Abstract
The immunological responses of the armadillo are of interest because of its susceptibility to generalized lepromatoid infection with Mycobacterium leprae. In this study, specimens of Dasypus sabanicola were found to have a typical mammalian distribution of lymphoid cells in thymus, spleen, lymph nodes and blood. Their complement was active in bactercidal, protozoan immobilization and haemolytic systems. Blood lymphocytes responded to phytohaemagglutinin and to pokeweed mitogen. Sensitization with ovalbumin in CFA resulted in the production of circulating precipitins; strong Arthus reactions were detectable in the sensitized animals. Responses of cell-mediated immunity to DNCB and to M. tuberculosis were very discrete. Heat-killed M. leprae elicited granulomatous reactions characterized by microscopic necrosis, but without abundant lymphocytic infiltration; skin tests and lymphocytic transformation were generally negative in the animals injected with M. leprae.
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