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Persistence of high virus neutralizing antibody titers in cats experimentally infected with feline immunodeficiency virus

  • Yasuo Inoshima
  • , Yasuhiro Ikeda
  • , Mariko Kohmoto
  • , Marcelo Ricardo Pecoraro
  • , Masayuki Shimojima
  • , Yukako Shimojima
  • , Gouki Inada
  • , Yasushi Kawaguchi
  • , Keizo Tomonaga
  • , Takayuki Miyazawa
  • , Takeshi Mikami

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Abstract

The development of virus neutralizing (VN) antibody is one of the most effective host defense mechanisms against virus infection. In the present study, we developed a new VN assay against feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) using a feline T-lymphoblastoid cell line, MYA-1 cells, based on inhibition of viral reverse transcriptase production. This assay is applicable to strains of FIV which can not infect CRFK cells. By using the assay, we examined long-term responses of VN antibody in cats experimentally infected with FIV. VN antibody titers increased progressively during first 30 weeks post inoculation and remained at high titers thereafter for 7 years of observation periods.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)925-927
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Veterinary Medical Science
Volume58
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1996

Keywords

  • Antibody
  • FIV
  • Neutralization test

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Veterinary

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