REGULATION OF HUMORAL IMMUNITY IN THE PIGLET BY IMMUNOGLOBULINS OF MATERNAL ORIGIN
REGULATION OF HUMORAL IMMUNITY IN THE PIGLET BY IMMUNOGLOBULINS OF MATERNAL ORIGIN
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DOI:
10.1016/s0034-5288(18)32494-9
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
BUTLER, JE
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作者:
KLOBASA, F;WERHAHN, E;BUTLER, JE
Absorption and synthesis of maternal IgG, IgA and IgM were studied by monitoring piglet serum levels for the 1st 8 wk of life. Group A (94 animals) was maintained with the sow. Subgroups of piglets were withdrawn for 0-24 h before returning them to the sow. Group B (45 animals) was reared in an automatic feeding device on bovine colostrum and milk and animals were given various quantities of purified swine IgG during the 1st day of life. Naturally reared piglets (41) that failed to survive in their natural environment were recorded. In group A peak serum Ig levels were reached 12 h after beginning of suckling. Serum levels then declined with halflives of 10, 2 and 3 days for IgG, IgA and IgM, respectively, with minimum serum values occurring on week 5, 3 and 2 respectively. Absorption of Ig was directly related to the length of time the piglets were removed from the sow, the decrease being caused by the decrease of Ig levels in colostrum during this time. The magnitude of synthesis of all 3 isotypes was inversely related to the amount absorbed. In piglets deprived of colostrum, only IgM was present in serum at birth but all 3 were present by 1 wk. The amount of Ig synthesized was inversely proportional to the amount of purified swine IgG administered. Administration of 3.5 g of swine IgG had the same effect on synthesis of all 3 isotypes as was observed in the naturally reared animals. In the colostrum-deprived piglets, serum levels peaked at 2 wk (IgM) and 5-6 wk (IgG and IgA); those reared naturally or given IgG peaked at 6, 8 and 8 wk respectively. Piglets reared in the automatic feeding device showed more consistent patterns of absorption than those allowed to suck ad libitum. Nearly all of the 41 piglets in the group which failed to survive absorbed only 10-50% as much Ig in the first 12 h after suckling as their age-matched surviving controls. The possible mechanisms of regulation by maternal colostrum and, or IgG on Ig synthesis are discussed.