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T LYMPHOCYTES SUBSETS AND CYTOKINE PATTERN INDUCED BY VACCINATION AGAINST BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS EMPLOYING S19 CALFHOOD VACCINATION AND ADULT RB51 REVACCINATION
Calfhood vaccination
Cellular immunity
RB51
Revaccination of pregnant cattle
S19
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The aims of this study were to address the protective immune response induced by S19 vaccination (n=10) and RB51 revaccination, in pregnant (n=9) and non-pregnant (n=10) S19 calfhood-vaccinated cattle as follows: evaluate the in vitro CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-lymphocytes specific proliferation, and in vitro expression of IFN-γ by CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cells and IL-4 by CD4(+), CD8(+) and CD21(+) lymphocytes subset. Upon in vitro stimulation with γ-irradiated Brucella abortus 2308, blood mononuclear cells from S19 vaccinated and RB51 revaccinated cows exhibited significantly higher proliferation of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-lymphocytes and CD4(+)IFN-γ(+) T-cells compared to non-vaccinated animals. RB51 revaccination, regardless of the pregnancy status, did not enhance the proliferation of CD4(+) or CD8(+) T-cells nor IFN-γ or IL-4 production. Data from the present study suggest that cattle's cellular immune response induced after brucellosis vaccination and revaccination is due to CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-lymphocytes, being CD4(+) T-cells the main source of IFN-γ.
Keywords
BrucellosisCalfhood vaccination
Cellular immunity
RB51
Revaccination of pregnant cattle
S19
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