Abstract |
Lipoprotein lipid and apoprotein concentrations are known to be altered during the acute-phase response. We have previously shown that the serum activity of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) and concentration of cholesteryl esters, both constituents of the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction, are reduced in calves inoculated with Pasteurella haemolytica and bovine herpes virus-1, the two major pathogens for calf pneumonia. The concentration of apolipoprotein C-III ( apoC-III), a low molecular mass protein component distributed mainly in the HDL fraction, was therefore examined in bacteria- and virus-inoculated calves. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay demonstrated that it was decreased by inoculations of Pasteurella haemolytica and bovine herpes virus-1. The decrease was detected as early as 1 day after inoculation in both groups. A decreased serum apoC-III concentration was also observed by immunoblot analysis. It was detected in the HDL fractions from the bacteria- and virus-inoculated calves, and HDL apoC-III concentrations in the inoculated calves were decreased compared with controls. These results, coupled with the previous findings on LCAT activity and the cholesteryl ester concentration, indicate that a decreased HDL concentration is one of the early events occurring during the acute-phase response evoked by infections with Pasteurella haemolytica and bovine herpes virus-1.
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Authors | M Yamamoto, N Katoh |
Journal | The Journal of veterinary medical science
(J Vet Med Sci)
Vol. 62
Issue 1
Pg. 49-52
(Jan 2000)
ISSN: 0916-7250 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 10676889
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Apolipoproteins C
- Lipoproteins, HDL
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Topics |
- Animals
- Apolipoproteins C
(blood)
- Blotting, Western
(veterinary)
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
(blood, microbiology, virology)
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
(veterinary)
- Herpesviridae Infections
(blood, veterinary)
- Herpesvirus 1, Bovine
- Lipoproteins, HDL
(chemistry)
- Lung
(microbiology, virology)
- Male
- Mannheimia haemolytica
- Pasteurellosis, Pneumonic
(blood)
- Pneumonia, Bacterial
(etiology, veterinary)
- Pneumonia, Viral
(etiology, veterinary)
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