Bursa of Fabricius heptapeptide with immune regulation effect
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
- Publication Date
- 2010-09-15
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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1. Technical field
[0001] The invention relates to a bursal heptapeptide with immunoregulatory effect and its application in immunity (improving the immune ability of animals, improving the immune effect of vaccines and affecting the activity of tumor cells), belonging to the field of immunology. 2. Background technology
[0002] The bursa of Fabricus (BF) was first discovered by Hieronymus Fabricus in 1961. At the same time, the shape and location of the supraluminal bursa were clarified, so it was named bursa of Fabricus. The bursa of Fabricius is the central lymphoid organ of humoral immunity unique to poultry. It is located on the dorsal side of the cloaca. Its blind end is sac-shaped and faces the front of the body. Early researchers observed that the bursa gradually degenerates with sexual maturity, so it has always been considered an organ related to reproductive physiology. Since 1956, when Glick and others discovered that removing the bursa of Fabricius would reduc...