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Variation of inflammatory dynamics and mediators in primiparous cows after intramammary challenge with Escherichia coliAdel Pezeshki
Department of Comparative Physiology and Biometrics, Laboratory of Genetics, Drug Quality and Registration group, Ghent University, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Vet Res 42:15. 2011..Although infrared thermography was a successful method for detecting the changes in udder skin surface temperature following intramammary challenge with E. coli, it did not show to be a promising tool for early detection of mastitis...
A proinflammatory role for the cyclopentenone prostaglandins at low micromolar concentrations: oxidative stress-induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation without NF-kappa B inhibitionFabrice Bureau
Department of Physiology and Laboratory of Fundamental Virology and Immunology, Molecular and Cellular Therapy Center, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster, Bâtiment B42, Sart Tilman, B 4000 Liege, Belgium
J Immunol 168:5318-25. 2002..Our study establishes a proinflammatory role for cyPGs at low micromolar concentrations, raises the possibility that cyPGs do not act as physiologic anti-inflammatory mediators, and questions the therapeutic potential of these compounds...
Constitutive nuclear factor-kappaB activity preserves homeostasis of quiescent mature lymphocytes and granulocytes by controlling the expression of distinct Bcl-2 family proteinsFabrice Bureau
Department of Veterinary Physiology, University of Liege, Belgium
Blood 99:3683-91. 2002..This study sheds light on the constitutive mechanisms by which NF-kappaB maintains defense integrity...
Correlation between nuclear factor-kappaB activity in bronchial brushing samples and lung dysfunction in an animal model of asthmaF Bureau
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Laboratory of Medical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 161:1314-21. 2000..Moreover, uncommon p65 homodimers could transactivate, in BCs, a subset of genes, such as ICAM-1, characteristic of chronic airway inflammation...
Spirometric performance in Belgian Blue calves: I. Effects on economic losses due to the bovine respiratory disease complexF Bureau
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Belgium
J Anim Sci 79:1301-4. 2001..Accordingly, it is assumed that an amelioration of maximal ventilation and vital capacity could result in increased resistance to BRDC in calves...
Spirometric performance in Belgian Blue calves: II. Analysis of environmental factors and estimation of genetic parametersF Bureau
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Belgium
J Anim Sci 79:1162-5. 2001..76) were positive, as were environmental correlations of SV with body weight (0.44 to 0.70) and muscling score (0.09 to 0.25). These results suggest that selection may improve SV without impairing other traits of economic importance...
Impaired accumulation of granulocytes in the lung during ozone adaptationL Fievez
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Free Radic Biol Med 31:633-41. 2001....
Comparison of inulin with urea as dilutional markers of bronchoalveolar lavage in healthy and heaves-affected horsesN Kirschvink
Laboratory of Functional Investigation, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Belgium
Vet Res 32:145-54. 2001....
Prolactin-induced activation of nuclear factor kappaB in bovine mammary epithelial cells: role in chronic mastitisP Boutet
Department for Functional Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, B 4000 Liege, Belgium
J Dairy Sci 90:155-64. 2007..The present findings show that PRL promotes an inflammatory response in bovine mammary epithelial cells via NF-kappaB activation, and suggest a role for PRL in the pathogenesis of chronic mastitis...
Enhanced survival of lung granulocytes in an animal model of asthma: evidence for a role of GM-CSF activated STAT5 signalling pathwayR K Turlej
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, , , Belgium
Thorax 56:696-702. 2001..CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that granulocyte survival is enhanced in the lung of heaves affected horses and suggest a role for a GM-CSF activated STAT5 pathway in delaying apoptosis of lung granulocytes in this model of asthma...
Delayed neutrophil apoptosis in bovine subclinical mastitisP Boutet
Department of Physiology, University of Liege, Belgium
J Dairy Sci 87:4104-14. 2004..This pathway could thus represent a target for the control of persistent accumulation of neutrophils in the bovine mammary gland...
Maximal ventilation assessment in healthy calvesF Bureau
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Vet J 157:309-14. 1999..Lobeline administration, unlike the rebreathing trial, is safe and easy to standardize, and the test therefore seems to be the preferred way of studying maximal ventilation in calves...
p65 Homodimer activity in distal airway cells determines lung dysfunction in equine heavesC Sandersen
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, , , Sart Tilman, , Belgium
Vet Immunol Immunopathol 80:315-26. 2001....
Helenalin reduces Staphylococcus aureus infection in vitro and in vivoD Boulanger
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 20 Boulevard de Colonster, B 4000 Liege, Belgium
Vet Microbiol 119:330-8. 2007..Our results show that helenalin reduces S. aureus intracellular growth and experimental S. aureus infection. We conclude that helenalin may be of potential interest in the treatment of S. aureus-induced mastitis in the bovine species...
Validation and prognostic value of plasma lactate measurement in bovine respiratory diseaseJ Coghe
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Liege, Belgium
Vet J 160:139-46. 2000..Consequently, this measurement could be very helpful to decrease economic losses in cases of bovine respiratory disease, by avoiding unnecessary treatment costs on cattle with poor prognosis...
Spirometric variables recorded after lobeline administration in healthy Friesian and Belgian white and blue calves: normal values and effects of somatic growthF Bureau
Laboratory for Functional Investigation, Department of Physiology, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Vet J 157:302-8. 1999..These results could be related to the lower resistance to respiratory disorders in BWB calves < 1 year of age than in Friesian calves < 1 year of age...
Imbalance between lipoxin A4 and leukotriene B4 in chronic mastitis-affected cowsP Boutet
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, B 4000 Liege, Belgium
J Dairy Sci 86:3430-9. 2003..Further studies are needed to determine whether administration of LX or stable analogs could have therapeutic potential in the control of chronic bovine mastitis...
Bronchoconstrictive properties of inhaled 8-epi-PGF2alpha in healthy and heaves-susceptible horsesN Kirschvink
Laboratory for Functional Investigation, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Sart Tilman, Belgium
Vet Res 32:397-407. 2001..Our results suggest that 8-epi-PGF2alpha is not a bronchoconstrictor in healthy horses, and a bronchoconstrictor far less efficient than PGF2alpha and U46619 at the same dose in heaves-susceptible horses...
NF-kappaB activation in response to toxical and therapeutical agents: role in inflammation and cancer treatmentV Bours
Laboratory of Medical Chemistry and Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liege, CHU Tour de Pathologie B35, 4000 Sart Tilman par, 1, Liege, Belgium
Toxicology 153:27-38. 2000..Therefore, we can conclude that the inhibition of apoptosis by NF-kappaB is likely to be cell type and stimulus-dependent. Further studies are required to determine whether NF-kappaB could be a target for anticancer treatments...
Evaluation of accuracy of pulse oximetry in newborn calvesC H Uystepruyst
Laboratory for Functional Investigation, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Belgium
Vet J 159:71-6. 2000....
Increased nuclear factor kappaB activity in milk cells of mastitis-affected cowsD Boulanger
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster 20, B 4000 Liege, Belgium
J Dairy Sci 86:1259-67. 2003..These results suggest that NF-kappaB might play a role in mastitis pathogenesis...
A multipotential beta -1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase is encoded by bovine herpesvirus type 4A Vanderplasschen
Department of Immunology Vaccinology B43 bis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, B 4000 Liege, Belgium
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 97:5756-61. 2000..This study extends the beta1,6GnT gene family to a viral gene and provides a model to study the biological functions of a beta1,6GnT in the context of viral infection...
Cysteinyl-leukotrienes contribute to sputum eosinophil chemotactic activity in asthmaticsL Hemelaers
Department of Pneumology, CHU Sart-Tilman, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Allergy 61:136-9. 2006..CONCLUSION: Cysteinyl-leukotrienes actively participate in sputum eosinophil chemotactic activity found in asthmatics irrespective of whether they are or not under treatment with inhaled corticoids...
Inhibition of zinc absorption by iron depends on their ratioJ M Peres
Laboratoire de Physiologie Digestive et Nutritionnelle, CHU de Caen, France
J Trace Elem Med Biol 15:237-41. 2001..Due to the wide and unknown variations that were likely to occur between the subjects of previous human and experimental studies, these results could explain some of the discrepancies between their results...
[Control of gene transcription as a new therapeutic target in asthma]C Desmet
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Rev Med Liege 60:789-95. 2005..This review aims at describing the most promising new therapeutic targets in the control of asthmatic inflammation at the gene transcription level...
