The relationship between progesterone and Th-related cytokines in plasma during early pregnancy in cows

• Published in: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 147 - 152
• Main Authors: CHENG, Lei, XIN, Youdong, LIU, Xiaohua, HU, Xiuzhong, XIANG, Min, WANG, Dingfa, ZHAO, Shuhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Higher Education Press 01.06.2016
• Subjects: cytokine; dairy cow; dairy cow|progesterone|pregnancy|cytokine; pregnancy; progesterone

In cows,progesterone(P4) is essential for the maintenance of pregnancy and successful embryo development is dependent on the maternal immunomodulation of Th-related cytokines.However,in vivo investigation of the relationship between P4 and Th immunity in cattle remains incomplete.Therefore,we evalua...