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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1043-4666
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
169-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Interferon gamma and prostaglandin in BSE-infected cattle.
pubmed:affiliation
National Agricultural and Veterinary Biotechnology Centre, BioResearch Ireland, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't