Ruff M D, Augustine P C
J Parasitol. 1982 Feb;68(1):107-11.
The electrophoretic distribution of serum proteins was measured in chickens inoculated with sporulated oocysts of Eimeria acervulina, E. tenella, and E. maxima. Total serum protein decreased on day 5 and 7 postinoculation (PI) with all three species. However, the changes produced in the individual serum protein fractions differed with the species. In serum from E. acervulina-infected birds, all protein components decreased quantitatively; the largest decrease was in the alpha globulins. The overall percent distribution of the globulins was similar to that of uninoculated controls, except for a decrease in the alpha globulins. In E. tenella-infected chickens, albumin decreased (both quantitatively and in percent distribution), but the alpha 1, beta, and gamma 1 globulins increased. In E. maxima-infected chickens, only albumin and alpha 1 globulin decreased quantitatively; the amounts of alpha 2, beta, or gamma globulins did not change. These changes were transitory and had disappeared by day 10 PI.
对接种堆型艾美耳球虫、柔嫩艾美耳球虫和巨型艾美耳球虫子孢子化卵囊的鸡的血清蛋白进行了电泳分布测定。接种后第5天和第7天，感染所有这三种球虫的鸡的血清总蛋白均下降。然而，各个血清蛋白组分产生的变化因球虫种类而异。在感染堆型艾美耳球虫的鸡的血清中，所有蛋白质成分在数量上均减少；α球蛋白减少最多。球蛋白的总体百分比分布与未接种对照相似，但α球蛋白有所减少。在感染柔嫩艾美耳球虫的鸡中，白蛋白减少（数量和百分比分布均减少），但α1、β和γ1球蛋白增加。在感染巨型艾美耳球虫的鸡中，只有白蛋白和α1球蛋白在数量上减少；α2、β或γ球蛋白的量没有变化。这些变化是暂时的，在接种后第10天消失。
