The effect of immunosuppression on protective immunity of turkey poults against infection with turkey coronavirus

Autor: Thomas Bryan, Tsang Long Lin, Tom Hooper, Chien Chang Loa, Ching Ching Wu, Donna Schrader
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
ISSN: 0147-9571
DOI: 10.1016/s0147-9571(01)00033-9
Popis: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the protective effect of humoral and cellular immunities on turkeys infected with turkey coronavirus (TCV). Two trials were conducted with two separate hatches of turkey poults. Turkeys were experimentally immunosuppressed with cyclosporin A (CsA) or cyclophosphamide (CY) and infected with TCV. Prior to infection, treatment with CsA selectively suppressed T cell activity as revealed by 2–3 fold decreased (p
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