Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8962077 | Reproductive Biology | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Maternal systemic immune response is regulated by conceptus-derived signals through peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) via blood circulation during early pregnancy in cattle. In this study, the PBMCs from day 18 in non-pregnant cows and days 14, 18 and 30 in pregnant cows were used to explore the expression of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), interleukin 4 (IL-4) and IL-10, and the plasma progesterone (P4) concentration was also determined. The results showed that the expression levels of mRNA and the protein of IFN-γ were lower and that IL-4 and IL-10 were higher in the PBMCs from the pregnant cows than in those of non-pregnant cows. From this study, early pregnancy induced a lower Th1 immunity (IFN-γ) and a higher Th2 immunity (IL-4 and IL-10) in the PBMCs, which may be related to interferon-tau and P4, thereby contributing to successful pregnancy in cattle.
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Authors
Ling Yang, Yongxiang Wang, Shujing Li, Meixia Zhu, Kaili He, Xiaolei Yao, Leying Zhang,