Letter to the editor

Recent developments in animal sciences

Seddik Hammad1[*], Isabelle Sobor2, Mohammed F. Abdallah3, Ahmed A.A. Abdel-Wareth4, Mohammad S. Al-Aboody5, Mosaab A. Omar5

1Department of Forensic Medicine and Veterinary Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena-Egypt

2Department of Environmental Toxicology, Faculty of Biology, University Essen-Duisburg, Essen-Germany

3Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Sihyyie/Ankara-Türkiye

4Animal Nutrition Group, Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Germany

5Department of Medical Laboratories, College of Science, Majmaah University, AlZulfi-KSA

EXCLI J 2015;14:Doc611

 

Dear Editor,

Recently, a new journal, JEAAS (Journal of Experimental and Applied Animal Sciences) has been launched. The goal of this new interdisciplinary journal is to advance the field of animal sciences. A particular focus is the establishment and application of animal models for basic and clinical research (Intzoglou et al., 2014[13]; Graham et al., 2014[7]; Musk et al., 2014[18]; Rezaei et al., 2014[19]; Bénardeau et al., 2013[1]; Deluzurieux et al., 2013[3]). Particularly, the advent of transgenic and knockout technologies together with the generation of humanized animals (Hammad et al., 2013[10]) opens exciting possibilities. A second field of interest is traditional and applied animal sciences including farm animals, animal nutrition and related fields of veterinary medicine (Mallaiah et al., 2014[16]; Soriano-Úbeda et al., 2013[21]; Mishra et al., 2013[17]; Zarrindast et al., 2013[22]; Ikewuchi et al., 2013[12]).

A currently particularly active research field is the establishment of in vitro systems for applications in pharmacology and toxicology (Kim et al., 2015[14]; Godoy et al., 2013[6]; Zellmer et al., 2010[23]; Drasdo et al., 2014[4]; Grinberg et al., 2014[8]; Schug et al., 2013[20]; Krug et al., 2013[15]). A limitation of in vitro data is that comprehensive studies on the in vivo relevance of responses observed in vitro are rare (Bolt et al., 2014[2]; Ghallab and Bolt, 2014[5]; Hammad et al., 2014[11]; Hammad, 2013[9]). Therefore, JEAAS particularly welcomes studies that compare mechanisms observed in in vitro systems to the corresponding processes in organs or organisms. We hope that JEAAS will play a constructive role in this field of research.

 

References

1. Bénardeau A, Riboulet W, Albertini M, Gomez MF. Animal models of metabolic syndrome and associated co-morbidities. JEAAS. 2013;1:152-3.
2. Bolt HM, Ahmed H, Hammad S. Current research on cell death mechanisms. Arch Toxicol. 2014;88:2079-82.
3. Deluzurieux M, Desjardins I, Nolf M, Guidi E, Depecker M, Cadoré J-L. Endoscopic analysis of guttural pouch opening in horses. JEAAS. 2013;1:10-24.
4. Drasdo D, Bode J, Dahmen U, Dirsch O, Dooley S, Gebhardt R, et al. The virtual liver: state of the art and future perspectives. Arch Toxicol. 2014;88:2071-5.
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7. Graham WA, Kwiecien JM, Nesathurai S. Noninvasive motor evoked potentials with surface stimulation in rodents. JEAAS. 2014;1:182-5.
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11. Hammad S, Omar MA, Abdel-Wareth AAA, Ahmed H. Pitfalls of in vitro systems: why we still need animal experiments? JEAAS. 2014;1:271-2.
12. Ikewuchi JC, Ikewuchi CC, Ifeanacho MO, Igboh NM, Ijeh II, Ihunwo SA. Hypocholesterolemic effect of aqueous extract of the rhizomes of Sansevieria liberica on salt-loaded rats. JEAAS. 2013;1:56-66.
13. Intzoglou KS, Mastrokalos DS, Korres DS, Donta I, Lelovas P, Tziakou V, et al. Synthetic or autologous plugs for the repair of osteochondral rabbit knee defects: A comparative study. JEAAS. 2014;1:229-40.
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16. Mallaiah P, Sudhakara G, Srinivasulu N, Sasi Bhusana RB, Saralakumari D. Preventive effect of Phyllanthus amarus on high fructose diet induced renal damage in male wistar rats. JEAAS. 2014;1:186-98.
17. Mishra D, Joshi S, Sah ML. Analgesic activity of ethyl acetate fraction of Leucas hyssopifolia Benth. JEAAS. 2013;1:4-9.
18. Musk GC, He B, Gaal T. Hyperkalemia in pigs during anesthesia for laparoscopic renal transplantation surgery. JEAAS. 2014;1:273-83.
19. Rezaei F, Kaka G, Sadraie SH, Azarnia M, Salamatmanesh SM. Effects of aspirin on histomorphometrical changes of fetal kidney in rat. JEAAS. 2014;1:290-300.
20. Schug M, Stöber R, Heise T, Mielke H, Gundert-Remy U, Godoy P, et al. Pharmacokinetics explain in vivo/in vitro discrepancies of carcinogen-induced gene expression alterations in rat liver and cultivated hepatocytes. Arch Toxicol. 2013;87:337-45.
21. Soriano-Úbeda C, Matás C, García-Vázquez FA. An overview of swine artificial insemination: Retrospective, current and prospective aspects. JEAAS. 2013;1:67-97.
22. Zarrindast MR, Ahmadi H, Nasehi M. Interaction of GABA (A) system in the nucleus accumbens ahell with ACPA on anxiety-like behaviors in Wistar male rat. JEAAS. 2013;1:44-55.
23. Zellmer S, Schmidt-Heck W, Godoy P, Weng H, Meyer C, Lehmann T, et al. Transcription factors ETF, E2F, and SP-1 are involved in cytokine-independent proliferation of murine hepatocytes. Hepatology. 2010;52:2127–36.
 
 
 

[*] Corresponding Author:

Dr. med. vet. Seddik Hammad, Department of Forensic Medicine and Veterinary Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena-Egypt, eMail: seddik.hammad@vet.svu.edu.eg