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Year 2012 - Volume 32, Number 2
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Effects of in vitro selenium supplementation on blood and milk neutrophils from dairy cows, 32(2):174-178
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ABSTRACT.- Souza F.N., Blagitz M.G., Latorre A.O., Mori C.S., Sucupira M.C.A. & Della Libera A.M.M.P. 2012. Effects of in vitro selenium supplementation on blood and milk neutrophils from dairy cows. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 32(2):174-178. Departamento de Clínica Médica e Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva 87, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP 05508-270, Brazil. E-mail: nogueirasouza@yahoo.com.br
The study was designed to assess the effects of in vitro selenium addition on intracellular hydrogen peroxide production by neutrophils from the milk and blood of dairy cows. Blood from 10 dairy cows and 20 milk samples from five dairy cows were incubated with 0 mg (control) or 10µM of sodium selenite. Then, milk and blood neutrophils were submitted for evaluation of intracellular hydrogen peroxide production by flow cytometry using 2’,7’-dichlorofluorescein diacetate as a probe. The selenium status of the animals was evaluated by determination of the blood glutathione peroxidase activity. The results of the present work showed that in vitro selenium supplementation leads to an enhancement in intracellular hydrogen peroxide production, which indicates an improvement in the bactericidal effects of blood and milk neutrophils even in cows with a selenium-adequate status. Thus, the present study showed that in vitro Se supplementation leads to an enhancement in intracellular hydrogen peroxide production, indicating an improvement in the bactericidal effects of blood and milk neutrophils in cows with Se-adequate status. |
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