| Literature DB >> 15557657 |
Kara Swanson1, Stas Gorodetsky, Laura Good, Stephen Davis, David Musgrave, Kerst Stelwagen, Vicki Farr, Adrian Molenaar.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15557657 PMCID: PMC529112 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.12.7311-7314.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441