title: Lactoferrin in canine sera: a pyometra study.
abstract: The concentration of lactoferrin was measured in canine sera from groups of healthy male dogs as well as pregnant and non-pregnant female dogs and was compared with that of bitches with pyometra. Lactoferrin concentrations were higher in bitches with pyometra. The role of elevated lactoferrin concentrations in the suppression of lymphocyte activity was examined in sera from bitches with pyometra in a series of investigations. Although the sera from bitches with pyometra were capable of suppressing lymphocyte activity, lactoferrin was not found to be involved in this action.
authors.affiliation: Dog and Cat Clinic, Department of Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic. alena.bar@centrum.cz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartoskova
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Adlerova
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kudlackova
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leva
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vitasek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faldyna
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D004285:Dogs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D055112:Pyometra / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D007781:Lactoferrin