| Major Histocompatibility Complex ( MHC ), also called Ovine Lymphocyte Antigen( OLA), is part of chromosomal region consisting of a group of closely linked and highly polymorphic loci. The antigens coded by DRB and DQB at MHC-â…¡play important roles in immune system, and have close relation with its functions. That the relationship between MHC and resistance/suseptibility to animal diseases/immune response/performance was closely linked. In this text, the polymorphisms of MHC-DRB1/DQB1 in Chinese merino and Duolang sheep with different intensity of infection hydatidosis were tested, and the relationship between MHC-DRB1/DQB1 and genetic resistance to hydatidosis was analyzed. Our research would help study the mechanisms of MHC-antidisease and provide data to anti-disease breeding, furthermore, which would have important theoretical and production value.1. The prevalence of E.granulosus was evaluated by ELISA diagnose Kit in Chinese merino sheep( 868 in total) in Tacheng, Yili, Shihezi and Duolang sheep( 351 in total) in Kashi. Results showed that the average infection rate of Chinese merino sheep were 22.33%, 48.8% and 6.9%, in Tacheng, Yili, Shihezi, respectively and that of total tested Dolang sheep and Chinese Merino sheep were 15.915% and 21.6% , both of which were significantly different (P﹤0.01).2. The polymorphisms of the second exon of MHC-DRB1 /DQB1 gene were investigated using the PCR-RFLP method in Duolang sheep and Chinese Merino sheep, results revealed that they were rich at SacII, Mval, SacI, Hin1I and HaeIII. In MHC-DRB1, 2, 3, 2, 2 and 6 RFLP patterns were found, and 3, 5, 3, 3, 15 and 3, 3, 3, 3, 18 genotypes were identified and base positions 229, 225, 208, 210, 178, 173, 159, 87 were polymorphic. In MHC-DQB1 gene, 2, 2, 4, 2, 3, 6 and 3 RFLP patterns were found with enzymes Mrox, Scaâ… , SacII, NciI, Taqâ… , Mvaâ… and Haeâ…¢, and 3, 3, 7, 3, 4, 16 and 6 genotypes were identified in Chinese merino sheep, and in Duolang sheep, 2,2,3,2,6,3 RFLP patterns with enzymes Mroxâ… , Scaâ… , SacII, Taqâ… , Mvaâ… and Haeâ…¢, and 3,3,5,2,14,5 genotypes, and base positions 266, 246, 231, 217, 213, 198, 192, 174, 161, 140, 96, 34 were polymorphic. According to above, we concluded the enzyme-digested sites of exon 2 of MHC-DRB1/DQB1 were in rich polymorphism, and in MHC-DQB1 in Chinese Merino sheep, allele Haeâ…¢m, Haeâ…¢n, Mvaâ… z and Mvaâ… y were new ones that found by cloning and sequencing.3. By comparing alleles and genotypic frequencies of MHC-DRB1 and MHC-DQB1 of healthy sheep with that of infectious ones in Chinese Merino sheep and Duolang sheep, we found that in Chinese Merino sheep, Mvaâ… b, and Haeâ…¢e have some resistance to hydotydosis(P﹤0.01), genotype Mvaâ… bb(p<0.01), Haeâ…¢ee and Sacâ… ab may be resistant to hydotydosis, but Mvaâ… bc, HaeIII bd, SacIIab and HaeIIIdf may be susceptible. Mvaâ… D (P﹤0.05) , SacIIb, Taqâ… A and Haeâ…¢N were resistant to hydotidosis, Taqâ… B, Mvaâ… C and Haeâ…¢M(P﹤0.01)were susceptible. Mvaâ… DZ(P﹤0.05), Taqâ… AA and HaeIII NN were resistant, but Mvaâ… CZ, Taqâ… AB(P﹤0.01)and HaeIII MN(P﹤0.01)were susceptible. In Duolang sheep, Haeâ…¢a(P﹤0.05)may be susceptible to hydotidosis, Sacâ… ab, Haeâ…¢cf and Hin1â… aa(P﹤0.05) may be resistant. HaeIII be, HaeIII ef(P﹤0.01), Sacâ… bb, HaeIII aa and Hin1â… ab(P﹤0.05)were susceptible in Duolang sheep at DRB1. Mvaâ… D have resistance (P﹤0.01) to hydotidosis, Mvaâ… DD and Mvaâ… CD may be resistant, but Mvaâ… BZ may be susceptible at DQB1.4. The relationship between halotype on MHC and hadytidosis was analyzed, results showed that in Chinese Merino sheep the halotype DRB-SacIAB, MvaIbb, DQB1-TaqIAA and Haeâ…¢NN have close relation with anti-hydytidosis ( P<0.01 ) , but DRB1-MvaIbc, DQB1-MvaIYY, DQB1-TaqIAB, DQB1-Haeâ…¢MN, DRB1-MvaIbb, DQB1-MvaICC, DQB1-TaqIAB and DQB1-Haeâ…¢MN were susceptible( P<0.01 ) . In Duolang sheep, DRB1-SacIAB, DRB1-Haeâ…¢ff, DQB1-MvaICD, DRB1-SacIAB, DRB1-Haeâ…¢ff and DQB1-MvaIDD were resistant to hydatidosis ( P<0.05 ) , but DRB1-HinIab, DRB1-Haeâ…¢be, DRB1-HinIab, DRB1-Haeâ…¢ef, DRB1-HinIab, DRB1-Haeâ…¢aa were susceptibl(eP<0.01).5. In this study, oncospheres were infected artifically with the healthy Chinese Merino sheep that halotype performed DRB1-SacIAB, DRB1-MvaIbb, DQB1-TaqIAA and DQB1-Haeâ…¢NN, all of which were confirmed to be resistant to hydytidosis.6. Hard-weinberg equilibrium plays an important role in maintaining the stability of genetic structure. It showed difference for Hardy-weinberg equilibrium of MHC-DRB1 in both sheep varieties. SacI and Hin1â… in Chinese Merino sheep and Mvaâ… in Dolang sheep have been attained to Hardy-weinberg equilibrium ( p>0.05 ) at MHC-DRB1, but others have not. Taqâ… and Mroxâ… in Chinese Merino sheep and Taqâ… in Dolang sheep has been attained(P>0.05), but others have not(P<0.01)at MHC-DQB1... |