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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Identification of Inflammatory and Regulatory Cytokines IL-1α-, IL-4-, IL-6-, IL-12-, IL-13-, IL-17A-, TNF-α-, and IFN-γ-Producing Cells in the Milk of Dairy Cows with Subclinical and Clinical Mastitis.

Zane Vitenberga-Verza, Māra Pilmane, Ksenija Šerstņova, Ivars Melderis, Łukasz Gontar, Maksymilian Kochański, Andżelika Drutowska, Gergely Maróti, Beatriz Prieto-Simón

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Zane Vitenberga-VerzaThe Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Rīga Stradiņš University, 1010 Rīga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0002-9650-3504
Māra PilmaneThe Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Rīga Stradiņš University, 1010 Rīga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0001-9804-4666
Ksenija ŠerstņovaThe Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Rīga Stradiņš University, 1010 Rīga, Latvia.
Ivars MelderisThe Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Rīga Stradiņš University, 1010 Rīga, Latvia.
Łukasz GontarResearch and Innovation Centre Pro-Akademia, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6527-9159
Maksymilian KochańskiResearch and Innovation Centre Pro-Akademia, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6846-9102
Andżelika DrutowskaResearch and Innovation Centre Pro-Akademia, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1166-6209
Gergely MarótiSeqomics Biotechnology Ltd., 6782 Morahalom, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-3705-0461
Beatriz Prieto-SimónDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8016-1565
Riga Stradiņš University · LVCentrum Badań i Innowacji Pro-Akademia · PLHUN-REN Szegedi Biológiai Kutatóközpont · HUInstitució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats · ES

Funding

Horizon 2020 862605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In naturally occurring bovine mastitis, effects of infection depend on the host inflammatory response, including the effects of secreted cytokines. Knowledge about the inflammatory and regulatory cytokines in milk cells of free-stall barn dairy cows and in naturally occurring mastitis is lacking as most studies focus on induced mastitis. Hereby, the aim of the study was to determine inflammatory and regulatory cytokines in the milk of dairy cows with subclinical and clinical mastitis. The following examinations of milk samples were performed: differential counting of somatic cells (SCC), bacteriological examination, and immunocytochemical analysis. Mean SCC increased in subclinical and clinical mastitis cases. The number of pathogenic mastitis-causing bacteria on plates increased in subclinical mastitis cases but decreased in clinical mastitis. The inflammatory and regulatory markers in the milk cells of healthy cows showed the highest mean cell numbers (%). In mastitis cases, immunoreactivity was more pronounced for IL-4, IL-6, IL-12, IL-13, IL-17A, TNF-α, and IFN-γ. Data about subclinical and clinical mastitis demonstrate inflammatory responses to intramammary infection driven by IL-1α, IL-4, and IL-17A. Moreover, the host defense response in mastitis is characterized by continuation or resolution of initial inflammation. IL-12 and INF-γ immunoreactivity was recognized to differ mastitis cases from the relative health status.

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bovinecytokinesdiagnosisimmunohistochemistryinflammationmastitismilk

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PMID35335696
PMCPMC8954094
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