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Shifts in immunoglobulin (IgG, IgM and IgA) levels in the milk of southern elephant seals, at Potter Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica

机译：Shifts in immunoglobulin (IgG, IgM and IgA) levels in the milk of southern elephant seals, at Potter Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica

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We quantified immunoglobulins (Ig) in mammary secretions of 12 female southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at King George Island, Antarctica, using single radial immunodiffusion on agarose plates. Seals were chemically immobilized for milk sample collection at four time points during the 3- to 4-week suckling period. All three major mammalian immunoglobulins (IgG, IgM, IgA) were detected in southern-elephant seal milk. Total immunoglobulin levels and the ratio of Ig subclasses varied throughout the suckling period. Total immunoglobulin levels were highest on the 1st day of lactation, when they represented over 57 of the mean total protein concentration of the milk, and declined steadily throughout lactation, representing approximately 40 of the mean total protein concentration at the end of the suckling period. IgG was the most abundant immunoglobulin class (85.93-93.78 of total milk immunoglobulins), followed by IgM (6.06-13.93), and IgA (0.14-0.23). There was no significant difference in IgA levels throughout the suckling period. IgG levels were significantly lower during the second stage (3-6 days post-parturition) than during the first, third or fourth stages (1, 13-15, and 19-25 days post-parturition, respectively). IgM levels were highest during the first stage of lactation; these values were significantly higher than levels measured during the second, third and fourth stages of lactation. Transfer of passive immunity from female to offspring in other mammalian species is correlated with the subclass of immunoglobulin secreted in the milk; species acquiring passive immunity in utero, via the placenta, secrete a preponderance of IgA, whereas species acquiring immunity post-partum, via lacteal secretions and gut resorption, secrete a preponderance of IgG. The Ig patterns and concentrations observed in our study of southern elephant seals are consistent with an important role of post-partum transmission of passive immunity during the pinniped lactation period. References: 35

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