title: Bovine immune recognition of Ostertagia ostertagi larval antigens.
abstract: Analysis of a detergent-solubilized somatic antigen of Ostertagia ostertagi 3rd stage larvae by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting has revealed two specific antigens with apparent molecular weights of 17 and 43 kD under reducing conditions. Probing of the Ostertagia ostertagi preparation with preinfection control sera has shown two cross-reacting antigens with apparent molecular weights of 67 and 81 kD. Both the 17 and the 43 kD antigens were recognised by IgG1 which was the predominant reactive subclass. FPLC fractionation of the crude extract with gel filtration and ion-exchange columns demonstrated immune reactivity in discrete peaks. Comparisons of ELISA and lymphocyte transformation showed antigenic components reactive with both antibodies and primed lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool, Great Britain.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Clarkson
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Rowan
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Hammet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000276:immunology; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002417:Cattle; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007814:Larva / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D010028:Ostertagia / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000947:Antigens, Helminth; D007074:Immunoglobulin G