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Immunization of Rabbits Against Whole Crude Antigen of Sarcocystosis (S. gigantea) isolated from Macrocystis of Naturally Infected Sheep in Duhok Province, Iraq

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Parasitology & Microbiology

Abstract

Sarcocystosis is an intracellular immunosuppressant parasitic disease caused by the genus Sarcocystis that infect various animal species and human. The current study was aimed to evaluate cellular and humoral immune responses of experimentally immunized rabbits to whole crude antigen isolated from S. gigantea of sheep. The haematological examination of immunized rabbits showed significant increase in the total number of white blood cells (18.8±2.0 x103/ µl) and differential leukocyte count including; neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils in comparison to non-immunized group. By evaluation of phagocytic activity, the number of phagocytes engulfing the pathogen was significantly increased in immunized rabbits (22.41±1.8) compared to control group (1.22±0.56). In delay type hypersensitivity of cutaneous reaction, the skin fold thickness approached its maximum (5.70 ±0.11 mm) after 48 hours of intradermal injection of the antigen. The total serum albumin and globulin levels were higher in post-immunized group (6.40±0.25 g/dl and 4.36±0.10 g/dl) when compared to control animals (4.82±0.14 g/dl and 2.04±0.11 g/dl), respectively. By biochemical analysis using both glutaraldehyde reaction test and sodium sulphite precipitation test, immunoglobulin level were higher in immunized animals compared to non-immunized animals. During serological analysis, significant difference (P<0.05) was observed in IgG level in immunized rabbits in comparison to control group. Histopathological examination of immunized rabbits showed increased infiltration with inflammatory cells, congestion, oedema and haemorrhage in different organs. In conclusion, the isolated whole crude antigen of S. gigantea has provided a fundamental insight about immune stimulation for activation of cellular and humoral antibodies in experimentally immunized rabbits. It's crucial to explore cross-reactivity between Sarcocystis and Toxoplasma infections during diagnosis and develop a sensitive test to differentiate and detect potential cross-reactions.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2024.267435.1853

Keywords

Sarcocystosis, Rabbits, Cellular and Humoral immunity

Authors

First Name

Shivan

Last Name

Hussein

MiddleName

Nawzad

Affiliation

Department of Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Email

shivan.hussein@uod.ac

City

Duhok

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https://orcid.org/00

First Name

Assel

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Email

assel.anwer@uod.ac

City

Duhok

Orcid

0009-0003-5599-7741

First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Shukur

MiddleName

Shukri

Affiliation

Department of Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

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mohammed.shukur@uod.ac

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Volume

56

Article Issue

6

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48121

Issue Date

2025-06-01

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2024-02-16

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2025-06-01

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1,289

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1,299

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1110-0222

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2357-089X

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140

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Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Immunization of Rabbits Against Whole Crude Antigen of Sarcocystosis (S. gigantea) isolated from Macrocystis of Naturally Infected Sheep in Duhok Province, Iraq

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23 Dec 2024