Antigenic mimicry of infectious agents and autoantigens is a proposed pathomechanism for autoimmune diseases. Here, we describe antigenic mimicry of a peptide from rotavirus, a nutritional protein from bovine milk (alphas2-casein) and a peptide thereof as well as a highly pathogenic peptide from retinal S-antigen (PDSAg), a major autoantigen in experimental autoimmune uveitis in Lewis rats. Imm...

Our study deals with a possibility of determining true protein and casein in cow’s, ewe’s and goat’s milk and in ewe’s colostrums by FT NIR spectroscopy. Samples of milk were analysed by FT NIR in the reflectance mode with the transflectance cuvette. The values of correlation coefficients of calibration were as follows: cow’s protein 0.943; cow’s casein 0.964; ewe’s protein 0.997; ewe’s casein ...

1. Four cows in early lactation were given continuous infusion into the abomasum of 0, 200, 400 or 600 g lactic casein/d according to a Latin-square design. Each period was of 14 d and the Latin square was followed by 7 d in which an infusion of 800 g glucose/d was given. The basal diet was given at a level which provided sufficient nitrogen and energy for 10 kg milk yield/d. 2. Infusion of cas...

Waterborne polyurethane (WPU) dispersions were prepared for flame retardant coatings. Specifically, alkoxysilane-capped polycaprolactone-based WPUs synthesized employing the acetone process, and Casein, as a green sustainable additive, was added by two different methods (in situ ex situ). These strategies made possible to evaluate effect of Polyurethane/Casein interaction in final properties fi...

BACKGROUND Cow's milk proteins are amongst the most common causes of food allergy in infants, and caseins are probably the main allergens. The existence of a high degree of cross-reactivity between milk caseins from different animals has been reported. We describe a 2-year-old boy who experienced allergic reactions after eating and touching sheep's cheese, but who tolerated cow's milk and cow's...

Protein from lupin is supposed to have anti-atherogenic effects due to its lipid-lowering properties in laboratory animals. It is further suggested that the amino acid cysteine plays a crucial role in this aspect. The objective of the present study was to compare the effects of lupin protein and cysteine-supplemented casein with those of casein on atherosclerotic lesion development in apoE-defi...

The ability of bovine milk phosphoprotein (casein) to be incorporated into plaque, prevent enamel sub-surface demineralization, and affect bacterial composition was determined using a modified intra-oral car-ies model. The intra-oral model consisted of a removable appliance containing a left and right pair of bovine enamel slabs placed to simulate an approximal area. Supragingival plaque was co...

The effects of sheep alpha s1-casein CC, CD and DD genotypes on milk composition and cheese yield were studied. Processed bulk milk was collected from three groups of 15 ewes, carrying alpha s1-casein CC, CD and DD genotypes. CC milk was higher in casein content than CD or DD milk (+3.5 and +8.6% respectively), and had a higher protein: fat ratio and a smaller casein micelle diameter. In additi...

The levels of milk-specific mRNAs (alpha-casein, whey acidic protein) and proteins (casein, alpha-lactalbumin) were examined in the DIM series of mammary preneoplastic outgrowth lines and tumors. The constitutive production of casein protein was variable among the preneoplastic DIM outgrowth lines maintained in virgin mice. Outgrowth line DIM-2 consistently expressed a very low level of casein ...