Phagocytosis of neutrophils in rabbits infected with antigenic variants of RHD (rabbit haemorrhagic disease) virus.
The present study was aimed at determining changes in chosen elements of phagocytosis in rabbits infected with 3 antigenic variants of RHD - Hartmannsdorf, Pv97 and 9905, which differed in haemagglutination ability. The animals were tested for phagocytosis parameters, and the results revealed that the examined strains showed the differences. These variations regarded mainly Pv97 strain, as the intensity of the changes were 5 times stronger in comparison to strain Hartmannsdorf and 9905. As all of the strains examined are signified as antigenic variants, we have stated that this feature does not determine their immunological picture. The results suggest the existence of immunological dissimilarities among strains of the RHD virus, which was revealed for the first time in antigenic variants.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Szczecin, Felczaka 3c, 71-412 Szczecin, Poland.
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D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral / Q000502:physiology; D014644:Genetic Variation; D017929:Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, Rabbit / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology / Q000821:virology*; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000502:physiology*; D011817:Rabbits; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D000956:Antigens, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins