title: Immunohistological study of the depressed cutaneous DTH response in sheep naturally infected with an ovine lentivirus (Maedi-Visna virus).
abstract: The gross and immunohistological characteristics of the purified protein derivative (PPD)-induced cutaneous DTH reaction were studied in a group of sheep naturally infected with Maedi-Visna virus (MVV), and compared with reactions obtained in a matched control group. There was a marked, but variable, depression in the DTH lesion in the MVV group associated with a decreased density of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) and CD4+ cells in the early reaction. There were no significant differences in the densities of CD8+, gamma/delta T cells, macrophages, B cells and MHC class H-expressing cells. This work indicates that there is a significant alteration in the initial trafficking of PMN and CD4+ cells into a DTH response area in sheep infected with MVV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: I T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Pyrah
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Watt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000276:immunology*; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology; D011021:Pneumonia, Progressive Interstitial, of Sheep / Q000276:immunology*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D012882:Skin Tests; D013997:Time Factors; D014790:Visna-maedi virus