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ArticleThe Journal of veterinary medical science2020

Serum iron concentration is a useful biomarker for assessing the level of inflammation that causes systemic symptoms in bovine acute mastitis similar to plasma haptoglobin.

Kenji Tsukano, Kazuyuki Suzuki

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Article in The Journal of veterinary medical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kenji TsukanoMinami-Hokkaido Agricultural Mutual Aid Association, 74-2 Higashimae, Hokuto, Hokkaido 041-1214, Japan.
Kazuyuki SuzukiSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, 582 Midorimachi, Bunkyoudai, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, 069-8501, Japan.
Rakuno Gakuen University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of present study was to evaluate the precision of plasma haptoglobin (HPT), serum iron (Fe) and plasma transferrin (Tf) concentrations as biomarkers of the severity of acute mastitis (AM) in cows. Fourteen Holstein Friesian cows with AM were divided into severe (n=8) and mild groups (n=6) based on systemic and local inflammation, and 12 healthy cows were also enrolled as controls. As a result, significant changes were observed in plasma HPT and serum Fe concentrations. The proposed cut-off points for plasma HPT and serum Fe concentrations for the severity of AM in cows based on receiver operating characteristic analyses were >10.3 µg/ml and <49.0 µg/dl, respectively. No significant difference was observed in the plasma Tf concentration.

Indexed as

Cattle DiseasesMastitisMastitis, BovineAnimalsBiomarkersCattleFemaleHaptoglobinsInflammationIronMilkBiomarkersHaptoglobinsIronacute mastitiscowhaptoglobinirontransferrin

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PMID32727966
PMCPMC7653311
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