Effect of Escherichia coli O78 endotoxin on plasma lipids in the domestic fowl.
The injection of fasting nine- to 10-week-old chickens with endotoxin from a pathogenic avian strain of Escherichia coli (1 mg/kg iv) reduced the triglyceride, cholesterol and phospholipid content of the plasma 2 to 5 h afterwards. This effect was similar to that of an E coli infection and opposite to that produced in mammals. There was a transient rise in the cholesterol level within the first hour.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000097:blood*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli; D005260:Female; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D004731:Endotoxins; D008055:Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol