Antimicrobial peptides in farm animals: an updated review on its diversity, function, modes of action and therapeutic prospects

R Kumar, SA Ali, SK Singh, V Bhushan, M Mathur… - Veterinary …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are the arsenals of the innate host defense system, exhibiting
evolutionarily conserved characteristics that are present in practically all forms of life. Recent …

Vitamin D in dairy cows: metabolism, status and functions in the immune system

K Eder, SM Grundmann - Archives of Animal Nutrition, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The function of vitamin D in calcium homoeostasis in dairy cows, such as in other
vertebrates, is known for many years. In recent years, new and interesting, non-classical …

Effects of vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol) and D3 (Cholecalciferol) on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) primary macrophage immune response to Aeromonas salmonicida …

M Soto-Dávila, K Valderrama, SM Inkpen… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) are fat-soluble secosteroid
hormones obtained from plant and animal sources, respectively. Fish incorporates vitamin …

Multiple β-defensin genes are upregulated by the vitamin D pathway in cattle

KE Merriman, MF Kweh, JL Powell, JD Lippolis… - The Journal of steroid …, 2015 - Elsevier
Experimental models of bacterial and viral infections in cattle have suggested vitamin D has
a role in innate immunity of cattle. The intracrine vitamin D pathway of bovine macrophages …

Expression patterns of β-defensin and cathelicidin genes in parenchyma of bovine mammary gland infected with coagulase-positive or coagulase-negative …

EM Kościuczuk, P Lisowski, J Jarczak… - BMC Veterinary …, 2014 - Springer
Background Mastitis is still considered to be the most economically important infectious
disease in dairy cattle breeding. The immune response in mammary gland tissues could …

Dietary modulation of endogenous host defense peptide synthesis as an alternative approach to in-feed antibiotics

K Robinson, X Ma, Y Liu, S Qiao, Y Hou, G Zhang - Animal Nutrition, 2018 - Elsevier
Traditionally, antibiotics are included in animal feed at subtherapeutic levels for growth
promotion and disease prevention. However, recent links between in-feed antibiotics and a …

Expression, Regulation, and Function of β-Defensins in the Bovine Mammary Glands: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

M Daneshi, JS Caton, LS Caixeta, Z Eftekhari, AK Ward - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mastitis, a common ailment affecting dairy cows, carries significant
economic implications. Common treatments with synthetic antimicrobials face challenges …

1, 25 dihydroxyvitamin D3-mediated effects on bovine innate immunity and on biofilm-forming Staphylococcus spp. isolated from cattle with mastitis

G Tiraboschi, P Isaac, ML Breser, V Angiolini… - The Journal of Steroid …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mastitis is one the most widespread and serious diseases in dairy cattle. Recurrent and
chronic infections are often attributable to certain pathogenicity mechanisms in mastitis …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced serum vitamin D concentrations in healthy early-lactation dairy cattle

SJ Holcombe, L Wisnieski, J Gandy, B Norby… - Journal of dairy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cattle obtain vitamin D by ingestion or cutaneous exposure to UV light. Dairy cattle diets are
frequently supplemented with vitamin D to compensate for limited sun exposure or during …

[HTML][HTML] Serum vitamin D concentrations at dry-off and close-up predict increased postpartum urine ketone concentrations in dairy cattle

L Wisnieski, JL Brown, SJ Holcombe, JC Gandy… - Journal of dairy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Vitamin D is commonly supplemented to dairy cows as vitamin D 3 to support calcium
homeostasis and in times of low sunlight exposure. Vitamin D has beneficial …