Serum immunoglobulin G concentration in Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758), from Elephant island (Antarctica): Sexual and adrenal steroid hormones effects

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 239-245

  Ferreira, Ana P S ^a   Martínez, Pablo E ^a,b   Colares, Elton P ^a,b   Robaldo, Ricardo B ^b   Berne, Maria E A ^c   Miranda Filho, Kleber C ^b   Bianchini, Adalto ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b FURG   (Brazil)

^c Campus Universitário   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Immunoglobulin G; Marine mammal; Mirounga leonine; Southern elephant seal; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTROGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; JUVENILE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEAL; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SPECIES COMPARISON; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEANING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ALDOSTERONE; ANIMALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEALS, EARLESS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 20444468123     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2005.02.024     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Berne, M.E.A., 1994. Identificação e purificaçã o de antígenos somáticos de formas adultas de Fasciola hepatica através de anticorpos monoclonais: ensaios de imunoproteção e imunodiagnóstico. Ph.D. thesis, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
2. I.L. Boyd Changes in plasma progesterone and prolactin concentrations during the annual cycle and the role of prolactin in the maintenance of lactation and luteal development in the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) J. Reprod. Fertil. 91 1991 637 647
3. J. Brenner, M. Shemesh, L.S. Shore, S. Friedman, Z. Bider, U. Moalem, and Z. Trainin A possible linkage between gonadal hormones, serum and uterine levels of IgG of dairy cows Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 47 1995 179 184
4. S.D. Carter, D.E. Hughes, and J.R. Baker Characterization and measurement of immunoglobulins in the grey seal Halichoerus grypus J. Comp. Pathol. 102 1990 13 23
5. B. Cook, and G.H. Beastall Measurement of steroid hormone concentration in blood, urine and tissues B. Green R.E. Leake Steroid Hormones: A Practical Approach 1987 IRL Press Oxford 1 65
6. J.C. Daniel Circulating levels of oestradiol-17beta during early pregnancy in the Alaskan fur seal showing an oestrogen surge preceding implantation J. Reprod. Fertil. 37 1974 425 428
7. G.H. Engelhard, S.M.J.M. Brasseur, A.J. Hall, H.R. Burton, and P.J.H. Reijnders Adrenocortical responsiveness in southern elephant seal mothers and pups during lactation and the effect of scientific handling J. Comp. Physiol. B 172 2002 315 328
8. I. Folstad, and A.J. Karter Parasites, bright males, and the immunocompetence handicap Am. Nat. 139 1992 603 622
9. C. Grossman Possible underlying mechanisms of sexual dimorphism in the immune response, fact and hypothesis J. Steroid. Biochem. 34 1989 241 251
10. A.J. Hall, G.H. Engelhard, S.M.J.M. Brasseur, A. Vecchione, H.R. Burton, and P.J.H. Reijnders The immunocompetence handicap hypothesis in two sexually dimorphic pinniped species - is there a sex difference in immunity during early development? Dev. Comp. Immunol. 27 2003 629 637
11. D.S. Houser, D.E. Crocker, P.M. Webb, and D.P. Costa Renal function in suckling and fasting pups of the northern elephant seal Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 129 2001 405 415
12. P.D. Jepson, P.M. Bennett, C.R. Allchin, R.J. Law, T. Kuiken, J.R. Baker, E. Rogan, and J.K. Kirkwood Investigating potential associations between chronic exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and infectious disease mortality in harbour porpoises from England and Wales Sci. Total Environ. 243-244 1999 339 348
13. M.H. Johnson, and B.J. Everitt Implantation and the establishment of the placenta M.H. Johnson B.J. Everitt Essential Reproduction 2000 Blackwell Science Oxford 173 193
14. D.P. King, K.A. Lowe, A.W.M. Hay, and S.W. Evans Identification, characterization, and measurement of immunoglobulin concentration in grey (Haeliocherus grypus) and common (Phoca vitulina) seals Dev. Comp. Immunol. l18 5 1994 433 442
15. D.P. King, J.L. Sanders, C.T. Nomura, R.A. Stoddard, C.L. Ortiz, and S.W. Evans Ontogeny of humoral immunity in northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) neonates Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 121B 1998 363 368
16. F. Klobasa, F. Habe, E. Werhahn, and J.E. Butler Changes in the concentration of serum IgG, IgA and IgM of sows throughout the reproductive cycle Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 10 1985 341 453
17. B.J. LeBouef, and R.M. Laws Elephant Seals: Population Ecology, Behavior, and Physiology 1994 University of California Press Berkeley
18. M.E.I. Márquez, N.H. Slobodianik, P.A. Ronayne de Ferrer, A.R. Carlini, D.F. Vergani, and G.A. Daneri Immunoglobulin A levels in southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) milk during the suckling period Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 112B 1995 569 572
19. M.E.I. Márquez, A.R. Carlini, N.H. Slobodianik, P.A. Ronayane de Ferrer, and M.F. Godoy Immunoglobulin M serum levels in females and pups of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) during the suckling period Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 3A 1998 795 799
20. M.E.I. Márquez, A.R. Carlini, A.V. Baroni, N.H. Slobodianik, P.A. Ronayane de Ferrer, and M.F. Godoy Southern Elephant seals: IgM concentration in milk of cows and serum of their pups Polar Biol. 23 2000 671 674
21. M.E.I. Márquez, A.R. Carlini, A.V. Baroni, P.A. Ronayane de Ferrer, N.H. Slobodianik, and M.F. Godoy Shifts in immunoglobulin (IgG, IgM and IgA) levels in the milk of Southern elephant seals, at Potter Peninsula, King George island Antarctica Polar Biol. 26 2003 151 156
22. N.J. Olsen, and W.J. Kovacs Gonadal steroids and immunity Endocrinol. Rev. 17 1996 369 384
23. R.M. Ortiz, D.S. Houser, C.E. Wade, and C.L. Ortiz Hormonal changes associated with the transition between nursing and natural fasting in northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 130 2003 78 83
24. R.M. Ortiz, C.E. Wade, and C.L. Ortiz Prolonged fasting increases the response of the rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, but not vasopressin levels, in pos-weaned Northern Elephant seal pups Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 119 2000 217 223
25. Scaini, C.J., 2001. Produção de anticorpos monoclonais anti-antígeno de excreção e secreção de larvas de Toxocara canis e cinética da produção de anticorpos anti-Toxocara canis em camundongos BALB/C infectados experimentalmente. Ph.D. Thesis, Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
26. A.H.W. Schuurs, and H.A.M. Verheul Effects of gender and sex steroids on the immune response J. Steroid Biochem. 35 2 1990 157 172
27. B.C. Taylor, R.M. Brotheridge, D.A. Jessup, and J.L. Stott Measurement of serum immunoglobulin concentration in killer whales and sea otters by radial immunodiffusion Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 89 2002 187 195
28. P. Tijssen Practice and Theory of Enzyme Immunoassays 1985 Elsevier Amsterdam