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DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY
卷 29, 期 3, 页码 275-286出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2004.07.006
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natural antibodie; complement; hemolysis; hemagglutination; comparative immunology
Methods to assess immunocompetence requiring only a single sample are useful in comparative studies where practical considerations prevent holding or recapturing individuals. The assay for natural antibody-mediated complement activation and red blood cell agglutination described here. requiring similar to 100 mul of blood. is highly repeatable. The effects of complement deactivation, 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME), age, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sickness response were examined to validate comparisons among diverse avian species. Complement deactivation by heating significantly reduces lysis and treatment with 2-ME reduces both lysis and agglutination. Lysis and agglutination both increase with age in chickens: LPS treatment does not influence these variables in 11-week-old chickens. In a comparison of 11 species. both lysis (0.0-5.3 titers) and agglutination (1.8-8.0 titers) vary significantly among species. Accordingly. this assay can be used to compare constitutive innate Immoral immunity among species and with respect to age, sex, and experimental treatments within populations. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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