Evaluation of serum and secretory antibody responses to an immunodominant recombinant merozoite surface antigen, p150, using a sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
An equation obtained from linear-regression analysis of positive/negative ratios and log of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) titers of coccidia-immune serum samples was used to accurately predict the antibody titers of chickens immunized with a recombinant merozoite surface protein (p150). Chickens immunized twice intramuscularly with the recombinant p150 antigen emulsified in complete Freund's adjuvant developed a dose-dependent anti-p150 antibody response 14 days after primary immunization. Serum IgG and IgM and secretory biliary IgA antibodies were detected 2 months after primary immunization. Oral challenge with live Eimeria parasites significantly enhanced both the serum and secretory anti-p150 antibody titers. These results indicate that vaccination of chickens with the p150 recombinant merozoite antigen can induce a parasite-specific host immune response.
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Protozoan Diseases Laboratory, Livestock and Poultry Science Institute, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705.
Lillehoj
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Jenkins
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D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology; D002645:Chickens / Q000276:immunology*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003044:Coccidia / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014612:Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000276:immunology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D014612:Vaccines; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic