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              19. 
				
				
				Characterization of the atypical 
				lymphocytes in African swine fever - 
				
				Z. A. Karalyan, Z. R. Ter-Pogossyan, L. O. Abroyan, L. H. 
				Hakobyan, A. S. Avetisyan, N. Yu Karalyan and E. M. Karalova 
              
              Veterinary World, 9(7): 792-800   
              
   
                
                
doi: 
              
				
				10.14202/vetworld.2016.792-800 
                
				  
				
				Z. A. Karalyan: 
				
				Laboratory of Cell Biology and Virology, Institute of Molecular 
				Biology of NAS, 7 Hasratyan St, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia; zkaralyan@yahoo.com 
				
				Z. R. Ter-Pogossyan: 
				
				Laboratory of Cell Biology and Virology, Institute of Molecular 
				Biology of NAS, 7 Hasratyan St, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia; zaratp@gmail.com 
				
				L. O. Abroyan: 
				
				Laboratory of Cell Biology and Virology, Institute of Molecular 
				Biology of NAS, 7 Hasratyan St, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia; pbzhikyan@yahoo.gr 
				
				L. H. Hakobyan: 
				
				Laboratory of Cell Biology and Virology, Institute of Molecular 
				Biology of NAS, 7 Hasratyan St, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia; 
				lina.hakobyan@gmail.com 
				
				A. S. Avetisyan: 
				
				Laboratory of Cell Biology and Virology, Institute of Molecular 
				Biology of NAS, 7 Hasratyan St, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia; a.avetis@mail.ru 
				
				Karalyan N. Yu: 
				
				Laboratory of Cell Biology and Virology, Institute of Molecular 
				Biology of NAS, 7 Hasratyan St, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia; 
				naira_karalyan@mail.ru 
				
				E. M. Karalova: 
				
				Laboratory of Cell Biology and Virology, Institute of Molecular 
				Biology of NAS, 7 Hasratyan St, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia; 
				z_karalyan@mb.sci.am   
				
				Received: 28-04-2016, Accepted: 23-06-2016, Published online: 
				30-07-2016   
				
              	
              	Corresponding author: 
              	
				
				Z. A. Karalyan, e-mail: zkaralyan@yahoo.com 
 
              Citation: 
				Karalyan ZA, Ter-Pogossyan ZR, Abroyan LO, Hakobyan LH, 
				Avetisyan AS, Karalyan NY, Karalova EM (2016) Characterization of the 
				atypical lymphocytes in African swine fever, 
				
				Veterinary World, 9(7): 
				792-800. 
 
              
				Abstract 
 
				
				
				Aim: 
				
				Atypical lymphocytes usually described as lymphocytes with 
				altered shape, increased DNA amount, and larger size. For 
				analysis of cause of genesis and source of atypical lymphocytes 
				during African swine fever virus (ASFV) infection, bone marrow, 
				peripheral blood, and 
				
				in vitro 
				
				model were investigated. 
				
				
				Materials and Methods: 
				
				Atypical lymphocytes under the influence of ASFV were studied 
				for morphologic, cytophotometric, and membrane surface marker 
				characteristics and were used 
				
				in vivo 
				
				and 
				
				in vitro 
				
				models. 
				
				
				Results: 
				
				This study indicated the increased size, high metabolic 
				activity, and the presence of additional DNA amount in atypical 
				lymphocytes caused by ASFV infection. Furthermore, in atypical 
				lymphocytes, nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio usually decreased, 
				compared to normal lymphocytes. In morphology, they looking like 
				lymphocytes transformed into blasts by exposure to mitogens or 
				antigens 
				
				in vitro. 
				They vary in morphologic detail, but most of them are CD2 
				positive. 
				
				
				Conclusions: 
				
				Our data suggest that atypical lymphocytes may represent an 
				unusual and specific cellular response to ASFV infection. 
				
				Keywords: 
				
				African swine fever virus, atypical lymphocytes, CD2, DNA ploidy. 
 
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