title: Cytokine production in vitro by macrophages of goats with caprine arthritis-encephalitis.
abstract: The response of caprine macrophages to exposure to caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was investigated in female Nubian and Nubian crossbreed of goats. Macrophages were matured in vitro from monocytes isolated from blood of control and CAEV-infected goats and the concentrations of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in culture supernatant after exposure of cells to LPS and virus were assayed. Though barely detectable in unstimulated cells, TNF-alpha and IL-6 levels showed peak values of 420 +/- 28 to 530 +/- 32 and 70 +/- 27 to 93 +/- 29, respectively, in supernatants of control goat cells [corrected], remaining high through 24 hrs. post treatment with LPS stimulation. Exposure of these control goat cells [corrected] to virus induced lower secretions (p<0.05) of the cytokines. The peak values occurred between 6 and 12 hrs. post treatment with LPS or virus. Cells prepared from virus-infected goats and treated with the mitogen or virus showed significantly (p<0.05) lower response than those from control goats. The present results suggest a dysregulation, possibly downregulation of the production of both cytokines in macrophages of goats chronically diseased by lentivirus infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tuskegee University, AL 36088, USA.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Adeyemo
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016088:Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D006041:Goats; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000032:analysis; D007739:L Cells; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000821:virology; D051379:Mice; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha