The relevance of this paper is that transfusion of allogeneic blood to recipient animals is always associated with immunological risks. In this regard, the purpose of this study was to assess the state of phagocytic activity of blood neutrophils by indicators of phagocytic index, phagocytic number, and oxygen-dependent bactericidal activity, as well as to establish changes in antibody-dependent cytotoxic activity of lymphocytes in recipient rabbits during allogeneic whole blood transfusion. Modelling of blood transfusions was performed on five clinically healthy rabbits by intravenous administration of whole blood at the rate of 5.5 ml/kg of body weight. Blood samples were taken from animals on Days 3, 7, and 23 after blood transfusion. Neutrophil populations were obtained from blood samples by centrifugation on a double density gradient of 1.077 and 1.093 Ficoll-Verografin. The absorption activity of phagocytes was determined in a microscopic test. To investigate the oxygen-dependent bactericidal activity of neutrophils, a spontaneous test with nitroblue tetrazolium was performed. Antibody-dependent cytotoxic activity of lymphocytes was investigated by colorimetric method. It was found that after the transfusion of whole blood, the phagocytic activity of neutrophils increases with a simultaneous decrease in their absorption capacity. On Days 3 and 7, the results of the spontaneous test with nitroblue tetrazolium decreased. This indicates inactivation of the oxygen-dependent bactericidal activity of neutrophil granulocytes during the first phase of post-transfusion immunological reactions. On Day 23, there was an increase in the values of the indicators of the spontaneous test with nitroblue tetrazolium, which indicates the activation of the bactericidal properties of phagocytes. It was found that on Day 3, the antibody-dependent cytotoxic activity of lymphocytes significantly decreased relative to the initial state, and on Days 7 and 23, it increased. An increase in the antibody-dependent cytotoxic activity of lymphocytes should be associated with the active synthesis of antibodies of the late phase of the immune response. Consequently, transfusion of allogeneic blood causes an immune response in recipient rabbits, without causing immediate and long-term transfusion reactions (changes in heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature). The obtained results are of practical value both for scientists and practising doctors who use transfusion of whole blood and its components to animals with acute anaemia, impaired functional activity of blood coagulation factors, parasitic, and oncological diseases
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