Table 4.

Haptoglobin and amyloid values in dairy cows with S. aureus-induced mastitis and treated with an intramammary suspension of AT-MSCs.

Item	Treat	Days post-infection
		1	2	3	41,2	52	6	101	15	P
Haptoglobin (µg/mL)	NEG	4.3 ± 0.4a	10.6 ± 0.4b	8.4 ± 4.1b	7.3 ± 4.1b	32.4 ± 11.4c	22.3 ± 8.4c	10.1 ± 5b	8.1 ± 4b	0.02
	ATB	6.4 ± 4.4a	13.1 ± 5.9b	12.4 ± 5.8b	9.8 ± 4.6b	27.1 ± 2.3c	9.8 ± 9.4b	11.1 ± 6.5b	10.4 ± 4.9b	0.04
	MSC	4.6 ± 0.9a	13.3 ± 3.5b	10.9 ± 5.5b	10 ± 5.2b	24.2 ± 5.2c	11.5 ± 6.4b	6.7 ± 2.3a	12.1 ± 4.5b	0.02
Amyloid A	NEG	3.3 ± 0.25	3.3 ± 0.25	2.7 ± 0.23	2.3 ± 0.47	2.5 ± 0.5	2.8 ± 0.47	3.6 ± 0.25	3.5 ± 0.29	0.19
	ATB	3.4 ± 0.4	3.2 ± 0.4	2.8 ± 0.6	2.3 ± 0.5	2.4 ± 0.43	2.8 ± 0.49	3.3 ± 0.5	3.5 ± 0.54	0.21
	MSC	3.6 ± 0.24	3.3 ± 0.42	2.8 ± 0.73	2.6 ± 0.6	3 ± 0.45	2.3 ± 0.51	1.9 ± 0	2 ± 0.24	0.32

^aNEG and MSC groups were administered intramammarily on Days 4 and 10 with PBS and 2,5 × 10⁷ AT-MSCs, respectively. ^bATB group was administered intramammarily on Days 4 and 5 with Pirlimycin. ^a,bIndicate significant (P < 0.05) difference among groups of cows. ^a-c Indicate significant (P < 0.05) difference between experimental days and treatments.