Abstract
Summary Hemostasis was evaluated in cows with experimentally induced endotoxemia and mastitis, caused by intramammary infusion of endotoxin (1 mg) derived from Escherichia coli. Hemostatic tests included prothrombin time; activated partial thromboplastin time; thrombin time; fibrinogen, fibrin(ogen) degradation products, and platelet concentrations; and antithrombin-III and plasminogen activities. Significant alterations were observed in the mean values of most analytes (prothrombin time was increased; thrombin time was increased with subsequent decrease; activated partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen concentration, plasminogen activity, and platelet concentration were decreased; and antithrombin-III activity and fibrin(ogen) degradation products concentration were unchanged) at 1 or more postchallenge sample collection times (3, 12, or 24 hours) after endotoxin administration, compared with mean values obtained from samples prior to endotoxin administration. These data indicated activation of hemostatic mechanisms, initiated either directly by endotoxin or by inflammatory mediators released or produced in response to endotoxin infusion.
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