Phagocytic activity of peripheral blood leukocytes in bulls experimentally infected with IBR/IPV virus (bovid herpesvirus 1)
Deptuła, W.; Buczek, J.
Acta Microbiologica Polonica 36(4): 293-301
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0137-1320 PMID: 2457294 Document Number: 289464
Functional status of peripheral blood leukocytes was evaluated in bulls infected experimentally with BHV 1. Results of the studies indicated extensive changes in mechanisms of phagocytosis which play significant role restricting spread of viral infection, particularly at the preliminary stage of the infection. Increase in serum antibody titer appeared as a result of a prolonged contact of BHV 1 with cells of the immune system of the organism. The studies, documenting changes in reactivity of peripheral blood phagocytic cells in BHV 1 - infected bulls, point to new possibilities of evaluating immune status in the cattle infected with the virus.