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Pascal Rainard is affiliated with INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) in France. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology with significant work intersecting agricultural and biological sciences.

Their main fields of study encompass Immunology and Microbiology and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, supported by subfields including Immunology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Food Science, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology. The primary topics addressed in their work highlight critical aspects such as Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Microbial infections and disease research, Immune Response and Inflammation, and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research.

Pascal Rainard has published extensively on the immune defenses of the mammary gland and related topics in dairy ruminants. Notable recent papers include:

  • Invited review: A critical appraisal of mastitis vaccines for dairy cows, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Immune defenses of the mammary gland epithelium of dairy ruminants, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Adaptive Cell-Mediated Immunity in the Mammary Gland of Dairy Ruminants, 2022, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Type 3 immunity: a perspective for the defense of the mammary gland against infections, 2020, Veterinary Research

Frequent collaborators in Pascal Rainard's research include Pierre Germon, Florence B. Gilbert, Rodrigo Prado Martins, Patricia Cunha, and Gilles Foucras.

Their work has been published repeatedly in prominent journals such as the Journal of Dairy Science, Frontiers in Immunology, and Veterinary Research, as well as Developmental & Comparative Immunology and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Research areas reflect a focus on immunological mechanisms within livestock health, particularly exploring immunity related to mammary gland infections and mastitis, reflecting contributions to both improving animal health and agricultural practices. Publications reveal an emphasis on cellular immunity, immune defense strategies, and the biological response to infections.

Best Publications

  • Innate immunity of the bovine mammary gland

    Pascal Rainard;Céline Riollet

  • Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Elicit Differential Innate Immune Responses following Intramammary Infection

    Douglas D. Bannerman;Max J. Paape;Jai-Wei Lee;Xin Zhao

  • Differential induction of complement fragment C5a and inflammatory cytokines during intramammary infections with Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

    Céline Riollet;Pascal Rainard;Bernard Poutrel

  • Differential response of bovine mammary epithelial cells to Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli agonists of the innate immune system

    Florence B Gilbert;Florence B Gilbert;Patricia Cunha;Patricia Cunha;Kirsty Jensen;Elizabeth J Glass

  • Differential cytokine and chemokine responses of bovine mammary epithelial cells to Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

    Hichem Lahouassa;Etienne Moussay;Pascal Rainard;Céline Riollet

  • Cell subpopulations and cytokine expression in cow milk in response to chronic Staphylococcus aureus infection.

    C. Riollet;P. Rainard;B. Poutrel

  • Complement fragment C5a and inflammatory cytokines in neutrophil recruitment during intramammary infection with Escherichia coli.

    D E Shuster;M E Kehrli;P Rainard;M Paape

  • Knowledge gaps and research priorities in Staphylococcus aureus mastitis control.

    P Rainard;G Foucras;J R Fitzgerald;J L Watts

  • Cells and cytokines in inflammatory secretions of bovine mammary gland.

    Céline Riollet;Pascal Rainard;Bernard Poutrel

  • Repertoire of Escherichia coli agonists sensed by innate immunity receptors of the bovine udder and mammary epithelial cells.

    Adeline Porcherie;Adeline Porcherie;Patricia Cunha;Patricia Cunha;Angelina Trotereau;Angelina Trotereau;Perrine Roussel;Perrine Roussel

  • The complement in milk and defense of the bovine mammary gland against infections.

    Pascal Rainard

  • Mammary microbiota of dairy ruminants: fact or fiction?

    Pascal Rainard

  • Invited review: Low milk somatic cell count and susceptibility to mastitis.

    P. Rainard;G. Foucras;D. Boichard;R. Rupp

  • Leucotoxic Activities of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Cows, Ewes, and Goats with Mastitis: Importance of LukM/LukF′-PV Leukotoxin

    Pascal Rainard;Juan-Carlos Corrales;M. Belén Barrio;Thierry Cochard

  • Physiological and Pathological Factors Influencing Bovine Immunoglobulin G1 Concentration in Milk

    J.P. Caffin;B. Poutrel;P. Rainard

  • Increase of Escherichia coli inoculum doses induces faster innate immune response in primiparous cows.

    Frédéric Vangroenweghe;P Rainard;Max Paape;Luc Duchateau

  • Mobilization of neutrophils and defense of the bovine mammary gland.

    Pascal Rainard;Céline Riollet

  • Investigating the contribution of IL-17A and IL-17F to the host response during Escherichia coli mastitis.

    Perrine Roussel;Perrine Roussel;Patricia Cunha;Patricia Cunha;Adeline Porcherie;Adeline Porcherie;Wolfram Petzl

  • LukM/LukF'-PV is the most active Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxin on bovine neutrophils.

    Maria B. Barrio;Pascal Rainard;Gilles Prévost

  • Effect of naturally occurring intramammary infections by minor pathogens on new infections by major pathogens in cattle.

    Pascal Rainard;B. Poutrel

  • Bacteriostatic activity of bovine milk lactoferrin against mastitic bacteria.

    P. Rainard

  • The chemokine CXCL3 is responsible for the constitutive chemotactic activity of bovine milk for neutrophils

    Pascal Rainard;Céline Riollet;Patricia Berthon;Patricia Cunha

Frequent Co-Authors

Max Paape
Max Paape Agricultural Research Service
Rachel Rupp
Rachel Rupp Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
David Smith
David Smith University of Oxford
Christian Burvenich
Christian Burvenich Ghent University
Luc Duchateau
Luc Duchateau Ghent University
Stéphan Zientara
Stéphan Zientara Université Paris Cité
Yves Le Loir
Yves Le Loir INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Muriel Vayssier-Taussat
Muriel Vayssier-Taussat University of Rennes
Christine Fourichon
Christine Fourichon INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Jean-Baptiste Coulon
Jean-Baptiste Coulon INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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