Messenger RNA Expression of Selected Factors at Different Sites of the Bovine Endometrium Associated With Uterine Health
Recent studies have elucidated the role of several pro-inflammatory factors as mediators of inflammatory processes in the bovine endometrium. Only few studies, however, have analyzed samples collected from different regions of the uterus of the same animal. In this study, we tested the hypothesis th...
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doaj-f7987d1fe08b43888aaabafce7448ccb2021-03-05T05:06:50ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692021-03-01810.3389/fvets.2021.649758649758Messenger RNA Expression of Selected Factors at Different Sites of the Bovine Endometrium Associated With Uterine HealthHarald Pothmann0Paula Flick1Paula Flick2Alexander Tichy3Christoph Gabler4Marc Drillich5Clinical Unit for Herd Health Management in Ruminants, University Clinic for Ruminants, Vetmeduni Vienna, Vienna, AustriaClinical Unit for Herd Health Management in Ruminants, University Clinic for Ruminants, Vetmeduni Vienna, Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Scientific Biomedicine, Platform of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Vetmeduni Vienna, Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, GermanyClinical Unit for Herd Health Management in Ruminants, University Clinic for Ruminants, Vetmeduni Vienna, Vienna, AustriaRecent studies have elucidated the role of several pro-inflammatory factors as mediators of inflammatory processes in the bovine endometrium. Only few studies, however, have analyzed samples collected from different regions of the uterus of the same animal. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that on a molecular level, clinical endometritis is characterized by inflammatory responses spread over the entire endometrium. Furthermore, we assume that subclinical endometritis is described by an inflammation of local regions of the uterus. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the mRNA expression of uterus-associated pro-inflammatory factors at five pre-defined endometrial sites, i.e., corpus uteri, left horn base, left horn tip, right horn base, and right horn tip, in cows with clinical and subclinical endometritis and in healthy controls. We analyzed the mRNA expression of interleukin 1 alpha, interleukin 1 beta, C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8, prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2, protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type C, carcinoembryonic antigen related cell adhesion molecule 1, and mucin 4 and 16. Based on vaginoscopy and endometrial cytology (≥ 5% polymorphonuclear neutrophils) between 28 to 34 days in milk, 18 Simmental cows were categorized in clinical endometritis group (n = 7), subclinical endometritis group (n = 4), and healthy group (n = 7). In general, the analyses revealed a great variation of mRNA expression between sites and animals. Differences were found between different uterine health statuses, but the variation between the sampling sites within the groups was not significant (P > 0.05). This indicates that inflammatory processes at the end of the postpartum period can be regarded as multi-focal or spread throughout the uterus independent from the uterine health status.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.649758/fullmRNApro-inflammatory factorsuterine healthendometriumcows |
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Harald Pothmann Paula Flick Paula Flick Alexander Tichy Christoph Gabler Marc Drillich Messenger RNA Expression of Selected Factors at Different Sites of the Bovine Endometrium Associated With Uterine Health Frontiers in Veterinary Science mRNA pro-inflammatory factors uterine health endometrium cows |
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Messenger RNA Expression of Selected Factors at Different Sites of the Bovine Endometrium Associated With Uterine Health |
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Messenger RNA Expression of Selected Factors at Different Sites of the Bovine Endometrium Associated With Uterine Health |
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Messenger RNA Expression of Selected Factors at Different Sites of the Bovine Endometrium Associated With Uterine Health |
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Messenger RNA Expression of Selected Factors at Different Sites of the Bovine Endometrium Associated With Uterine Health |
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Messenger RNA Expression of Selected Factors at Different Sites of the Bovine Endometrium Associated With Uterine Health |
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messenger rna expression of selected factors at different sites of the bovine endometrium associated with uterine health |
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science |
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Recent studies have elucidated the role of several pro-inflammatory factors as mediators of inflammatory processes in the bovine endometrium. Only few studies, however, have analyzed samples collected from different regions of the uterus of the same animal. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that on a molecular level, clinical endometritis is characterized by inflammatory responses spread over the entire endometrium. Furthermore, we assume that subclinical endometritis is described by an inflammation of local regions of the uterus. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the mRNA expression of uterus-associated pro-inflammatory factors at five pre-defined endometrial sites, i.e., corpus uteri, left horn base, left horn tip, right horn base, and right horn tip, in cows with clinical and subclinical endometritis and in healthy controls. We analyzed the mRNA expression of interleukin 1 alpha, interleukin 1 beta, C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8, prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2, protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type C, carcinoembryonic antigen related cell adhesion molecule 1, and mucin 4 and 16. Based on vaginoscopy and endometrial cytology (≥ 5% polymorphonuclear neutrophils) between 28 to 34 days in milk, 18 Simmental cows were categorized in clinical endometritis group (n = 7), subclinical endometritis group (n = 4), and healthy group (n = 7). In general, the analyses revealed a great variation of mRNA expression between sites and animals. Differences were found between different uterine health statuses, but the variation between the sampling sites within the groups was not significant (P > 0.05). This indicates that inflammatory processes at the end of the postpartum period can be regarded as multi-focal or spread throughout the uterus independent from the uterine health status. |
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mRNA pro-inflammatory factors uterine health endometrium cows |
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