Specific anti-Neospora caninum IgG1 and IgG2 antibody responses during gestation in naturally infected cattle and their relationship with gamma interferon production

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 35-42

  Almeria S ^a,d   Nogareda, C ^b   Santolaria, P ^c   Garcia Ispierto, I ^b   Yaniz J L ^c   Lopez Gatius F ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECERCA EN SANITAT ANIMAL CRESA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

IFN gamma; IgG1 antibodies; IgG2 antibodies; Neospora caninum; Pregnant cattle

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ABORTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NONHUMAN; TH1 CELL;

ABORTED FETUS; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON-GAMMA; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 67349225675     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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