Swanson Kara, Gorodetsky Stas, Good Laura, Davis Stephen, Musgrave David, Stelwagen Kerst, Farr Vicki, Molenaar Adrian
Dairy Biotechnology, AgResearch, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Infect Immun. 2004 Dec;72(12):7311-4. doi: 10.1128/IAI.72.12.7311-7314.2004.
The expression of a beta-defensin, the lingual antimicrobial peptide (LAP), in response to mastitis was investigated by real-time PCR of RNA from mastitic and control udder quarters. There was a positive relationship between somatic cell count in milk and LAP expression. In situ hybridization showed that LAP mRNA was expressed in epithelial cells of mastitic tissue. These results suggest that LAP plays a role in the innate immune response to mastitis.
通过对患乳腺炎和对照乳腺区的RNA进行实时PCR,研究了一种β-防御素——舌抗菌肽(LAP)在乳腺炎反应中的表达。牛奶中的体细胞计数与LAP表达之间存在正相关关系。原位杂交显示,LAP mRNA在乳腺炎组织的上皮细胞中表达。这些结果表明,LAP在乳腺炎的天然免疫反应中发挥作用。