Ushe T C, Palmer G H, Sotomayor L, Figueroa J V, Buening G M, Perryman L E, McElwain T F
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-7040.
Infect Immun. 1994 Dec;62(12):5698-701. doi: 10.1128/iai.62.12.5698-5701.1994.
Protective immunity against Babesia bigemina is hypothesized to involve antibodies directed against merozoite surface-exposed epitopes. Levels of antibody against a rhoptry-associated protein 1 (RAP-1) B-lymphocyte epitope, defined by surface-reactive and inhibitory monoclonal antibodies, in immune cattle sera were determined. All cattle produced antibodies to the epitope; however, there was limited correlation between immune protection induced by infection or RAP-1 immunization and the level of antibody to the neutralization-sensitive B-lymphocyte epitope examined.
据推测,针对双芽巴贝斯虫的保护性免疫涉及针对裂殖子表面暴露表位的抗体。测定了免疫牛血清中针对由表面反应性和抑制性单克隆抗体所定义的一种棒状体相关蛋白1(RAP-1)B淋巴细胞表位的抗体水平。所有牛都产生了针对该表位的抗体;然而,感染或RAP-1免疫诱导的免疫保护与所检测的对中和敏感的B淋巴细胞表位的抗体水平之间的相关性有限。