Analysis of isotype-specific antibody responses to bovine herpesviruses 1.1 and 1.2a allows to estimate the stage of infection

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Fernando Rosado Spilki²  Ana Cláudia Franco¹  Paulo Michel Roehe¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Feevale Instituto de Ciências da Saúde Laboratório de Microbiologia MolecularNovo Hamburgo RS ,Brasil

关键词: bovine herpesvirus type 1;    infectious bovine rhinotracheitis;    immunoglobulin subclasses;    ELISA;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822012000200021

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Specific IgM, IgA, IgG1, IgG2, as well as neutralizing antibody responses were evaluated in sera of calves experimentally infected with two isolates of bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BoHV1) of distinct subtypes (subtype 1, BoHV1.1; subtype 2a, BoHV-1.2a). No significant differences were observed in the antibody responses induced by each BoHV-1 subtype. The antibody responses following primary acute infection were characterized by an increase in specific IgM and IgA levels between days 2 and 14 post inoculation (pi). IgG1 was detected from days 11 to 30 pi. IgG2 was detected on the sample taken on day 30 pi. Reactivation of infection following dexamethasone administration induced a significant rise in IgA levels, whereas IgG1 and IgG2 levels, which were at high levels from the beginning of the reactivation process, showed a slight alteration after corticosteroid treatment. These results suggest that it is possible to estimate the dynamics of BoHV-1 infections with basis on the analysis of class- and subclass-specific antibody responses. Such information may be particularly useful for the study of the kinetics of the infection in a herd and to aid in the adoption of appropriate control measures..

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