| Literature DB >> 7794119 |
D Tewari1, S V Nair, M C De Ungria, G L Lawrence, M Hayden, D N Love, H J Field, J M Whalley.
Abstract
The glycoprotein C (gC) gene of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) was expressed in insect cells by a recombinant baculovirus as several products with apparent molecular weights of 66 kDa-80 kDa. The baculovirus EHV-1 gC products were recognised by monoclonal antibody and by EHV-1 convalescent equine sera, indicating conservation of antigenic determinants and confirming this glycoprotein as a target for the equine immune system. Mice immunized with recombinant EHV-1 gC showed accelerated clearance of EHV-1 from respiratory tissues following intranasal challenge. Virus clearance was accompanied by virus specific antibodies and by cell mediated immune responses measured by a delayed type hypersensitivity reaction and lymphocyte stimulation by killed EHV-1 as antigen.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7794119 DOI: 10.1007/bf01309967
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Virol ISSN: 0304-8608 Impact factor: 2.574