Direct and indirect lymphocyte participation in the immunity and immunopathology of tropical canine pancytopenia—A review

Erlichia canis, a rickettsial pathogen which infects monocytes, induces generalized lymphocyte activation. Activated T lymphocytes differentiate into effector cells capable of destroying infected and uninfected monocytes and platelets. Activated B lymphocytes differentiate into plasma cells associated with plasmocytosis, hypergammaglobulinemia with high levels of specific antibody and a platelet migration inhibition factor. These effector mechanisms, aimed at parasite destruction, contribute to the pathogenesis of acute tropical canine pancytopenia and do not completely eliminate the etiologic agent. A carrier state of ‘infection-immunity’ exists between the immunocompetent host and virulent parasite. E. canis has evolved mechanisms of ‘tolerant-symbiosis’ with hostile macrophages and other effector cells in the immune host.     

O型口蹄疫病毒VP1 T细胞与B细胞表位基因双拷贝串联表达产物的免疫应答

以一株O型口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)外壳蛋白VP1基因为模板,合成与细胞免疫及体液免疫相关抗原表位肽基因:21-40肽(20AA)和141-160肽(20AA)基因序列,运用基因工程技术构建了含有串联结构21-40(20AA)～141-160(20AA)～21-40(20AA)～141-160(20AA)的2020-2020VP1融合基因表达载体r2020-2020,转化宿主菌BL21(DE3)RIL后诱导表达,表达产物经SDS-PAGE及Western Blot分析显示重组融合蛋白的分子量约为18Ku.动物实验表明,较小剂量的融合蛋白就能诱导豚鼠产生特异性T淋巴细胞增殖反应及抗FMDV中和抗体,证明该融合蛋白可同时激活细胞免疫及体液免疫反应,具有开发成为抗FMDV疫苗的应用价值.     

粉碎粒度对粗蛋白测定结果的影响

将同一饲料样品按4分法缩分为3份,1份按GB／T6432-94制备样品,另2份过20目和40目筛片粉碎制备样品,按姜懋武提出的改进方法测定粗蛋白（CP）,研究样品的粉碎粒度对CP测定结果的影响。结果表明,不同粉碎粒度制备样品测定的CP结果,不同饲料样品间没有表现出相同的规律。在测定的11个样品中,只有3个样品（仔猪前期颗粒料、生长育肥猪浓缩料和肉用仔鸡后期颗粒料）的CP测定值不受粉碎粒度变化的影响（P〉0．05）,其他8个样品的CP测定值均受饲料粉碎粒度的影响（P〈0．05或P〈0．01）,但不同品种间表现的规律不尽相同。玉米、小麦和大豆等籽实类饲料原料,除玉米20目和40目间无显著差异外,其余不同粉碎粒度间均表现出差异极显著。饼粕类饲料原料中,豆粕与棉粕60目组极显著高于20目和40目组,20目和40目组间差异不显著;花生粕与菜粕20目组显著高于40目和60目组。肉用仔鸡后期浓缩料40目和60目极显著高于20目,40目和60目间差异不显著。     

Effects of N-methyl-D, L-aspartate on secretion of growth hormone-releasing hormone from the boar hypothalamic-preoptic area and median eminence in vitro

N-methyl-D, L-aspartate (NMA) elicited secretion of growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone from both the hypothalamic-preoptic area and the median eminence that were collected from boars. We suggest that the previously described increase in GH secretion that follows peripheral treatment of swine with NMA is attributable, at least in part, to NMA-stimulated secretion of GH-releasing hormone from the central nervous system.     

Identification of CD3+ T lymphocytes in the green turtle Chelonia mydas

To understand the role of the immune system with respect to disease in reptiles, there is the need to develop tools to assess the host's immune response. An important tool is the development of molecular markers to identify immune cells, and these are limited for reptiles. We developed a technique for the cryopreservation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells and showed that a commercially available anti-CD3 epsilon chain antibody detects a subpopulation of CD3 positive peripheral blood lymphocytes in the marine turtle Chelonia mydas. In the thymus and in skin inoculated with phytohemagglutinin, the same antibody showed the classical staining pattern observed in mammals and birds. For Western blot, the anti-CD3 antibodies identified a 17.6 kDa band in membrane proteins of peripheral blood mononuclear cell compatible in weight to previously described CD3 molecules. This is the first demostration of CD3+ cells in reptiles using specific antibodies.     

伊氏锥虫弱毒株免疫家兔的T细胞应答反应

以ANAE染色法和~3H-TdR掺入的淋巴细胞转化试验,测定了伊氏锥虫弱毒株免疫家兔的T细胞动态变化.结果,免疫兔外周血T细胞增殖反应在免疫后第24d达到高峰,ANAE阳性细胞百分率这72.65%,对照组仅为41.2%;约1周后,出现抑制性T细胞,其增殖反应也明显减弱,最后完全被抑制.而外源性白细胞介素2的加入,可解除这种免疫抑制.攻虫后,特异性T细胞应答反应未再出现强烈的回忆反应,但伊氏锥虫弱毒株免疫家兔获得9/12的保护.因此,T细胞在这种抗锥虫免疫中,没有起到主导作用.     

用单抗研究T细胞与牛流行性白血病发生的关系

本试验对10头患流行性白血病病牛的不同器官的肿瘤组织，用8种单克隆抗体（McAb),TH14B、BAQ44A、PIg45A、BIg715A、PIg501E、cAct105、MM1A、AHCC125染色进行了观察。结果：病牛经临床病理学和免疫琼扩试验而诊断为EBL，通过免疫组织化学检测，在10个病例中发现有9个病例的肿瘤组织对B细胞属性的McAb有很强的染色反应，证明其来源于B细胞。仅有1个病例对B细胞属性的McAb着色很淡，而对T细胞属性的McAb着色很深，呈强阳性反应，说明其来源可能与T细胞有关。     

肉鸡血清肌钙蛋白T与腹水综合征的关系研究

本试验建立了肉鸡血清中心源性肌钙蛋白T(Tn-T)的ELISA测定方法,用于对肉鸡腹水综合征的早期非损伤性诊断指标.结果表明,患腹水综合征肉鸡的血清Tn-T平均测定值为0.242±0.0703 ng/ml,而正常鸡的平均值为0.1 79±0.0467 ng/ml;以血清肌钙蛋白T测定值大于等于0.2 ng/ml作为判定肉鸡腹水综合征的标准,判别准确性达到78%.检测血液中肌钙蛋白T是诊断幼龄鸡早期心脏病的重要方法,可作为一种非损伤性方法用于针对肉鸡腹水综合征的育种方案中.