Immune response of lambs to vaccination with Ostertagia circumcincta surface antigens eliciting bile antibody responses.
Immune responses to surface antigens of infective larvae of Ostertagia circumcincta recognized by bile antibodies of sheep immune to challenge were studied in 5-month-old Finn-Dorset male lambs. The sheep were vaccinated subcutaneously with 2 doses of 25 micrograms/kg body weight of surface proteins immunoprecipitated by bile antibodies derived from protected lambs. These antigens were purified from immune complexes by affinity chromatography and then injected with beryllium hydroxide as an adjuvant. The immunized lambs were challenged with 5 x 10(4) L3 and the worm burdens evaluated on day 21 post challenge. These were significantly (P < 0.01) lower in the vaccinated group than in the challenged controls (72% protection). The mucosal and bile IgM, recognizing the L3 surface, showed significantly higher levels in the vaccinated lambs compared to the challenge controls. Mucosal and bile IgA antibody levels against the same antigens were low and no significant differences were observed between vaccinated and control lambs.
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Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Warsaw Agricultural University, Poland.
Bairden
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Dunlop
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Holmes
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Tait
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D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood*; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000276:immunology*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology*; D001646:Bile / Q000276:immunology*; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010028:Ostertagia / Q000276:immunology*; D010029:Ostertagiasis / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012756:Sheep; D013997:Time Factors; D014611:Vaccination; D014612:Vaccines
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000947:Antigens, Helminth; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D014612:Vaccines