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The effect of multiple lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenges in swine undergoing long-term treatment with porcine somatotropin (PST) was determined. Changes in aspartate serine transaminase (AST) occurred only at 24h following the first LPS challenge dose (P<0.05), while PST treatment moderated any change from occurring. Nonesterified free fatty acid (NEFA) levels were elevated in PST treated animals for the first 3 days following daily LPS treatment (P<0.05), while LPS treatment alone had no effect on plasma NEFA levels. Plasma urea nitrogen (PUN) levels were unchanged by LPS following the initial LPS challenge, but were decreased following the second challenge dose (P=0.014). These changes were long lasting, with a return to normal PUN levels not evident until Day 6. The PST treatment mitigated changes in PUN (P<0.05) when LPS was administered. Haptoglobin plasma levels, along with lipid peroxide production were not affected by LPS challenge or PST administration. LPS challenge reduced the levels of immunoreactive heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) throughout the entire challenge period (P<0.001). PST-LPS animals had normal levels of this protein. The results of the present study demonstrate that long-term PST treatment mitigates the adverse effects of subchronic LPS administration.  相似文献   

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Traditionally, adjuvants have been administered with antigens to enhance immunity. We studied the effect of several adjuvants such as Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA), Freund's incomplete adjuvant (FIA), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), homopolymers of polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly I:C) and polyadenylic-polyuridylic acid (poly A:U), lithium chloride (LiCl), saponin Quil A and calcium phosphate gel (CaHPO(4)) on the immune response of mice to formalin-inactivated Mycoplasma agalactiae. The specific antibody or cytokine producing splenocytes were detected by ELISAspot and immunocytochemistry, respectively. Depending on the adjuvant given, the number of M. agalactiae-specific antibody producing cells was increased 2.5-6-fold. IgG was the major class of M. agalactiae-specific antibodies followed by IgM, IgA and IgE. Among IgG isotypes, FCA, FIA, Quil A and CaHPO(4) induced an IgG1 response with substantial increase of the IgG2a, IgG2b and IgG3 isotypes while poly I:C shifted the response toward an IgG2a/IgG3 production. Finally, poly A:U induced an IgG2b response while LPS and LiCl augmented the IgG3/IgG1/IgG2a secretion. FCA augmented IL-4, IL-5 and IL-10 production suggesting a strong Th2 response, while IFN-gamma and IL-12 remained low; poly I:C enhanced IFN-gamma, IL-12 and TNF-alpha eliciting a Th1 response; poly A:U resulted in a IL-10, IL-5, IL-6 and IL-12 secretion; and LPS enhanced the IL-10, IL-6 and TNF-alpha production. Our data show that adjuvants augment M. agalactiae-specific antibody production and lead to B cell isotype-switching via the appropriate cytokine milieu. Certain adjuvants, such as poly I:C, therefore, appear as promising immune enhancers for vaccination against M. agalactiae infections.  相似文献   

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The aim of the study was to investigate lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced short and long term changes in capacity for intracellular cytokine-production of bovine circulating peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Eight dairy cows each received three intravenous injections of Escherichia coli LPS (10, 100 and 1000ng/kg, consecutively) at 3week intervals. Intracellular cytokine production was determined by flow cytometry in PBMCs obtained 0, 2, 6 and 24h after each LPS challenge. After LPS administration, proportions of monocytes producing tumour necrosis factor (TNF) alpha, interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-8, as well as proportions of circulating lymphocytes producing interferon (IFN) gamma, decreased significantly. Within 24h, proportions had returned to or increased above pre-injection levels. Proportions of lymphocytes producing IL-4 and IL-10 increased significantly after injection of 1000ng LPS/kg. This study demonstrated that cytokine profiles shift quickly, but temporarily, to favour the anti-inflammatory response immediately after LPS exposure. The long term response to LPS was opposite to the immediate response, as cytokine profiles shifted in the 3weeks between challenges towards a pro-inflammatory response. Proportions of monocytes producing IL-1beta and TNFalpha determined immediately before the second and/or third LPS injection were higher than proportions determined before the first injection, whereas pre-injection proportions of lymphocytes producing IL-4 decreased with each challenge. These changes may result in a quicker host response to invading pathogens.  相似文献   

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The effects of lysozyme dimer (2 and 20 microg/kg) administered i.p. once and four times to mice on the phagocytic and killing ability of peritoneal macrophages, interleukin-1 (IL-1) production by murine macrophages stimulated in vitro with lipopolisaccharide of E. coli and expression of thymocyte, splenocyte and mesenteric lymphonode cell CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ markers were studied. It was found that lysozyme dimer administered once or four times at doses of 2 microg/kg and 20 microg/kg augments the phagocytic and killing activity of peritoneal macrophages. The strongest stimulating effect was noted after four injections of lysozyme dimer at a dose of 20 microg/kg. Moreover, lysozyme dimer is able to modulate the production of IL-1 by murine macrophages stimulated in vitro with LPS. Exposure to four doses of lysozyme dimer (20 microg/kg) enhances the synthesis and release of IL-1, but this drug administered once (2 microg/kg and 20 microg/kg) or four times (2 microg/kg) decreases IL-1 production by peritoneal macrophages. It was also found that administration of lysozyme dimer at a dose of 20 microg/kg, irrespective of the number of doses applied, increases the percentage of CD4+ thymocytes and splenocytes. Moreover, exposure to four doses of lysozyme dimer (2 and 20 microg/kg) increases the percentage of CD4+ and CD8+ mesenteric lymphonode cells.  相似文献   

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Ureaplasma diversum is a pathogen in the bovine reproductive tract. The objective of the research was to study interactions with macrophages and lymphocytes which might elucidate aspects of pathogenetic mechanisms of this organism. We studied the activation of murine macrophages of C3H/HeN (LPS-responder) and C3H/HeJ (LPS-low-responder) genotype for TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-1 and nitric oxide production and blastogenic response of C3H/HeJ splenocytes after Ureaplasma diversum stimulation. Live and heat-killed U. diversum induced TNF-alpha, IL-6 and IL-1 in peritoneal macrophage cultures of both C3H/HeN and C3H/HeJ mice in a dose dependent manner. Interferon-gamma modulated the cytokine production, by increasing the production of TNF-alpha, IL-6 and nitric oxide, but IL-1 secretion was only enhanced in C3H/HeJ macrophages stimulated by live ureaplasmas. Supernatant of U. diversum sonicate was mitogenic for murine spleen lymphocytes. The blastogenic response was dose dependent, and stimulation with both U. diversum and Concanavalin A seemed to have an additive effect. These results suggest that U. diversum, similar to other mycoplasmas, activates murine macrophages and lymphoid cells. The studies should be repeated with bovine cells in order to elucidate pathogenetic aspects of inflammation in cattle caused by U. diversum.  相似文献   

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Colibacillosis results from infection with avian pathogenic Escherichia coli bacteria. Healthy broilers are resistant to inhaled E. coli, but previous infection with vaccine or virulent strains of Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) predisposes birds for severe colibacillosis. We investigated whether IBV affects recruitment and function of phagocytic cells and examined NO production, phagocytic and bactericidal activity, and kinetics of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and splenocytes. Moreover, we measured cytokine mRNA expression in lung and spleen samples. Broilers were inoculated with IBV H120 vaccine or virulent M41 and challenged 5 days later with E. coli 506. A PBS control and E. coli group without previous virus inoculation were also included. Birds were sacrificed at various time points after inoculation (h/dpi). Inoculation with IBV induced extended and more severe colibacillosis than with E. coli alone. At 4dpi, the number of KUL-01(+) PBMC in all E. coli-inoculated groups was significantly higher than in PBS-inoculated birds, which correlated with lesion scores. From 1 to 4dpi, NO production by PBMC from all E. coli-inoculated animals was elevated compared to PBS birds. Bactericidal activity of PBMC in IBV-inoculated animals at 7dpi was lower than in PBS- and E. coli-inoculated birds, but phagocytic capacity and recruitment were not severely impaired. In spleen samples of IBV-infected animals reduced expression of IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-18 and IFN-gamma mRNA was found 1dpi. Our results suggest that enhanced colibacillosis after IBV infection or vaccination is caused at least by altered innate immunity and less by impairment of phagocytic cell function.  相似文献   

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This study was undertaken to determine if administration of recombinant bovine interleukin-12 (rBoIL-12) could stimulate a cellular immune response that protected calves from an oral challenge inoculation with Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts. In a first experiment, rBoIL-12 intraperitoneally administered as a single dose 1 day before challenge inoculation, did not alter the course of infection. The percentage of immune competent cells and levels of cytokine gene expression in the ileo-cecal mucosa and in the draining lymph nodes of treated calves were similar to those of untreated control calves. However, when rBoIL-12 was subcutaneously administered daily from 2 days before infection to 2 days after infection, a consistent increase of T lymphocytes and an higher expression of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) was detected. Again, treatment did not alter the course of infection. Similar results were obtained when rBoIL-12 was administered daily for 4 days beginning 2 days after oral inoculation. These data indicate that although rBoIL-12 stimulated a strong immune response in the gut of neonatal calves, the response was not able to provide protection from challenge inoculation with C. parvum oocysts.  相似文献   

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Lipopolysaccharide induces inflammatory cytokines in the pig amnion   总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4  
Inflammatory mediators that are induced by gram-negative bacteria in the course of intrauterine infections threaten successful pregnancy. To compare the effect of two different routes of cytokine induction, bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was administered in vivo either into the cord vein or into the amniotic cavity of pig fetuses in the second half of gestation for 20 h and cytokines were detected in the amnion.Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) were induced in the amniotic epithelium after intra-amniotic but not after intra-venous administration of LPS. The presence of IL-8 was confirmed by RT-PCR. In contrast, transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) was expressed constitutively and was found in all samples of the amniotic epithelium.Amniotic fluid contained only minute levels of TNF-alpha. IL-8 levels in amniotic fluid increased after the treatment with LPS and the highest IL-8 levels were found in dead LPS-treated fetuses.  相似文献   

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目的:探讨天然植物制剂"开口健"对实验小鼠吞噬功能以及抗体产生能力的影响。方法:每天用不同剂量(0.125、0.25、0.5g)"开口健"给雄性ICR小鼠灌胃,用生理盐水作为空白对照。连续灌胃10d后,检测小鼠的体重变化和脾脏指数,用碳粒廓清法检测小鼠巨噬细胞吞噬功能,用溶血素分光光度法检测小鼠抗体产生水平。结果:与生理盐水组相比,高、中、低剂量"开口健"灌胃组小鼠的体重均有提高,中、低剂量组提高显著(P0.05);各试验组脾脏指数均有增加,但统计分析差异不显著(P0.05);各试验组小鼠巨噬细胞吞噬指数和廓清指数均有显著提高(P0.05);各试验组小鼠抗体水平均有极显著上升(P0.01)。结论:"开口健"能通过提高小鼠单核巨噬细胞碳廓清能力和促进抗体产生而提高小鼠免疫功能。  相似文献   

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It has been widely documented that fish oil attenuates inflammatory responses partially via down-regulation of T-lymphocyte function. To determine the anti-inflammatory role of fish oil in weanling pigs, we investigated the effects of fish oil and its functional constituents on peripheral blood lymphocyte proliferation, cytokine production and subsequent intracellular signalling in inflammatory-challenged weanling pig and in in vitro cultured lymphocytes. Fish oil (7%) or corn oil (7%) was supplemented to 72 crossbred pig (7.6 +/- 0.3 kg BW and 28 +/- 3 days of age) in a 2 x 2 factorial experiment that included an Eacherichia coil lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge (challenged or not challenged). On day 14 and 28 of the experiment, 200 microg/kg BW of LPS or an equivalent amount of sterile saline was administered to the pigs by intraperitoneal injection. Blood samples were collected on days 15 and 29 to determine peripheral blood lymphocyte proliferation, interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) production. The results showed that inflammatory challenge decreased average daily gain (P < 0.05) and average daily feed intake (P < 0.05) during days 15-28. Fish oil supplementation had no effect on growth performance. Inflammatory challenge increased lymphocyte proliferative response to concanavalin A (Con A) (P < 0.05) following each challenge. Fish oil tended to suppress (P < 0.1) the proliferation following the first challenge. Similarly, fish oil tended to reduce IL-1beta production (P < 0.1) following the second challenge and IL-2 (P < 0.1) production following the first challenge in both challenged and unchallenged pigs compared with corn oil. In parallel in vitro experiments, peripheral blood lymphocytes of weanling pigs were incubated with various concentrations of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) or linoleic acid (LA) (0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 microg/ml). EPA, DHA and high levels of LA predominantly suppressed IL-1beta (P < 0.05), IL-2 (P < 0.05) production and subsequent lymphocyte proliferation (P < 0.05). Low levels of LA increased (P < 0.05) IL-2 production. Compared with LA, EPA resulted in a stronger inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation (P < 0.05) and IL-2 (P < 0.01), and DHA resulted in a stronger inhibition of IL-1beta (P < 0.05) and IL-2 (P < 0.01). To elucidate the mechanism(s) by which fish oil and its functional constituents suppressed lymphocyte function, the kinetics of intracellular [Ca2+]i and protein kinase C activity were determined in in vitro experiments. EPA, DHA and LA exerted very similar dose-dependent stimulatory effects on intracellular Ca2+. EPA and DHA inhibited protein kinase C activity (P < 0.05), while LA had no significant effect (P > 0.05). These results suggest that fish oil and its functional constituents (EPA and DHA) exerted an anti-inflammatory effect by down-regulation of lymphocyte activation in weanling pigs, possibly by manipulation of intracellular signalling.  相似文献   

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复合植物精油对脂多糖刺激仔猪肝脏的保护作用   总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1  
试验旨在研究复合植物精油(OCT)对脂多糖(LPS)刺激仔猪肝脏的保护作用。选取18头仔猪,随机分为对照组、LPS组和OCT+LPS组,每组6个重复。对照组与LPS组饲喂基础日粮,OCT+LPS组在基础日粮中添加50 mg/kg OCT。试验期21 d。于试验第21天,LPS组与OCT+LPS组仔猪腹腔注射LPS,对照组注射等量的生理盐水,3 h后采血,6 h后屠宰。结果表明:与对照组相比,LPS刺激提高了血浆谷丙转氨酶(ALT)、谷草转氨酶(AST)、碱性磷酸酶(ALP)、谷酰转肽酶(GGT)、肝脏诱导型一氧化氮合酶(i-NOS)的活力(P0.05),肝脏热休克蛋白70(HSP70)基因的相对表达量显著提高(P0.05);仔猪肝脏表皮生长因子(EGF)、白细胞介素10(IL-10)、胰岛素样因子(IGF-1)、丝氨酸蛋白激酶(mTOR)基因的相对表达量显著降低(P0.05)。在日粮中添加50 mg/kg的OCT,可缓解LPS导致的仔猪血浆ALT、AST、GGT活力的升高以及肝脏i-NOS活力的升高(P0.05),且有缓解LPS导致的仔猪肝脏MPO活力升高的趋势(P0.1),另外可缓解LPS导致的仔猪肝脏HSP70基因相对表达量的升高以及EGF、IL-10、IGF-1、mTOR等基因相对表达量的降低(P0.05)。综上可知,日粮中添加50 mg/kg的OCT可缓解LPS刺激引起的肝脏炎症反应,提高仔猪肝脏细胞的生长和增殖,进而缓解LPS刺激导致的仔猪肝脏氧化应激损伤。  相似文献   

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本试验旨在研究亚麻籽油对脂多糖(LPS)刺激仔猪肝脏Toll样受体4(TLR4)和核苷酸结合寡聚化结构域(NOD)信号通路关键基因表达的影响。选取24头断奶仔猪,按体重相近原则随机分为4个组,分别为对照组、LPS组、2.5%亚麻籽油组(2.5%亚麻籽油+LPS)、5.0%亚麻籽油组(5.0%亚麻籽油+LPS),每组6个重复,每个重复1头猪,试验期21 d。试验组注射100μg/kg体重的LPS,对照组注射等量的生理盐水。注射LPS或生理盐水4 h后屠宰仔猪,取肝脏,测定TLR4和NOD信号通路关键基因及相关炎性介质的mRNA表达水平。结果表明:1)LPS刺激显著提高了肝脏肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、环氧酶2(COX2)、热休克蛋白70(HSP70)的mRNA相对表达量(P0.05),2.5%亚麻籽油可显著降低COX2、TNF-α的mRNA相对表达量(P0.05),5.0%亚麻籽油可显著降低TNF-α的mRNA相对表达量(P0.05)。2)LPS刺激显著提高了肝脏TLR4、髓样分化因子88(My D88)、白细胞介素-1受体相关激酶1(IRAK1)、NOD1、NOD2、受体互作蛋白2(RIPK2)、核因子-κB(NF-κB)的mRNA相对表达量(P0.05);2.5%亚麻籽油可显著降低NOD1、NOD2的mRNA相对表达量(P0.05),有降低RIPK2 mRNA相对表达量的趋势(0.05≤P0.10);5.0%亚麻籽油可显著降低NOD2的mRNA相对表达量(P0.05)。这表明LPS刺激导致仔猪发生炎症反应,亚麻籽油可能通过抑制NOD信号通路进而缓解肝脏炎症反应。  相似文献   

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Two experimental approaches were used to investigate the immunological responses of chickens to a commercial killed Salmonella enteritidis (SE) vaccine. In the first, the effects of host age on antigen-specific proliferative responses and cytokine production were examined. Compared with non-vaccinated controls, 4-wk-old vaccinated chickens showed higher proliferation to SE LPS and flagella. The lymphoproliferation responses to these antigens of 8-mo-old vaccinated chickens were not different compared to the non-vaccinated controls. Increased production of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) by antigen-stimulated splenocytes following vaccination were, in general, more often observed in 4-wk-old compared with 8-mo-old chickens, whereas serum levels of these cytokines were consistently higher in the vaccinated birds compared with controls regardless of age. The second set of experiments were designed to determine the effects of SE vaccination on mitogen- or antigen-induced splenocyte proliferation and serum nitric oxide (NO) and cytokine levels. Splenocytes from vaccinated chickens stimulated with SE flagella showed significantly increased numbers of TCRgammadelta+ cells at 7 days post-vaccination compared with non-vaccinated birds. In contrast, no differences were noted with CD4+, CD8+, or TCRalphabeta+ cells at any time points examined. Higher levels of NO production were observed following stimulation with SE flagella at 4, 7, 11, and 14 days after SE vaccination while serum levels of IFN-gamma, IL-1, IL-6, and IL-8 were elevated only at day 7 post-vaccination. In conclusion, younger chickens mounted a more robust antigen-specific immune response to the SE vaccine compared with older birds and vaccination induced not only T-cell-mediated responses but also host innate and pro-inflammatory responses.  相似文献   

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Twenty-four Angus x Hereford crossbred steers (247 kg BW; SE = 2.4 kg) were used in a completely random design to evaluate the effect of energy source and level with or without antibiotic administration on measures of immune function. Steers were fed 1 of 3 dietary treatments: a 70% concentrate diet ad libitum (70AL), a 30% concentrate diet ad libitum (30AL), and a 70% concentrate diet offered in an amount calculated to provide NE(g) intake equal to the 30AL treatment (70RES). Half the steers in each dietary treatment received a s.c. injection of tilmicosin phosphate (ANTI; 1 mL/30 kg of BW); the other half received an equal volume of saline s.c. (SAL). Steers were offered the treatment diets for 28 d before and were administered the ANTI or SAL injections 2 d before indwelling catheters were placed in the jugular vein and 2.0 microg/kg of BW of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was administered i.v. Blood serum was collected at 30-min intervals from -2 to 6 h and at 8, 12, 24, 48, and 72 h relative to the LPS challenge. Increased energy intake (70AL) increased (P < or = 0.04) DMI, ADG, and rectal temperature (RT) after the challenge compared with the 70RES treatment. The 30AL treatment increased the maximum concentrations and area under the response curve of the proinflammatory cytokines (PIC) interferon-gamma, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and IL-6 (P < or = 0.05) compared with the average of the 70AL and 70RES treatments. Decreased energy intake (70RES vs. 70AL) increased IL-6 (P < or = 0.003) but did not significantly increase interferon-gamma and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (P > or = 0.14) after LPS administration. Tilmicosin administration decreased the time to attain maximal RT (P = 0.01) by 1 h without altering the peak RT (P = 0.85), and tilmicosin interacted with energy intake to increase prechallenge PIC in 70RES vs. 70AL (P < or = 0.05). Results indicate that increased PIC response, presumably resulting from a combination of decreased energy intake and from direct effects of roughage, may be a mode of action for the slight decrease in morbidity that often occurs when newly received, stressed calves are fed roughage-based receiving diets. Tilmicosin phosphate might have immunomodulatory capacity beyond its direct effects on pathogenic bacteria, and these effects could interact with dietary energy intake in cattle.  相似文献   

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Major changes in maternal physiology during pregnancy and lactation can have a large impact on the immune and neuroendocrine systems. One of the most significant changes, observed in rats and mice, is hyporesponsiveness of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPAA) in response to inflammation, restraint, and other psychological stressors during late pregnancy and lactation. This attenuation, however, has not been well characterized in ruminant animals and may be relevant to their susceptibility to inflammatory diseases during these periods. Thus, the intent of this study was to characterize responsiveness of the ovine HPAA to inflammatory challenge during pregnancy and lactation. Ewes from early (33 d), middle (55 d), and late (138 d) pregnancy, as well as early lactation (10 d), were challenged i.v. with a bolus dose of 400 ng of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/kg of BW or saline. A corresponding group of nonpregnant ewes was also challenged with LPS to serve as positive control animals for each pregnancy and lactation study. Responsiveness of the HPAA was assessed by measuring the 4-h change in serum cortisol concentration after LPS challenge. The cortisol increase after LPS challenge was elevated (P < 0.01) in pregnant ewes during late pregnancy over that of nonpregnant animals. In contrast, the characteristic temperature response associated with systemic LPS challenge was decreased (P < 0.01) during early pregnancy and lactation compared with nonpregnant or nonlactating animals. Serum IL-6 concentrations were measured to assess whether changes in HPAA responsiveness during pregnancy or lactation were attributed to changes in proinflammatory signaling to the HPAA. Interestingly, enhanced cortisol responsiveness during late pregnancy was correlated with increased (P < 0.01) serum IL-6 concentrations, indicating that IL-6 may contribute to enhanced HPAA responsiveness during this period. Serum IL-6 concentrations during early and midpregnancy did not increase in response to LPS challenge, indicating that HPAA activation during periods of pregnancy may be independent of IL-6 production.  相似文献   

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CP7_E2alf is a promising marker vaccine candidate against classical swine fever (CSF). To better understand the mechanisms of protection, cytokine and isotype-specific antibody profiles were investigated in CP7_E2alf vaccinated pigs before and after challenge with the highly virulent CSFV strain “Koslov” at 14 days or 6 months post-vaccination. The interference of vaccination with CSFV pathogeny-related cytokine responses, previously described following a moderately virulent challenge, was confirmed. However, the levels of additional cytokines, TNF-α and IL-6, were significantly attenuated by vaccination following highly virulent challenge. This vaccine interference with cytokine response was not dependent on the immunization route or the consequence of competition between vaccine and challenge strain. Interestingly, IFN-γ enhancement and persistent high IgG2 levels suggested an important role of cell-mediated immunity in long-term protection against CSFV induced by CP7_E2alf vaccination. IgA production also revealed a stimulation of mucosal immunity, especially after oral administration of the vaccine.  相似文献   

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The interaction of a poult enteritis and mortality syndrome (PEMS)-turkey astrovirus-Ohio State University (TAst-OSU) with the mononuclear phagocytic system cells, namely macrophages, was examined after in vitro and in vivo exposure. In vitro exposures were performed by incubating adherent turkey macrophages with various volumes of 10(6) 50% embryo infective dose (EID50)/ml TAst-OSU stock, whereas for in vivo challenge, poults were given a 200 microl inoculum of 10(6) EID50/ml TAst-OSU stock at 7 days of age. Results show that TAst-OSU in vitro exposure reduced macrophage viability relative to controls (P < 0.05) and decreased phagocytosis (P < 0.05) and intracytoplasmic killing of Escherichia coli (P < 0.05) after a 42-48-hr exposure. Poults challenged with TAst-OSU in vivo recruited almost 50% fewer Sephadex-elicited inflammatory cells in the abdominal cavity (P < 0.05) as compared with the sham controls. Similar to in vitro exposure, macrophages isolated from in vivo TAst-OSU-challenged poults exhibited reduced percentage of phagocytic macrophages (P < 0.05) as well as fewer intracytoplasmic E. coli per phagocytic macrophage (P < 0.05). TAst-OSU-challenged poults had a greater number of viable E. coli in their spleens (P < 0.05) after an intravenous E. coli challenge as compared with the non-TAst-OSU-challenged control poults. Macrophage-mediated cytokines and metabolites were also examined during this study. Both in vitro and in vivo TAst-OSU challenge resulted in reduced interleukin (IL)-1 and IL-6 activity. On the contrary, nitrite levels in macrophage culture supernatant fraction of TAst-OSU-challenged macrophages were significantly higher (P < or = 0.05). The findings of these studies indicated that TAst-OSU challenge induced defects in macrophage effector functions, implying that PEMS-turkey astrovirus can potentially impair the immune response of turkeys, thereby leading to enhanced susceptibility of turkeys to secondary, perhaps even fatal, bacterial infections.  相似文献   

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The kinetics of cytokine expression was evaluated in whole blood from high-IgE beagles previously sensitized to house dust mites (HDM) and known to develop clinical signs compatible with atopic dermatitis (AD) upon allergen exposure. Six high-IgE beagles were environmentally challenged daily for 3 h on three consecutive days with a HDM solution. Clinical signs were evaluated before, during, and after the conclusion of the challenge (days 0, 2, 4 and 17) and expression analyses of Th2 (IL-4 and IL-13) and regulatory (IL-10 and TGF-beta) cytokine mRNA were undertaken on blood samples at each time point using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Multiple comparison used to detect significant differences in clinical scores and expression levels of cytokine mRNA revealed that the clinical scores on days 2 and 4 were higher than those on days 0 and 17 (P < 0.05) but no temporal differences in the expression levels of IL-4 and IL-13 mRNA. Expression of TGF-beta mRNA was, however, significantly lower on day 4 (P < 0.05) and the expression of IL-10 mRNA on days 4 and 17 was significantly lower than those on days 0 and 2 (P < 0.05). The results indicate that allergen challenge decreases mRNA expression of regulatory cytokines in whole blood without enhanced mRNA expression of Th2 cytokines and suggest aberrant regulatory T-cell function in the immunopathogenesis of AD in high-IgE beagles.  相似文献   

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