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Harada R, Nii T, Suzuki N, Isobe N. Effect of low milking frequency on the concentration of antimicrobial proteins in goat milk. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2024; 272:110774. [PMID: 38735114 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2024.110774] [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: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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This study examined the effects of low frequency milking on the concentrations of antimicrobial components in goat milk. Sixteen goats were divided into two groups of eight each: milking once every 2 d three times (for six days, three times group) or five times (for 10 days, five times group). On other days, milking was performed once daily. Milk was collected, and milk yield, somatic cell count (SCC), and the concentrations of some antimicrobial proteins such as lactoferrin (LF), S100A7, IgA, and sodium ions (Na+) in milk were measured. Milk yield significantly decreased in both the groups during the low-milking frequency period, followed by an increase above the low frequency milking period in both groups. In contrast, SCC and LF concentrations in milk increased in both groups during the low frequency milking period. The concentration of S100A7 in milk temporarily decreased after the low frequency milking period, followed by a significant increase. The S100A7 concentration during this period was higher in the five times group than in the three times group. These results indicated that low frequency milking induced a gradual decrease in milk yield and a concomitant increase in antimicrobial components, such as LF and S100A7, in milk. This increase in the antimicrobial components may be useful in preventing mastitis.
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- Rika Harada
- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan.
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Niero G, Thomas SA, Mouratidou K, Visentin G, De Marchi M, Penasa M, Cassandro M. Lactoferrin concentration in bovine milk: validation of radial immunodiffusion technique, sources of variation, and association to udder health status. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/1828051x.2023.2180440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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- Giovanni Niero
- Dipartimento di Agronomia, Animali, Alimenti, Risorse naturali e Ambiente, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agronomia, Animali, Alimenti, Risorse naturali e Ambiente, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agronomia, Animali, Alimenti, Risorse naturali e Ambiente, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Veterinarie, Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Ozzano dell’Emilia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agronomia, Animali, Alimenti, Risorse naturali e Ambiente, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agronomia, Animali, Alimenti, Risorse naturali e Ambiente, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agronomia, Animali, Alimenti, Risorse naturali e Ambiente, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
- Associazione Nazionale Allevatori della Razza Frisona, Bruna e Jersey Italiana, Cremona, Italy
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Engler C, Renna MS, Beccaria C, Silvestrini P, Pirola SI, Pereyra EAL, Baravalle C, Camussone CM, Monecke S, Calvinho LF, Dallard BE. Differential immune response to two Staphylococcus aureus strains with distinct adaptation genotypes after experimental intramammary infection of dairy cows. Microb Pathog 2022; 172:105789. [PMID: 36176246 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the ability of two S. aureus strains with different adaptation genotypes (low and high) to the bovine mammary gland (MG) to establish an intramammary infection (IMI) and induce an immune response after an experimental challenge in lactating cows. Two isolates (designated 806 and 5011) from bovine IMI with different genotypic profiles, harboring genes involved in adherence and biofilm production, belonging to different capsular polysaccharide (CP) type, accessory gene regulator (agr) group, pulsotype (PT) and sequence type/clonal complex (ST/CC) were selected. Strains 806 and 5011 were associated with low (nonpersistent-NP) and high (persistent-P) adaptation to the MG, respectively. Strain 806 (NP) was characterized as agr group II, cap5 positive and ST350; strain 5011 (P) agr group I, cap8 positive and CC188. Three groups of clinically healthy cows, 4 cows/treatment group, were inoculated by the intramammary route with strain 806 (NP), strain 5011 (P) and pyrogen-free saline solution. All mammary quarters challenged with strain 806 (NP) developed mild clinical mastitis between 1 and 7 d post inoculation (pi). Quarters challenged with strain 5011 (P) developed a persistent IMI; bacteria were recovered from milk from d 7 pi and up to d 56 pi. In quarters inoculated with strain 806 (NP) the inflammatory response induced was greater and earlier than the one induced by strain 5011 (P), since a somatic cell count (SCC) peak was observed at d 2 pi, while in quarters inoculated with strain 5011 (P) no variations in SCC were observed until d 4 pi reaching the maximum values at d 14 pi; indicating a lower and delayed initial inflammatory response. The highest levels of nitric oxide (NO) and lactoferrin (Lf) detected in milk from quarters inoculated with both S. aureus strains coincided with the highest SCC at the same time periods, indicating an association with the magnitude of inflammation. The high levels of IL-1β induced by strain 806 (NP) were associated with the highest SCC detected (d 2 pi); while quarters inoculated with strain 5011 (P) showed similar IL-1β levels to those found in control quarters. In quarters inoculated with strain 806 (NP) two peaks of IL-6 levels on d 2 and 14 pi were observed; while in quarters inoculated with strain 5011 (P) IL-6 levels were similar to those found in control quarters. The strain 806 (NP) induced a higher total IgG and IgG1 response; while strain 5011 (P) generated a higher IgG2 response (even against the heterologous strain). The present study demonstrated that S. aureus strains with different genotype and adaptability to bovine MG influence the local host immune response and the course and severity of the infectious process.
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- Carolina Engler
- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina; Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, (UNL-CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina; Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, (UNL-CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina; Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, (UNL-CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina; Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, (UNL-CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina; Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, (UNL-CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina; Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, (UNL-CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina; Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, (UNL-CONICET), Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (INTA-CONICET), Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela, Ruta 34 Km 227, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Alere Technologies GmbH, Jena, Germany
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- Cátedra de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina; Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (INTA-CONICET), Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela, Ruta 34 Km 227, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina; Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, (UNL-CONICET), Argentina.
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Purba FY, Ishimoto Y, Nii T, Suzuki N, Isobe N. Effect of temporary cessation of milking and estradiol combination on the antimicrobial components in goat milk. Res Vet Sci 2022; 152:387-394. [PMID: 36108551 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2022.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A temporary cessation of milking is widely used in Japan to treat mastitis in dairy cows. Exogenous administration of estradiol (E2) is known to inhibit milk production in dairy cows. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effects of the temporary cessation of milking in combination with E2 administration on the antimicrobial components of goat milk. Twelve goats, divided into two groups-with and without E2 injection (E2 and control group, respectively), were subjected to cessation of milking in both udder halves for 3 d (day 0-2). Milk yield in the E2 group was significantly lower than that in the control group on days 7 to 10. The concentrations of cathelicidin-2, IgA, and lactoferrin in the E2 group were significantly higher than those in the control group. These results suggest that the temporary cessation of milking with simultaneous E2 administration leads to a higher concentration of certain antimicrobial components in milk than that observed after using cessation of milking alone. Thus, this combination may contribute to a stronger innate immune system and a faster recovery from mastitis, and might prove to be an alternative to antibiotic treatment upon further research.
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- Fika Yuliza Purba
- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan; Veterinary Medicine Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan.
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Gene expression adjustment of inflammatory mechanisms in dairy cow mammary gland parenchyma during host defense against staphylococci. ANNALS OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.2478/aoas-2022-0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The aim of the study was to identify differences in the expression of splice variants of the PRMT2, LTF and C4A genes in the mammary glands of healthy dairy cows and those infected with staphylococci. An expression study was conducted on 38 Polish Holstein-Friesian dairy cows who were removed from the herd owing to subclinical and chronic mastitic or reproductive issues. Two days before slaughter, milk samples were taken for microbiological analysis and examined for the presence of bacteria. The mammary gland parenchyma samples with a predominance of secretory tissue were taken; these were divided into three groups according to the health status of the mammary gland: H (without pathogenic bacteria in milk), CoNS (with coagulase-negative staphylococci in milk), and CoPS (with coagulase-positive staphylococci in milk). Two of the investigated genes, LTF and C4A, demonstrated variants unequivocally expressed in infected tissue. Two LTF gene variants were found to be associated with cow health status, and with the type of bacteria causing mastitis (CoPS or CoNS). In addition, the expression of C4A isoforms differed with regard to mastitis etiology groups. The comprehensive evaluation of PRMT2 transcript suggested that the gene may also be involved in course of mastitis: two of four PRMT2 transcripts showed increased expression in the mammary gland of the CoPS group compared to controls. The obtained results are important for the knowledge on the etiology of bovine mastitis. The effects of the identified mastitis-relevant splice variants need to be further explored on the protein level to verify the suitability of splice variants and recognize their contribution towards the disease phenotypes and course.
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Jaiswal S, Jagannadham J, Kumari J, Iquebal MA, Gurjar AKS, Nayan V, Angadi UB, Kumar S, Kumar R, Datta TK, Rai A, Kumar D. Genome Wide Prediction, Mapping and Development of Genomic Resources of Mastitis Associated Genes in Water Buffalo. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:593871. [PMID: 34222390 PMCID: PMC8253262 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.593871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) are an important animal resource that contributes milk, meat, leather, dairy products, and power for plowing and transport. However, mastitis, a bacterial disease affecting milk production and reproduction efficiency, is most prevalent in populations having intensive selection for higher milk yield, especially where the inbreeding level is also high. Climate change and poor hygiene management practices further complicate the issue. The management of this disease faces major challenges, like antibiotic resistance, maximum residue level, horizontal gene transfer, and limited success in resistance breeding. Bovine mastitis genome wide association studies have had limited success due to breed differences, sample sizes, and minor allele frequency, lowering the power to detect the diseases associated with SNPs. In this work, we focused on the application of targeted gene panels (TGPs) in screening for candidate gene association analysis, and how this approach overcomes the limitation of genome wide association studies. This work will facilitate the targeted sequencing of buffalo genomic regions with high depth coverage required to mine the extremely rare variants potentially associated with buffalo mastitis. Although the whole genome assembly of water buffalo is available, neither mastitis genes are predicted nor TGP in the form of web-genomic resources are available for future variant mining and association studies. Out of the 129 mastitis associated genes of cattle, 101 were completely mapped on the buffalo genome to make TGP. This further helped in identifying rare variants in water buffalo. Eighty-five genes were validated in the buffalo gene expression atlas, with the RNA-Seq data of 50 tissues. The functions of 97 genes were predicted, revealing 225 pathways. The mastitis proteins were used for protein-protein interaction network analysis to obtain additional cross-talking proteins. A total of 1,306 SNPs and 152 indels were identified from 101 genes. Water Buffalo-MSTdb was developed with 3-tier architecture to retrieve mastitis associated genes having genomic coordinates with chromosomal details for TGP sequencing for mining of minor alleles for further association studies. Lastly, a web-genomic resource was made available to mine variants of targeted gene panels in buffalo for mastitis resistance breeding in an endeavor to ensure improved productivity and the reproductive efficiency of water buffalo.
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- Sarika Jaiswal
- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National Dairy research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National Dairy research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Potential factors involved in the early pathogenesis of Streptococcus uberis mastitis: a review. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2021; 66:509-523. [PMID: 34085166 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-021-00879-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bovine mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland, which could be the result of allergy, physical trauma, or invasion by pathogens as Streptococcus uberis. This pathogen is an environmental pathogen associated with subclinical and clinical intramammary infection (IMI) in both lactating and non-lactating cows, which can persist in the udder and cause a chronic infection in the mammary gland. In spite of the important economic losses and increased prevalence caused by S. uberis mastitis, virulence factors involved in bacterial colonization of mammary glands and the pathogenic mechanisms are not yet clear. In the last 30 years, several studies have defined adherence and internalization of S. uberis as the early stages in IMI. S. uberis adheres to and invades into mammary gland cells, and this ability has been observed in in vitro assays. Until now, these abilities have not been determined in vivo challenges since they have been difficult to study. Bacterial surface proteins are able to bind to extracellular matrix protein components such as fibronectin, collagen and laminin, as well as proteins in milk. These proteins play a role in adhesion to host cells and have been denominated microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules (MSCRAMMs). This article aims to summarize our current knowledge on the most relevant properties of the potential factors involved in the early pathogenesis of S. uberis mastitis.
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Kawai K, Kondo Y, Shinozuka Y, Kawata R, Kaneko S, Iwano H, Enokidani M, Watanabe A, Yuliza-Purba F, Isobe N, Kurumisawa T. Immune response during the onset of coliform mastitis in dairy cows vaccinated with STARTVAC ®. Anim Sci J 2021; 92:e13502. [PMID: 33403781 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The immune response during the onset of coliform mastitis in vaccinated cows was investigated by measuring lactoferrin (LF), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) concentrations and somatic cell counts in 28 milk samples at the onset of acute coliform mastitis (ACM) and 73 milk samples at the onset of peracute coliform mastitis (PCM). Vaccinated ACM, unvaccinated ACM, and vaccinated PCM showed significantly higher values for LF and IL-1β levels than unvaccinated PCM (p < .01). The IL-8 concentration was lower in vaccinated PCM than in unvaccinated PCM (p < .05). There was no significant difference in somatic cell counts for each parameter. There were no significant differences in the parameters between vaccinated and unvaccinated ACM cows, or vaccinated ACM and PCM cows. From the above results, it is suggested that mastitis vaccination improved the early immune response, particularly at the onset of PCM, and played a large role in host defense against the initial infection.
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- Kazuhiro Kawai
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan.,Azabu University Mastitis Research Center, Sagamihara, Japan
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- NOSAI Okhotsk Yubetsu Veterinary Clinic, Yubetsu, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan.,Azabu University Mastitis Research Center, Sagamihara, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan.,Azabu University Mastitis Research Center, Sagamihara, Japan
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Kobayashi J, Sasaki A, Watanabe A, Komine K, Kuroishi T, Takada N, Sasada H, Sato E. Effects of exogenous lactoferrin on characteristics and functions of bovine epididymal, ejaculated and frozen-thawed sperm. Anim Sci J 2021; 92:e13538. [PMID: 33754399 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of addition of lactoferrin on characteristics and functions of bovine epididymal, ejaculated, and frozen-thawed sperm. The addition of lactoferrin was significantly (p < .05) effective on increasing values of progressive motility, straightness, and linearity in caput epididymal sperm and values of motility in cauda epididymal sperm. When ejaculated sperm were incubated in capacitation medium, percentages of motile and progressively motile sperm decreased largely within the first period of 30 min, followed by only minor changes. However, the addition of lactoferrin significantly lessened the early decreases of these parameters and additionally promoted capacitation-dependent changes of chlortetracycline staining patterns (from F pattern to B pattern). In other experiments, when ejaculated sperm were exposed to oxidative stress with 100-µM H2 O2 , the addition of lactoferrin partially protected them from dysfunction of flagellar movement and loss of progressive movement. In final experiments with frozen-thawed samples incubated in the capacitation medium, the addition of lactoferrin effectively survived dying sperm and suppressed occurrence of sperm agglutination. These results may suggest biological and biotechnological potentials of lactoferrin for modulation of bovine sperm viability, motility, capacitation state, and preservation in vitro.
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- Jin Kobayashi
- Research farm, Miyagi Agricultural College, Sendai, Japan.,School of Food Industrial Sciences, Miyagi University, Sendai, Japan
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- Research farm, Miyagi Agricultural College, Sendai, Japan
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- Research farm, Miyagi Agricultural College, Sendai, Japan
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- T-Cell Research Institute, Intelligent Cosmos Research Institute Corporation, Sendai, Japan
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- T-Cell Research Institute, Intelligent Cosmos Research Institute Corporation, Sendai, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station, Osaki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Soyeurt H, Grelet C, McParland S, Calmels M, Coffey M, Tedde A, Delhez P, Dehareng F, Gengler N. A comparison of 4 different machine learning algorithms to predict lactoferrin content in bovine milk from mid-infrared spectra. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:11585-11596. [PMID: 33222859 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-18870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Lactoferrin (LF) is a glycoprotein naturally present in milk. Its content varies throughout lactation, but also with mastitis; therefore it is a potential additional indicator of udder health beyond somatic cell count. Condequently, there is an interest in quantifying this biomolecule routinely. First prediction equations proposed in the literature to predict the content in milk using milk mid-infrared spectrometry were built using partial least square regression (PLSR) due to the limited size of the data set. Thanks to a large data set, the current study aimed to test 4 different machine learning algorithms using a large data set comprising 6,619 records collected across different herds, breeds, and countries. The first algorithm was a PLSR, as used in past investigations. The second and third algorithms used partial least square (PLS) factors combined with a linear and polynomial support vector regression (PLS + SVR). The fourth algorithm also used PLS factors, but included in an artificial neural network with 1 hidden layer (PLS + ANN). The training and validation sets comprised 5,541 and 836 records, respectively. Even if the calibration prediction performances were the best for PLS + polynomial SVR, their validation prediction performances were the worst. The 3 other algorithms had similar validation performances. Indeed, the validation root mean squared error (RMSE) ranged between 162.17 and 166.75 mg/L of milk. However, the lower standard deviation of cross-validation RMSE and the better normality of the residual distribution observed for PLS + ANN suggest that this modeling was more suitable to predict the LF content in milk from milk mid-infrared spectra (R2v = 0.60 and validation RMSE = 162.17 mg/L of milk). This PLS +ANN model was then applied to almost 6 million spectral records. The predicted LF showed the expected relationships with milk yield, somatic cell score, somatic cell count, and stage of lactation. The model tended to underestimate high LF values (higher than 600 mg/L of milk). However, if the prediction threshold was set to 500 mg/L, 82% of samples from the validation having a content of LF higher than 600 mg/L were detected. Future research should aim to increase the number of those extremely high LF records in the calibration set.
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- H Soyeurt
- TERRA research and teaching centre, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium.
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- Valorisation of agricultural products, Walloon Research Centre, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Research and development, Seenovia, Saint-Berthevin, France
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- Livestock Breeding, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Scotland's Rural College, Midlothian, UK
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- TERRA research and teaching centre, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- TERRA research and teaching centre, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium; National fund for Scientific Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Valorisation of agricultural products, Walloon Research Centre, Gembloux, Belgium
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- TERRA research and teaching centre, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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Purba FY, Nii T, Yoshimura Y, Isobe N. Translocation of intrauterine-infused bacterial lipopolysaccharides to the mammary gland in dexamethasone-treated goats. Reprod Domest Anim 2020; 55:1688-1697. [PMID: 32930423 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Our previous study showed that intrauterine-infused lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can be translocated to the mammary gland to induce weak inflammation. This study aimed to determine whether dexamethasone treatment facilitated the translocation of LPS from the uterus to the mammary gland to induce a heavy inflammatory response. Sixteen goats were divided into control and LPS groups, subjected to daily dexamethasone administration before saline or LPS infusion. Milk and blood samples were collected before and after LPS infusion to determine the milk yield and somatic cell count (SCC) and blood leucocyte count (BLC), cytokines, antimicrobial peptides and serum amyloid A (SAA) concentrations. Mammary gland tissues were collected from two goats before and 24 hr after LPS infusion for immunohistochemical analysis of LPS. The mean SCC in the LPS group was significantly higher, whereas the milk yield was significantly lower than that in the control group after LPS infusion. The mean BLC in the LPS group was significantly lower than in the control group after LPS infusion. Furthermore, milk concentrations of IL-1β, S100A8 and lactoferrin were higher in the LPS group than in the control group after infusion. LPS was detected in the connective tissues and inner alveolar spaces of the mammary glands 24 hr after LPS infusion. We concluded that dexamethasone administration facilitated the translocation of intrauterine-infused LPS to the mammary gland, where it induced an inflammatory response. Therefore, LPS translocated from other organs, such as the uterus, can induce heavy inflammation in the mammary gland under immunosuppressive conditions.
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- Fika Yuliza Purba
- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.,Veterinary Medicine Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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Wang Q, Bovenhuis H. Combined use of milk infrared spectra and genotypes can improve prediction of milk fat composition. J Dairy Sci 2019; 103:2514-2522. [PMID: 31882213 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-16784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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It has been shown that milk infrared (IR) spectroscopy can be used to predict detailed milk fat composition. In addition, polymorphisms with substantial effects on milk fat composition have been identified. In this study, we investigated the combined use of milk IR spectroscopy and genotypes of dairy cows on the accuracy of predicting milk fat composition. Milk fat composition data based on gas chromatography and milk IR spectra were available for 1,456 Dutch Holstein Friesian cows. In addition, genotypes for the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) K232A and stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) A293V polymorphisms and a SNP located in an intron of the fatty acid synthase (FASN) gene were available. Adding SCD1 genotypes to the milk IR spectra resulted in a considerable improvement of the prediction accuracy for the unsaturated fatty acids C10:1, C12:1, C14:1 cis-9, and C16:1 cis-9 and their corresponding unsaturation indices. Adding DGAT1 genotypes to the milk IR spectra resulted in an improvement of the prediction accuracy for C16:1 cis-9 and C16 index. Adding genotypes of the FASN SNP to the IR spectra did not improve prediction of milk fat composition. This study demonstrated the potential of combining milk IR spectra with genotypic information from 3 polymorphisms to predict milk fat composition. We hypothesize that prediction accuracy of milk fat composition can be further improved by combining milk IR spectra with genomic breeding values.
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- Qiuyu Wang
- Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen University, PO Box 338, 6700 AH, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen University, PO Box 338, 6700 AH, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Purba FY, Ueda J, Nii T, Yoshimura Y, Isobe N. Effects of intrauterine infusion of bacterial lipopolysaccharides on the mammary gland inflammatory response in goats. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2019; 219:109972. [PMID: 31733501 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2019.109972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This study aimed to determine if intrauterine-infused lipopolysaccharides (LPS) can be translocated to the mammary glands and induce an inflammatory response. Thirty-seven goats were divided into two experiments. Nineteen goats (control group, n = 9; LPS group, n = 10) were subjected to intravenous injection of LPS, and eighteen goats (control group, n = 8; LPS group, n = 10) were subjected to intrauterine infusion of LPS. Milk and blood samples were collected before and after the LPS challenge, to measure the blood leukocyte count (BLC), plasma LPS-binding protein (LBP), milk yield, milk somatic cell count (SCC), lactoferrin (LF), milk lactoperoxidase (LPO) activity, and pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in plasma and milk. Mammary gland tissues were collected from the parenchyma before and after the LPS challenge, for immunohistochemistry of LPS. In the intravenous injection experiment, the BLC (P < 0.001) and milk yield (P = 0.009) were lower, whereas the LF concentration (P < 0.001) and milk LPO activity (P < 0.001) were higher in the LPS group compared to that in the control group. LPS was detected in the mammary gland 3 and 24 h after intravenous injection of LPS. In the intrauterine infusion experiment, the mean concentrations of IL-1β and IL-6 in milk were higher in the LPS group compared to that in the control group (P = 0.004 and P = 0.017, respectively), whereas there were no changes in milk yield or SCC. LPS was detected in the connective tissues and interepithelial spaces of the alveoli of the mammary glands 24 h after intrauterine infusion of LPS. We conclude that intrauterine-infused LPS can be translocated to the mammary glands from the uterus, however, the amount of translocated LPS might not be enough to induce symptoms of clinical or subclinical mastitis.
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- Fika Yuliza Purba
- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan; Veterinary Medicine Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan.
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Watanabe A, Murakami H, Kakinuma S, Murao K, Ohmae K, Isobe N, Akamatsu H, Seto T, Hashimura S, Konda K, Shinozuka Y, Kawai K. Association between bovine leukemia virus proviral load and severity of clinical mastitis. J Vet Med Sci 2019; 81:1431-1437. [PMID: 31406037 PMCID: PMC6863728 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.19-0285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of Bovine leukemia virus (BLV)
infection on natural immunity in the bovine mammary gland and on the severity of clinical
mastitis. We classified milk samples from clinical mastitic cows into BLV-positive (n=76)
and BLV-negative (n=12). BLV-positive cows were further divided into cows with High BLV
proviral load (H-PVL) (n=23) and Low BLV proviral load (L-PVL) (n=53). Severity of
clinical mastitis was classified as MILD, MODERATE, or SEVERE. Multiple logistic
regression analysis was performed on the host factors and environmental factors with
severity of clinical mastitis as the objective variable. BLV proviral load (PVL) and
season at onset of mastitis showed significant correlation with the severity of clinical
mastitis. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed on natural immunity factors
lactoferrin and lingual antimicrobial peptide (LAP) concentration in milk, with PVL as the
objective variable. Of these natural immunity factors, LAP concentration in milk showed
significant correlation with PVL. The results of the present study suggested that PVL and
season are associated with severity of clinical mastitis, and that the immune function in
the mammary gland is decreased in cows with H-PVL compared to that in cows with L-PVL.
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- Aiko Watanabe
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1-17-71, Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan.,Kakinuma Veterinary Hospital, Honjo, 200-1, Kodama, Kodama-cho, Honjo, Saitama 367-0212, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1-17-71, Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
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- Kakinuma Veterinary Hospital, Honjo, 200-1, Kodama, Kodama-cho, Honjo, Saitama 367-0212, Japan
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- Kakinuma Veterinary Hospital, Honjo, 200-1, Kodama, Kodama-cho, Honjo, Saitama 367-0212, Japan
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- Kakinuma Veterinary Hospital, Honjo, 200-1, Kodama, Kodama-cho, Honjo, Saitama 367-0212, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Akamatsu Farm Clinic, 857-11, Miyahara, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka 418-0005, Japan
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- Shizuoka Prefecture Livestock Research Institute, 1945, Inokashira, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka 418-0108, Japan
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- Kanagawa Prefectural Livestock Industry Technology Center, 3750, Hongo, Ebina, Kanagawa 243-0417, Japan
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- Kanagawa Prefectural Livestock Industry Technology Center, 3750, Hongo, Ebina, Kanagawa 243-0417, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1-17-71, Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1-17-71, Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
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Mitiku F, Hartley CA, Sansom FM, Coombe JE, Mansell PD, Beggs DS, Browning GF. The major membrane nuclease MnuA degrades neutrophil extracellular traps induced by Mycoplasma bovis. Vet Microbiol 2018; 218:13-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Kusebauch U, Hernández-Castellano LE, Bislev SL, Moritz RL, Røntved CM, Bendixen E. Selected reaction monitoring mass spectrometry of mastitis milk reveals pathogen-specific regulation of bovine host response proteins. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:6532-6541. [PMID: 29655560 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-14312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Mastitis is a major challenge to bovine health. The detection of sensitive markers for mastitis in dairy herds is of great demand. Suitable biomarkers should be measurable in milk and should report pathogen-specific changes at an early stage to support earlier diagnosis and more efficient treatment. However, the identification of sensitive biomarkers in milk has remained a challenge, in part due to their relatively low concentration in milk. In the present study, we used a selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mass spectrometry approach, which allowed the absolute quantitation of 13 host response proteins in milk for the first time. These proteins were measured over a 54-h period upon an in vivo challenge with cell wall components from either gram-negative (lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli; LPS) or gram-positive bacteria (peptidoglycan from Staphylococcus aureus; PGN). Whereas our data clearly demonstrate that all challenged animals have consistent upregulation of innate immune response proteins after both LPS and PGN challenge, the data also reveal clearly that LPS challenge unleashes faster and shows a more intense host response compared with PGN challenge. Biomarker candidates that may distinguish between gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria include α-2 macroglobulin, α-1 antitrypsin, haptoglobin, serum amyloid A3, cluster of differentiation 14, calgranulin B, cathepsin C, vanin-1, galectin 1, galectin 3, and IL-8. Our approach can support further studies of large cohorts of animals with natural occurring mastitis, to validate the relevance of these suggested biomarkers in dairy production.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark.
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Ishiyama D, Mizomoto T, Ueda C, Takagi N, Shimizu N, Matsuura Y, Makuuchi Y, Watanabe A, Shinozuka Y, Kawai K. Factors affecting the incidence and outcome of Trueperella pyogenes mastitis in cows. J Vet Med Sci 2017; 79:626-631. [PMID: 28163273 PMCID: PMC5383188 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.16-0401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The main factors affecting the outcome of Trueperella pyogenes (T. pyogenes) mastitis were examined through a survey of
diagnostic data and interviews relating to the occurrence of T. pyogenes mastitis in 83 quarters from 82 Holstein cows between August 2012 and
April 2014. Ultimately, one cow was sold during the examination, and 82 quarters from 81 cows were used for analysis on prognosis. T. pyogenes
mastitis occurred year round in both lactating and dry cows. The incidence of T. pyogenes mastitis did not significantly differ by month or
show seasonality in either lactating or dry cows. Therefore, the occurrence of T. pyogenes mastitis also differed from that of summer mastitis.
The 1-month survival rate of infected cows was 64.6% (53/82), and the recovery rate of quarters with T. pyogenes mastitis was 14.6% (12/82).
Bivariate logistic regression analysis was performed with survival and culling of infected cows as objective variables and with recovery and non-recovery of
quarters with T. pyogenes mastitis as objective variables. The severe cases were significantly culled (odds ratio, 16.30) compared to mild
cases, and the status of quarters didn’t recover (odds ratio, 6.50). The results suggest that mild to moderate symptom severity at the time of onset are the
main factors affecting outcomes in cows and recovery of quarters infected with T. pyogenes mastitis. Further, high level of NAGase activity
also suggested the potential use as an indicator of culling of cows with T. pyogenes mastitis.
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- Dai Ishiyama
- Chiba Prefectural Federated Agricultural Mutual Aid Association, 3-2-6 Shinchiba Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0031, Japan
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Shimazaki KI, Kawai K. Advances in lactoferrin research concerning bovine mastitis. Biochem Cell Biol 2017; 95:69-75. [DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2016-0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Lactoferrin is a multifunctional, iron-binding glycoprotein found in milk and other exocrine secretions. Lactoferrin in milk plays vital roles in the healthy development of newborn mammals, and is also an innate resistance factor involved in the prevention of mammary gland infection by microorganisms. Inflammation of the udder because of bacterial infection is referred to as mastitis. There have been many investigations into the relationships between lactoferrin and mastitis, which fall into several categories. The main categories are fluctuations in the lactoferrin concentration of milk, lactoferrin activity against mastitis pathogens, elucidation of the processes underlying the onset of mastitis, participation of lactoferrin in the immune system, and utilization of lactoferrin in mastitis treatment and prevention. This minireview describes lactoferrin research concerning bovine mastitis. In the 1970s, many researchers reported that the lactoferrin concentration fluctuates in milk from cows with mastitis. From the late 1980s, many studies clarified the infection-defense mechanism in the udder and the contribution of lactoferrin to the immune system. After the year 2000, the processes underlying the onset of mastitis were elucidated in vivo and in vitro, and lactoferrin was applied for the treatment and prevention of mastitis.
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, 252-5201, Japan
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Musayeva K, Sederevičius A, Želvytė R, Monkevičienė I, Beliavska-Aleksiejūnė D, Kerzienė S. Concentration of lactoferrin and immunoglobulin G in cows’ milk in relation to health status of the udder, lactation and season. Pol J Vet Sci 2016; 19:737-744. [DOI: 10.1515/pjvs-2016-0093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractThe aim of this study was to analyze an effect of udder health status, somatic cell count (SCC), stage and number of lactations, and different seasons on the concentration of lactoferrin (LF) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) in quarter milk samples (n=120) from crossbreed (Lithuanian Black-and-White & Holstein) dairy cows. Quarter health status was based on SCC and microbiological analysis. The highest mean value of LF and IgG were observed in quarters with subclinical mastitis 0.1 ± 0.02 mg/ml and 0.41 ± 0.06 mg/ml, respectively. Grouping the data according to SCC revealed increased LF (0.07 ± 0.01 mg/ml as against 0.06 ± 0.01 mg/ml) and IgG values (0.27 ± 0.05 mg/ml as against 0.23 ± 0.02 mg/ml) in DQ (SCC from 201,000 ≥ 401,000 cells/ml) compared to HQ (SCC up to 200,000 cells/ml). The milk LF and IgG levels were effected by stage of lactation (p<0.01 and p<0.05, respectively) and season of the year (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). Nevertheless, SCC and subsequent lactation (p>0.05) had no effect on these immunity components.
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O'Halloran F, Beecher C, Chaurin V, Sweeney T, Giblin L. Lactoferrin affects the adherence and invasion of Streptococcus dysgalactiae ssp. dysgalactiae in mammary epithelial cells. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:4619-4628. [PMID: 27016824 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Streptococcus dysgalactiae ssp. dysgalactiae is an important causative agent of bovine mastitis worldwide. Lactoferrin is an innate immune protein that is associated with many functions including immunomodulatory, antiproliferative, and antimicrobial properties. This study aimed to investigate the interactions between lactoferrin and a clinical bovine mastitis isolate, Strep. dysgalactiae ssp. dysgalactiae DPC5345. Initially a deliberate in vivo bovine intramammary challenge was performed with Strep. dysgalactiae DPC5345. Results demonstrated a significant difference in lactoferrin mRNA levels in milk cells between the control and infused quarters 7h postinfusion. Milk lactoferrin levels in the Strep. dysgalactiae DPC5345 infused quarters were significantly increased compared with control quarters at 48h postinfusion. In vitro studies demonstrated that lactoferrin had a bacteriostatic effect on the growth of Strep. dysgalactiae DPC5345 and significantly decreased the ability of the bacteria to internalize into HC-11 mammary epithelial cells. Confocal microscopy images of HC-11 cells exposed to Strep. dysgalactiae and lactoferrin further supported this effect by demonstrating reduced invasion of bacteria to HC-11 cells. The combined data suggest that a bovine immune response to Strep. dysgalactiae infection includes a significant increase in lactoferrin expression in vivo, and based on in vitro data, lactoferrin limits mammary cell invasion of this pathogen by binding to the bacteria and preventing its adherence.
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- Fiona O'Halloran
- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland.
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland; Department of Biochemistry, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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Gengler N, Soyeurt H, Dehareng F, Bastin C, Colinet F, Hammami H, Vanrobays ML, Lainé A, Vanderick S, Grelet C, Vanlierde A, Froidmont E, Dardenne P. Capitalizing on fine milk composition for breeding and management of dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:4071-4079. [PMID: 26778306 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The challenge of managing and breeding dairy cows is permanently adapting to changing production circumstances under socio-economic constraints. If managing and breeding address different timeframes of action, both need relevant phenotypes that allow for precise monitoring of the status of the cows, and their health, behavior, and well-being as well as their environmental impact and the quality of their products (i.e., milk and subsequently dairy products). Milk composition has been identified as an important source of information because it could reflect, at least partially, all these elements. Major conventional milk components such as fat, protein, urea, and lactose contents are routinely predicted by mid-infrared (MIR) spectrometry and have been widely used for these purposes. But, milk composition is much more complex and other nonconventional milk components, potentially predicted by MIR, might be informative. Such new milk-based phenotypes should be considered given that they are cheap, rapidly obtained, usable on a large scale, robust, and reliable. In a first approach, new phenotypes can be predicted from MIR spectra using techniques based on classical prediction equations. This method was used successfully for many novel traits (e.g., fatty acids, lactoferrin, minerals, milk technological properties, citrate) that can be then useful for management and breeding purposes. An innovation was to consider the longitudinal nature of the relationship between the trait of interest and the MIR spectra (e.g., to predict methane from MIR). By avoiding intermediate steps, prediction errors can be minimized when traits of interest (e.g., methane, energy balance, ketosis) are predicted directly from MIR spectra. In a second approach, research is ongoing to detect and exploit patterns in an innovative manner, by comparing observed with expected MIR spectra directly (e.g., pregnancy). All of these traits can then be used to define best practices, adjust feeding and health management, improve animal welfare, improve milk quality, and mitigate environmental impact. Under the condition that MIR data are available on a large scale, phenotypes for these traits will allow genetic and genomic evaluations. Introduction of novel traits into the breeding objectives will need additional research to clarify socio-economic weights and genetic correlations with other traits of interest.
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- N Gengler
- Agriculture, Bio-engineering and Chemistry Department, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium.
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- Agriculture, Bio-engineering and Chemistry Department, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Walloon Agricultural Research Centre, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Agriculture, Bio-engineering and Chemistry Department, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Agriculture, Bio-engineering and Chemistry Department, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Agriculture, Bio-engineering and Chemistry Department, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Agriculture, Bio-engineering and Chemistry Department, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Agriculture, Bio-engineering and Chemistry Department, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Agriculture, Bio-engineering and Chemistry Department, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Walloon Agricultural Research Centre, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Walloon Agricultural Research Centre, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Walloon Agricultural Research Centre, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Walloon Agricultural Research Centre, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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Association of polymorphism within LTF gene promoter with lactoferrin concentration in milk of Holstein cows. Pol J Vet Sci 2015; 17:633-41. [PMID: 25638977 DOI: 10.2478/pjvs-2014-0094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This study analyzed the association between single nucleotide polymorphism (A/C) in position -28 located in the TATA box of LTF gene and the lactoferrin concentration in bovine milk secreted by healthy and infected udders. Out of 241, 69 cows were selected into the experimental group and were divided into 3 groups according to mean value of somatic cell count (SCC): I < 180,000 cells/mL, II: 180,000-350,000 cells/mL and III > 350,000 cells/mL. In each SCC group, three LTF genotypes: AA, AC and CC were identified by PCR-SSCP method. A total of 604 milk samples were collected monthly and lactoferrin concentration was measured by ELISA. The 1-way ANOVA within SCC groups was performed to estimate association of -28 A/C genotypes with mean lactoferrin concentration per lactation. In the group of healthy cows (< 180,000 cells/mL) LTF concentration in milk cows with the AA genotype (107.58 ± 17.92 μg/mL) was significantly higher than in homozygotes CC (52.09 ± 19.01 μg/mL). Unexpectedly, in cows with elevated SCC (> 350,000 cells/mL) we observed a significant opposite relationship (207.21 ± 28.50 in CC vs 115.0 ± 28.6 μg/mL in AA). We hypothesized that a promoter with allele C, which cannot be recognized as a TATA sequence is becoming more accessible for other transcription factors, which may induce alternative LTF gene expression. We assume that our results demonstrate a very interesting effect of differential gene expression depending on polymorphism in a key regulatory motif (TATA box) and also on the health status of mammary tissues.
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Pawlik A, Sender G, Sobczyńska M, Korwin-Kossakowska A, Lassa H, Oprządek J. Lactoferrin gene variants, their expression in the udder and mastitis susceptibility in dairy cattle. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2015. [DOI: 10.1071/an13389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lactoferrin gene (LF) is regarded as one of the potential markers of mastitis susceptibility/resistance in dairy cattle. The study’s aim was therefore, to investigate the feasibility of two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), placed in the 5′-flanking region and 3′-untranslated region of the LF gene, to serve as mastitis markers. The associations between these SNP and the expression of LF, both on mRNA and protein level, were estimated in the milk of Polish Holstein-Friesian cows. The relationships between polymorphisms and cows’ estimated breeding values (EBV) for somatic cell count were also calculated. It was shown that both polymorphisms have a significant impact on lactoferrin content in milk, and that LF+32 SNP is associated with the cow’s EBV for somatic cell count. No association between SNP chosen for the study and lactoferrin mRNA abundance in milk somatic cells was observed. We propose LF+32 SNP for a molecular marker of mastitis resistance in dairy cows.
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Ezzat Alnakip M, Quintela-Baluja M, Böhme K, Fernández-No I, Caamaño-Antelo S, Calo-Mata P, Barros-Velázquez J. The Immunology of Mammary Gland of Dairy Ruminants between Healthy and Inflammatory Conditions. J Vet Med 2014; 2014:659801. [PMID: 26464939 PMCID: PMC4590879 DOI: 10.1155/2014/659801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The health of dairy animals, particularly the milk-producing mammary glands, is essential to the dairy industry because of the crucial hygienic and economic aspects of ensuring production of high quality milk. Due to its high prevalence, mastitis is considered the most important threat to dairy industry, due to its impacts on animal health and milk production and thus on economic benefits. The MG is protected by several defence mechanisms that prevent microbial penetration and surveillance. However, several factors can attenuate the host immune response (IR), and the possession of various virulence and resistance factors by different mastitis-causing microorganisms greatly limits immune defences and promotes establishment of intramammary infections (IMIs). A comprehensive understanding of MG immunity in both healthy and inflammatory conditions will be an important key to understand the nature of IMIs caused by specific pathogens and greatly contributes to the development of effective control methods and appropriate detection techniques. Consequently, this review aims to provide a detailed overview of antimicrobial defences in the MG under healthy and inflammatory conditions. In this sense, we will focus on pathogen-dependent variations in IRs mounted by the host during IMI and discuss the potential ramifications of these variations.
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- Mohamed Ezzat Alnakip
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, School of Veterinary Sciences/College of Biotechnology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Lugo, Rúa Carballo Calero, 27002 Lugo, Spain
- Food Control Department, Dairy Division, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Al Sharkia 44519, Egypt
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, School of Veterinary Sciences/College of Biotechnology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Lugo, Rúa Carballo Calero, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, School of Veterinary Sciences/College of Biotechnology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Lugo, Rúa Carballo Calero, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, School of Veterinary Sciences/College of Biotechnology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Lugo, Rúa Carballo Calero, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, School of Veterinary Sciences/College of Biotechnology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Lugo, Rúa Carballo Calero, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, School of Veterinary Sciences/College of Biotechnology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Lugo, Rúa Carballo Calero, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, School of Veterinary Sciences/College of Biotechnology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Lugo, Rúa Carballo Calero, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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Leclercq G, Gengler N, Soyeurt H, Bastin C. Genetic variability of the mid-infrared prediction of lactoferrin content in milk for Walloon Holstein first-parity cows. Livest Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zabolewicz T, Brym P, Olenski K, Suchocki T, Malewski T, Szyda J, Kaminski S. Polymorphism within TATA-box of bovine lactoferrin gene and its association with performance traits in Holstein cattle. Livest Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Shibuya N, Yoshikawa Y, Watanabe K, Ohtsuka H, Orino K. Iron-dependent binding of bovine milk α-casein with holo-lactoferrin, but not holo-transferrin. Biometals 2012; 25:1083-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-012-9573-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Wellnitz O, Arnold ET, Bruckmaier RM. Lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid induce different immune responses in the bovine mammary gland. J Dairy Sci 2012; 94:5405-12. [PMID: 22032363 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2010] [Accepted: 07/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Different pathogens, such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, can be responsible for different outcomes of mastitis; that is, acute and severe or chronic and subclinical. These differences in the disease could be related to different mammary responses to the pathogens. The objective of this study was to determine if intramammary challenge with the endotoxins lipopolysaccharide (LPS), from E. coli, and lipoteichoic acid (LTA), from Staph. aureus, induce different immune responses in vivo in milk cells and mammary tissue. To provide a reference level for comparing the challenge and to show the different stimulation of the mammary immune system on a quantitatively similar level, dosages of LPS and LTA were chosen that induced an increase of somatic cells in milk to similar maxima. One udder quarter in each of 21 lactating dairy cows was challenged with 0.2 μg of LPS or 20 μg of LTA. From these quarters and from respective control quarters, milk cells or tissue biopsies were obtained at 0, 6, and 12h relative to the challenge to measure mRNA expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα), IL-1β, IL-8, lactoferrin, and RANTES (regulated upon activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted). Furthermore, if no biopsies were performed, hourly milk samples were taken for measurement of somatic cell count, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and TNFα. Somatic cell count increased in all treatments to similar maxima with LPS and LTA treatments. Concentrations of TNFα in milk increased with LPS but not with LTA. The activity of LDH in milk increased in both treatments and was more pronounced with LPS than with LTA. The mRNA expression of TNFα, IL-1β, IL-8, and RANTES showed increases in milk cells, and LPS was a stronger inducer than LTA. Lactoferrin mRNA expression decreased in milk cells with LPS and LTA treatments. The measured factors did not change in either treatment in mammary tissue. Challenge of udder quarters with dosages of LPS and LTA that induce similar increases in SCC stimulate the appearance of different immune factor patterns. This dissimilar response to LPS and LTA may partly explain the different course and intensity of mastitis after infection with E. coli and Staph. aureus, respectively.
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- O Wellnitz
- Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Posieux, Switzerland
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Huang JM, Wang ZY, Ju ZH, Wang CF, Li QL, Sun T, Hou QL, Hang SQ, Hou MH, Zhong JF. Two splice variants of the bovine lactoferrin gene identified in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from mastitis in dairy cattle. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2011; 10:3199-203. [PMID: 22194176 DOI: 10.4238/2011.december.21.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Bovine lactoferrin (bLF) is a member of the transferrin family; it plays an important role in the innate immune response. We identified novel splice variants of the bLF gene in mastitis-infected and healthy cows. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and clone sequencing analysis were used to screen the splice variants of the bLF gene in the mammary gland, spleen and liver tissues. One main transcript corresponding to the bLF reference sequence was found in three tissues in both healthy and mastitis-infected cows. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that the expression levels of the LF gene's main transcript were not significantly different in tissues from healthy versus mastitis-infected cows. However, the new splice variant, LF-AS2, which has the exon-skipping alternative splicing pattern, was only identified in mammary glands infected with Staphylococcus aureus. Sequencing analysis showed that the new splice variant was 251 bp in length, including exon 1, part of exon 2, part of exon 16, and exon 17. We conclude that bLF may play a role in resistance to mastitis through alternative splicing mechanisms.
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- J M Huang
- Center of Dairy Cattle Research, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, PR China.
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Heme-mediated binding of α-casein to ferritin: evidence for preferential α-casein binding to ferrous iron. Biometals 2011; 24:1217-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-011-9470-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2010] [Accepted: 06/09/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Le Maréchal C, Thiéry R, Vautor E, Le Loir Y. Mastitis impact on technological properties of milk and quality of milk products—a review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13594-011-0009-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Concentrations of bovine lactoferrin and citrate in milk during experimental endotoxin mastitis in early-versuslate-lactating dairy cows. J DAIRY RES 2010; 77:474-80. [DOI: 10.1017/s0022029910000579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Lactoferrin (Lf) is a molecule naturally present in bovine milk that affects the availability and transport systems of iron. Lf also binds endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) of Gram-negative bacteria and modulates the immunological response. In the present study, concentrations of bovine Lf (bLf) and citrate in milk were determined in early (EL) and late (LL) lactating dairy cows, using an experimentally induced endotoxin mastitis model and a crossover design. Nine clinically healthy Finnish Ayrshire cows were challenged twice with 100 μg endotoxin infused into one udder quarter. Milk samples were collected from the challenged and control quarters of each cow before and after endotoxin infusion during 3 d, and bLf and citrate concentrations were measured. In all cows, clinical signs of mastitis were seen at both times of challenge, but the response was more severe in EL than in LL. Concentration of bLf in the milk started to rise approximately 8 h after endotoxin infusion and was still higher than normal on the third day, especially in the late-lactating cows. In milk of the LL group, concentrations of bLf were significantly higher than in the EL group. In contrast, concentrations of citrate were higher in milk of the EL cows compared with the LL cows. Concentration of bLf and citrate varied substantially among cows. The molar ratio of citrate to bLf before and after challenge was significantly higher during the EL period. The results of this study partly explain why cows in early lactation are more susceptible to intramammary infections and why mastitis is more severe in them.
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Bani Ismail ZA, Dickinson C. Alterations in coagulation parameters in dairy cows affected with acute mastitis caused by E. coli and S. aureus pathogens. Vet Res Commun 2010; 34:533-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11259-010-9424-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kathiravan P, Kataria RS, Mishra BP, Dubey PK, Selvakumar M, Tyagi N. Seven novel single nucleotide polymorphisms identified within river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) lactoferrin gene. Trop Anim Health Prod 2009; 42:1021-6. [PMID: 20012192 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9516-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The present study aimed at identifying single-nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) sites in different coding and non-coding regions of lactoferrin gene in Indian riverine buffaloes. A total of 102 animals from six different river buffalo breeds were screened at six bubaline lactoferrin gene loci. Single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis revealed monomorphic patterns at three loci LtfE2, LtfE11, and LtfE14 while a total of eight distinct patterns were observed in the other three loci viz. LtfE5, LtfE10, and LtfE16 which correspond to respective exons and their flanking regions. Sequence analysis of different SSCP variants revealed the presence of two SNP sites within the coding (exon 16) region and five SNP sites in flanking non-coding regions (intron 4 and intron 9). Both SNPs within exon 16 were found to be synonymous. The SNPs and haplotypes identified in the present study could serve as potential markers for association with susceptibility/resistance to mastitis in buffaloes.
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- Periasamy Kathiravan
- National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, P.B. No. 129, GT Road Bypass, Karnal, Haryana, 132 001, India.
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Huang J, Wang H, Wang C, Li J, Li Q, Hou M, Zhong J. Single nucleotide polymorphisms, haplotypes and combined genotypes of lactoferrin gene and their associations with mastitis in Chinese Holstein cattle. Mol Biol Rep 2009; 37:477-83. [PMID: 19672694 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9669-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2009] [Accepted: 07/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lactoferrin (Lf) is naturally produced by the mammary gland, having biological functions of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities. To investigate whether the Lf gene is associated with mastitis in dairy cattle, a DNA sequencing approach was used to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the gene. Three previously reported SNPs in the 5' flanking region and one novel SNP in exon1 of Lf gene were identified. A total of 353 individuals from Holstein cattle populations were genotyped for their SNPs using Created Restriction Site PCR (CRS-PCR) and PCR-RFLP methods. Twenty-two and nineteen combinations of three SNPs (g.3440T>G, g.3879_3880insG, and g.4432T>C) and another three SNPs (g.3429G>A, g.3440T>G, g.3879_3880insG) were observed, respectively. The result of haplotype analysis of four SNPs showed that fourteen different haplotypes were identified. Two major haplotypes (GECB and GECA) occurred with a frequency of 22.5 and 18.5% in the study population, respectively. Statistical analyses revealed no significant association between one single SNP of Lf gene and SCS, whereas significant associations between their combined genotypes of three SNPs, haplotype and SCS. Combined genotype EFCDBB and GGEFDD with the lowest SCS were favorable for the mastitis resistance. They may be used as a possible candidate for marker-assisted selection in dairy cattle breeding program.
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- Jinming Huang
- Center of Dairy Cattle Research, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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Effect of bovine lactoferrin on the internalization of coagulase-negative staphylococci into bovine mammary epithelial cells under in-vitro conditions. J DAIRY RES 2009; 76:144-51. [PMID: 19121234 DOI: 10.1017/s0022029908003774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) have emerged as bovine mastitis pathogens in many countries. CNS mastitis is generally mild but can persist in the udder for long periods. Pathogenesis of CNS intramammary infection is not well understood. In the present study, adhesion, invasion and intracellular replication of twenty-two CNS strains isolated from bovine mastitis and the effect of bovine lactoferrin (bLf) on the internalization were studied in vitro in a bovine mammary epithelial (BME) cell model. The CNS strains were of Staphylococcus chromogenes, Staph. simulans, Staph. epidermidis, Staph. haemolyticus and Staph. cohnii urealyticus; two strains of Staph. aureus were used as controls. Seven of the CNS strains originated from persistent and five from transient mastitis infections. The in-vitro susceptibility of the strains to bLf was also investigated. All CNS species examined had an adhesive ability equal to that of Staph. aureus, but internalization varied among staphylococcal strains. The antagonistic effect of bLf on the adhesion and invasion of CNS strains was weak, but bLf significantly decreased intracellular replication and replication rates of CNS. No correlation between the in-vitro susceptibility of the strain to bLf or internalization among clinical signs of mastitis was established. No difference between the persistent and transient CNS strains in adhesion, invasion or replication rate was recorded. This in-vitro BME cell model can be used to study the virulence potential of mastitis pathogens, although the severity and persistence of eventual infections shall be further investigated in vivo. The role of bLf in intramammary infection caused by CNS may be limited.
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Griesbeck-Zilch B, Meyer HHD, Kühn CH, Schwerin M, Wellnitz O. Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli cause deviating expression profiles of cytokines and lactoferrin messenger ribonucleic acid in mammary epithelial cells. J Dairy Sci 2008; 91:2215-24. [PMID: 18487644 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pathogens invading the mammary gland cause a complex signaling network that activates the early immune defense and leads to an outcome of inflammation symptoms. To examine the importance of mammary epithelial cells in these regulations and interactions resulting in a pathogen-related course of mastitis, we characterized the mRNA expression profile of key molecules of the innate immune system by quantitative real-time PCR. Mammary gland epithelial cells isolated on d 42 of lactation from 28 first-lactation Holstein dairy cows were cultured separately under standardized conditions and treated for 1, 6, and 24 h with heat-inactivated gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria. Both pathogens increased mRNA expression patterns of proteins involved in pathogen recognition such as Toll-like receptors and nuclear factor-kappa B, whereas gram-negatives acted as a stronger stimulus. Furthermore, this could be confirmed by the expression profile of the proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, and chemokines such as IL-8 and RANTES (regulated upon activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted). Remarkably, at a low level of mRNA expression after 1 h of treatment these cytokines and chemokines were expressed at a significantly higher level in Staphyloccocus aureus than in Escherichia coli affected cells. Lactoferrin showed a deviating expression pattern to pathogen stimulation (i.e., at the 1-h measuring point Escherichia coli induced a higher mRNA expression, whereas the highest level was reached after 24 h of stimulation with Staphylococcus aureus). Complement factor 3 was the only measured factor that responded equally to both microorganisms. Our data emphasize the role of mammary epithelial cells in the immune defense of the udder and confirm their contribution to pathogen-related different courses of mastitis.
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- B Griesbeck-Zilch
- Physiology Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, D-85350 Freising, Germany
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Chaneton L, Tirante L, Maito J, Chaves J, Bussmann L. Relationship Between Milk Lactoferrin and Etiological Agent in the Mastitic Bovine Mammary Gland. J Dairy Sci 2008; 91:1865-73. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kawai K, Shimazaki K, Higuchi H, Nagahata H. Antibacterial activity of bovine lactoferrin hydrolysate against mastitis pathogens and its effect on superoxide production of bovine neutrophils. Zoonoses Public Health 2007; 54:160-4. [PMID: 17456148 DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2007.01031.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Antibacterial activity of bovine lactoferrin hydrolysates (LFH) on microorganisms isolated from bovine mastitis, and superoxide (O(2)(-)) production of bovine neutrophils were evaluated. Antibacterial effects of LFH were measured in vitro against Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, Streptococci, Enterococci, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, yeast-like fungi and Prototheca zopfii isolated from clinical cases of bovine mastitis. To compare susceptibilities against LFH, minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values were determined by a micro-plate assay method. Most organisms were sensitive to LFH. Prototheca zopfii was highly sensitive to LFH; the growth of the microorganism was inhibited completely even at 1 mug/ml. Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli were resistant to LFH. The production of O(2)(-) by bovine neutrophils was used to evaluate the effect of LFH administration on functional activity. Increase in O(2)(-) production by bovine neutrophils occurred upon addition of LFH to neutrophils. These results demonstrate that LFH possesses antibacterial activity against pathogens that cause mastitis and activates neutrophil superoxide production.
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- K Kawai
- Seibu Veterinary Clinical Center, Tokachi NOSAI, Shimizu 089-0103, Japan.
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Al-Haddawi M, Mitchell GB, Clark ME, Wood RD, Caswell JL. Impairment of innate immune responses of airway epithelium by infection with bovine viral diarrhea virus. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2007; 116:153-62. [PMID: 17306889 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2007.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2006] [Revised: 11/02/2006] [Accepted: 01/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection is an important risk factor for development of shipping fever pneumonia in feedlot cattle, and infects but does not cause morphologic evidence of damage to airway epithelial cells. We hypothesized that BVDV predisposes to bacterial pneumonia by impairing innate immune responses in airway epithelial cells. Primary cultures of bovine tracheal epithelial cells were infected with BVDV for 48 h, then stimulated with LPS for 16 h. Expression of tracheal antimicrobial peptide (TAP) and lingual antimicrobial peptide (LAP) mRNA was measured by quantitative RT-PCR, and lactoferrin concentrations were measured in culture supernatant by ELISA. BVDV infection had no detectable effect on the constitutive expression of TAP and LAP mRNA or lactoferrin concentration in culture supernatant. LPS treatment provoked a significant increase in TAP mRNA expression and lactoferrin concentration in the culture supernatant (p<0.01), and these effects were significantly (p<0.02, p<0.01) abrogated by prior infection of the tracheal epithelial cells with the type 2 ncp-BVDV isolate. In contrast, infection with the type 1 ncp-BVDV isolate had no effect on TAP mRNA expression or lactoferrin secretion. LPS treatment induced a significant (p<0.001) upregulation of LAP mRNA expression, which was not significantly affected by prior infection with BVDV. These data indicate that infection with a type 2 BVDV isolate inhibits the LPS-induced upregulation of TAP mRNA expression and lactoferrin secretion by tracheal epithelial cells, suggesting a novel mechanism by which this virus abrogates respiratory innate immune responses and predisposes to bacterial pneumonia in cattle.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/genetics
- Base Sequence
- Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease/complications
- Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease/immunology
- Cattle
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA Primers/genetics
- Diarrhea Virus 1, Bovine Viral/immunology
- Diarrhea Virus 1, Bovine Viral/pathogenicity
- Diarrhea Virus 2, Bovine Viral/immunology
- Diarrhea Virus 2, Bovine Viral/pathogenicity
- Epithelial Cells/immunology
- Epithelial Cells/metabolism
- Epithelial Cells/virology
- Gene Expression
- Immunity, Innate
- Lactoferrin/genetics
- Lactoferrin/metabolism
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Pasteurellosis, Pneumonic/etiology
- Pasteurellosis, Pneumonic/immunology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Risk Factors
- Trachea/cytology
- Trachea/immunology
- Trachea/metabolism
- Trachea/virology
- beta-Defensins/genetics
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- M Al-Haddawi
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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Hyvönen P, Suojala L, Orro T, Haaranen J, Simola O, Røntved C, Pyörälä S. Transgenic cows that produce recombinant human lactoferrin in milk are not protected from experimental Escherichia coli intramammary infection. Infect Immun 2006; 74:6206-12. [PMID: 16954396 PMCID: PMC1695535 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00238-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2006] [Revised: 03/23/2006] [Accepted: 08/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This is the first study describing an experimental mastitis model using transgenic cows expressing recombinant human lactoferrin (rhLf) in their milk. The aim of the study was to investigate the concentrations in milk and protective effects of bovine and recombinant human lactoferrin in experimental Escherichia coli mastitis. Experimental intramammary infection was induced in one udder quarter of seven first-lactating rhLf-transgenic cows and six normal cows, using an E. coli strain isolated from cows with clinical mastitis and known to be susceptible to Lf in vitro. Clinical signs were recorded during the experimental period, concentrations of human and bovine Lf and indicators of inflammation and bacterial counts were determined for milk, and concentrations of acute-phase proteins and tumor necrosis factor alpha were determined for sera and milk. Serum cortisol and blood hematological and biochemical parameters were also determined. Expression levels of rhLf in the milk of transgenic cows remained constant throughout the experiment (mean, 2.9 mg/ml). The high Lf concentrations in the milk of transgenic cows did not protect them from intramammary infection. All cows became infected and developed clinical mastitis. The rhLf-transgenic cows showed milder systemic signs and lower serum cortisol and haptoglobin concentrations than did controls. This may be explained by lipopolysaccharide-neutralizing and immunomodulatory effects of the high Lf concentrations in their milk. However, Lf does not seem to be a very efficient protein for genetic engineering to enhance the mastitis resistance of dairy cows.
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- P Hyvönen
- Institute of Applied Biotechnology, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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Hyvönen P, Suojala L, Haaranen J, von Wright A, Pyörälä S. Human and bovine lactoferrins in the milk of recombinant human lactoferrin-transgenic dairy cows during lactation. Biotechnol J 2006; 1:410-2. [PMID: 16892268 DOI: 10.1002/biot.200600016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Seven Friesian human lactoferrin (hLf)-transgenic primiparous dairy cows expressing recombinant hLf (rhLf) in their milk were included in the study. After calving, concentrations of rhLf and bovine LF (bLf) in the milk, somatic cell count and milk yield were determined. The concentration of rhLf was found to be constant, about 2.9 mg/mL, throughout the early lactation period of 3 months. The concentration of bLf in colostrum was higher after calving, but decreased rapidly during the first days of lactation. The mean concentration of bLf was 0.15 mg/mL, but concentrations varied between cows from 0.07 mg/mL to 0.26 mg/mL. Based on that, it may be possible to improve the non-specific host defence mechanism in the mammary gland of dairy cows by enhancing the content of rhLf in the milk.
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- Paula Hyvönen
- Institute of Applied Biotechnology, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland.
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Komine Y, Kuroishi T, Kobayashi J, Aso H, Obara Y, Kumagai K, Sugawara S, Komine KI. Inflammatory effect of cleaved bovine lactoferrin by elastase on staphylococcal mastitis. J Vet Med Sci 2006; 68:715-23. [PMID: 16891785 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.68.715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Elastase activity and concanavalin A (Con A) low affinity bovine lactoferrin (bLf) molecule were detected in mammary gland secretions (MGSs) from mammary glands (MGs) with clinical staphylococcal mastitis. Changes in clinical symptoms correlated with increases in both elastase activity and the concentration of Con A low-affinity Lf in MGSs from mastitic MGs. Bovine Lf treated with elastase (elastase-Lf) showed various small bLf molecules and the same image on Con A two-dimensional immunoelectrophoresis as low Con A affinity bLf in MGSs. We confirmed the presence of four common bLf peptides for the elastase-bLf and low Con A affinity bLf molecules in mastitic MGSs, and synthesized four peptides. Strong mRNA expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) was induced in bovine mammary epithelial cells on stimulation with low Con A affinity bLf, elastase-bLf, and GQRDLLFKDSAL, a synthesis bLf peptide based on nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB) activation. These results suggest that bLf was cleaved by elastase, and that this cleavage changed the physical function of Lf. Our results indicate that elastase induced production of low Con A affinity bLf, including the bLf peptide GQRDLLFKDSAL, and had an inflammatory effect on staphylococcal mastitis.
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- Yumiko Komine
- Intelligent Cosmos Research Institute Corporation, Sendia, Japan
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Sarikaya H, Schlamberger G, Meyer HHD, Bruckmaier RM. Leukocyte populations and mRNA expression of inflammatory factors in quarter milk fractions at different somatic cell score levels in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2006; 89:2479-86. [PMID: 16772565 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(06)72322-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The effect of somatic cell count (SCC) and milk fraction on milk composition, distribution of cell populations, and mRNA expression of various inflammatory parameters was studied. Therefore, quarter milk samples were defined as cisternal (C), first 400 g of alveolar (A1), and remaining alveolar milk (A2) during the course of milking. Quarters were assigned to 4 groups according to their total SCC: 1) <12 x 10(3)/mL, 2) 12 to 100 x 10(3)/mL, 3) 100 to 350 x 10(3)/mL, and 4) >350 x 10(3)/mL. Milk constituents of interest were SCC, fat, protein, lactose sodium, and chloride ions as well as electrical conductivity. Cell populations were classified into lymphocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils (PMN). The mRNA expression of the inflammatory factors tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1beta, cyclooxygenase-2, lactoferrin, and lysozyme was measured via real-time, quantitative reverse transcription PCR. Somatic cell count decreased from highest levels in C to lowest levels in A1 and increased thereafter to A2 in all groups. Fat content increased from C to A2 and with increasing SCC level. Lactose decreased with increasing SCC level but remained unchanged during milking. Concentrations of sodium and chloride, and electrical conductivity increased with increasing SCC but were higher in C than in A1 and A2. Protein was not affected by milk fraction or SCC level. The distribution of leukocytes was dramatically influenced by milk fraction and SCC. Lymphocytes were the dominating cell population in group 1, but the proportion of lymphocytes was low in groups 2, 3, and 4. Macrophage proportion was highest in group 2 and decreased in groups 3 and 4, whereas that of PMN increased from group 2 to 4. The content of macrophages decreased during milking in all SCC groups whereas that of PMN increased. The proportion of lymphocytes was not affected by milk fraction. The mRNA expression of all inflammatory factors showed an increase with increasing SCC but minor changes occurred during milking. In conclusion, milk fraction and SCC level have a crucial influence on the distribution of leukocyte populations and several milk constituents. The surprisingly high content of lymphocytes and concomitantly low mRNA expression of inflammatory factors in quarters with SCC <12 x 10(3)/mL indicates a different and possibly reduced readiness of the immune system to respond to invading pathogens.
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- H Sarikaya
- Physiology Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, D-85350 Freising, Germany
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Kaminski S, Oleński K, Brym P, Malewski T, Sazanov AA. Single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter region of the lactoferrin gene and its associations with milk performance traits in Polish Holstein-Friesian cows. RUSS J GENET+ 2006. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795406080114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Komine Y, Komine KI, Kai K, Itagaki M, Kuroishi T, Aso H, Obara Y, Kumagai K. Effect of combination therapy with lactoferrin and antibiotics against staphylococcal mastitis on drying cows. J Vet Med Sci 2006; 68:205-11. [PMID: 16598162 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.68.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We examined combination therapy with both lactoferrin (Lf) and antibiotics on clinical mastitis due to Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) on drying cows. The clinical symptoms of mastitic quarters were cured 81% of combination therapeutic quarters at 7 days post injection (dpi). Moreover, most of mammary gland secretions (MGSs) in combination therapeutic quarters were normal at 7 days after parturition. In the quarters with combination therapy, S.aureus counts, Lf concentrations and content rate of concanavalin A (Con A) low-affinity Lf decreased and were lower than in the quarters treated with Lf or antibiotics alone. The mRNA expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) of the quarters with combination therapy also decreased and was lower than that of the Lf or antibiotics treated. The mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in bovine mammary gland epithelial lined cells (BMEC) stimulated with Lf were lower than those of Con A low-affinity Lf stimulated BMEC. Moreover, Lf showed an inhibitory effect to the induction of pro-inflammatory cytokine mRNA expression when co-stimulated with Lf and Con A low-affinity Lf. Nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB) activation was also induced with Con A low-affinity Lf, and the inhibitory effects of Lf were also confirmed on BMEC co-stimulated with Lf and Con A low-affinity Lf. These results indicated that the efficacy of combination therapy with antibiotics and Lf caused antibacterial effect of antibiotics and inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine production with Lf via the inhibition of NFkappaB activation.
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- Yumiko Komine
- T-Cell Research Institute, In Kyouritsu Seiyaku Co., Tokyo 102-0074, Japan
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Komine Y, Komine KI, Kai K, Kuroishi T, Itagaki M, Obara Y, Kumagai K. A new diagnostic indicator using concanavalin a low-affinity lactoferrin levels in mammary gland secretion in mastitic drying cows. J Vet Med Sci 2006; 68:59-63. [PMID: 16462118 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.68.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We examined the effective diagnostic indicator using the concanavalin A (Con A) low-affinity lactoferrin (Lf) to mastitic drying cows. The concentrations of both Lf and Con A low-affinity Lf in mammary gland secretions (MGSs) were lower than normal MGSs at the early and middle dry periods and colostrums. On the other hand, the levels of Con A low-affinity Lf in MGSs increased following the appearance of mastitis symptoms, and decreased when the mastitic symptoms were cured. Moreover, IgG1 concentrations of colostrums decrease on the quarters where a high level of Con A low-affinity Lf was determined after the onset of dry period. These results suggest that this method could be used as a useful indicator to mastitic drying cows.
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- Yumiko Komine
- T-Cell Research Institute, In Kyouritsu Seiyaku Co., Tokyo 102-0074, Japan
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Immunomediator and milk protein gene expression in mammary tissue during endotoxin-induced mastitis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Komine KI, Komine Y, Kuroishi T, Kobayashi J, Obara Y, Kumagai K. Small molecule lactoferrin with an inflammatory effect but no apparent antibacterial activity in mastitic mammary gland secretion. J Vet Med Sci 2005; 67:667-77. [PMID: 16082114 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.67.667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We have identified various lactoferrin (Lf) molecules in mastitic mammary gland secretions (MGSs), and these Lf molecules were examined for their physiological function in MG. These Lf molecules were isolated by Con A affinity chromatography, and then analyzed by various electrophoresis methods and N-terminal amino acid sequencing. The low Con A affinity Lf was found to have low molecular peptides as compared with the 86 kDa of the high Con A affinity Lf, which is usually detected in healthy MGSs. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of each of the small molecular Lfs were confirmed as fragments of 86 kDa Lf. This low Con A affinity Lf stimulated spleen adherent cells to produce more O(2)(-) than 86 kDa Lf. Furthermore, the low Con A affinity Lf showed low antibacterial activity against E. coli and S. aureus, and had decreased iron-binding capacity in comparison with 86 kDa Lf. Moreover, the 86 kDa Lf could stimulate bovine T cells or macrophages to produce IFN-gamma, IL-4, IL-6, and IL-1alpha. However low Con A affinity Lf induced the production of TNFalpha, but not physiological T cell or macrophage cytokines. It was also found that when the healthy MGs of dry cows were injected with the low Con A affinity Lf, there was an increase in polymorphonuclear cells together with TNFalpha, MCP-1, and IL-8 production. These results suggested that low Con A affinity Lf in mastitic MGSs differed from 86 kDa Lf in physiological characteristics, and, that it induced an inflammatory reaction in MGs.
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- Ken-ichi Komine
- T-Cell Research Institute, In Kyouitsu Seiyaku Corp, Tokyo, Japan
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Zheng J, Ather JL, Sonstegard TS, Kerr DE. Characterization of the infection-responsive bovine lactoferrin promoter. Gene 2005; 353:107-17. [PMID: 15935571 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2005.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2004] [Revised: 03/09/2005] [Accepted: 04/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The concentration of lactoferrin in bovine milk is dramatically increased in response to infection. The high levels of lactoferrin may have a role in the prevention of microbial infection of the mammary gland. However, molecular mechanisms of how the lactoferrin gene is regulated in the mammary gland in response to infection remain unknown. In this study, we isolated and characterized the 5' flanking region of the bovine lactoferrin gene. An 8.2 kilobase (kb) fragment of the bovine lactoferrin gene, containing 4.4 kb of 5' flanking region, exon 1, intron 1, and exon 2, was isolated from a bovine genomic library on two overlapping bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones. Sequence analysis of the isolated lactoferrin gene revealed that the promoter region contains a high GC content, a non-canonical TATA box, multiple stimulating protein 1 (SP1)/GC elements, and other putative binding sites for transcription factors including nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), activator protein 1 (AP1), signal transducer and activator of transcriptions 3 and 5 (STAT3 and STAT5), and steroid hormone receptors. To demonstrate that the isolated promoter is functional, 4.4 kb of 5' flanking region was inserted upstream from the firefly luciferase gene and the chimeric construct was transiently transfected into murine mammary epithelial cells. Transfection studies showed that the basal promoter activity is quite potent, being similar in strength to that of the simian virus 40 (SV40) promoter/enhancer. In addition, a 24-h treatment with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) significantly stimulated its activity up to 2.3-fold in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, promoter deletion analysis indicated that the sequence up to -543 was sufficient for basal activity, whereas the sequence up to -1029 was required for maximal basal activity. The basal activity of the promoter is affected by both positive regulatory regions (-2462/-1879 and -1029/-75) and a negative regulatory region (-1407/-1029). LPS-responsive regions of the promoter were localized to the region from -1029 to -543 containing one STAT3 site and two NF-kappaB sites, and the region from -4355 to -2462 containing three AP1 sites and six NF-kappaB sites. Taken together, our findings suggested that the lactoferrin promoter responds to infection via the NF-kappaB pathway.
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- Jiamao Zheng
- Lactation and Mammary Gland Biology Group, Department of Animal Science, 213 Terrill Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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