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Functional evaluation of a monotreme-specific antimicrobial protein, EchAMP, against experimentally induced mastitis in transgenic mice
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posted on 2019-12-01, 00:00 authored by M Neerukonda, S Pavuluri, I Sharma, A Kumar, P Sailasree, J B Lakshmi, Julie SharpJulie Sharp, S KumarEchAMP, the tenth most abundant transcript expressed in the mammary gland of echidna, has in vitro broad-spectrum antibacterial effects. However, the effects of EchAMP on mastitis, a condition where inflammation is triggered following mammary gland infection, has not been investigated. To investigate the impact of EchAMP against mastitis, EchAMP transgenic mice were generated. In antibacterial assays, the whey fractions of milk from transgenic mice significantly reduced growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa compared with whey fractions from wildtype mice. Furthermore, a mastitis model created by infecting mammary gland with these four bacterial strains displayed a significant reduction in bacterial load in transgenic mice injected with S. aureus and B. subtilis. On further confirmation, histomorphologic analysis showed absence of necrosis and cell infiltration in the mammary glands of transgenic mice. To understand the role of EchAMP against inflammation, we employed an LPS-injected mastitis mouse model. LPS is known to induce phopshorylation of NF-κB and MAPK pathways, which in turn activate downstream proinflammatory signaling mediators, to promote inflammation. In LPS-treated EchAMP transgenic mice, phosphorylation levels of NF-κB, p38 and ERK1/2 were significantly downregulated. Furthermore, in mammary gland of transgenic mice, there was a significant downregulation of mRNA levels of proinflammatory cytokines, namely TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β. Taken together, these data suggest that EchAMP has an antiinflammatory response and is effective against S. aureus and B. subtilis. We suggest that EchAMP may be a potential prophylactic protein against mastitis in dairy animals by expressing this gene in their mammary gland.
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Transgenic researchVolume
28Issue
5-6Pagination
573 - 587Publisher
SpringerLocation
Cham, SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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0962-8819eISSN
1573-9368Language
engPublication classification
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineBiochemical Research MethodsBiochemistry & Molecular BiologyBiotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyEchidnaAntimicrobial proteinEchAMPTransgenic miceMastitisHUMAN LACTOFERRINHUMAN LYSOZYMEMAMMARY-GLANDSUBCLINICAL MASTITISBOVINE MASTITISEXPRESSIONMILKMANAGEMENTGOATS
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