TY - JOUR
T1 - Mammary gland leptin in relation to lactogenesis in the periparturient dairy goat
AU - Rassmussen, A.N.
AU - Nielsen, M.O.
AU - Tauson, A.
AU - Offenberg, H.
AU - Thomsen, P.D.
AU - Blache, Dominique
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - he role of leptin in development of mammary gland secretory function was studied during the periparturient period in dairy goats. Changes in mammary leptin and leptin receptor (short cytoplasmic form) expression were evaluated by real-time RT-PCR and related to changes in milk and plasma leptin concentrations from 5 weeks pre-partum to 7 weeks post-partum. It was further investigated if systemic leptin concentration in the neonate is affected by milk leptin intake.We found no evidence of accumulation of leptin in colostrum pre-partum. Pre- and post-partum milk leptin concentrations were similar, but interestingly, leptin increased markedly post-partum to reach a peak 2 days after parturition (P = 0.01). Plasma leptin concentrations were higher pre-partum than post-partum (P <0.05), decreased at parturition and arterio-venous differences for leptin across the mammary gland were at no time significantly different from zero. Plasma leptin does thus not appear to be involved in regulation of milk leptin.
AB - he role of leptin in development of mammary gland secretory function was studied during the periparturient period in dairy goats. Changes in mammary leptin and leptin receptor (short cytoplasmic form) expression were evaluated by real-time RT-PCR and related to changes in milk and plasma leptin concentrations from 5 weeks pre-partum to 7 weeks post-partum. It was further investigated if systemic leptin concentration in the neonate is affected by milk leptin intake.We found no evidence of accumulation of leptin in colostrum pre-partum. Pre- and post-partum milk leptin concentrations were similar, but interestingly, leptin increased markedly post-partum to reach a peak 2 days after parturition (P = 0.01). Plasma leptin concentrations were higher pre-partum than post-partum (P <0.05), decreased at parturition and arterio-venous differences for leptin across the mammary gland were at no time significantly different from zero. Plasma leptin does thus not appear to be involved in regulation of milk leptin.
U2 - 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.08.005
DO - 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.08.005
M3 - Article
SN - 0921-4488
VL - 75
SP - 71
EP - 79
JO - Small Ruminant Research
JF - Small Ruminant Research
IS - 1
ER -