Absorption of Escherichia coli endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) from the uteri of postpartum dairy cows.

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A T Peter,W T Bosu,R O Gilbert,

An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that Escherichia coli (E. coli ) endotoxin is readily absorbed from uteri of early postpartum cows and that the absorbed endotoxin provokes systemic relcase of prostaglandins. Eleven postpartum Holstein dairy cows (aged 3 to 7 yr) with normal puerperium were selected and divided into a treatment group (n=7), which received intrauterine infusions of E. coli endotoxin, and a control group (n=4), which received intrauterine infusions of 10 ml of saline on Days 5 and 20 post partum. Blood samples were collected once every 30 min for 6 h starting from the time of infusion. Harvested sera samples were analyzed for concentrations of stable metabolites of prostacyclin (PCM), prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGFM), and thromboxane A(2) (TXB(2)). Plasma samples were qualitatively tested for the presence of endotoxin. Endotoxin was detected in the plasma samples of cows that received endotoxin on Day 5 post partum 4 h after the infusion. Endotoxin was not detected in any of the samples from control cows on Days 5 and 20 post partum or from treatment group cows on Day 20 post partum. Cows treated on Day 5 post partum showed increases in serum PGFM concentrations from 710 +/-64pg/ml to peak concentrations of 1223 +/- 47 pg/ml within 2 h, followed by a decline to baseline concentrations within 4 h. The amount of PGFM released in treated cows on Day 5 post partum was higher (P < 0.05) than in control cows on Day 5 or in treated and control cows on Day 20 post partum. Serum PCM concentrations increased from 156+/-24 pg/ml to peak concentrations of 1348+/-127 pg/ml within 1 h. The amount of PCM released in treated cows on Day 5 postpartum was higher (P< 0.05) than in control cows on Day 5 or in treated and control cows on Day 20 post partum. The TXB(2) concentrations increased from 315+/-38 pg/ml to peak concentrations of 5043 +/- 242 pg/ml within 1 h and fell to baseline concentrations within 5 h. The amount of TXB(2) concentrations released in treated cows on Day 5 post partum was significant (P < 0.05) compared with those of cows in the other groups. The results support the hypothesis that uteri of early postpartum cows are capable of absorbing endotoxin, and the absorbed endotoxin provokes changes in the serum concentrations of prostanoids.

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Journal: Theriogenology

VOLUME: 33

Page Numbers: 1011-4

Journal Abbreviation: Theriogenology

ISSN: 0093-691X

DAY: 26

MONTH: May

YEAR: 1990

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