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VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY
卷 144, 期 3-4, 页码 455-461出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.08.019
关键词
Astaxanthin; Immunity; Feline; Antioxidants; Inflammation
资金
- P&G Pet Care, Lewisburg, OH
- Agricultural Research Center, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Astaxanthin is a potent antioxidant carotenoid and may play a role in modulating immune response in cats. Blood was taken from female domestic shorthair cats (8-9 mo old; 3.2 +/- 0.04 kg body weight) fed 0, 1, 5 or 10 mg astaxanthin daily for 12 wk to assess peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) proliferation response, leukocyte subpopulations, natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxic activity, and plasma IgG and IgM concentration. Cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) response against concanavalin A and an attenuated polyvalent vaccine was assessed on wk 8 (prior to vaccination) and 12 (post-vaccination). There was a dose-related increase in plasma astaxanthin concentrations, with maximum concentrations observed on wk 12. Dietary astaxanthin enhanced DTH response to both the specific (vaccine) and nonspecific (concanavalin A) antigens. In addition, cats fed astaxanthin had heightened PBMC proliferation and NK cell cytotoxic activity. The population of CM total T and CD4(+) T helper cells were also higher in astaxanthin-fed cats; however, no treatment difference was found with the CD8(+) T cytotoxic and MHC II(+) activated lymphocyte cell populations. Dietary astaxanthin increased concentrations of plasma IgG and IgM. Therefore, dietary astaxanthin heightened cell-mediated and humoral immune responses in cats. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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