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Gutiérrez-Barroso, Angelina; Anaya-López, José L.; Lara-Zárate, Leticia; Loeza-Lara, Pedro D.; López-Meza, Joel E.; Ochoa-Zarzosa, Alejandra
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology, 01/2008, Volume: 121, Issue: 1Journal Article
The incidence of mastitis in dairy cattle is highest at the drying off period and parturition, which are characterized by high levels of the lactogenic hormone prolactin (PRL). One of the most frequently isolated contagious pathogens causing mastitis is Staphylococcus aureus. However, the role of PRL on S. aureus infection in mammary epithelium has not been studied. In this work we evaluated the effect of bovine PRL (bPRL) on S. aureus internalization in a primary culture of bovine mammary epithelial cells (bMEC) and on the expression of cytokine and innate immune response genes. Our data show that 5 ng/mL bPRL enhances ∼3-fold the internalization of S. aureus (ATCC 27543) into bMEC. By RT-PCR analysis, we showed that bPRL is able to up-regulate the expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNAs. However, bPRL together with S. aureus did not modify the expression of TNF-α and iNOS mRNAs, while it down-regulated the expression of β-defensin and IL-1β mRNAs, as well as nitric oxide production, suggesting that infection and bPRL together can inhibit elements of the host immune response. To our knowledge, this is the first report that shows a role of bPRL during the internalization of S. aureus into bMEC.
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