Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Lactoferrin in canine sera: a pyometra study.
- Journal:
- Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene
- Year:
- 2009
- Authors:
- Bartoskova, A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Dog and Cat Clinic
- Species:
- dog
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.
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