Effect on the splenocyte function of weaned piglets induced by continuous lipopolysaccharide injections

Abstract

When piglets are exposed to pathogens for a long period, the immune system organs, among them the spleen, play a major role in combating the stress caused by those pathogens. In the present study, the effect on splenocyte function was investigated in a model of weaned piglets in which stress was induced by multiple low doses of lipopolysaccharide (LPS).

Keywords

• weaned piglet
• lps
• splenocytes
• immune function