Effects of dietary β-carotene on the immune response of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss     

Edgar C Amar  Viswanath Kiron  Shuichi Satoh  Nobuaki Okamoto and  Takeshi Watanabe 《Fisheries Science》2000,66(6):1068-1075

SUMMARY: We attempt to assess the impact of different levels of dietary β-carotene on immune function in rainbow trout. Semi-purified diets containing 0, 40, 200, and 400 mg β-carotene/kg dry diet were fed for 12 weeks to fish with average weight of 45 g. In addition to the humoral and cellular immune parameters, growth and feed utilization were examined. There were no marked differences in growth and feed utilization showing that β-carotene was not particularly efficient in enhancing growth of rainbow trout. Of the immune parameters measured, total immunoglobulin was significantly highest for the 200 mg β-carotene fed group. Serum complement activity (alternate pathway) at 200 and 400 mg β-carotene supplementation was significantly higher than that of the unsupplemented group. An increasing trend in lysozyme activity was observed, however, the differences among the groups were not significant. Phagocytic activity was similar among diet groups except at the highest level of supplementation where it was the maximum. Oxygen radical production by peripheral blood leukocytes appeared to be lower at higher levels of carotenoid supplementation. Overall, dietary β-carotene clearly enhanced immune response parameters in rainbow trout such as serum complement activity and total plasma immunoglobulin but did not show a definite influence for the other factors examined in the present study.  相似文献   

Phenotypes Including Immunocompetence in Scavenging Local Chicken Ecotypes in Tanzania     

Msoffe PL  Minga UM  Olsen JE  Yongolo MG  Juul-Madsen HR  Gwakisa PS  Mtambo MM 《Tropical animal health and production》2001,33(4):341-354

A study was conducted to determine the variations in physical characters and immunocompetence among scavenging local chicken ecotypes in Tanzania. Eighty-four adult scavenging local chickens from four eco-climatic regions of Tanzania were studied. Measurements of adult body weight, body length, shank length and egg weight and observations of plumage colour and pattern, earlobe colour, skin colour and the shape of the comb were conducted. The antibody response to sheep red blood cells, serum haemolytic complement and the cutaneous response to phytohaemagglutinin-P were assessed. Five ecotypes were identified and named Mbeya, Morogoro-medium, Ching'wekwe, Kuchi and Singamagazi. Singamagazi and Kuchi were significantly heavier, with longer shanks and heavier eggs than the other ecotypes. The average adult body weight for males ranged from 1621 g (Mbeya) to 2915 g (Singamagazi). Average female weights ranged from 1108 g (Morogoro-medium) to 2020 g (Singamagazi). Mean egg weights ranged from 37.65 g (Ching'wekwe) to 45.61 (Singamagazi). The Kuchi had mostly rose and walnut combs, while the other ecotypes were mostly single combed. In each ecotype there were chickens with a high or low antibody response to red blood cells, but there was a significant difference between the ecotypes.  相似文献   

“黄白散”对兔接种RHD疫苗后免疫功能的影响     

王新  邵红  朱战波  丁宝川 《畜牧与兽医》2001,33(4):8-10

在注射兔病毒性出血症 (RHD)疫苗后 ,30只兔随机分为 2组 ,试验组兔饲喂含 1 5 %黄白散的饲料。从接种到第 1 80天 ,每组取兔 8只 ,每隔 1 5d采血 1次 ,检测血凝抑制 (HI)抗体 ;在接种前 1天及接种后 5、 1 0、 1 7、 2 4、 31、 41、 5 1d ,每组取兔 1 0只 ,采血检测ANAE+淋巴细胞百分率 ;在 1 80、 2 4 0、 30 0d时 ,每组分别取兔 5只做攻毒保护试验。结果表明 :2组兔HI抗体峰值分别为 7 3log2和 9 8log2 ,差异极显著 (P <0 0 1 ) ;试验组疫苗保护期可延长 60d ;试验组ANAE+率从第 1 0天至 5 1天与对照组比较 ,差异极显著(P<0 0 1 )。所以黄白散可增强兔接种RHD疫苗后的特异性免疫功能 ,增强RHD疫苗的免疫效果。  相似文献   

鸡CD4蛋白基因的克隆及其mRNA在淋巴器官中的表达     

刘胜旺  孔宪刚  丁忠庆  刘永刚  童光志  马云燕 《中国兽医学报》2001,21(5):482-484

从鸡胸腺、脾脏、哈德氏腺、外周血液和法氏囊等免疫器官中分离淋巴细胞,应用RT-PCR对这些免疫器官中鸡CD4分子mRNA的表达进行了研究。同时,用RT-PCR对鸡脾淋巴细胞CD4分子cDNA进行了克隆和序列测定。结果表明,在上述器官中,法氏囊淋巴细胞不表达鸡CD4分子mRNA,其他器官中均有表达。通过序列分析表明,本试验扩增得到的基因为编码鸡CD4分子的基因。  相似文献   

芦荟乙酰化甘露聚糖对肉仔鸡肠道主要菌群、小肠微绒毛密度、免疫功能及生产性能的影响   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

蒋林  冯元璋  杨雪  周兴挺  杨得坡 《中国兽医学报》2005,25(6):668-671

为研究芦荟凝胶、芦荟多糖、乙酰化甘露聚糖对内仔鸡肠道主要菌群、小肠微绒毛密度、免疫功能及生产性能的影响，600只粤黄鸡随机分为5组．每组设6个重复．雌雄各半。分别施以5种不同日粮：①基础日粮添加乙酰化甘露聚糖0．1％；②基础日粮添加乙酰化甘露聚糖0．05％；③基础日粮添加芦荟多糖0．1％；④基础日粮添加芦荟凝胶干粉0.1％；⑤对照组（基础日粮），试验期为56d。结果表明．肉仔鸡饲粮中添加芦荟凝胶、芦荟多糖、乙酰化甘露聚糖。能显著降低盲肠内容物大肠杆菌浓度．提高盲肠内双歧杆菌和乳酸菌杆菌浓度（P〈0．05）；回肠微绒毛高度增加、密度加大（P〈0．05）；免疫器官胸腺、脾脏、法氏囊相对质量均显著增加．新城疫抗体效价显著提高（P〈0．05）；添加芦荟多糖提高了肉仔鸡的日增重和降低了料肉比．但试验组与对照组之间的差异不显著。  相似文献   

芦荟乙酰化甘露聚糖对肉仔鸡cAMP/cGMP与免疫功能的影响   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

蒋林  冯元璋  王琴  周兴挺  杨得坡 《中国畜牧杂志》2005,41(12):7-11

本试验研究了肉仔鸡日粮中添加芦荟乙酰化甘露聚糖对环核苷酸含量与免疫功能的影响。结果表明:芦荟凝胶、多糖和乙酰化甘露聚糖均能显著(P<0.05)增加肉鸡体重和肝脏重量,提高血浆和肝脏的cAMP和血浆、肝脏的cGMP水平,以及血浆和肝脏的cAMP/cGMP比值。注射绵羊红细胞,一免后,7 d抗体总量和IgG含量达到峰值。与对照组相比,一免后,7,11,14 d肉仔鸡的抗体总量和IgG值较高,差异显著(P<0.05);二免后,4 d抗体总量和IgG含量达到峰值,并长时间内维持高水平。二免后乙酰化甘露聚糖显著(P<0.05)提高了肉仔鸡对新城疫疫苗(NDV)的抗体水平,同时还增强了肉仔鸡对NDV的免疫应答。本研究表明乙酰化甘露聚糖能提高肉仔鸡的体液免疫功能。  相似文献   

O型口蹄疫病毒VP1 T细胞与B细胞表位基因双拷贝串联表达产物的免疫应答   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

庄娟  曹祥荣  陈波  饶忠  潘洁  徐泉兴  尤永进 《中国预防兽医学报》2005,27(6):494-497,503

以一株O型口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)外壳蛋白VP1基因为模板,合成与细胞免疫及体液免疫相关抗原表位肽基因:21-40肽(20AA)和141-160肽(20AA)基因序列,运用基因工程技术构建了含有串联结构21-40(20AA)～141-160(20AA)～21-40(20AA)～141-160(20AA)的2020-2020VP1融合基因表达载体r2020-2020,转化宿主菌BL21(DE3)RIL后诱导表达,表达产物经SDS-PAGE及Western Blot分析显示重组融合蛋白的分子量约为18Ku.动物实验表明,较小剂量的融合蛋白就能诱导豚鼠产生特异性T淋巴细胞增殖反应及抗FMDV中和抗体,证明该融合蛋白可同时激活细胞免疫及体液免疫反应,具有开发成为抗FMDV疫苗的应用价值.  相似文献   

兔病毒性出血症首免时间的研究   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

韦强  鲍国连等 《中国养兔杂志》2001,(2):27-28

针对生产上出现的从断奶育成这一年龄段多发兔病毒性出血症的实际情况，采用快速、敏感的Dot-ELISA方法，通过测定不同免疫状态下的母兔所产兔的母源抗体动态变化规律，并进一步测定不同抗体效价的成年兔攻毒后是否得到保护的结果，再结合生产实际，得出兔病毒性出血症首免时间为30日龄，且剂量加倍。  相似文献   

常见儿科病红细胞免疫粘附功能检测的临床意义     

汤斌  陆羡 《湛江医学院学报》1996,14(2):127-127,132

检测儿科常见疾病患者中的红细胞免疫粘附功能发现：（１）新生儿的红细胞免疫粘附功能尚未发育完善，低于正常儿童水平；（２）急性肾炎患儿的红细胞免疫粘附功能呈现继发性增强；（３）肾病综合征、风湿性疾病、大叶性肺炎、秋季腹泻及急性白血病等患儿的红细胞免疫粘附功能呈继发性降低；（４）红细胞免疫粘附功能的变化与疾病的发展及转归有关。提示在儿科疾病的诊断和治疗中观察患儿的红细胞免疫粘附功能有重要意义。  相似文献   

In vitro blastogenic responses of peripheral lymphocytes from marmosets to phytohemagglutinin and to autologous lymphocytes transformed by Epstein-Barr virus     

S K Sundar  P K Lai  Z H Bengall  J L Cicmanec  K Goldstein  P H Levine 《Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases》1981,4(1):35-45

White-lipped marmosets were evaluated for their cell mediated immune (CMI) response to EBV to determine the feasibility of CMI studies in marmoset models for EBV oncogenesis. The mitogen, cell concentrations, the length of incubation period and serum requirements were defined for in vitro lymphocyte stimulation tests. The level of response of each animal was dependent on the concentration of phytohemagglutinin-P (PHA-P) and was independent of cell densities employed. The rate of tritiated-thymidine incorporation by mononuclear cells due to PHA-P increased exponentially between 2–4 days. This test was reproducible for a given batch of PHA-P when the cells were cultured in the presence of 10% heat inactivated fetal bovine serum. The five white-lipped marmosets were seronegative for EBV antigens and did not show lymphocyte stimulation with EBV particles and EBV soluble antigen, but two of these animals exhibited significant stimulation with autologous lymphocytes transformed in vitro by B95-8 virus. Despite the limited amount of blood (3–4 ml) that could be obtained from each animal in a single bleeding, it was possible to perform multiple lymphocyte stimulation assays with the protocol used.  相似文献