Article
Influence of intake of skim milk from cows immunized with intestinal bacterial antigens on onset of renal disease in (NZB x NZW)F1 mice fed ad libitum or restricted in energy intake.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Nov 1991
Murosaki S, Yoshikai Y, Kubo C, Ishida A, Matsuzaki G, Sato T, Endo K, Nomoto K
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune disease-prone (NZB x NZW)F1 (B/W) female mice are a model of human lupus erythematosus. Immune milk, obtained from cows immunized with various intestinal bacterial antigens, was given to B/W mice as a component of diets beginning at 8 wk of age. Diets were fed ad libitum or restricted to 60% of ad libitum energy intake. Controls were fed commercial skim milk. In B/W mice fed ad libitum, the titers of...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Autoantibodies
- Cattle
- DNA, Single-Stranded
- Energy Intake
- Energy Metabolism
- Female
- Intestines
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Lymphocytes
