Gamma interferon responses to proteome-determined specific recombinant proteins in cattle experimentally- and naturally-infected with paratuberculosis

Research in Veterinary Science
Valerie HughesKaren Stevenson

Abstract

Johne's disease (JD), is a fatal enteritis of animals caused by infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map). Diagnosis of subclinical JD is problematic as test sensitivity is limited. Th1 responses to Map are activated early, thus detection of a cell-mediated response, indicated by measuring interferon gamma (IFN-γ) stimulated by mycobacterial antigens, may give the first indication of sub-clinical infection. Crude extracts of Map (PPDJ) have been used to detect the cell-mediated response in infected cattle. More specific, quantifiable antigens may improve test specificity and reproducibility. Map-specific proteins, MAP_3651c and MAP_0268c, raised a cell-mediated immune response in sub-clinically infected sheep. Results presented in this manuscript demonstrate these proteins elicit a cell-mediated response in experimental and natural infections of cattle. Individual ranked IFN-γ responses of experimentally infected calves to PPDJ showed a high, statistically significant association with ranked responses of recombinant Map antigens. Responses of infected animals were higher than the control group. Threshold values determined using data from an experimental infection were applied to naturally infected ani...Continue Reading

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