Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition

Inflammation induced by endotoxin from Escherichia coli enables the central action of caffeine on GnRH/LH secretion in female sheep

Caffeine is considered to be the most utilized psychoactive stimulant worldwide. It easily crosses the blood-brain barrier and may antagonize adenosine receptors and activate ryanodine receptors in the brain. Administered peripherally, caffeine reduces inflammatory-associated cha...

Chronic suppurative pulmonary infection with Streptococcus suis and Trueperella pyogenes and concurrent colonic mucosal immune alterations in two domestic pigs: a case report

Streptococcus suis and Trueperella pyogenes are opportunistic bacteria associated with suppurative respiratory disease in pigs. Information on concurrent intestinal immune changes during naturally occurring respiratory infection is limited. We describe the clinical, pathological,...