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The present work aimed to investigate nitric oxide (NO) <strong>and</strong> hydrogen<br />

peroxide (H 2O 2) production in monocyte-macrophage lineage from dairy<br />

cows naturally infected with bovine leukemia virus. Thus, 138 Holstein<br />

cows were casually sera tested by agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) <strong>and</strong><br />

the leukocyte profile was performed to discriminate the distinct groups<br />

known as alymphocytotic (AL) <strong>and</strong> persistent lymphocytosis (PL). The<br />

results on serologic test showed 45.65% positive dairy cows. From these<br />

positive animals 17.46% presented LP. From these cows, 30 animals were<br />

selected <strong>and</strong> divided equally in 3 groups (negative, AL <strong>and</strong> LP). The<br />

mononuclear cells from peripheral blood (PBMC) were isolated by<br />

gradient density centrifugation. The PBMC were incubated overnight <strong>and</strong><br />

then the adherent cells were removed. Thus, 2x10 6 cells/ml monocytemacrophage<br />

lineage were plated per well for NO <strong>and</strong> H 2O 2 determination.<br />

NO synthesis in cell cultures was measured by Griess method <strong>and</strong> the<br />

H 2O 2 were analyzed using a simple colorimetric method with <strong>and</strong> without<br />

phorbol 12-myristate, 13-acetate (PMA). The median of H 2O 2 production<br />

from LP (28.98 nmol/mL) (p= 0.001) animals were higher than those<br />

observed from negative (SN) (6.74 nmol/mL) <strong>and</strong> AL (9.49 nmol/mL).<br />

The same were seen in H 2O 2 values with PMA stimulus (p

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