Objective: Previous studies have suggested reductions in lung reperfusion injury when initial
reperfusion is undertaken with the addition of pharmacological modulators. We investigated …

The aim of the study was to examine the ability of Haemophilus somnus and Mycoplasma
dispar to induce pneumonia in healthy calves under conditions closely resembling the …

The bacterial single cell protein (BSCP), BioProtein, is dried bacterial mass derived from
fermentation of the gram negative bacteria Methylococcus capsulatus, used for animal and …

The aim of the present study was to determine the age-related changes of phagocytic
capacity and the kinetic production of cytokines in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated porcine …

Abstract Interleukin 8 (IL-8) is a chemotactic and activating chemokine, especially for
neutrophils, which plays an important role in inflammatory process. A pig IL-8 specific …

Swine neutrophils were quantitatively examined for the direct and indirect migratory
responses to Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) in vitro and the effects of …

The alveolar macrophage is an important immune defense cell in the lung. The activation
and release of bacteriocidal products from the macrophage are essential to fighting …

Background Animal studies have shown that a leukocyte influx precedes the development of
bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in premature sheep. The CXC chemokine receptor 2 …

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS, endotoxin) is a component of the cell wall of gram-negative
bacteria and a potent inducer of severe inflammatory reactions. In mice, systemically …

A single injection of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS; intraperitoneally [ip] and
intravenously [iv]) reliably induces peripheral nerve disturbances in the hindlimbs of inbred …