CpG-ODN enhances mammary gland defense during mastitis induced by Escherichia coli infection in goats |
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Authors: | Zhu Yu-Min Miao Jin-Feng Zhang Yuan-Shu Li Zhen Zou Si-Xiang Deng Yue-E |
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Institution: | aCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China bAnimal and Veterinary Science Research Institute Shanghai Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Shanghai 201106, China |
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Abstract: | Seven healthy native goats in early lactation, weighing 30–40 kg, were used in this study. The right mammary gland of the seven does were infused with CpG-ODN at a dosage of 100 μg kg?1 body weight on the day 5 postpartum (PP). The left glands were used as controls and infused with sterile phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). On day 8 PP, the same dosage of CpG-ODN or PBS was again infused. On day 9 PP, the mammary glands (both right and left) of the seven does were infused with 6 × 106 colony-forming units (CFU) Escherichia coli and, at 0, 8, 16, 24, 48 and 72 h postinfection (PI), milk samples were collected from all glands. Goats were euthanized at 72 h PI and the mammary tissue harvested. Infusion with 6 × 106 CFU ml?1 E. coli induced acute mastitis. Histopathological evaluations showed that polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) were still present in alveoli at 72 h PI, but PMNs in the CpG-ODN-treated glands has disappeared. Bacteria counts in milk peaked at 16 h PI and CpG-ODN induced a significant decrease in viable bacteria from 16 h PI until the end of the experiment. This study showed that CpG-ODN promoted the expression of its specific receptor (TLR-9 mRNA) in mammary tissue, stimulated IL-6 production, reduced bacteria counts in milk, attenuated the impact of inflammation mediators on cells and significantly shortened the inflammation course. These results suggest that the CpG-ODN improved mammary gland defense and, thereby, had a beneficial effects against mastitis caused by E. coli infection in goats. |
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Keywords: | CpG-ODN Goat Mastitis Escherichia coli TLR-9 |
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