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11709045

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
Polyclonal antibodies, widely used in research and diagnostics, are conventionally isolated from the blood of immunised mammals, especially rabbits. The fact that antibodies can also be detected in the yolk of eggs laid by immunised hens, led to the development of yolk antibody technology (IgY-technology) as an alternative method that is less stressful to animals. This technology has become a worthwhile alternative to the blood-dependent techniques. Furthermore, because of the phylogenetic distance between birds and mammals, avian antigens have a very specific immune response to highly conserved antigens of mammals, such as human erythrocyte antigens. To evaluate the humoral immune response of hens immunised with human red erythrocyte antigens, 22 White Leghorn hens were kept in cages and immunised with total red blood cells or stroma of the human rhesus positive (Rh+) system (D antigen) by weekly intramuscular and intravenous injections, without the use of an adjuvant. The haemagglutination assay was used to evaluate the dynamics of the production of IgY antibodies against human erythrocyte antigens, and single radial immunodiffusion was used to evaluate the amount of total IgY in de-lipidated supernatants from egg yolk. The highest titres were observed four weeks after the first immunisation, and these remained stable for up to seven weeks for the intravenous route. Positive reactivity against human erythrocyte antigens A, B and O was demonstrated in de-lipidated supernatants from the egg yolks of immunised hens. The strongest reaction was observed against blood group O Rh+ (O+).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0261-1929
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
717-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Human haemoclassification by use of specific yolk antibodies obtained after immunisation of chickens against human blood group antigens.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Antibodies and Experimental Biomodels, Santiago de Cuba Medical University, Calle 23 y Carretera del Caney S/N Reparto Vista Alegre, P.O. Box 4032, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't