Demattio Lukas, Conejeros Ivan, Grob Daniela, Gärtner Ulrich, Taubert Anja, Hermosilla Carlos, Wehrend Axel
Clinic for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Andrology of Small and Large Animals, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Institute of Parasitology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Front Vet Sci. 2023 Jun 19;10:1176144. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1176144. eCollection 2023.
Colostrum is one of the most important factors influencing the health and development of mammalian neonates. It is well-established that leukocytes, including polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN), migrate from the mother to the infant via colostrum uptake. In this study, for the first time, we studied the ability of ovine colostral-derived PMN to extrude neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) against the abortive apicomplexan parasite . Although this cell population plays a significant role in the transmission of maternal innate immunity to neonates, little is known about colostral PMN activities in sheep. However, this cell population is a significant source of the transfer of maternal immunity to the neonate. Colostral PMN continues to exert immunological effects even after transitioning into the colostrum. The present study aimed to investigate the extrusion of NETs by ovine colostral PMN exposed to the apicomplexan parasite, , which is known to cause devastating reproductive disorders in cattle, small ruminants, wildlife animals, and dogs. The present study is the first to demonstrate that ovine colostral PMN can produce NETs after stimulation with vital tachyzoites. Ovine colostrum-derived NETs were detected by chromatin staining and antibody-based immunofluorescence staining of NET-specific structures, including neutrophil elastase (NE) and global histones (H1, H2A/H2B, H3, H4), as well as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis.
初乳是影响哺乳动物新生儿健康和发育的最重要因素之一。众所周知,包括多形核中性粒细胞(PMN)在内的白细胞通过摄取初乳从母体迁移至婴儿体内。在本研究中,我们首次研究了源自绵羊初乳的PMN针对顶复门流产性寄生虫挤出中性粒细胞胞外陷阱(NETs)的能力。尽管这一细胞群体在母体先天免疫向新生儿的传递中发挥着重要作用,但关于绵羊初乳PMN的活性却知之甚少。然而,这一细胞群体是母体免疫向新生儿传递的重要来源。即使在转变为初乳后,初乳PMN仍继续发挥免疫作用。本研究旨在调查暴露于顶复门寄生虫的绵羊初乳PMN挤出NETs的情况,已知该寄生虫会在牛、小型反刍动物、野生动物和犬类中引发毁灭性的生殖障碍。本研究首次证明,绵羊初乳PMN在受到活速殖子刺激后可产生NETs。通过对NET特异性结构(包括中性粒细胞弹性蛋白酶(NE)和整体组蛋白(H1、H2A/H2B、H3、H4))进行染色质染色和基于抗体的免疫荧光染色,以及扫描电子显微镜(SEM)分析,检测源自绵羊初乳的NETs。