Journal of Animal Science and Technology

Korean Society of Animal Sciences and Technology (한국축산학회)
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Effects of repeated tuberculin skin testings on immune responses in experimental monkeys

  • Min, Fangui (Guangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute) ;
  • Wang, Jing (Guangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute) ;
  • Yuan, Wen (Guangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute) ;
  • Kuang, Huiwen (Guangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute) ;
  • Zhao, Weibo (Guangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute)
  • Received : 2014.06.13
  • Accepted : 2014.11.19
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

Though many alternative methods to tuberculin skin testing (TST) have been established and evaluated in recent years, sensitivities and specificities of most methods could not meet the requirements of golden standards. In this study, we sought to identify whether repeated TSTs could affect the immune responses in experimental monkeys. Nine natural tuberculosis (TB) monkeys receiving repeated TSTs biweekly were used to demonstrate the effect on TST responsiveness. Two healthy monkeys were administrated with repeated TSTs to analyze the immune response profiling. Intrapalpebral reactions in TB infections gradually weakened or presented intermittent positive reactions. The leukocyte counts, cytokine responses, and antibody responses to all antigens except Old tuberculin (OT) and MPT64L showed no specific changes for TB in healthy monkeys. Positive antibody responses to OT and MPT64L emerged during the first half experimental period, which may cause by their cross-reactivity with mycobacterial species. Results showed that repeated TSTs had no significant effects on immune responses in healthy monkeys but a progressive reduction in TST responsiveness in TB infections.

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