| Literature DB >> 18171576 |
Wanessa Araújo Carvalho1, Gervasio Henrique Bechara, Daniela Dantas Moré, Beatriz Rossetti Ferreira, João Santana da Silva, Isabel K Ferreira de Miranda Santos.
Abstract
Tick bites may trigger acute phase responses. Positive and negative acute phase proteins were measured in infested cattle genetically resistant and susceptible to ticks. During heavier infestations levels of haptoglobin increased significantly in susceptible bovines; levels of serum amyloid A increased in resistant bovines; levels of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein decreased significantly in resistant bovines; levels of transferrin decreased significantly in susceptible bovines. In conclusion, tick infestations trigger acute phase responses and enhancement of specific acute phase proteins differs according to the genetic composition of hosts. Acute phase proteins may constitute useful biological signatures for monitoring the stress induced by tick infestations.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 18171576 DOI： 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.10.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Parasitol ISSN： 0014-4894 Impact factor: 2.011