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Song X, Yang X, Zhang T, Liu J, Liu Q. Evaluation of 4 merozoite antigens as candidate vaccines against Eimeria tenella infection. Poult Sci 2020; 100:100888. [PMID: 33516468 PMCID: PMC7936139 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Coccidiosis, caused by parasites of the genus Eimeria, is one of the most widespread and economically detrimental diseases in the global poultry industry. Because the merozoite stage of Eimeria tenella is immunologically vulnerable, motile, and functionally important for the parasites, the proteins expressed in these stages are considered to be potentially immunoprotective antigens, especially the secreted antigens and surface antigens. Here, we detected a previously unidentified MIC2-associated protein (Et-M2AP) from E. tenella and determined its localization. An immunofluorescence assay revealed that Et-M2AP was distributed in the apical part of second generation merozoites and sporozoites. In addition, an expression profile analysis revealed that the transcriptional level of Et-M2AP is significantly higher in the merozoite stage. To assess the potential of Et-M2AP protein as a coccidiosis vaccine, we expressed recombinant Et-M2AP (rEt-M2AP) and compared the immune protective efficacy of rEt-M2AP with 3 surface antigens that are highly expressed by merozoites (rEt-SAG23, rEt-SAG16, and rEt-SAG2 proteins). The immune protective efficacy of these vaccine candidates was assessed based on survival rate, lesion score, BW gain, relative BW gain, and oocyst output. The results show that the survival rate was 90%, which are significantly higher than those in the challenge control group. The BW gain rate was 42% (P < 0.001) in rEt-M2AP-immunized chickens, which are significantly higher than those in the challenge control group and rEt-SAG23, rEt-SAG16, and rEt-SAG2 proteins-immunized chickens. In addition, chickens immunized with rEt-M2AP (88% oocyst output decrease rate, P < 0.001) had the least oocyst output, compared with those immunized with rEt-SAG16 (59.2% oocyst output decrease rate, P < 0.001), rEt-SAG23 (22% oocyst output decrease rate), and rEt-SAG2 (1.36% oocyst output decrease rate). These results demonstrate that rEt-M2AP provided effective protection against challenge with E. tenella, suggesting that rEt-M2AP is a promising candidate antigen gene for development as a coccidiosis vaccine.
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- Xingju Song
- National Animal Protozoa Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Animal Protozoa Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Animal Protozoa Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Animal Protozoa Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Animal Protozoa Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
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Osho SO, Adeola O. Impact of dietary chitosan oligosaccharide and its effects on coccidia challenge in broiler chickens. Br Poult Sci 2019; 60:766-776. [PMID: 31483171 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2019.1662887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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1. Two experiments were conducted, the first to determine the optimum inclusion of chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) in broiler diets to support growth performance, digestive functions, intestinal morphology, and immune organs. The second experiment evaluated the immune-protective properties of COS on broiler chickens during coccidia challenge (CC).2. Experiment 1 investigated the effect of graded dietary concentration of COS in the diets of broiler chickens using eight cage replicates for each of the six diets. A corn-soybean meal-based diet was used as the basal diet and supplemented with 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, or 2.5 g of COS/kg feed to form the six treatments.3. The diet supplemented with 1.0 g COS/kg of feed provided the optimal inclusion level for broiler chickens regarding body weight (BW) gain, jejunal villus height, villus height to crypt depth ratio, and ileal energy digestibility at d 22 of age.4. Experiment 2 investigated the immune-protective properties of COS in broiler chickens during CC. A total of 224 male broiler chicks were randomly assigned to eight replicate cages in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments with two COS concentrations (0 or 1 g of COS/kg of diet), with or without CC.5. On d 18 of age, birds in the CC group received twice the recommended coccidia vaccine dose of 30 doses/kg BW.6. Coccidia challenge reduced (P < 0.05) and dietary COS increased (P < 0.05) BW gain, and feed intake. Dietary COS mitigated (P < 0.05) the CC-induced effects on gain:feed. Dietary COS supplementation attenuated the CC-induced effects (P < 0.05) on the expression of occludin genes.7. In conclusion, dietary COS improved performance, and the immune-related beneficial impact of COS supplementation was associated with reduced expression of pro-inflammatory cytokine genes.
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- S O Osho
- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Yan S, Wei PC, Chen Q, Chen X, Wang SC, Li JR, Gao C. Functional and structural characterization of a β-glucosidase involved in saponin metabolism from intestinal bacteria. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 496:1349-1356. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Efficacy of chimeric DNA vaccines encoding Eimeria tenella 5401 and chicken IFN-γ or IL-2 against coccidiosis in chickens. Exp Parasitol 2015; 156:19-25. [PMID: 26008611 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Revised: 05/03/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chimeric DNA vaccines encoding Eimeria tenella (E. tenella) surface antigen 5401 were constructed and their efficacies against E. tenella challenge were studied. The open reading frame (ORF) of 5401 was cloned into the prokaryotic expression vector pGEX-4T2 to express the recombinant protein and the expressed recombinant protein was identified by Western blot. The ORF of 5401 and chicken cytokine gene IFN-γ or IL-2 were cloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pVAX1 consecutively to construct DNA vaccines pVAX-5401-IFN-γ, pVAX-5401-IL-2 and pVAX-5401. The expression of aim genes in vivo was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot. Fourteen-day-old chickens were inoculated twice at an interval of 7 days with 100 µg of plasmids pVAX-5401, pVAX-5401-IFN-γ and pVAX-5401-IL-2 or 200 µg of recombinant 5401 protein by leg intramuscular injection, respectively. Seven days after the second inoculation, all chickens except the unchallenged control group were challenged orally with 5 × 10(4) sporulated oocysts of E. tenella. Seven days after challenge, all chickens were weighted and slaughtered to determine the effects of immunization. The results showed the recombinant protein was about 90 kDa and reacted with antiserum against soluble sporozoites. The animal experiment showed that all the DNA vaccines pVAX-5401, pVAX-5401-IFN-γ or pVAX-5401-IL-2 and the recombinant 5401 protein could obviously alleviate body weight loss and cecal lesions as compared with non-vaccinated challenged control and empty vector pVAX1control. Furthermore, pVAX-5401-IFN-γ or pVAX-5401-IL-2 induced anti-coccidial index (ACI) of 180.01 or 177.24 which were significantly higher than that of pVAX-5401. The results suggested that 5401 was an effective candidate antigen for vaccine. This finding also suggested that chicken IFN-γ or IL-2 could effectively improve the efficacies of DNA vaccines against avian coccidiosis.
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Securing poultry production from the ever-present Eimeria challenge. Trends Parasitol 2014; 30:12-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 245] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Revised: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Kipper M, Andretta I, Lehnen CR, Lovatto PA, Monteiro SG. Meta-analysis of the performance variation in broilers experimentally challenged by Eimeria spp. Vet Parasitol 2013; 196:77-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Revised: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Induction of Cellular Immune Response by DNA Vaccine Coexpressing E. acervulina 3-1E Gene and Mature CHIl-15 Gene. J Parasitol Res 2012; 2012:654279. [PMID: 22754694 PMCID: PMC3382946 DOI: 10.1155/2012/654279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2012] [Revised: 04/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We previously reported that the chimeric DNA vaccine pcDNA-3-1E-linker-mChIL-15, fused through linking Eimeria acervulina 3-1E encoding gene and mature chicken IL-15 (mChIL-15) gene with four flexible amino acid SPGS, could significantly offer protection against homologous challenge. In the present study, the induction of cellular immune response induced by the chimeric DNA vaccine pcDNA-3-1E-linker-mChIL-15 was investigated. Spleen lymphocyte subpopulations were characterized by flow cytometric analysis. The spleen lymphocyte proliferation assays were measured by 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-y1]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) method. The mRNA profiles of ChIL-2 and ChIFN-γ in spleen were characterized by means of real-time PCR. Chickens immunized with pcDNA-3-1E-linker-mChIL-15 exhibited significant upregulated level of ChIL-2 and ChIFN-γ transcripts in spleen following two immunizations compared with chickens in other groups (P < 0.01). In comparison with pcDNA3.1-immunized and control groups, lymphocyte proliferation, percentage of CD8α(+) cell, and levels of ChIL-2 and ChIFN-γ transcripts in the group immunized with pcDNA-3-1E-linker-mChIL-15 were significantly increased on day 6 following challenge (P < 0.05, P < 0.01, and P < 0.01, resp.). Our data suggested that the fusion antigen 3-1E-linker-mChIL-15 could be a potential candidate for E. acervulina vaccine development.
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Zhang DF, Xu H, Sun BB, Li JQ, Zhou QJ, Zhang HL, Du AF. Adjuvant effect of ginsenoside-based nanoparticles (ginsomes) on the recombinant vaccine against Eimeria tenella in chickens. Parasitol Res 2012; 110:2445-53. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2784-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2011] [Accepted: 12/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Jordan A, Caldwell DJ, Klein J, Coppedge J, Pohl S, Fitz-Coy S, Lee JT. Eimeria tenella oocyst shedding and output in cecal or fecal contents following experimental challenge in broilers. Poult Sci 2011; 90:990-5. [DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-01228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- A Jordan
- Poultry Science Department, Texas A&M System, College Station 77843-2472, TX, USA
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Qu DF, Yu HJ, Liu Z, Zhang DF, Zhou QJ, Zhang HL, Du AF. Ginsenoside Rg1 enhances immune response induced by recombinant Toxoplasma gondii SAG1 antigen. Vet Parasitol 2011; 179:28-34. [PMID: 21439733 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Revised: 02/10/2011] [Accepted: 02/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Ginsenoside, the most important component isolated from Panax ginseng, exhibits a variety of biological activities. Particularly, ginsenoside Rg1 is known to have immune-modulating activities such as increase of immune activity of T helper (Th) cells. In the present study, we evaluated the immunomodulatory potentials of the Rg1 at three dose levels on the cellular and humoral immune responses of ICR mice against T. gondii recombinant surface antigen 1 (rSAG1). ICR mice were immunized subcutaneously with 50 μg Rg1 alone, 100 μg rSAG1 alone or with 100 μg rSAG1 dissolved in saline containing ginsenoside Rg1 (10 μg, 50 μg or 100 μg). After immunization, we evaluated the immune response using lymphoproliferative assay, cytokine and antibody measurements, and the survival times of mice challenged lethally. The results showed that the groups immunized with rSAG1 and Rg1 (50 μg, 100 μg) developed a high level of specific antibody responses against T. gondii rSAG1, a strong lymphoproliferative response, and significant levels of cytokine production, compared with the other groups. After lethal challenge, the mice immunized with the rSAG1 and Rg1 (50 μg, 100 μg) showed a significantly increased survival time compared with control mice which died within 6 days of challenge. Our data demonstrate that by addition of ginsenoside Rg1, the rSAG1 triggered a stronger humoral and cellular response against T. gondii, and that Rg1 is a promising vaccine adjuvant against toxoplasmosis, worth further development.
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- Dao-Feng Qu
- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemic Etiology and Immunological Prevention of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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Vaccination of chickens with DNA vaccine encoding Eimeria acervulina 3-1E and chicken IL-15 offers protection against homologous challenge. Exp Parasitol 2011; 127:208-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2010] [Revised: 07/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A recombinant DNA vaccine encoding Eimeria acervulina cSZ-2 induces immunity against experimental E. tenella infection. Vet Parasitol 2010; 169:185-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2009] [Revised: 11/10/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Shah MAA, Xu L, Yan R, Song X, Li X. Cross immunity of DNA vaccine pVAX1-cSZ2-IL-2 to Eimeria tenella, E. necatrix and E. maxima. Exp Parasitol 2009; 124:330-3. [PMID: 19944687 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2009.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2009] [Revised: 11/20/2009] [Accepted: 11/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The study describes cross protection experiments with chimeric DNA vaccine pVAX1-cSZ2-IL-2 to determine its efficacy against four important Eimeria species. Seven-day-old chickens were randomly divided into nine groups; group 1 negative control, groups 2, 3, 4, 5 positive controls; and groups 6, 7, 8 and 9 experimental groups. On days 7 and 14, groups 1-5 were injected with TE buffer, and groups 6-9 with the vaccine. At 21 days of age, all chickens were inoculated with 5 x 10(4) sporulated oocysts except for the negative control. Groups 2 and 6 were inoculated with Eimeria tenella, groups 3 and 7 with Eimerianecatrix, groups 4 and 8 with Eimeria acervulina and groups 5 and 9 with Eimeria maxima. Seven days later, all chickens were weighed and slaughtered to obtain intestinal samples. Efficacy of immunization was evaluated on the basis of oocyst decrease ratio, lesion score, body-weight gain and anti-coccidial index. The results indicated that the recombinant plasmid can induce host immune responses by alleviating intestinal lesions, body weight loss and oocyst ratio and imparting good protection against E. tenella and E.acervulina, medium protection against E. necatrix but little effect against E. maxima. It is concluded that the conserved antigen can provide cross protection and should be explored further.
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- Mohammed Ali A Shah
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, PR China
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Ding J, Bao W, Liu Q, Yu Q, Abdille MH, Wei Z. Immunoprotection of chickens against Eimeria acervulina by recombinant α-tubulin protein. Parasitol Res 2008; 103:1133-40. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1106-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2008] [Accepted: 06/19/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Yang G, Li J, Zhang X, Zhao Q, Liu Q, Gong P. Eimeria tenella: Construction of a recombinant fowlpox virus expressing rhomboid gene and its protective efficacy against homologous infection. Exp Parasitol 2008; 119:30-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2006] [Revised: 09/13/2007] [Accepted: 12/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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