Beom Lee, Woori Jo, Tae-Ku Kang, Na-Hye Park, Gwang-Hoon Lee
{"title":"Preliminary investigation into long-term stress by isolated captivity-related changes of reproduction hormones in Cynomolgus monkey","authors":"Ji Woon Kim, Yoon Beom Lee, Woori Jo, Tae-Ku Kang, Na-Hye Park, Gwang-Hoon Lee","doi":"10.1111/jmp.12701","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmp.12701","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Stress profoundly affects physical and emotional well-being, extending its physiological influence to the female menstrual cycle, impeding the hypothalamus–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis, and affecting fertility by suppressing sex-stimulating hormones.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study, we meticulously analyzed menstrual cycles and corresponding hormonal fluctuations in three female Cynomolgus monkeys.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The preliminary findings indicated lower-than-normal levels of cortisol, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and estradiol. Anovulatory bleeding occurred in one monkey, which could be linked to stress. In contrast to cortisol, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), which is correlated to cortisol levels, was consistently elevated in menstruating monkeys, suggesting its potential as a stress indicator. The non-menstruating group exhibited stress-related weight loss, emphasizing the observed ALP trends.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Non-menstruating monkeys may experience more stress than menstruating monkeys. The implications of this study extend beyond the confines of primate studies and offer a valuable method for enhancing the welfare of female Cynomolgus monkeys.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Primatology","volume":"53 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140898596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Oliveira dos Santos, Nayara Ferreira de Paula, Thaynara Parente de Carvalho, Lucas dos Reis de Souza, Herlandes Penha Tinoco, Carlyle Mendes Coelho, Ana Augusta Sousa, Paulo Martins Soares Filho, Luciana Rabello Ferreira, Tatiane Alves da Paixão, Ayisa Rodrigues Oliveira, Renato Lima Santos
{"title":"Granulomatous meningoencephalitis and blindness associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in a senile female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)","authors":"Daniel Oliveira dos Santos, Nayara Ferreira de Paula, Thaynara Parente de Carvalho, Lucas dos Reis de Souza, Herlandes Penha Tinoco, Carlyle Mendes Coelho, Ana Augusta Sousa, Paulo Martins Soares Filho, Luciana Rabello Ferreira, Tatiane Alves da Paixão, Ayisa Rodrigues Oliveira, Renato Lima Santos","doi":"10.1111/jmp.12700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jmp.12700","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A 40-year old female chimpanzee (<i>Pan troglodytes</i>) developed hyporexia, weight loss, followed by progressive and complete blindness. Tomography demonstrated an intracranial mass in the rostroventral brain involving the optic chiasm, with a presumptive diagnosis of neoplasm. However, histopathology revealed a granulomatous meningoencephalitis, and tissue samples tested positive for <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":16439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Primatology","volume":"53 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140844726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Successful surgical management of a pyothorax in a Guinea baboon (Papio papio)","authors":"Anaïs Sailler, Sylvie Laidebeure, Alexis Lécu","doi":"10.1111/jmp.12698","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jmp.12698","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A 16-year-old male Guinea baboon (<i>Papio papio</i>) was evaluated for weakness and focal wet fur of 1-week duration. A pyothorax caused by <i>Streptococcus anginosus</i> was diagnosed. A surgical approach was chosen, combined with a systemic antibiotic therapy. Medical imaging and C-reactive protein follow-up revealed the resolution of the pyothorax.</p>","PeriodicalId":16439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Primatology","volume":"53 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140639626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Positive clinical experience with paromomycin sulfate in treatment of Balantioides coli (=Balantidium coli) natural infection in zoo-kept Mandrill monkeys (Mandrillus sphinx) and Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)","authors":"Hen Zakai, Elad Smit, David Eshar","doi":"10.1111/jmp.12697","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmp.12697","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Balantioides coli</i> (=Balantidium coli), a large ciliated protozoan, is reported in multiple free-ranging and captive primate species, often in association with a clinical presentation that requires medical intervention. This report describes the clinical effectiveness of paromomycin sulfate against <i>B.coli</i> in zoo-kept mandrill monkeys (<i>Mandrillus sphinx,</i> at orally doses of 8–31 mg/kg, once daily (SID) for 7 days) and gorillas (<i>Gorilla gorilla gorilla</i>, at orally doses of 1.4–3.1 mg/kg, SID for 5 days).</p>","PeriodicalId":16439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Primatology","volume":"53 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140305858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Germano Filipe Grings, Lívia Eichenberg Surita, Daniela Nicknich, Marcela Torikachvili, Eduardo Almeida Ruivo dos Santos, Barbara Wartchow, Ciro Paz Portinho, Cristiano Gomes, Marcelo Meller Alievi
{"title":"Reconstruction of large scalp defect in a brown howler monkey (Alouatta guariba clamitans): A case report","authors":"Germano Filipe Grings, Lívia Eichenberg Surita, Daniela Nicknich, Marcela Torikachvili, Eduardo Almeida Ruivo dos Santos, Barbara Wartchow, Ciro Paz Portinho, Cristiano Gomes, Marcelo Meller Alievi","doi":"10.1111/jmp.12696","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmp.12696","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This case report describes different repair techniques used to reconstruct a large scalp defect in a brown howler monkey (<i>Alouatta guariba clamitans</i>) hit by a vehicle. Three reconstructive procedures were performed in two surgical stages. The repair techniques had successful outcomes on the patient's rehabilitation.</p>","PeriodicalId":16439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Primatology","volume":"53 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140175130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Orlando Cervantes, Melissa R. Berg, Siddhartha G. Kapnadak, Elizabeth Miller, Connie Fountain, Britni Curtis, Sandi Thelen, Shannon Ruff, Hazel Huang, William Altemeier, Kristina M. Adams Waldorf
{"title":"Testing pulmonary physiology in ventilated non-human primates","authors":"Orlando Cervantes, Melissa R. Berg, Siddhartha G. Kapnadak, Elizabeth Miller, Connie Fountain, Britni Curtis, Sandi Thelen, Shannon Ruff, Hazel Huang, William Altemeier, Kristina M. Adams Waldorf","doi":"10.1111/jmp.12694","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmp.12694","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Animal models of respiratory viral infections are essential for investigating disease pathogenesis and the efficacy of antivirals and vaccine candidates. A major limitation in the research of respiratory diseases in animal models is correlating clinically relevant changes in pulmonary physiology with cellular and molecular mechanistic studies. Few animal models have captured and correlated physiologic changes in lung function and immune response within same experiment, which is critical given the heterogeneous nature of lung disease due to viral infections. In ventilated human patients, pulmonary physiology testing can be used to not only capture oxygenation, ventilation, but also pulmonary mechanics to yield quantitative measures of lung function and scalar tracings of flow-volume and pressure-volume loops. Application of this protocol during mechanical ventilation in non-human (NHP) models would represent a major advance in respiratory viral disease research.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We have applied and optimized a human pulmonary physiology testing protocol to ventilated pigtail macaques (<i>Macaca nemestrina</i>) at baseline and 5 days after influenza A (IAV) viral inoculation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The NHPs manifested clinical disease with hypothermia and loss of body weight. Declines in lung function were striking with a 66%–81% decline in P/F ratio, a measure of oxygenation reflecting the ratio of partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO<sub>2</sub>) to the fraction of inspiratory oxygen concentration (FiO<sub>2</sub>). There was also a 16%–45% decline in lung compliance.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We describe a new approach to performing pulmonary physiology testing protocol in non-human primates to better capture quantitative correlates of respiratory disease and demonstrate protection by therapeutics and vaccines.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Primatology","volume":"53 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140059652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
John P. Capitanio, Laura A. Del Rosso, JoAnn Yee, Marie-Josee Marie-France Lemoy
{"title":"An analysis of risk factors for spontaneously occurring type 2 diabetes mellitus in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)","authors":"John P. Capitanio, Laura A. Del Rosso, JoAnn Yee, Marie-Josee Marie-France Lemoy","doi":"10.1111/jmp.12695","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmp.12695","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D) is a chronic disease with a high prevalence worldwide. Human literature suggests factors beyond well-known risk factors (e.g., age, body mass index) for T2D: cytomegalovirus serostatus, season of birth, maternal age, birth weight, and depression. Nothing is known, however, about whether these variables are influential in primate models of T2D.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using a retrospective methodology, we identified 22 cases of spontaneously occurring T2D among rhesus monkeys at our facility. A control sample of <i>n</i> = 1199 was identified.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Animals born to mothers that were ≤5.5 years of age, and animals that showed heightened Activity and Emotionality in response to brief separation in infancy, had a greater risk for development of T2D in adulthood.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Knowledge of additional risk factors for T2D could help colony managers better identify at-risk animals and enable diabetes researchers to select animals that might be more responsive to their manipulations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Primatology","volume":"53 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jmp.12695","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140059651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role and ethics of cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) blastoids in primate developmental biology research","authors":"Taeho Kwon","doi":"10.1111/jmp.12693","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmp.12693","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This review on cynomolgus monkey (<i>Macaca fascicularis</i>) blastoids discusses a breakthrough in modeling early non-human primate embryogenesis, offering insights into embryonic development and implantation processes. It acknowledges ethical challenges and animal welfare considerations in developmental biology, suggests potential applications in human reproductive medicine, and highlights the need for ongoing ethical and technical refinement.</p>","PeriodicalId":16439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Primatology","volume":"53 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jmp.12693","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139905848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Radiographically guided femoral neck osteosynthesis with cannulated compressive titanium screw and anti-rotational component in a Brown Howler Monkey (Alouatta guariba clamitans)","authors":"Inácio Bernhardt Rovaris, Jacqueline Meyer, Paola Antunes Rodrigues, Lívia Eichenberg Surita, Roberta Picoli, Fábio Trindade Dutra de Almeida Filho, Eduardo Raposo Monteiro, Marcelo Meller Alievi","doi":"10.1111/jmp.12692","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmp.12692","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A Brown Howler Monkey presented with a femoral neck fracture was successfully treated with a cannulated compressive screw and an anti-rotational component inserted with radiographically guided technique. Complete bone consolidation and functional recovery were observed 9 weeks after the surgery, and the monkey was released to his place of origin.</p>","PeriodicalId":16439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Primatology","volume":"53 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139729842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yong Zhu, Yanan Xiong, Xiaoyan Xu, Jin Zhang, Haiyang Tong, Hongyi Yang, Xia Niu, Xiaming Shi, Jiulai Tang, Jinhua Li
{"title":"A reliable and cost-effective protocol for creating bilirubin cerebral palsy model in rhesus macaque","authors":"Yong Zhu, Yanan Xiong, Xiaoyan Xu, Jin Zhang, Haiyang Tong, Hongyi Yang, Xia Niu, Xiaming Shi, Jiulai Tang, Jinhua Li","doi":"10.1111/jmp.12691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jmp.12691","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cerebral palsy is a severe motor disability in childhood that poses challenges for children, families, and society. Rhesus macaques are the preferred animals for cerebral palsy model, but surgical excision of motor cortex has low success rate and high cost. In this work, we created cerebral palsy rhesus macaque models by intrathecal injection of bilirubin.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The puncture point for injection was identified as the intervertebral disc space two, located below the intersection of the iliac crest line and the posterior median line.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The models showed abnormal posture and increased muscle tension. Diffuse deposits of bilirubin were found in the basal ganglia from the magnetic resonance imaging. Pathological slides also revealed the presence of brain lesions, such as vacuole formation, contraction of neuronal nuclei, and deep staining of nuclei in the histopathological sections of the hippocampus and basal ganglia.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The model's symptoms closely resemble those observed in humans with spastic cerebral palsy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Primatology","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139655351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}