The role of NF_k63B [NF-kappa-B] and C-EBP factors during pathogen-mediated activation of bovine interleukin 8 and beta-defensin in mammary epithelial cells [Elektronische Ressource] / by Shuzhen Liu

The role of NF-B and C/EBP factors during pathogen-mediated activation of bovine interleukin 8 and beta-defensin in mammary epithelial cells Inaugural dissertation for the academic degree Doctor rerum naturalium of Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät Universität Rostock By Shuzhen Liu (M. Sc.), born on March-02-1972, in Shanxi Province, China From the Forschungsinstitut für die Biologie landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere in Dummerstorf Rostock 2009 URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2009-0185-5 Dean: Prof. Dr. Hendrik Schubert Reviewers: 1. Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Seyfert Research Unit molecular biology, Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, D-18196 Dummerstorf, Germany 2. Prof. Dr. Dieter G. Weiss Division of animal Physiology, Institute of Cell Biology and Biosystems Technology, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 3, 18059 Rostock, Germany 3. PD Dr. Ulrike Gimsa Research Unit Behavioural Physiology, Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, D-18196 Dummerstorf, Germany thDate of defense: October 19 , 2009 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................1 1.1 Mastitis as a challenge in general immunology...............................................