Comparative study of the plasma globulin level, CD21&; minus; B-cell counts and FOXP3 mRNA expression level in CD4+ T-cells for different clinical stages of feline immunodeficiency virus infected cats
Journal Title: | Research in veterinary science 2012, Vol.92 (1), p.157-161 |
Main Author: | Takano, Tomomi |
Other Authors: | Hosoya, Shinobu , Shibao, Akari , Nagasaki, Bunpei , Yoshioka, Hisao , Satoh, Ryoichi , Hohdatsu, Tsutomu |
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title: | Comparative study of the plasma globulin level, CD21&; minus; B-cell counts and FOXP3 mRNA expression level in CD4+ T-cells for different clinical stages of feline immunodeficiency virus infected cats |
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description: | Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection leads to hypergammaglobulinemia through mechanisms that remain poorly understood. We investigated changes in plasma globulin level, B cells, and T cells with progression of the clinical stage of FIV-infected cats. We classified FIV-infected cats into the stage of Asymptomatic carrier (AC) and AIDS-related complex (ARC) based on the clinical symptoms, and measured the plasma globulin level, the CD4+ T-cell counts, and analyzed surface markers of B cells. We investigated the relationship between the plasma globulin level and regulatory T cells (Tregs) using the Forkhead box P3 (FOXP3) mRNA expression level. In FIV-infected cats, the plasma globulin level and the surface immunoglobulin (sIg)+ CD21- B-cell counts were increased, whereas the CD4+ T-cell counts were decreased compared with specific-pathogen free (SPF) cats. The mRNA expression of Blimp-1 (master gene of plasma cells) was increased in peripheral blood, and the FOXP3 mRNA expression level was decreased in CD4+ T-cells. These immunological changes were marked in the ARC stage. These data indicate that the decrease of Tregs and the increase of plasma cells lead to hypergammaglobulinemia. |
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