|
Adipokine
|
n
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Adiponectin (ng/mL)
|
Leptin (ng/mL)
|
TNF-a (ng/mL)
|
IL-1β (ng/mL)
|
IL-6 (ng/mL)
|
Insulin (ng/mL)
|
IGF-1 (ng/mL)
|
|---|
|
Metritis‡
|
5
|
479.8 ± 23.9a
|
6.74 ± 0.34a
|
2.21 ± 0.11a
|
2.83 ± 0.14a
|
3.23 ± 0.16a
|
0.28 ± 0.01
|
135 ± 9.1
|
|
Clinical endometritis§
|
16
|
470 ± 23.5a
|
6.42 ± 0.32a
|
1.99 ± 0.10ab
|
3.01 ± 0.15a
|
3.34 ± 0.17a
|
0.57 ±0.04
|
132 ± 9.3
|
|
Subclinical endometritis§
|
6
|
412 ± 20.6b
|
4.64 ± 0.26b
|
1.63 ± 0.08b
|
3.42 ± 0.17a
|
2.58 ± 0.13b
|
0.42 ± 0.02
|
192 ± 12.1
|
|
Normal§
|
13
|
428 ± 21.4b
|
3.91 ± 0.20c
|
0.68 ± 0.03c
|
1.51 ± 0.08b
|
1.72 ± 0.09c
|
0.45 ± 0.03
|
202 ± 16.3
|
- ‡ Mean ± SEM serum concentrations of adiponectin, leptin, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 during Weeks 1 or 2 were used to determine the levels of adipokines in cows with metritis.
- §Mean ± SEM serum concentrations of adiponectin, leptin, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 during Week 5 were used to determine adipokine concentrations in cows with clinical endometritis, or subclinical endometritis, or normal cows.
- a-cWithin column, means without common superscript differ (P < 0.05).
- *Controlling for body condition score categories [low (2 and 2.5) and high (3, 3.5 and 4)]; P < 0.05), weeks postpartum (P < 0.05), weeks postpartum by body condition score categories interaction (P < 0.05) and uterine inflammatory conditions by body condition score categories interaction (P < 0.05).
