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JOURNAL OF INFECTION
Volume 54, Issue 4, Pages 399-409Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.06.010
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innate immunity; bovine; mammary gland; mastitis; pathogenic bacteria
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Mastitis (mammary gland inflammation) is one of the most important bovine diseases causing economic tosses to dairy producers. Mammary gland inflammation is a consequence of the activity of a number of cell and soluble factors that function together to eliminate invading microorganisms. The factors involved in this inflammatory response differ depending on the infectious agent. This review analyzes the factors involved in the immunologic mechanisms against the main pathogenic bacteria causing mastitis, and emphasizes the innate immune response of the mammary gland. Knowledge, at the molecular level, of the mammary gland immune response during infection by pathogenic bacteria is fundamental to the design of effective therapies to control and eradicate bovine mastitis. (c) 2006 The British Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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