Acute phase proteins in ruminants

F Ceciliani, JJ Ceron, PD Eckersall, H Sauerwein - Journal of proteomics, 2012 - Elsevier
The physiological response to infections and injuries involves local inflammation and the
initiation of events leading to a systemic response, also called acute phase reaction (APR) …

Heat stress: A serious disruptor of the reproductive physiology of dairy cows

E Dovolou, T Giannoulis, I Nanas, GS Amiridis - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Global warming has caused a significant extension of the duration and the
mean temperatures of summers; this is a serious stressor for dairy cows that are particularly …

Profiling of proteins secreted in the bovine oviduct reveals diverse functions of this luminal microenvironment

VV Pillai, DM Weber, BS Phinney, V Selvaraj - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The oviductal microenvironment is a site for key events that involve gamete maturation,
fertilization and early embryo development. Secretions into the oviductal lumen by either the …

Widespread expression of SAA and Hp RNA in bovine tissues after evaluation of suitable reference genes

C Lecchi, F Dilda, P Sartorelli, F Ceciliani - Veterinary Immunology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The serum amyloid A (SAA) and haptoglobin (Hp) are the most prominent acute phase
proteins (APPs) in cow. Liver mainly produces APPs, but extra hepatic expression has also …

Gender differences in exercise–induced intravascular haemolysis during race training in thoroughbred horses

A Cywinska, E Szarska, A Kowalska… - Research in veterinary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Exercise-induced intravascular haemolysis and “sport anemia” are widely reported in
human sports medicine. It has been recognized also in horses, however, the clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular localization of haptoglobin mRNA in the experimentally infected bovine mammary gland

MA Thielen, M Mielenz, S Hiss, H Zerbe, W Petzl… - Journal of dairy …, 2007 - Elsevier
Expression of haptoglobin (Hp) mRNA, one of the major acute phase proteins in cattle, was
demonstrated in homogenates of the bovine mammary gland. The aim of this study was to …

Evidence of haptoglobin in the porcine female genital tract during oestrous cycle and its effect on in vitro embryo production

FA García-Vázquez, C Moros-Nicolás… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Recent evidence supports involvement of the acute phase protein haptoglobin in numerous
events during mammalian reproduction. The present study represents an in-depth …

Oviductal epithelial cells transcriptome and extracellular vesicles characterization during thermoneutral and heat stress conditions in dairy cows

K Stamperna, T Giannoulis, K Cañon-Beltrán… - Theriogenology, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the transcriptome of oviductal epithelial cells and certain characteristics of their
extracellular vesicles of dairy cows were described under thermoneutral and heat stress …

Effect of pre-analytical treatments on bovine milk acute phase proteins

FC Thomas, AM Santana, M Waterston… - BMC Veterinary …, 2016 - Springer
Background Samples for diagnostic procedures often require some form of pre-analytical
preparation for preservation or safe handling during transportation prior to analysis in the …

[HTML][HTML] Qualitative detection of haptoglobin mRNA in bovine and human blood leukocytes and bovine milk somatic cells

MA Thielen, M Mielenz, S Hiss… - VETERINARNI …, 2005 - vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz
Local expression of haptoglobin (Hp) mRNA in tissue homogenates from different sites of
the bovine mammary gland has recently been established. Besides alveolar and stromal …