Short communication. Enhancement of the immune responses to vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease in mice by oral administration of Quillaja saponaria-A and extracts of Cochinchina momordica seed

  • C. W. Xiao Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310021
  • Z. I. Rajput Research and Development Section, Directorate of Animal Husbandry Sindh, Hyderabad 71000
  • G. L. Bao Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310021
  • S. H. Hu Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310029
  • N. A. Soomro Research and Development Section, Directorate of Animal Husbandry Sindh, Hyderabad 71000
Keywords: adjuvant, ELISA, oral immunization, vaccine

Abstract

This study was designed to evaluate the effects of oral administration of extracts from Cochinchina momordica seed (ECMS) or Quillaja saponaria-A (Quil-A) on the immune responses in mice immunized with foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV)-serotype O vaccine. Forty-two imprinting control region (ICR) mice were randomly divided into seven groups of 6 animals in each group, and a dose of 400 μg of Quil-A or ECMS was orally administered for 1,, 2 or 3 days. After that, the animals were subcutaneously immunized twice with FMD vaccine at 3-week intervals and blood samples were collected 2-weeks after boosting for measurement of FMDV-specific IgG and its subclasses. Spleens were collected for lymphocytes proliferation assay. Results indicated that serum FMDV-specific IgG and the IgG subclass responses were significantly enhanced in mice orally administered ECMS or Quil-A when compared with the control group (p<0.05). Lymphocytes proliferation response to FMD vaccine was significantly enhanced by ECMS compared with the control (p<0.05). This study illustrates that ECMS induced immunomodulatory effects and performed better than Quil-A.

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C. W. Xiao, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310021


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Published
2013-02-14
How to Cite
Xiao, C. W., Rajput, Z. I., Bao, G. L., Hu, S. H., & Soomro, N. A. (2013). Short communication. Enhancement of the immune responses to vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease in mice by oral administration of Quillaja saponaria-A and extracts of Cochinchina momordica seed. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 11(1), 84-88. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2013111-3279
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