Relationship between Protein Oxidation Biomarkers and Uterine Health in Dairy Cows during the Postpartum Period

• Published in: Antioxidants Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 21
• Main Authors: Gabai, Gianfranco, De Luca, Elisabetta, Miotto, Giovanni, Zin, Gianni, Stefani, Annalisa, Da Dalt, Laura, Barberio, Antonio, Celi, Pietro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 14.01.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Biomarkers; Carbonyl compounds; Cellular biology; Cervix; clinical outcome; Dairy cattle; dairy cow; Drug therapy; Endometritis; Endometrium; Enzymes; Fertility; Gene expression; Gynecology; Inflammation; Laboratories; Leukocytes (neutrophilic); Leukocytes (polymorphonuclear); Metabolism; Neutrophils; Oxidation; Oxidative stress; oxidized proteins; Postpartum period; Proteins; Puerperium; Uterus; Vagina; Italy; Germany; oxidized proteins; dairy cow; uterus; clinical outcome; puerperium

High neutrophil (PMN, Polymorphonuclear neutrophil) counts in the endometrium of cows affected by endometritis, suggests the involvement of oxidative stress (OS) among the causes of impaired fertility. Protein oxidation, in particular, advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), are OS biomarkers li...