Understanding the evolution of immune genes in jawed vertebrates

M Vinkler, SR Fiddaman, M Těšický… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Driven by co‐evolution with pathogens, host immunity continuously adapts to optimize
defence against pathogens within a given environment. Recent advances in genetics …

Bacterial communities along parrot digestive and respiratory tracts: the effects of sample type, species and time

L Schmiedová, K Černá, T Li, M Těšický… - International …, 2024 - Springer
Digestive and respiratory tracts are inhabited by rich bacterial communities that can vary
between their different segments. In comparison with other bird taxa with developed caeca …

Peripheral inflammation-induced changes in songbird brain gene expression: 3'mRNA transcriptomic approach

NK Veetil, HC de Oliveira, M Gomez-Samblas… - Developmental & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Species-specific neural inflammation can be induced by profound immune signalling from
periphery to brain. Recent advances in transcriptomics offer cost-effective approaches to …

Endocannabinoid system and phytocannabinoids in the main species of veterinary interest: a comparative review

A Di Salvo, E Chiaradia, M Sforna… - Veterinary Research …, 2024 - Springer
Since the discovery of the endocannabinoid system and due to the empirical evidence of the
therapeutic effects on several illnesses both in humans and animals that follow the …

Subclinical peripheral inflammation has systemic effects impacting central nervous system proteome in budgerigars

E Voukali, D Divín, MG Samblas, NK Veetil… - Developmental & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Regulation of neuroimmune interactions varies across avian species. Little is presently
known about the interplay between periphery and central nervous system (CNS) in parrots …

Twice-daily oral administration of a cannabidiol and cannabidiolic acid–rich hemp extract was well tolerated in orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica) …

M Sosa-Higareda, DSM Guzman… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Am Vet Med Assoc
OBJECTIVE To determine the pharmacokinetics of 8 cannabinoids and 5 metabolites after
oral administration of single and multiple doses of a cannabidiol (CBD)-cannabidiolic acid …

Interspecific and intraspecific variation in gastrointestinal microbiota composition of parrots and its association with incidence of selected disorders

K Černá - 2023 - dspace.cuni.cz
Captive parrots are susceptible to various digestive, metabolic, and behavioural disorders.
Recent research in other vertebrates has suggested that these disorders can be linked to the …

Effects of peripheral inflammation on gene expression modulation in passerines and parrots

N Kuttiyarthu Veetil - 2023 - dspace.cuni.cz
(English) Birds have well-defined roles in maintaining the ecological balance as predators,
seed dispersers, nutrient cyclers, and pollinators making them an integral part of many …