NR AIRI
AU Murphy,C.; Breen,K.C.; Rogers,M.; Giese,M.
TI Interferon gamma and prostaglandin in BSE-infected cattle
QU Cytokine 2001 Feb 7; 13(3): 169-73
PT journal article
AB Suspect field cases of BSE infection (displaying clinical signs) were examined for possible alterations of cytokine/autacoid plasma levels and were compared to control cases (not displaying clinical signs of BSE infection). Interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) plasma levels were demonstrated as being elevated in all suspected field cases of BSE infection (irrespective of BSE status; determined via postmortem histopathological examination). We demonstrated that plasma IFN-gamma levels were significantly (P<0.005) higher in suspect cases of BSE infection than in control cases. BSE-positive prostaglandin-E(2), (PGE(2)) plasma levels were demonstrated as being elevated 1.25-fold above BSE-negative cases and 2.22-fold above control cases. No significant (P>0.5) increase in PGE(2)plasma levels was recorded between BSE-positive and -negative. IFN-gamma and PGE(2)plasma levels were examined using commercially available ELISA assay. The results presented in this publication are the first demonstration of alteration in immune state in animals with BSE.
MH Animal; Cattle; Cattle Diseases/blood/*immunology; Dinoprostone/*blood; Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform/blood/*immunology; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Interferon Type II/*blood; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
AD Colin Murphy, Ciaran Breen, National Agricultural and Veterinary Biotechnology Centre, BioResearch Ireland; Mark Rogers (Mark.Rogers@UCD.ie), Department of Zoology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; Matthias Giese (giesem@ing.boehringer-ingelheim.com), Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, D-55216 Ingelheim Am Rhein, Germany
SP englisch
PO USA