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A comparison of the immunosuppressive effects of salivary gland extracts from two laboratory strains of Boophilus microplus

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Turni, C., Lee, R.P. and Jackson, L.A. (2004) A comparison of the immunosuppressive effects of salivary gland extracts from two laboratory strains of Boophilus microplus. International Journal for Parasitology, 34 (7). pp. 833-838. ISSN 0020-7519

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.03.002

Abstract

This study addresses three questions related to the immune response of cattle to tick salivary gland extracts. Firstly, is there a difference in the inhibition of proliferation of Concanavalin A (ConA) stimulated bovine lymphocytes induced by salivary gland extracts of the N and Y strains of Boophilus microplus? Second, is there a difference in the development rate of the Y and N tick strains? Third, does the host affect the inhibitory effect of salivary gland extract on the proliferation of ConA stimulated lymphocytes from the two tick strains? Salivary gland extract of the Y strain inhibited in vitro proliferation of lymphocytes stimulated by ConA significantly more than that of the N strain, when each strain was raised on different animals. A difference in the development rate was observed between the tick strains when raised on the same animal, with female ticks of the Y strain developing faster and reaching a greater fully engorged weight than ticks of the N strain. The difference in their rate of development did not appear to contribute to a difference in inhibitory effects of the salivary gland extracts and there was no difference between the inhibitory effects of salivary gland extracts from both strains. However, when Y strain ticks were raised on different animals, there was a significant difference in the inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation between the two salivary gland extracts. Therefore, it was concluded that there is no difference between the inhibitory effects of the two tick strains and that the host has an influence on salivary gland extract composition of B. microplus and its inhibitive properties.

Item Type:Article
Subjects:Veterinary medicine > Veterinary parasitology
Veterinary medicine > Diseases of special classes of animals > Cattle
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