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Correlation of serum concentration of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein with lymphocyte blastogenesis and development of experimentally induced or naturally acquired hepatic abscesses in cattle
1992
Motoi, Y. | Itoh, H. | Tamura, K. | Miyamoto, T. | Oohashi, T. | Hagasawa, S.
Changes in serum alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (alpha-1 AG) concentration in cattle with hepatic abscesses were observed, and function of alpha-1 AG was evaluated, particularly its influence on cellular immune response. Test cattle (n = 4) were inoculated with Fusobacterium necrophorum, control cattle (n = 2) were inoculated with inactivated bacteria, and naturally affected cattle (n = 11) were found in a slaughterhouse. Determination of alpha-1 AG was made by use of a single radial immunodiffusion method. The action on lymphocyte blastogenesis was determined by [3H]thymidine incorporation. Cultured lymphocytes from healthy cattle were treated with variable concentrations of alpha-1 AG purified from serum obtained from cattle with hepatic abscesses and suppression of blastogenesis stimulated by each of 3 mitogens was measured. In cattle with experimentally induced abscesses, serum alpha-1 AG concentration increased for 7 to 10 days after F necrophorum inoculation, its change being parallel to that of sialic acid. High concentration of alpha-1 AG was found in naturally affected cattle and was highly correlated to sialic acid concentration. Suppression of lymphocyte blastogenesis in cattle with experimentally induced hepatic abscesses was highly correlated to serum alpha-1 AG concentration.
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