Recovery of antibody-producing ability and lymphocyte repopulation of bursal follicles in chickens exposed to infectious bursal disease virus

In Jeong Kim, Maja Gagic

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Abstract

We studied the long-term effect of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) in chickens. Specifically, the restoration of virus-induced bursal lesions and the duration of humoral immunodeficiency were examined. One-week-old specific-pathogen-free chickens were intraocularly inoculated with an intermediate vaccine strain (IBDV-Vac) or a virulent strain (IM-IBDV). At intervals postinoculation (PI), chickens were examined for histopathologic lesions. At 1, 3, 5, 10, or 15 wk PI, the chickens were injected with a mixture of antigens, and primary antibody responses were examined at 10 days postimmunization. Initially, the virus caused extensive necrosis of bursal B lymphocytes. This lesion was accompanied by an infiltration oft lymphocytes. With time, the necrotic lesion in the bursa was resolved. The follicles became partly repopulated with B lymphocytes. The repopulation occurred faster in the chickens exposed to IBDV-Vac than in the chickens exposed to IM-IBDV. By 7 wk PI, 40% and 80% of bursal follicles in IM-IBDV- and IBDV-Vac-inoculated chickens, respectively, were repopulated with immunoglobulin M+ B lymphocytes. Both IBDV-Vac and IM-caused suppression of the primary antibody response to antigens. However, the antibody responses of the chickens exposed to either of the two IBDV strains used were compromised only during the first 6 wk of virus exposure. Subsequently, the antibody response returned to near normal levels.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)401-413
Number of pages13
JournalAvian diseases
Volume43
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bursa of Fabricius
  • Infectious bursal disease virus
  • Primary antibody response
  • T lymphocyte

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Food Animals
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • General Immunology and Microbiology

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