Changes in blood and spleen lymphocyte populations following antigen challenge in immature male chickens
Changes in blood and spleen lymphocyte populations following antigen challenge in immature male chickens
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DOI:
10.1080/00071669608417911
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发表时间:
1996-09-01
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Siegel, HS
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作者:
Trout, JM;Mashaly, MM;Siegel, HS
1. The effects of antigen (Ag) injection on the distribution of lymphocyte populations of Cornell K-strain male chickens were studied.2. Two experiments were conducted. In the first, chickens were injected with Brucella abortus (BA), a purported T-independent antigen. In the second, chickens were injected with sheep red blood cells (SRBC), a T-dependent antigen. Peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) and spleen lymphocytes isolated at 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 24 h following Ag injection were stained with monoclonal antibodies (mAb) detecting B-lymphocytes, CD4(+) and CD8(+) cells.3. B-lymphocytes in the blood or spleen showed no significant changes following either BA or SRBC injection. In contrast, CD4(+) cells were decreased in the blood and increased in the spleen following BA and SRBC injections. CD8(+) cells were decreased in both blood and spleen following BA injection but were unchanged in either blood or the spleen following SR8C injection.4. These results indicate that there is a change in both spleen and circulating lymphocyte populations, especially T-helper cells, following Ag injection. T-helper cells are apparently the primary population involved in the initiation of humoral immunity.