prostaglandin-d2 and Ostertagiasis

prostaglandin-d2 has been researched along with Ostertagiasis* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for prostaglandin-d2 and Ostertagiasis

ArticleYear
Cellular and chemical mediators of type 1 hypersensitivity in calves infected with Ostertagia ostertagi: histamine, prostaglandin D2, prostaglandin E2 and leukotriene C4.
    International journal for parasitology, 1993, Volume: 23, Issue:3

    Plasma histamine, prostaglandin E2 (PG) D2, PGE2, and leukotriene (LT) C4 levels were determined in 26 Holstein steers before and after natural or experimental infection with Ostertagia ostertagi. Post-infection abomasal lymph was also assayed for PGD2, PGE2, and LTC4. Histamine determinations were performed on abomasal tissue from three locations. Results showed that: (1) tissue histamine levels increased in steers with type 2 ostertagiosis, (2) lymphatic PGD2 and PGE2 levels were increased, probably as a result of macrophage activity, (3) lymphatic LTC4 levels increased in steers with type 1 ostertagiosis, and were correlated with tissue eosinophilia, and (4) plasma levels of PGD2, PGE2, LTC4 and histamine were not useful for predicting worm burdens. These findings suggest a functional role for eosinophils and mast cells in the pathophysiology of ostertagiosis, through mediation of a type 1 hypersensitivity reaction.

    Topics: Animals; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Dinoprostone; Histamine; Immunity, Cellular; Male; Ostertagiasis; Prostaglandin D2; Prostaglandins; SRS-A

1993