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Infectious bursal disease DNA vaccination conferring protection by delayed appearance and rapid clearance of invading viruses

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The present study was undertaken to determine the kinetics of viral load and immune response in protection against infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) by DNA vaccination. Chickens were DNA-vaccinated and challenged with IBDV one week after the third vaccination. Tissues were collected at 12 hours postinfection (HPI), 1 day postinfection (DPI), 3, 5, 7 and 10 DPI. The vaccinated chickens had less viral RNA, with delayed appearance and shorter duration in the bursa of Fabricius, spleen, and cecal tonsil than the challenged control chickens. Their ELISA and neutralizing antibody titers were decreased at 12 HPI and significantly lower (P < 0.05) than those in the challenged control chickens at later time points. Their spleen IFNγ expression was up-regulated compared to that in the DNA-vaccinated chickens without IBDV challenge. These results indicate that DNA vaccination confers protection against IBDV challenge by delayed appearance and rapid clearance of the invading viruses.

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We are grateful for the excellent animal care provided for the experimental chickens by the Purdue University veterinary laboratory animal care staff.

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    Present address: Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan

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    Yung-Yi Chen, Ming Kun Hsieh, Chun-Yu Tung, Ching Ching Wu & Tsang Long Lin

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Chen, YY., Hsieh, M.K., Tung, CY. et al. Infectious bursal disease DNA vaccination conferring protection by delayed appearance and rapid clearance of invading viruses. Arch Virol 156, 2241–2250 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-011-1127-4

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