Effects of astragalus polysaccharides on immunologic function of erythrocyte in chickens infected with infectious bursa disease virus

• Published in: Vaccine Vol. 28; no. 34; pp. 5614 - 5616
• Main Authors: Jiang, Junbing, Wu, Caihong, Gao, Hai, Song, Jiande, Li, Hongquan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 02.08.2010; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Allergy and Immunology; Animals; Applied microbiology; Astragalus; Astragalus Plant - chemistry; Astragalus Plant - immunology; Astragalus polysaccharides; Binding sites; Biological and medical sciences; Birnaviridae Infections - immunology; Chicken; Chickens; Chickens - immunology; Erythrocyte; Erythrocytes; Erythrocytes - immunology; Erythrocytes - virology; Experiments; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; IBDV; Infections; Infectious bursal disease virus; Infectious bursal disease virus - immunology; Microbiology; Molecular weight; Mortality; Polysaccharides - immunology; Poultry; Poultry Diseases - immunology; Poultry Diseases - virology; Rosette Formation; Saccharides; Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects); Erythrocyte; IBDV; Chicken; Astragalus polysaccharides; Farming animal; Poultry; Red blood cell; Infection; Blood cell; Vertebrata; Aves; Veterinary; Polysaccharide

160 Haline white chickens at 25 days old, negative for antibody to infectious bursa disease virus (IBDV), were randomly allocated into four groups. Chickens in groups 2–4 were infected with 0.3 ml IBDV at 26 days old. Chickens in groups 3 and 4 were injected respectively with 5 and 10 mg astragalus...