Protoscolex metabolites of Coenurus cerebralis as antigenic-produced humoral immune response in sheep

The purpose of the current experiment was to test the immunization against <em>Coenurus cerebralis</em> in sheep. Sixteen animals (6 months old, from 1 October 2020 to 30 March 2021 in Najaf city) were recruited to perform the experiment, in which eight of them were injected twice at 21-...

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Main Author: Sura S. Alkhuzaie
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Language:Arabic
Published: University of Mosul, College of Veterinary Medicine 2022-04-01
Series:Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences
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Online Access:https://vetmedmosul.com/article_170643_aa298a2172d8790561f9f5bcb563f220.pdf
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description The purpose of the current experiment was to test the immunization against <em>Coenurus cerebralis</em> in sheep. Sixteen animals (6 months old, from 1 October 2020 to 30 March 2021 in Najaf city) were recruited to perform the experiment, in which eight of them were injected twice at 21-day interval using the cellular metabolic antigen of <em>C. cerebralis</em> protoscolex cultivated and then emulsified by complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). The shots were injected intramuscularly at a dose of 1 ml (15 mg of antigenic protein determined in a separate experiment). The second group of eight sheep served as controls (injected intramuscularly with 1 ml sterile saline only at the days of injections). Blood samples were collected from all animals at day-0 (before injection) and at day 10, 18, and 24 after the first injection, and at day10, 16, 26, 40, 48, 53, 61, 80, 85, and 89 after the second injection. Serum activity was studied by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA). The findings, by iELISA, revealed that the cellular antigen of <em>C. cerebralis</em> protoscolices is an active stimulator of antibody response. Day-10 (after the first injection) showed significantly (P<0.05) 3.4 to 9.9 time-higher antibody levels compared to those from day-0. This elevation in the titer of antibodies was increased after receiving the second dose showing 6.3 to 12 time-higher antibody presence even at the final days of blood collection compared to those from day-0. No changes were noticed in the sera of the control animals. The obtained data allow us to conclude that metabolites synthesized by cultivation are active immunogenic components that activate the humoral part of the immune system manifested by the increases in the antibody titers. This gives a solid ground for future work regarding alternative methods of discovering immunization techniques against cestodes.
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spelling doaj.art-e85d938840dc42fa89151fa7d5d3cc432022-12-21T21:19:35ZaraUniversity of Mosul, College of Veterinary MedicineIraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences1607-38942071-12552022-04-0136229730110.33899/ijvs.2021.130043.1727170643Protoscolex metabolites of Coenurus cerebralis as antigenic-produced humoral immune response in sheepSura S. Alkhuzaie0Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Al-Qadisiyah, IRAQThe purpose of the current experiment was to test the immunization against <em>Coenurus cerebralis</em> in sheep. Sixteen animals (6 months old, from 1 October 2020 to 30 March 2021 in Najaf city) were recruited to perform the experiment, in which eight of them were injected twice at 21-day interval using the cellular metabolic antigen of <em>C. cerebralis</em> protoscolex cultivated and then emulsified by complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). The shots were injected intramuscularly at a dose of 1 ml (15 mg of antigenic protein determined in a separate experiment). The second group of eight sheep served as controls (injected intramuscularly with 1 ml sterile saline only at the days of injections). Blood samples were collected from all animals at day-0 (before injection) and at day 10, 18, and 24 after the first injection, and at day10, 16, 26, 40, 48, 53, 61, 80, 85, and 89 after the second injection. Serum activity was studied by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA). The findings, by iELISA, revealed that the cellular antigen of <em>C. cerebralis</em> protoscolices is an active stimulator of antibody response. Day-10 (after the first injection) showed significantly (P<0.05) 3.4 to 9.9 time-higher antibody levels compared to those from day-0. This elevation in the titer of antibodies was increased after receiving the second dose showing 6.3 to 12 time-higher antibody presence even at the final days of blood collection compared to those from day-0. No changes were noticed in the sera of the control animals. The obtained data allow us to conclude that metabolites synthesized by cultivation are active immunogenic components that activate the humoral part of the immune system manifested by the increases in the antibody titers. This gives a solid ground for future work regarding alternative methods of discovering immunization techniques against cestodes.https://vetmedmosul.com/article_170643_aa298a2172d8790561f9f5bcb563f220.pdfantibodycoenurus cerebraliselisaprotoscolexsheep
spellingShingle Sura S. Alkhuzaie
Protoscolex metabolites of Coenurus cerebralis as antigenic-produced humoral immune response in sheep
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences
antibody
coenurus cerebralis
elisa
protoscolex
sheep
title Protoscolex metabolites of Coenurus cerebralis as antigenic-produced humoral immune response in sheep
title_full Protoscolex metabolites of Coenurus cerebralis as antigenic-produced humoral immune response in sheep
title_fullStr Protoscolex metabolites of Coenurus cerebralis as antigenic-produced humoral immune response in sheep
title_full_unstemmed Protoscolex metabolites of Coenurus cerebralis as antigenic-produced humoral immune response in sheep
title_short Protoscolex metabolites of Coenurus cerebralis as antigenic-produced humoral immune response in sheep
title_sort protoscolex metabolites of coenurus cerebralis as antigenic produced humoral immune response in sheep
topic antibody
coenurus cerebralis
elisa
protoscolex
sheep
url https://vetmedmosul.com/article_170643_aa298a2172d8790561f9f5bcb563f220.pdf
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