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Lanctôt S, Blouin R, Thibault C, Lacasse P. Effect of milk stasis on mammary gland involution and the microRNA profile. J Dairy Sci 2024; 107:7435-7445. [PMID: 38788842 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-24603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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The presence of an autocrine factor in milk that can trigger mammary gland involution was proposed more than 50 yr ago. To provide evidence for the existence of one or more autocrine factors, 10 multiparous cows in late lactation were quarter-milked for 7 d. Following this baseline period, the right front quarter of each cow was left unmilked, and the other quarters were milked for 7 d. Before the last milking of that period, milk (mammary secretions) was collected aseptically from both front quarters. After that milking, 250 mL of the collected samples were infused in the cows' respective rear quarters. No quarters were milked for the following 7 d (milk stasis period), and quarter milking was then resumed in all quarters for the last 7 d of the experiment (remilking period). Quarter milk samples were collected during the baseline period, before the milk stasis period, and during the remilking period. These samples were used for measuring milk components and the concentration of involution markers (SCC, BSA, and lactoferrin). Samples of mammary secretions were collected manually from the quarters during the milk stasis period for involution marker determination. We extracted RNA from samples collected from front quarters before the last milking before the milk stasis period for microRNA (miRNA) determination. As anticipated, the longer milk stasis period implemented for the right front quarter resulted in a more advanced involution than in the left front quarter, based on the concentration of involution markers in the mammary secretions, lower milk production recovery, and changes in milk composition during the remilking period. All 3 involution marker concentrations in the mammary secretions increased in both rear quarters, but were greater in the right quarter secretions than in the left quarter secretions. Resuming milking reinitiated milk production in all quarters, but milk production recovery in the right rear quarters was less robust than that in the left rear quarters (54.3 ± 1.4% vs. 61.6 ± 1.4%, respectively). Milk from the quarters infused with mammary secretions (right rear) had a lower lactose content, but a higher milk protein content and higher SCC than the quarters infused with milk. We detected a total of 359 miRNAs, 76 of which were differentially expressed in milk and mammary secretions. Expression of bta-miR-221 and bta-miR-223 was upregulated in mammary secretions 34- and 40-fold, respectively. The results of the present experiment support the contention that milk stasis leads to the accumulation of one or more factors that trigger involution. The results also indicate that milk stasis leads to changes in the miRNA profile of the milk, but whether such changes are a cause or a consequence of the involution process remains to be established.
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- S Lanctôt
- Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada
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- Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada
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- Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8, Canada
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- Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8, Canada.
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Fu S, Shen X, Wang X, Zhou Y, Zhang J, Miao J. RNA-seq and nuclear proteomics provide insights into the lactation regulation mechanism of goat transfected IGF-I and GH recombinant vectors. Growth Horm IGF Res 2021; 60-61:101428. [PMID: 34507252 DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2021.101428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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There exists little available information on the mechanisms of lactation regulation until now. In order to explore the underlying mechanism, we injected IGF-I and GH recombinant vectors into the mammary gland, then RNA-seq analysis and nuclear proteomics were used for rapid high-throughput screening of DEGs and DEPs in the two groups linked to lactation regulation. KEGG analysis of 206 DEGs showed that the same 4 of top 10 enrichment pathways (ECM receptor interaction, protein digestion and absorption, focal adhesion and phagosome) involved in 4 co-expressed genes (IDO, BTG1, ITGB6 and keratin 83), the two groups enriched different metabolic pathways yet. Nuclear proteomics analysis showed 75 and 36 DEPs in the IGF-I and GH group respectively; Sixteen common proteins were identified between the IGF-I group and GH group, four of which (ALB, TPT1, CXXC-5 and ACTR2) significantly decreased and three of which (PRP1, PAG-9 and Hsp70) significantly increased. Similarly, DEPs in the two groups were enriched in same one of top 10 enrichment pathways (PI3K-Akt signaling pathway). Protein-protein interaction networks highlighted the contribution of glycosphingolipid biosynthesis, porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism and the Jak-STAT signaling pathway to lactation regulation of GH and IGFI. GH and IGF-I improve milk yield, which may be linked to important nodal proteins (ALB and ACTB). Our research advances the understanding of the mammary gland transcriptome and nuclear proteomics during GH and IGF-I overexpression. Individual genes, proteins and pathways in this study point towards potential targets for lactation regulation.
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- Shaodong Fu
- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Livestock and Poultry Epidemic Diseases Research Center of Anhui Province, Hefei 230001, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Immunology & Engineering, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Nanjing 210014, China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Do DN, Schenkel FS, Miglior F, Zhao X, Ibeagha-Awemu EM. Genome wide association study identifies novel potential candidate genes for bovine milk cholesterol content. Sci Rep 2018; 8:13239. [PMID: 30185830 PMCID: PMC6125589 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31427-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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This study aimed to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with milk cholesterol (CHL) content via a genome wide association study (GWAS). Milk CHL content was determined by gas chromatography and expressed as mg of CHL in 100 g of fat (CHL_fat) or in 100 mg of milk (CHL_milk). GWAS was performed with 1,183 cows and 40,196 SNPs using a univariate linear mixed model. Two and 20 SNPs were significantly associated with CHL_fat and CHL_milk, respectively. The important regions for CHL_fat and CHL_milk were at 41.9 Mb on chromosome (BTA) 17 and 1.6-3.2 Mb on BTA 14, respectively. DGAT1, PTPN1, INSIG1, HEXIM1, SDS, and HTR5A genes, also known to be associated with human plasma CHL phenotypes, were identified as potential candidate genes for bovine milk CHL. Additional new potential candidate genes for milk CHL were RXFP1, FAM198B, TMEM144, CXXC4, MAML2 and CDH13. Enrichment analyses suggested that identified candidate genes participated in cell-cell signaling processes and are key members in tight junction, focal adhesion, Notch signaling and glycerolipid metabolism pathways. Furthermore, identified transcription factors such as PPARD, LXR, and NOTCH1 might be important in the regulation of bovine milk CHL content. The expression of several positional candidate genes (such as DGAT1, INSIG1 and FAM198B) and their correlation with milk CHL content were further confirmed with RNA sequence data from mammary gland tissues. This is the first GWAS on bovine milk CHL. The identified markers and candidate genes need further validation in a larger cohort for use in the selection of cows with desired milk CHL content.
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- Duy N Do
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Sherbrooke, QC, J1M 0C8, Canada
- Department of Animal Science, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-, Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9, Canada
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
- Canadian Dairy Network, Guelph, ON, N1K 1E5, Canada
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- Department of Animal Science, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-, Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9, Canada.
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Sherbrooke, QC, J1M 0C8, Canada.
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Singh-Mallah G, McMahon CD, Guan J, Singh K. Cyclic-glycine-proline accelerates mammary involution by promoting apoptosis and inhibiting IGF-1 function. J Cell Physiol 2017; 232:3369-3383. [PMID: 28063218 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In rodents, post-lactational involution of mammary glands is characterized by the loss of mammary epithelial cells via apoptosis, which is associated with a decline in the expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Overexpression of IGF-1 delays involution by inhibiting apoptosis of epithelial cells and preserving the remaining secretory alveoli. Cyclic-glycine-proline (cGP), a metabolite of IGF-1, normalizes IGF-1 function under pathological conditions by regulating the bioavailability of IGF-1. The present study investigated the effect of cGP on the physiological decline in IGF-1 function during post-lactational mammary involution. Rat dams were gavaged with either cGP (3 mg/kg) or saline once per day from post-natal d8-22. Before collecting tissue on post-natal d23, a pair of mammary glands were sealed on d20 (72 hr-engorgement, thus representative of late-involution) and d22 (24 hr-engorgement, thus representative of mid-involution), while the remaining glands were allowed to involute naturally (early-involution). During early-involution, cGP accelerated the loss of mammary cells through apoptosis, resulting in an earlier clearance of intact secretory alveoli compared with the control group. This coincided with an earlier up-regulation of the cell survival factors, Bcl-xl and IGF-1R, in the early-involution cGP glands compared with the control glands. During late-involution, cGP reduced the bioactivity of IGF-1, which was evident through decreased phosphorylation of IGF-1R in the regressed alveoli. Maternal administration of cGP did not alter milk production and composition during early-, peak-, or late-stage of lactation. These data show that cGP accelerates post-lactational involution by promoting apoptosis and the physiological decline in IGF-1 function.
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- Gagandeep Singh-Mallah
- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.,Gravida, National Centre for Growth and Development, Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Centre for Brain Research, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.,Gravida, National Centre for Growth and Development, Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Gravida, National Centre for Growth and Development, Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Centre for Brain Research, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Brain Research New Zealand, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.,Gravida, National Centre for Growth and Development, Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Phyn CVC, Stelwagen K, Davis SR, McMahon CD, Dobson JM, Singh K. Tight Junction Protein Abundance and Apoptosis During Involution of Rat Mammary Glands. J Cell Physiol 2017; 232:2075-2082. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Claire V. C. Phyn
- AgResearch Ltd.; Ruakura Research Centre; Hamilton New Zealand
- DairyNZ Ltd.; Hamilton New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd.; Ruakura Research Centre; Hamilton New Zealand
- SciLactis Ltd.; Hamilton New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd.; Ruakura Research Centre; Hamilton New Zealand
- LIC; Hamilton New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd.; Ruakura Research Centre; Hamilton New Zealand
- ManukaMed Ltd.; Hamilton New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd.; Ruakura Research Centre; Hamilton New Zealand
- Carne Technologies Ltd.; Cambridge New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd.; Ruakura Research Centre; Hamilton New Zealand
- Science Consultancy; Hamilton New Zealand
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Singh K, Vetharaniam I, Dobson J, Prewitz M, Oden K, Murney R, Swanson K, McDonald R, Henderson H, Stelwagen K. Cell survival signaling in the bovine mammary gland during the transition from lactation to involution. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:7523-7543. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Biet J, Poole C, Stelwagen K, Margerison J, Singh K. Primary cilia distribution and orientation during involution of the bovine mammary gland. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:3966-3978. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Murney R, Stelwagen K, Wheeler TT, Margerison JK, Singh K. The effects of milking frequency on insulin-like growth factor I signaling within the mammary gland of dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2016; 98:5422-8. [PMID: 26074231 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In dairy cows, short-term changes in milking frequency (MF) in early lactation have been shown to produce both an immediate and a long-term effect on milk yield. The effect of MF on milk yield is controlled locally within mammary glands and could be a function of changes in either number or activity of secretory mammary epithelial cells (MEC). Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) signaling is one candidate factor that could mediate these effects, as it can be controlled locally within mammary glands. Both MEC number and activity can be affected by IGF-I signaling by activating the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt and extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 pathways. To investigate the relationship between MF and IGF-I signaling, udder halves of 17 dairy cows were milked either 4 times a day (4×) or once a day (1×) for 14 d in early lactation. On d 14, between 3 and 5 h following milking, mammary biopsies were obtained from 10 cows from both udder halves, and changes in the expression of genes associated with IGF-I signaling and the activation of the PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 pathways were measured. The mRNA abundance of IGF type I receptor, IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-3, and IGFBP-5 were lower following 4× milking relative to 1× milking. However, the mRNA abundance of IGF-I was not affected by MF. Both IGFBP3 and IGFBP5 are thought to inhibit IGF-I; therefore, decreases in their mRNA abundance may serve to stimulate the IGF-I signal in the 4×-milked mammary gland. The activation of PI3K/Akt pathway was lower in response to 4× milking relative to 1×, and the activation of the ERK1/2 was unaffected by MF, suggesting that they do not mediate the effects of MF.
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- R Murney
- AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, PB 3123, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand; Institute of Agriculture and Environment, College of Sciences, Massey University, PB 11222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.
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- SciLactis Ltd., Waikato Innovation Park, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, PB 3123, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- Institute of Agriculture and Environment, College of Sciences, Massey University, PB 11222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, PB 3123, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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Weaver S, Hernandez L. Autocrine-paracrine regulation of the mammary gland. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:842-53. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Singh K, Swanson K, Henderson H, Erdman R, Stelwagen K. The effect of milking reinitiation following extended nonmilking periods on lactation in primiparous dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2015; 98:7666-74. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Murney R, Stelwagen K, Wheeler T, Margerison J, Singh K. Activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) is linked to β1-integrin protein abundance in unilaterally milked bovine mammary glands. J Dairy Sci 2015; 98:3133-42. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-9003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Murney R, Stelwagen K, Wheeler TT, Margerison JK, Singh K. The effects of milking frequency in early lactation on milk yield, mammary cell turnover, and secretory activity in grazing dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2014; 98:305-11. [PMID: 25465535 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In dairy cows, short-term changes of milking frequency in early lactation have been shown to produce an immediate and a long-term effect on milk yield in stall-fed cows. The effect is controlled locally within mammary glands and could be a function of either secretory mammary epithelial cell number or activity. To resolve this and determine its applicability in other feed management systems, a unilateral milking frequency experiment was conducted with udder halves of 17 multiparous, pasture-fed dairy cows milked either 4 times (4×) or once a day (1×) for 14d from 5±2d in milk. Mean half-udder milk yield during the treatment period was higher from the 4× compared with 1× udder halves and continued to be higher until 200d in milk once returned to twice a day milking. Mammary biopsies were obtained on d 14 of treatment from both udder halves of 10 cows. Proliferation of mammary cells was higher in 4× udder halves compared with 1×, whereas no difference in apoptosis levels was detected. Abundance of αS1-casein, β-casein, α-lactalbumin, and β-lactoglobulin mRNA was higher in tissue samples from 4× udder halves compared with 1×, whereas lactoferrin mRNA abundance was lower in 4× udder halves. In summary, change in milking frequency during early lactation affects proliferation of mammary cells as well as expression of the major milk protein genes, which both contribute to the observed changes in milk yield during and after unilateral milking frequency treatment.
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- R Murney
- AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, P.B. 3123, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand; Institute of Agriculture and Environment, College of Sciences, Massey University, P.B. 11222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.
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- SciLactis Ltd., Waikato Innovation Park, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, P.B. 3123, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- Institute of Agriculture and Environment, College of Sciences, Massey University, P.B. 11222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, P.B. 3123, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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Stelwagen K, Singh K. The role of tight junctions in mammary gland function. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 2014; 19:131-8. [PMID: 24249583 DOI: 10.1007/s10911-013-9309-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Tight junctions (TJ) are cellular structures that facilitate cell-cell communication and are important in maintaining the three-dimensional structure of epithelia. It is only during the last two decades that the molecular make-up of TJ is becoming unravelled, with two major transmembrane-spanning structural protein families, called occludin and claudins, being the true constituents of the TJ. These TJ proteins are linked via specific scaffolding proteins to the cell's cytoskeleton. In the mammary gland TJ between adjacent secretory epithelial cells are formed during lactogenesis and are instrumental in establishing and maintaining milk synthesis and secretion, whereas TJ integrity is compromised during mammary involution and also as result of mastitis and periods of mammary inflamation (including mastitis). They prevent the paracellular transport of ions and small molecules between the blood and milk compartments. Formation of intact TJ at the start of lactation is important for the establishment of the lactation. Conversely, loss of TJ integrity has been linked to reduced milk secretion and mammary function and increased paracellular transport of blood components into the milk and vice versa. In addition to acting as a paracellular barrier, the TJ is increasingly linked to playing an active role in intracellular signalling. This review focusses on the role of TJ in mammary function of the normal, non-malignant mammary gland, predominantly in ruminants, the major dairy producing species.
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- Kerst Stelwagen
- SciLactis Ltd, Waikato Innovation Park, Hamilton, 3240, New Zealand,
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Epigenetics: a possible role in acute and transgenerational regulation of dairy cow milk production. Animal 2012; 6:375-81. [PMID: 22436216 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731111002564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A potential role for epigenetic mechanisms in the regulation of mammary function in the dairy cow is emerging. Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in genome function that occur because of chemical changes rather than DNA sequence changes. DNA methylation is an epigenetic event that results in the silencing of gene expression and may be passed on to the next generation. However, recent studies investigating different physiological states and changes in milk protein gene expression suggest that DNA methylation may also play an acute, regulatory, role in gene transcription. This overview will highlight the role of DNA methylation in the silencing of milk protein gene expression during mastitis and mammary involution. Moreover, environmental factors such as nutrition may induce epigenetic modifications of gene expression. The current research investigating the possibility of in utero, hence cross-generational, epigenetic modifications in dairy cows will also be discussed. Understanding how the mammary gland responds to environmental cues provides a potential to enhance milk production not only of the dairy cow but also of her daughter.
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Singh K, Davis S, Dobson J, Molenaar A, Wheeler T, Prosser C, Farr V, Oden K, Swanson K, Phyn C, Hyndman D, Wilson T, Henderson H, Stelwagen K. cDNA Microarray Analysis Reveals that Antioxidant and Immune Genes Are Upregulated During Involution of the Bovine Mammary Gland. J Dairy Sci 2008; 91:2236-46. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Fildes JE, Yonan N, Leonard CT. Natural killer cells and lung transplantation, roles in rejection, infection, and tolerance. Transpl Immunol 2008; 19:1-11. [PMID: 18346631 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2008.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2007] [Accepted: 01/07/2008] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
Despite improvements in surgical technique, organ preservation, immunosuppression, and management of infection, the long term survival following lung transplantation remains low, mainly due to immune mediated complications such as acute and chronic rejection. Almost all immunosuppressive agents used in the prophylaxis and treatment of rejection following lung transplantation are targets of T cell maturation, function or proliferation, which in theory should cause sufficient disruption of the adaptive immune system to prevent graft rejection. However the five year survival rate of only 50% suggests this is not the case. More recent evidence suggests that NK cells may play a significant role in immune processes following lung transplantation. This article reviews the literature on the potential function of NK cells in rejection, infection, malignancy and tolerance following lung transplantation.
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- J E Fildes
- The Transplant Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester, M23 9LT, UK.
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Lemay DG, Neville MC, Rudolph MC, Pollard KS, German JB. Gene regulatory networks in lactation: identification of global principles using bioinformatics. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2007; 1:56. [PMID: 18039394 PMCID: PMC2225983 DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-1-56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2007] [Accepted: 11/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background The molecular events underlying mammary development during pregnancy, lactation, and involution are incompletely understood. Results Mammary gland microarray data, cellular localization data, protein-protein interactions, and literature-mined genes were integrated and analyzed using statistics, principal component analysis, gene ontology analysis, pathway analysis, and network analysis to identify global biological principles that govern molecular events during pregnancy, lactation, and involution. Conclusion Several key principles were derived: (1) nearly a third of the transcriptome fluctuates to build, run, and disassemble the lactation apparatus; (2) genes encoding the secretory machinery are transcribed prior to lactation; (3) the diversity of the endogenous portion of the milk proteome is derived from fewer than 100 transcripts; (4) while some genes are differentially transcribed near the onset of lactation, the lactation switch is primarily post-transcriptionally mediated; (5) the secretion of materials during lactation occurs not by up-regulation of novel genomic functions, but by widespread transcriptional suppression of functions such as protein degradation and cell-environment communication; (6) the involution switch is primarily transcriptionally mediated; and (7) during early involution, the transcriptional state is partially reverted to the pre-lactation state. A new hypothesis for secretory diminution is suggested – milk production gradually declines because the secretory machinery is not transcriptionally replenished. A comprehensive network of protein interactions during lactation is assembled and new regulatory gene targets are identified. Less than one fifth of the transcriptionally regulated nodes in this lactation network have been previously explored in the context of lactation. Implications for future research in mammary and cancer biology are discussed.
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- Danielle G Lemay
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, One Shields Ave,, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Brennan AJ, Sharp JA, Lefevre C, Topcic D, Auguste A, Digby M, Nicholas KR. The Tammar Wallaby and Fur Seal: Models to Examine Local Control of Lactation. J Dairy Sci 2007; 90 Suppl 1:E66-75. [PMID: 17517753 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Mammary development and function are regulated by systemic endocrine factors and by autocrine mechanisms intrinsic to the mammary gland, both of which act concurrently. The composition of milk includes nutritional and developmental factors that are crucial to the development of the suckled young, but it is becoming increasingly apparent that milk also has a role in regulating mammary function. This review examines the option of exploiting the comparative biology of species with extreme adaptation to lactation to examine regulatory mechanisms that are present but not readily apparent in other laboratory and livestock species. The tammar wallaby has adopted a reproductive strategy that includes a short gestation (26 d), birth of an immature young, and a relatively long lactation (300 d). The composition of milk changes progressively during the lactation cycle, and this is controlled by the mother and not the sucking pattern of the young. Furthermore, the tammar can practice concurrent asynchronous lactation; the mother provides a concentrated milk high in protein and fat for an older animal that is out of the pouch and a dilute milk low in fat and protein but high in carbohydrates from an adjacent mammary gland for a newborn pouch young. This phenomenon suggests that the mammary gland is controlled locally. The second study species, the Cape fur seal, has a lactation characterized by a repeated cycle of long at-sea foraging trips (up to 28 d) alternating with short suckling periods of 2 to 3 d ashore. Lactation almost ceases while the seal is off shore, but the mammary gland does not progress to apoptosis and involution, most likely because of local control of the mammary gland. Our studies have exploited the comparative biology of these models to investigate how mammary function is regulated by endocrine factors, and particularly by milk. This review reports 3 major findings using these model animals. First, the mammary epithelial cell has an extraordinary intrinsic capacity for survival in our culture model, and the path to either function or death by apoptosis is actively driven. The second outcome is that the route to apoptosis is most likely regulated by specific milk factors. Finally, whey acidic protein, a major milk protein in some species, may play a role in normal mammary development, but that role in vivo may be limited to marsupials. Evolutionary pressure has led to changes in the structure of the protein with an accompanying change in function. Therefore, we propose that a loss of function of this protein in eutherians may relate to a reproductive strategy that is less dependent on lactation.
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- A J Brennan
- Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Innovative Dairy Products, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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Sharp JA, Lefevre C, Brennan AJ, Nicholas KR. The fur seal-a model lactation phenotype to explore molecular factors involved in the initiation of apoptosis at involution. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 2007; 12:47-58. [PMID: 17431798 DOI: 10.1007/s10911-007-9037-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Mammary gland involution requires co-ordination of milk production, immune responses, apoptosis and remodeling. Initiation and progression of each of these components involves integral control by the mammary gland. Although cell-based culture models and genetically manipulated animals have shed light on these processes, the factors controlling each step in the involution cascade are still poorly understood. The fur seal displays a unique lactation phenotype. During the lactation cycle the mammary gland downregulates milk production and initiates an immune response but fails to initiate the apoptotic phase of involution, allowing the female fur seal to undertake long foraging trips of up to 28 days between suckling bouts. Upon return to shore the female continues feeding her pup following resumption of lactation and milk production. Expression profiling of genes involved in this lactation cycle provides valuable tools for investigation of the factors responsible for the initiation of apoptosis at involution.
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- Julie A Sharp
- CRC for Innovative Dairy Products, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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Katz E, Streuli CH. The extracellular matrix as an adhesion checkpoint for mammary epithelial function. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2006; 39:715-26. [PMID: 17251051 PMCID: PMC2625401 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2006] [Revised: 10/26/2006] [Accepted: 11/08/2006] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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The development of the mammary gland is spatially regulated by the interaction of the mammary epithelium with the extracellular matrix (ECM). Cells receive cues from the ECM through a family of adhesion receptors called integrins, consisting of α- and β-chain dimers. Integrins assist cells in sensing their appropriate developmental context in response to both hormones and growth factors. Here we argue that cell adhesion to the ECM plays a key role in specific developmental checkpoints, particularly in alveolar survival, morphogenesis and function. Specific ablation of αβ1-integrins in the luminal epithelium of the mammary gland shows that this sub-type of receptors is required for proliferation, accurate morphological organisation, as well as milk secretion. Downstream, small Rho GTPases mediate cellular polarisation and differentiation. Current challenges in studying the integration of signals in checkpoints of mammary gland development are discussed.
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Furlong F, Finlay D, Martin F. PTPase inhibition restores ERK1/2 phosphorylation and protects mammary epithelial cells from apoptosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 336:1292-9. [PMID: 16176809 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.08.260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2005] [Accepted: 08/31/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Specific survival signals derived from extracellular matrix (ECM) and growth factors are required for mammary epithelial cell survival. We have previously demonstrated that inhibition of ECM-induced ERK1/2 MAPK pathway with PD98059 leads to apoptosis in primary mouse mammary epithelial cells. In this study, we have further investigated MAPK signal transduction in cell survival of these cells cultured on a laminin rich reconstituted basement membrane. ERK1/2 phosphorylation is activated in the absence of insulin by cell-cell substratum interactions that cause ligand-independent EGFR transactivation. Intact EGFR signal transduction is required for ECM determined cell survival as the EGFR pathway inhibitor, AG1478, induces apoptosis of these cultures. Rescue of AG1478 or PD98059 treated cultures by PTPase inhibition with vanadate restores cellular phospho-ERK1/2 levels and prevents apoptosis. These results emphasize that ERK1/2 phosphorylation and inhibition of PTPase activity are necessary for PMMEC cell survival.
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- Fiona Furlong
- UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland.
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Singh K, Dobson J, Phyn C, Davis S, Farr V, Molenaar A, Stelwagen K. Milk accumulation decreases expression of genes involved in cell–extracellular matrix communication and is associated with induction of apoptosis in the bovine mammary gland. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Sharp JA, Cane KN, Lefevre C, Arnould JPY, Nicholas KR. Fur Seal Adaptations to Lactation: Insights into Mammary Gland Function. Curr Top Dev Biol 2005; 72:275-308. [PMID: 16564338 DOI: 10.1016/s0070-2153(05)72006-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The fur seal (Arctocephalus spp. and Callorhinus spp., members of the pinniped family) is a mammal with the unusual capability to modulate its lactation cycle by turning milk production on and off without the typical mammalian regression and involution of the mammary gland. Lactation has evolved from constraints arising from the spatial and temporal separation of infant nursing and maternal foraging as the mother gives birth and feeds the pup on land while acquisition of nutrients for milk production occurs at sea. The lactation cycle begins with the female fur seal undergoing a perinatal fast of approximately 1 wk, after which time she departs the breeding colony to forage at sea. For the remainder of the long lactation period (116-540 days), the mother alternates between short periods ashore suckling the young with longer periods of up to 4 wk of foraging at sea. Milk production continues while foraging at sea, but at less than 20% the rate of production on land. Fur seals produce one of the richest milk reported, with a very high lipid content contributing up to 85% of total energy. This feature serves as an adaptation to the young's need to produce an insulating blubber layer against heat loss and to serve as an energy store when the mother is away foraging at sea. This atypical pattern of lactation means mothers have long periods with no suckling stimulus and can transfer high-energy milk rapidly while on land to minimize time away from foraging grounds. The absence of suckling stimulus and milk removal during foraging does not result in the onset of involution with associated apoptosis of mammary secretory cells and a subsequent progressive breakdown of the cellular structure of the mammary gland. The mechanisms controlling lactation in the fur seal mammary gland have been investigated using molecular and cellular techniques. These findings have shed light on the processes by which the unique features of lactation in the fur seal are regulated.
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- Julie A Sharp
- CRC for Innovative Dairy Products, Department of Zoology University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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