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MAMMARY IMMUNE SYSTEM Lactation Biology Animal Science 337. Leo Timms Iowa State University. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE UDDER. Mammary Defense Mechanisms. Teat * placement. skin. Teat Shape *. * heritable. *. *. * heritable. The Mammary Gland. Keratin
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MAMMARY IMMUNE SYSTEM Lactation BiologyAnimal Science 337 Leo Timms Iowa State University
Mammary Defense Mechanisms Teat * placement skin Teat Shape * * heritable
* * * heritable
The Mammary Gland Keratin epithelial cells, fatty acids & cationic proteins Streak Canal
The Mammary Gland Leukocyte Influx to Teat Cistern Furstenburg’s Rosette
MAMMARY GLAND IMMUNE SYSTEM • Depends on mammary gland status • Lactating vs. Dry (involuted) • Normal (uninfected) vs. inflamed
NORMAL LACTATING GLAND (milk) • Cellular: • < 100,000 cells/ml (WBC or SCC) • MǾ: 60-80% • PMN: 10-30% • Lymphocytes: ~ 10 % (T and B) • (some local Ig synthesis) • Humoral: • Low levels of Ig, complement, lactoferrin
INFECTED LACTATING GLAND (milk) • Cellular: • > 200,000 cells/ml (WBC or SCC) • MǾ: 10 - 40%% • PMN: 50 - 90% • Lymphocytes: ~ 10 % (T and B) • (some local Ig synthesis) • Humoral: • Higher levels of Ig, complement, lactoferrin
NORMAL DRY GLAND Cellular: Day in dry period . 50 d dry 1 2+3 10 10-25 25-45 45-50 cells/ml < 5 X 105 >106 >106 >106 Cell type MǾ PMN PMN/ MǾ Lym/ MǾ MǾ Humoral: Lactoferrin high Complement low Ig: increase through dry period (colostrum) • DILUTION? • SUSCEPTIBILITY?
‘Open’ teats observed using the same method in NZ and Canada
Results Quarter Closure: Variable between herds
Results Hazard Ratio = 0.56 P < 0.01
#’s or levels don’t tell whole story • Poor Ig transport across • blood-milk membrane • selective: colostrum (specific!) • Non specific: leakage • (not specific for Ag) • Immunize: IM, IP, IMM • (local vs. systemic Ig)
#’s or levels don’t tell whole story • Cells in milk poorer than blood • Lack of energy (glucose) • Lose 40% of granules • crossing membrane • Cells phagocytize fat and protein
CAN SCC GET TOO LOW?