Abstract
This chapter addresses several aspects related to colostrum, from its synthesis in the mammary gland to the absorption of the colostrum components by the newborn and its effects on the maturation of the immune and digestive system. This chapter also describes the different colostrum fractions, considering high and low abundant proteins. Additionally, the function of those proteins and their role on the passive immune transfer and nutrition in the newborn animal are also included. Finally, it will be described how different proteomics tools have been utilized in order to answer questions about colostrum associated immunology and nutrition in newborn ungulates.
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Abbreviations
- Igs:
-
Immunoglobulins
- MS:
-
Mass spectrometry
- MALDI:
-
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
- TOF:
-
Time of flight
- iTRAQ:
-
Isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation
- MFGM:
-
Milk fat globule membrane
- PIT:
-
Passive immune transfer
- TJ:
-
Tight junctions
- FcRn:
-
Fc receptor of the neonate
- IgG:
-
Immunoglobulin G
- SCNT:
-
Somatic cell nuclear transfer
- UPLC:
-
Ultra performance liquid chromatography
- LTQ:
-
Linear trap quadrupole
- SLS:
-
Small litter size
- LLS:
-
Large litter size
- BTF3:
-
Basic transcription factor 3
- MCM3:
-
Minichromosome maintenance complex component 3
- FABPs:
-
Fatty acid-binding proteins
- HSPs:
-
Heat stress proteins
- DIGE:
-
Difference gel electrophoresis
- APP:
-
Acute-phase proteins
- PGF:
-
Placental growth factor
- TNF-α:
-
Tumor necrosis factor alpha
- TNF-β:
-
Tumor necrosis factor beta
- VEGF:
-
Vascular endothelial growth factor
- HAP:
-
High abundant proteins
- LAP:
-
Low abundant proteins
- IGF-1:
-
Insulin-like growth factor-1
- EGF:
-
Epidermal growth factor-like peptide
- 2DE:
-
Two-dimensional electrophoresis
- XDH/XO:
-
Xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase
- C3:
-
Complement component 3
- LBP:
-
Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein
- FN1:
-
Fibrinectin 1
- SAA:
-
Serum amyloid A
- APO:
-
Apolipoproteins
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Hernández-Castellano, L.E., Baumrucker, C.R., Gross, J., Wellnitz, O., Bruckmaier, R.M. (2018). Colostrum Proteomics Research: A Complex Fluid with Multiple Physiological Functions. In: de Almeida, A., Eckersall, D., Miller, I. (eds) Proteomics in Domestic Animals: from Farm to Systems Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69682-9_8
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