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Masroor S, Aalam MT, Khan O, Tanuj GN, Gandham RK, Dhara SK, Gupta PK, Mishra BP, Dutt T, Singh G, Sajjanar BK. Effect of acute heat shock on stress gene expression and DNA methylation in zebu (Bos indicus) and crossbred (Bos indicus × Bos taurus) dairy cattle. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2022; 66:1797-1809. [PMID: 35796826 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-022-02320-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Environmental temperature is one of the major factors to affect health and productivity of dairy cattle. Gene expression networks within the cells and tissues coordinate stress response, metabolism, and milk production in dairy cattle. Epigenetic DNA methylations were found to mediate the effect of environment by regulating gene expression patterns. In the present study, we compared three Indian native zebu cattle, Bos indicus (Sahiwal, Tharparkar, and Hariana) and one crossbred Bos indicus × Bos taurus (Vrindavani) for stress gene expression and differences in the DNA methylation patterns. The results indicated acute heat shock to cultured PBMC affected their proliferation, stress gene expression, and DNA methylation. Interestingly, expressions of HSP70, HSP90, and STIP1 were found more pronounced in zebu cattle than the crossbred cattle. However, no significant changes were observed in global DNA methylation due to acute heat shock, even though variations were observed in the expression patterns of DNA methyltransferases (DNMT1, DNMT3a) and demethylases (TET1, TET2, and TET3) genes. The treatment 5-AzaC (5-azacitidine) that inhibit DNA methylation in proliferating PBMC caused significant increase in heat shock-induced HSP70 and STIP1 expression indicating that hypomethylation facilitated stress gene expression. Further targeted analysis DNA methylation in the promoter regions revealed no significant differences for HSP70, HSP90, and STIP1. However, there was a significant hypomethylation for BDNF in both zebu and crossbred cattle. Similarly, NR3C1 promoter region showed hypomethylation alone in crossbred cattle. Overall, the results indicated that tropically adapted zebu cattle had comparatively higher expression of stress genes than the crossbred cattle. Furthermore, DNA methylation may play a role in regulating expression of certain genes involved in stress response pathways.
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- Sana Masroor
- Veterinary Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Veterinary Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Veterinary Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Veterinary Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Veterinary Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Veterinary Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Veterinary Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Haryana, Karnal, 132001, India
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- Veterinary Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Physiology and Climatology Division, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar Bareilly, 243122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Veterinary Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Liu H, Zhang B, Liu L, Li F. Metabolomics research on the effect of dexamethasone‐induced chronic stress in serum of rabbits. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/1828051x.2021.2004937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Hongli Liu
- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
- Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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Botelho N, Vieira-Pinto M, Batchelli P, Pallisera J, Dalmau A. Testing an Animal Welfare Assessment Protocol for Growing-Rabbits Reared for Meat Production Based on the Welfare Quality Approach. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:E1415. [PMID: 32823789 PMCID: PMC7459992 DOI: 10.3390/ani10081415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The objective of the present study is to present an animal welfare assessment protocol for growing-rabbits for discussion after its implementation in 32 farms from Spain and Portugal. The protocol comprises the principles of Good Feeding, Good Housing, Good Health and Appropriate Behaviour of the Welfare Quality protocols and includes 36 welfare parameters. Overall, the protocol showed a good capacity for discrimination between farms, with scores ranging 44 to 82 points. The protocol seems reliable for the assessment of animal welfare after proper training of auditors. However, for the criteria social behaviour and other behaviours, further research is needed to ascertain if the methodology and times of observation used are appropriate. Some farms had high mortality rates with a low prevalence of health problems, while others had low mortality rates with high prevalence of health problems due to different managements of culling. The protocol should be improved, to impede farms with high mortality rates but a low prevalence of health issues the day of the audit from obtaining better scores than the second type of farms, by limiting the compensation in key measures. The main points to be solved in the growing-rabbit farms were: to provide more space to the animals; register the number of animals culled accurately; change cervical dislocation for another killing method and provide the farmers training in animal welfare.
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- Nadina Botelho
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (CECAV, UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (N.B.); (M.V.-P.)
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (CECAV, UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (N.B.); (M.V.-P.)
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- Department of Animal Welfare, Institute of Agri-food Research and Technology (IRTA), Veinat de Sies s/n., 17121 Monells, Spain; (P.B.); (J.P.)
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- Department of Animal Welfare, Institute of Agri-food Research and Technology (IRTA), Veinat de Sies s/n., 17121 Monells, Spain; (P.B.); (J.P.)
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- Department of Animal Welfare, Institute of Agri-food Research and Technology (IRTA), Veinat de Sies s/n., 17121 Monells, Spain; (P.B.); (J.P.)
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Khalid AR, Yasoob TB, Zhang Z, Yu D, Feng J, Zhu X, Hang S. Supplementation of Moringa oleifera leaf powder orally improved productive performance by enhancing the intestinal health in rabbits under chronic heat stress. J Therm Biol 2020; 93:102680. [PMID: 33077107 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Heat stress jeopardizes animal's growth and health mainly through induction of oxidative stress and inflammation. The current study investigated the effects of Moringa oleifera leaf powder (MOLP) supplementation on productive performance and intestinal health of rabbits under chronic heat stress (HS). Young New Zealand White rabbits (male) at the age of 32 weeks (n = 21, mean body weight of 3318 ± 171 g) for four weeks' period were reared on commercial pelleted diet and divided into three groups: control (CON, 25 °C), HS (35 ± 1 °C) and HS (35 ± 1 °C) with MOLP (HSM) supplemented orally (200 mg/kg body weight). The results demonstrated that rabbits in the HSM group had reduced rectal temperature, respiration rate and improved FCR due to improved daily gain and better crude fiber (NDF) digestibility (P < 0.05) compared with HS group. MOLP improved intestinal integrity and function as indicated by lower serum diamine oxidase level and increased jejunal weight, length, villus height and ratio of villus height to crypt depth than heat-stressed rabbits. MOLP reversed the increased levels of serum cortisol, metabolic indicators i.e. glucose, insulin, and reduced concentrations of serum triiodothyronine. MOLP supplementation also significantly down-regulated the mRNA expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (α), heat shock protein A2, glutathione peroxidase-1, interleukin (IL)-1α and increased the expression of IL-6. In conclusion, MOLP supplementation could enhance intestinal health along with production and metabolic indicators by alleviating the oxidative stress and inflammatory response in small intestine of hyper-thermic rabbits.
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- Abdur Rauf Khalid
- National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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Gassen J, Proffitt Leyva RP, Mengelkoch S, White JD, Peterman JL, Prokosch ML, Bradshaw HK, Eimerbrink MJ, Corrigan EK, Cheek DJ, Boehm GW, Hill SE. Day length predicts investment in human immune function: Shorter days yield greater investment. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019; 107:141-147. [PMID: 31128570 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Winter is characterized by stressful conditions which compromise health and render animals more vulnerable to infection and illness than during other times of the year. Organisms are hypothesized to adapt to these seasonal stressors by increasing investment in immune function in response to diminished photoperiod duration. Here, we examined this hypothesis in a sample of healthy human participants. Using several functional immune assays in vitro, as well as by utilizing measures of in vivo proinflammatory cytokine levels, we predicted that shorter day length would be associated with greater investment in immunological function. Results revealed that shorter days predicted significant upregulation of several facets of immune function, including natural killer cell cytotoxicity, peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation (in response to, and in the absence of stimulation), and plasma levels of interleukin-6, as well as lower rates of Staphylococcus aureus growth in serum ex vivo. Further, consistent with the hypothesis that these trade-offs would be offset by decreased investment in mating effort, shorter day length also predicted lower levels of total testosterone in men. These results suggest that ambient photoperiod may be a powerful regulator of human immunological activity, providing some of the first evidence of seasonal changes in multiple facets of human immune function.
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- Jeffrey Gassen
- Texas Christian University, Department of Psychology, 2955 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States.
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- Texas Christian University, Department of Psychology, 2955 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States
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- Texas Christian University, Department of Psychology, 2955 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States
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- Texas Christian University, Department of Psychology, 2955 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States
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- Texas Christian University, Department of Psychology, 2955 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States
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- Texas Christian University, Department of Psychology, 2955 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States
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- Texas Christian University, Department of Psychology, 2955 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States
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- Texas Christian University, Department of Psychology, 2955 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States
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- Texas Christian University, Department of Psychology, 2955 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States
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- Texas Christian University, Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, 2800 W Bowie St, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States
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- Texas Christian University, Department of Psychology, 2955 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States
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- Texas Christian University, Department of Psychology, 2955 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States
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Xu D, Li B, Cao N, Li W, Tian Y, Huang Y. The protective effects of polysaccharide of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz (PAMK) on the chicken spleen under heat stress via antagonizing apoptosis and restoring the immune function. Oncotarget 2017; 8:70394-70405. [PMID: 29050288 PMCID: PMC5642563 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Heat stress can cause immune organ dysfunction and apoptosis. Polysaccharide of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz may have protective effects on immune organs. In this study, we established chicken models of Polysaccharide of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz-heat stress interaction and detected the oxidative index, activities of mitochondrial complexes and ATPases as well as the ultrastructure in chicken spleens. Expression levels of cytokines, mitochondrial dynamics- and apoptosis-related genes were also measured. In the result, heat stress increased the expression of interleukin 1 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha and decreased that of interleukin 2 and interferon gamma. The activities of mitochondrial complexes and ATPases were decreased and oxidative stress was induced by heat stress. Besides, expressions of the mitochondrial dynamics- and anti-apoptosis-related genes were decreased and those of pro-apoptosis-related genes were increased by heat stress. HS induced pathological changes of mitochondria and triggered apoptosis in chicken spleens. However, these adverse effects triggered by HS were remarkably alleviated in Polysaccharide of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz + heat stress group. This study confirmed the protective effects of Polysaccharide of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz on the chicken spleen against the heat stress and revealed its mechanism, which is that Polysaccharide of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz could relieve the heat stress-induced immune dysfunction of chicken spleens via reducing oxidative stress, enhancing the mitochondria function and inhibiting apoptosis.
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- Danning Xu
- College of Animal Science & Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
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Hair cortisol levels in captive brown hare (Lepus europaeus): potential effect of sex, age, and breeding technology. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-017-1121-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Oikonomidis N, Kavantzas N, Korou LM, Konstantopoulos P, Pergialiotis V, Misiakos E, Rizos I, Verikokos C, Perrea DN. Pre-treatment with simvastatin prevents the induction of diet-induced atherosclerosis in a rabbit model. Biomed Rep 2016; 5:667-674. [PMID: 28101339 PMCID: PMC5228082 DOI: 10.3892/br.2016.780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential antiatherosclerotic activities of simvastatin in rabbits. Twenty-two, male, New Zealand rabbits were divided into the following groups: Control group (group C); cholesterol group (group A), in which the rabbits were fed a commercial rabbit chow supplemented with 0.5% w/w cholesterol for 8 weeks and then fed with normal chow for an additional 8 weeks; and a treatment group (group B), in which the rabbits initially received standard commercial rabbit chow along with being administered simvastatin for 8 weeks, following which they consumed a high-cholesterol diet for a further 8 weeks. The rabbits pre-treated with simvastatin presented significantly lower serum cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels when compared with the non simvastatin-treated cholesterol-fed animals. Furthermore, none of the rabbits in the simvastatin group presented with atherosclerotic lesions in the aorta. Thus, simvastatin was demonstrated to exhibit preventive properties against the formation of atherosclerosis in the atherosclerosis model in the current study, predominantly via its hypolipidemic activity.
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- Nikolaos Oikonomidis
- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research 'N.S. Christeas', National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens 11527, Greece
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- 1st Department of Pathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Laiko University Hospital, Athens 11527, Greece
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- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research 'N.S. Christeas', National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens 11527, Greece
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- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research 'N.S. Christeas', National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens 11527, Greece
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- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research 'N.S. Christeas', National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens 11527, Greece
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- 3rd Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Laiko University Hospital, Athens 11527, Greece
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- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research 'N.S. Christeas', National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens 11527, Greece
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Calefi AS, de Siqueira A, Namazu LB, Costola-de-Souza C, Honda BBT, Ferreira AJP, Quinteiro-Filho WM, da Silva Fonseca JG, Palermo-Neto J. Effects of heat stress on the formation of splenic germinal centres and immunoglobulins in broilers infected by Clostridium perfringens type A. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2016; 171:38-46. [PMID: 26964716 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2016.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2015] [Revised: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Avian necrotic enteritis (NE) induced by Clostridium perfringens is a disease that affects mainly the first weeks of poultry's life. The pathogenesis of NE is complex and involves the combination of several factors, such as co-infection with different species of coccidia, immunosuppression and stress. Stress is one of the main limiting factors in poultry production. Although several studies emphasized the effects of stress on immunity, few works analyzed these effects on immunoglobulins and on germinal centres (GCs), which are specialized microenvironments, responsible for generating immune cells with high affinity antibodies and memory B-lymphocytes. Thus, the effects of heat stress associated or not with thioglycolate broth culture medium intake and/or C. perfringens infection on corticosterone serum levels, spleen GCs development and immunoglobulin production in broilers were evaluated. Results showed that heat stress, thioglycolate and C. perfringens per se increased corticosterone serum levels, although this was not observed in heat stressed and thioglycolate and C. perfringens-treated chickens. The serum levels of IgA, IgM and IgY were differently affected by heat stress and/or infection/thioglycolate. Heat stress decreased the duodenal concentrations of sIgA, which was accompanied by a reduction in GCs number in the duodenal lamina propria; a trend to similar findings of sIgA concentrations was observed in the chickens' jejunum. Changes in spleen and Bursa of Fabricius relative weights as well as in spleen morphometry were also noted in heat stressed animals, infected or not. Together, these data suggest that heat stress change GCs formation in chickens infected or not, which that may lead to failures in vaccination protocols as well as in the poultries' host resistance to infectious diseases during periods of exposure to heat stress.
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- Atílio Sersun Calefi
- Neuroimmunomodulation Research Group, Department of Pathology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Neuroimmunomodulation Research Group, Department of Pathology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Neuroimmunomodulation Research Group, Department of Pathology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Neuroimmunomodulation Research Group, Department of Pathology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Neuroimmunomodulation Research Group, Department of Pathology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Neuroimmunomodulation Research Group, Department of Pathology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Neuroimmunomodulation Research Group, Department of Pathology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Neuroimmunomodulation Research Group, Department of Pathology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Ferrian S, Guerrero I, Blas E, García-Diego FJ, Viana D, Pascual JJ, Corpa JM. How selection for reproduction or foundation for longevity could have affected blood lymphocyte populations of rabbit does under conventional and heat stress conditions. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2012; 150:53-60. [PMID: 22948031 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2012.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2011] [Revised: 07/21/2012] [Accepted: 08/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The present work characterises how selection for reproduction (by comparing two generations - 16th and 36th - of the V line selected for litter size at weaning) or foundation for reproductive longevity (the LP line) can affect the blood lymphocytes populations of reproductive rabbit does under normal [conventional housing, average daily minimum and maximum temperatures of 14°C and 20°C, respectively] and heat stress conditions [climatic chamber, 25°C and 36°C] from the first to the second parturition. Housing under heat stress conditions significantly reduced the B lymphocytes counts in female rabbits (-34 × 10(6)/L; P<0.05). The highest lymphocytes population value in blood (total, T CD5(+), CD4(+) and CD8(+)) was noted at the first parturition, while the B lymphocytes count was significantly lower at the second parturition (-61 × 10(6)/L; P<0.05). Selection for litter size at weaning (V females) reduced the average counts of total and B lymphocytes in blood (-502 and -60 × 10(6)/L, respectively; P<0.01), mainly because these populations in V36 females continuously lowered from the first to the second parturition under normal housing conditions. Thus, more selected females (V36) at the second parturition showed significantly lower counts in blood for total, T CD5(+) and CD25(+) lymphocytes (-1303, -446 and -33 × 10(6)/L, respectively; P<0.05). The main differences in blood counts between V36 and V16 females disappeared when housed under heat stress conditions, except for T CD5(+) and CD25(+), which significantly increased (T CD5(+): +428 × 10(6)/L; CD25(+): +41 × 10(6)/L; P<0.01) in the V16 vs. V36 females on day 10 post-partum. Under normal conditions, no differences between LP and V36 females were found for most lymphocyte populations; only higher counts were noted in CD25(+) (+20 × 10(6)/L; P<0.05) for LP females. However, the lymphocytes counts [especially total (+1327 × 10(6)/L; P<0.01) and T CD5(+) (+376 × 10(6)/L; P<0.10)] of LP females increased under heat vs. normal conditions when lymphocytes populations presented the lowest values (second parturition), while V36 females' counts remained invariable. Positive correlations were found between feed intake (r=+0.51; P<0.001) and females' perirenal fat thickness (r=+0.40; P<0.001) with B lymphocytes counts in the blood of primiparous rabbit females in the week 2 of lactation. These results indicate that selection for litter size at weaning might diminish their immune system's response and adaptation capacity, while the foundation for reproductive longevity criteria leads to more robust rabbit females as they present greater modulation under heat stress conditions when the immune system is affected.
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- Selena Ferrian
- Instituto de Investigación CEU en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Avda. Seminario, s/n. 46113 Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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Oral supplementation with L-aspartate and L-glutamate inhibits atherogenesis and fatty liver disease in cholesterol-fed rabbit. Amino Acids 2009; 38:1323-31. [PMID: 19701712 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-009-0340-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2009] [Accepted: 08/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Previous studies have shown that dietary supplementation with L-aspartate and L-glutamate inhibits fatty streak initiation in cholesterol-fed rabbit. The present study investigates the role of dicarboxylic amino acids on the progression of fatty streaks and the development of fatty liver disease, which were caused in New Zealand White rabbits after a 0.5% w/w cholesterol diet for 7 weeks. A group of animals additionally received a combination of 12.5 mM L-aspartate and 12.5 mM L-glutamate per day through drinking water. Total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoproteins cholesterol (HDLC), non-HDLC and triacylglycerol (TAG) concentrations were measured in plasma. Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (gamma-GT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities were also determined. At the end of dietary intervention, animals were sacrificed. Aortic, hepatic and brain lesions were evaluated after staining with hematoxylin and eosin. Supplementation with dicarboxylic amino acids inhibited the progression of aortic intima thickness (P < 0.05) and the development of liver lesions (P < 0.05). TC, non-HDLC and TAG were similarly increased in both cholesterol-fed groups. Serum gamma-GT and AST activities elevated during the study in all cholesterol-fed animals but the elevation of gamma-GT was milder and significantly lower in rabbits treated with L-aspartate and L-glutamate (P < 0.05). ALT activity was not affected by cholesterol feeding. In conclusion, oral supplementation with L-aspartate and L-glutamate inhibits the progression of atherogenesis and the development of fatty liver disease in the animal model of cholesterol-fed rabbit. The beneficial effects of dicarboxylic amino acids reflect the limited elevation of serum gamma-GT activity.
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Smith LK, Metz GA. Dietary restriction alters fine motor function in rats. Physiol Behav 2005; 85:581-92. [PMID: 16045945 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2004] [Revised: 04/08/2005] [Accepted: 06/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A number of standard behavioral tasks in animal research utilize food rewards for positive reinforcement. In order to enhance the motivation to participate in these tasks, animals are usually placed on a restricted diet. While dietary restriction (DR) has been shown to have beneficial effects on recovery after brain injury, life span and aging processes, it might also represent a stressor. Since stress can influence a broad range of behaviors, the purpose of this study was to assess whether DR may have similar effects on skilled movement. Adult male Long-Evans rats were trained and tested in a skilled reaching task both prior to and during a mild food restriction regimen that maintained their body weights at 90-95% of baseline weight for eight days. The observations revealed that DR decreased reaching success and increased the number of attempts to grasp a single food pellet. The animals appeared to be more frantic when attempting to reach for food pellets, and the time taken to reach for 20 pellets decreased following the onset of DR. A second experiment investigating behaviors that do not require food rewards, including a ladder rung walking task and an open field test, confirmed that rats on DR display deficits in skilled movements and are hyperactive. These findings suggest that results obtained in motor tasks using food rewards need to be interpreted with caution. The findings are discussed with respect to stress associated with DR.
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- Lori K Smith
- Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB Canada T1K 3M4.
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Influence of constant long days on ejaculate parameters of rabbits reared under natural environment conditions of Mediterranean area. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nomoto S, Shibata M, Iriki M, Riedel W. Role of afferent pathways of heat and cold in body temperature regulation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2004; 49:67-85. [PMID: 15549421 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-004-0220-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2003] [Revised: 05/22/2004] [Accepted: 05/22/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The detection of surface and internal temperatures is achieved by axons terminating at lamina I of the spinal dorsal horn, otherwise approached only by nociceptive afferents. Recent advances in thermal physiology research have disclosed that temperature-sensitive ion channels belonging to the "transient receptor potential" family exist in the peripheral sensory neurons and in the brain. Thermosensory, nociceptive and polymodal afferents project to different thalamic nuclei, and specific pathways to the insular cortex evoke the conscious experience of thermal sensation. The posterior insular region represents discriminative thermal sensation, while the largest correlation with subjective ratings of temperature is located in the orbitofrontal and anterior insular cortex. The insular cortex forms an integrative part of the limbic system and is closely tied with the hypothalamus, the amygdala, the anterior cingulate cortex and the orbitofrontal cortex and emerges as the main coordinator of behavioral, autonomic and endocrine responses to both non-noxious and noxious thermal stimuli. The firing rate of warm and cold receptors is not altered by pyrogens. A strong correlation between the onset of fever and production of superoxide by macrophages following the injection of pyrogens implicates reactive oxygen species as elicitors of fever, a hypothesis strengthened by the observation that oxygen radical scavengers or thiol reductants act as antipyretics. Oxidative stress appears to be sensed by the brain and a likely structure for its detection may be the redox-sensitive site of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor for glutamate, in that oxidation of this site causes fever while its reduction lowers body temperature, effects which are abrogated by specific NMDA receptor blockers.
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- Shigeki Nomoto
- Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 173-0015 Tokyo, Japan.
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Palmer FM, Nieman DC, Henson DA, McAnulty SR, McAnulty L, Swick NS, Utter AC, Vinci DM, Morrow JD. Influence of vitamin C supplementation on oxidative and salivary IgA changes following an ultramarathon. Eur J Appl Physiol 2003; 89:100-7. [PMID: 12627313 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0756-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/07/2002] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This randomized study measured the influence of vitamin C ( N=15) compared to placebo ( N=13) supplementation on oxidative and salivary immunoglobulin A (sIgA) changes in runners competing in an ultramarathon race. Seven days prior to the race, subjects ingested in randomized, double-blind fashion three 500-mg tablets of vitamin C or placebo each day. On race day, blood and saliva samples were collected 1 h pre-race, after 32 km of running, and then again immediately post-race. During the race, runners received 1 l/h carbohydrate beverages (60 g/l) with vitamin C (150 mg/l) or without in a double-blinded fashion. The runners also ingested two to three carbohydrate gel packs per hour (25 g each). Subjects in both groups ran a mean of 69 km (range 48-80 km) in 9.8 h (range 5-12 h) and maintained an intensity of approximately 75% maximal heart rate (HR(max)) throughout the ultramarathon race. Plasma ascorbic acid was higher in the vitamin C compared to placebo group pre-race, and increased significantly in the vitamin C group during the race [post-race, 3.21 (0.29) and 1.28 (0.12) microg/100 microl, respectively, P<0.001]. No significant group or interaction effects were measured for lipid hydroperoxide and F(2)-isoprostane, but both oxidative measures rose significantly during the ultramarathon race. Saliva volume, sIgA concentration, sIgA secretion and sIgA:saliva protein ratio all decreased significantly (P<0.001) during the race, but the pattern of change in all saliva measures did not differ significantly between groups. No significant correlations were found between post-race plasma vitamin C, oxidative, and saliva measures, except for a positive correlation between post-race serum cortisol and serum vitamin C (r=0.50, P=0.006). These data indicate that vitamin C supplementation in carbohydrate-fed runners does not serve as a countermeasure to oxidative and sIgA changes during or following a competitive ultramarathon race.
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- Franziska M Palmer
- Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science, Appalachian State University, PO Box 32071, Boone, NC 28608, USA
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Gürer US, Palanduz A, Gürbüz B, Yildirmak Y, Cevikbaş A, Kayaalp N. Effect of antipyretics on polymorphonuclear leukocyte functions in children. Int Immunopharmacol 2002; 2:1599-602. [PMID: 12433060 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5769(02)00136-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate whether fever and antipyretic drugs had an adverse effect on human polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) functions (phagocytic and intracellular killing activity). Twenty febrile children with an axillary temperature of 39-40 degrees C and 20 healthy children without fever were included. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes were isolated. The effects of in vitro addition of antipyretic drugs (acetaminophen, metamizole sodium, nimesulid and ibuprofen) on PMN functions were tested. Phagocytic activity was assayed by the ingestion of yeast cells by PMNs and intracellular killing activity by the ingestion of yeast cells (stained blue) killed by PMNs. PMNs derived from febrile children exhibited better phagocytic activity when ibuprofen was added. In contrast, phagocytic activity was enhanced when acetaminophen, metamizole sodium or nimesulid was added in children without fever. Intracellular killing activity was enhanced when ibuprofen or metamizole sodium was added in children without fever. We conclude the antipyretic drugs at safely achievable concentrations do not suppress PMN function in vitro.
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- Umran Soyoğul Gürer
- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Marmara, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Hadley AR, Tran LT, Fagoaga OR, Nehlsen-Cannarella SL, Yellon SM. Sex differences in photoperiod control of antigen-specific primary and secondary humoral immunity in Siberian Hamsters. J Neuroimmunol 2002; 128:39-48. [PMID: 12098509 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(02)00144-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Photoperiod was hypothesized to mediate T cell-dependent B cell production of IgM and IgG. Antigens induced production of specific immunoglobulins; serum IgM but not IgG, was higher in males in long vs. short days (16 vs. 8 h light/day) and similarly among all groups of females. A second immunization with KLH robustly enhanced serum IgM, as well as IgG; increases were blunted in short- vs. long-day males but not in females. Thus, in male but not female hamsters, winter-like short days restrain aspects of primary and secondary humoral immune responses to xenoantigens. Actions on lymphocyte activities or clonal expansion are in considerations.
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- Allison R Hadley
- Center for Perinatal Biology, Department of Physiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
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Katamoto H, Fukuda H, Oshima I, Ishikawa N, Kanai Y. Nitroblue tetrazolium reduction of neutrophils in heat stressed goats is not influenced by selenium and vitamin E injection. J Vet Med Sci 1998; 60:1243-9. [PMID: 9853307 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.1243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Experiment was designed to determine whether heat stress suppresses neutrophil function and injections of selenium and vitamin E prior to heat stress prevent suppression of neutrophil function in goats. Twelve female goats were divided into 2 groups of 6 each and were kept at 25 degrees C. Goats in the treatment group were injected intramuscularly with 0.1 mg/kg of selenium and 2.72 IU/kg of vitamin E at 8 and 1 day prior to the initiation of heat stress. The other group was kept as control. All goats were exposed to hot environment at 38 degrees C from day 0 through 8. Decreased tendency in plasma cortisol concentrations and temporary increase in plasma glucose concentrations were shown in both groups. In the control group, plasma selenium concentration gradually increased and alpha-tocopherol concentration decreased during the first 2 days. After the second injection with selenium and vitamin E, plasma selenium and alpha-tocopherol concentration significantly increased and remained higher than those in the control group. Whole blood glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in the treatment group tended to be greater than that in the control group, but no significant difference was observed between 2 groups. The nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) reduction by activated neutrophils significantly decreased on day 6 in the control group but not in the treatment group. The NBT reduction by resting neutrophils significantly decreased in both groups. These data suggest that heat stress depresses neutrophil function, and selenium and vitamin E injection prior to heat stress has no apparent effect on neutrophil function during the stress.
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- H Katamoto
- Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Agriculture, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
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