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ArticleThe Journal of veterinary medical science2024

Innate immune response of bovine mammary epithelial cells in Mycoplasma bovis mastitis using an in vitro model of bovine mammary gland infection.

Noriko Imaizumi, Satoshi Gondaira, Marin Kamioka, Tomochika Sugiura, Ayako Eguchi, Koji Nishi, Jumpei Fujiki, Hidetomo Iwano, Hidetoshi Higuchi

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Article in The Journal of veterinary medical science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. An underlying mechanism of bovine mastitis: PGEThe veterinary quarterly · 2026
    Article
  2. A Comprehensive Review of the Bovine Immune Response to Pathogens.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
  3. RNA sequencing ofJournal of veterinary science · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Noriko ImaizumiAnimal Health Unit, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine Doctoral Course, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Satoshi GondairaAnimal Health Unit, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine Doctoral Course, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Marin KamiokaAnimal Health Unit, Department of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Tomochika SugiuraTheriogenology Unit, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Ayako EguchiAnimal Health Unit, Department of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Koji NishiAnimal Health Unit, Department of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Jumpei FujikiVeterinary Biochemistry Unit, Department of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Hidetomo IwanoVeterinary Biochemistry Unit, Department of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Hidetoshi HiguchiAnimal Health Unit, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine Doctoral Course, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycoplasma bovis mastitisis highly contagious and disrupts lactation, posing a significant threat to the dairy industry. While the mammary gland's defence mechanism involves epithelial cells and mononuclear cells (MNC), their interaction with M. bovis remains incompletely understood. In this study, we assessed the immunological reactivity of bovine mammary epithelial cells (bMEC) to M. bovis through co-culture with MNC. Upon co-culture with MNC, the mRNA expression levels of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in bMEC stimulated by M. bovis showed a significant increase compared to monoculture. Additionally, when stimulated with M. bovis, the culture supernatant exhibited significantly higher concentrations of IL-6 and interferon (IFN)-γ, while IL-1β concentration tended to be higher in co-culture with MNC than in monoculture. Furthermore, the mRNA expression levels of toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 in bMEC stimulated with M. bovis tended to increase, and TLR4 significantly increased when co-cultured with MNC compared to monocultures. However, the surface expression levels in bMEC did not exhibit significant changes between co-culture and monoculture. Overall, our research indicates that the inflammatory response of bMEC is increased during co-culture with MNC, suggesting that the interaction between bMEC and MNC in the mammary gland amplifies the immune response to M. bovis in cows affected by M. bovis mastitis.

Indexed as

Coculture TechniquesEpithelial CellsImmunity, InnateMammary Glands, AnimalMastitis, BovineMycoplasma bovisMycoplasma InfectionsAnimalsCattleCells, CulturedCytokinesFemaleLeukocytes, MononuclearCytokinesbovine mammary epithelial cellimmunitymastitismononuclear cellMycoplasma bovis

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PMID38710622
PMCPMC11251819

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