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Tenkai Watanabe1, Takumi Terada1, Ryo Ezaki1
1Laboratory of Immunobiology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan.
Abstract:
Vaccination is important for reducing disease incidence in the poultry industry. To enhance immunity and vaccine efficacy, chicken cytokines associated with antibody production must be identified. In this study, we focused on interleukin-5 (IL-5), involved in antibody production in mice, measuring its expression and effects on antibody production. Concanavalin A-stimulated splenocytes were used for RT-PCR to clone IL5 cDNAs. Recombinant IL-5 was prepared from the clone and administered to chickens with antigen via the ocular-topical route twice every alternate week. IL-5 enhanced antigen-specific IgY and inhibited antigen-specific serum IgA production in serum. Our findings suggest that IL-5 plays an important role in chicken antibody production, with possible unique functions.
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