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Chen H, Chigusa K, Kanda K, Tanoue R, Ochiai M, Iwata H. Developmental toxicity of short-chain chlorinated paraffins on early-stage chicken embryos in a shell-less (ex-ovo) incubation system. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2024; 276:116304. [PMID: 38626606 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) are listed as a category of globally controlled persistent organic pollutants (POPs) by the Stockholm Convention in 2017. However, SCCP toxicity, particularly their developmental toxicity in avian embryos, has not been well studied. In this study, we observed the early development of chicken embryos (Gallus gallus domesticus) by applying a shell-less (ex-ovo) incubation system developed in our previous studies. After exposing embryos at Hamburger Hamilton stage (HHS) 1 to SCCPs (control, 0.1% DMSO; SCCPs-L, 200 ng/g; SCCPs-M, 2000 ng/g; SCCPs-H, 20,000 ng/g), we observed the development of embryos from the 3rd to 9th incubation day. Exposure to SCCPs-M and -H induced a significant reduction in survival, with an LD50 of 3100 ng/g on the 9th incubation day. Significant dose-dependent decreases in body length were observed from days 4-9. We also found that SCCPs-H decreased the blood vessel length and branch number on the 4th incubation day. Additionally, SCCPs-H significantly reduced the heart rate on the 4th and 5th incubation days. These findings suggest that SCCPs may have potential of developmental and cardiovascular toxicity during the early stages of chicken embryos. Quantitative PCR of the mRNA of genes related to embryonic development showed that SLC16A10 (a triiodothyronine transporter) level decreased in the SCCPs-H group, showing a significant positive correlation with the body length of embryos. THRA level, a thyroid hormone receptor, was significantly decreased in the SCCPs-H group, whereas that of DIO3 level, a deiodinase was significantly increased. These results suggest that SCCPs exposure induces developmental delays via the thyroxine signaling pathway. Analysis of thyroid hormones (THs) in blood plasma also indicated a significant reduction in thyroxine (T4) levels in the SCCPs-H group on the 9th incubation day of embryos. In conclusion, SCCPs induce developmental toxicity by disrupting thyroid functions at the early-life stage of chicken embryos.
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- Hao Chen
- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan; National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan.
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Xiao C, Comer L, Pan X, Everaert N, Schroyen M, Song Z. Zinc glycinate alleviates LPS-induced inflammation and intestinal barrier disruption in chicken embryos by regulating zinc homeostasis and TLR4/NF-κB pathway. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2024; 272:116111. [PMID: 38350216 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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The effect of an immune challenge induced by a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure on systemic zinc homeostasis and the modulation of zinc glycinate (Zn-Gly) was investigated using a chicken embryo model. 160 Arbor Acres broiler fertilized eggs were randomly divided into 4 groups: CON (control group, injected with saline), LPS (LPS group, injected with 32 µg of LPS saline solution), Zn-Gly (zinc glycinate group, injected with 80 µg of zinc glycinate saline solution) and Zn-Gly+LPS (zinc glycinate and LPS group, injected with the same content of zinc glycinate and LPS saline solution). Each treatment consisted of eight replicates of five eggs each. An in ovo feeding procedure was performed at 17.5 embryonic day and samples were collected after 12 hours. The results showed that Zn-Gly attenuated the effects of LPS challenge-induced upregulation of pro-inflammatory factor interleukin 1β (IL-1β) level (P =0.003). The LPS challenge mediated zinc transporter proteins and metallothionein (MT) to regulate systemic zinc homeostasis, with increased expression of the jejunum zinc export gene zinc transporter protein 1 (ZnT-1) and elevated expression of the import genes divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1), Zrt- and Irt-like protein 3 (Zip3), Zip8 and Zip14 (P < 0.05). A similar trend could be observed for the zinc transporter genes in the liver, which for ZnT-1 mitigated by Zn-Gly supplementation (P =0.01). Liver MT gene expression was downregulated in response to the LPS challenge (P =0.004). These alterations caused by LPS resulted in decreased serum and liver zinc levels and increased small intestinal, muscle and tibial zinc levels. Zn-Gly reversed the elevated expression of the liver zinc finger protein A20 induced by the LPS challenge (P =0.025), while Zn-Gly reduced the gene expression of the pro-inflammatory factors IL-1β and IL-6, decreased toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and nuclear factor kappa-B p65 (NF-κB p65) (P < 0.05). Zn-Gly also alleviated the LPS-induced downregulation of the intestinal barrier gene Claudin-1. Thus, LPS exposure prompted the mobilization of zinc transporter proteins and MT to perform the remodeling of systemic zinc homeostasis, Zn-Gly participated in the regulation of zinc homeostasis and inhibited the production of pro-inflammatory factors through the TLR4/NF-κB pathway, attenuating the inflammatory response and intestinal barrier damage caused by an immune challenge.
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- Chuanpi Xiao
- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources, Department of Animal Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, China; Precision Livestock and Nutrition Unit, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Nutrition and Animal Microbiota Ecosystems lab, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources, Department of Animal Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, China
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- Nutrition and Animal Microbiota Ecosystems lab, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Precision Livestock and Nutrition Unit, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources, Department of Animal Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, China.
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Burggren WW, Andrewartha SJ, Mueller CA, Dubansky B, Tazawa H. Acid-base and hematological regulation in chicken embryos during internal progressive hypercapnic hypoxia. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2023; 308:103996. [PMID: 36402363 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2022.103996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Development of the capacity to mitigate potential disturbances to blood physiology in bird embryos is incompletely understood. We investigated regulation of acid-base and hematology in day 15 chicken embryos exposed to graded intrinsic hypercapnic hypoxia created by varying degrees of water submersion. Metabolic acidosis with additional respiratory or metabolic acidosis occurred at 2 h according to magnitude of submersion. Acid-base disturbance was partially compensated by metabolic alkalosis at 6 h, but compensatory metabolic alkalosis was absent at 24 h. Following submersion with only air cell exposed to air, both hypercapnic respiratory acidosis and metabolic acidosis occurred within 10 min. Subsequently, both forms of acidosis created lethal levels of [HCO3-] at ∼120 min. Blood hematology showed small but significant effects associated with induced acid-base disturbance. Increased Hct occurring during partial egg submersion lasting 24 h was attributed to an increase in MCV. By day 15 of development chicken embryos are able to partially compensate for and withstand all but severe induced internal hypoxic hypercapnia.
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- Warren W Burggren
- Developmental Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305220, Denton, TX 76203, USA.
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- Developmental Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305220, Denton, TX 76203, USA; CSIRO Marine and Atmosphere Research, Food Futures Flagship, CPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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- Developmental Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305220, Denton, TX 76203, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, California State University San Marcos, 333S. Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos, CA 92096, USA
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- Developmental Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305220, Denton, TX 76203, USA; Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University, 149 E. B. Doran Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Developmental Integrative Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305220, Denton, TX 76203, USA
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Bölükbaş F, Öznurlu Y. The determination of the effect of in ovo administered monosodium glutamate on the embryonic development of thymus and bursa of Fabricius and percentages of alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase positive lymphocyte in chicken. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:45338-45348. [PMID: 35143005 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19112-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer commonly used in modern nutrition. In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of in ovo administered MSG on the embryonic development of thymus, bursa of Fabricius, and percentages of alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase (ANAE) positive lymphocyte by using histological, histometrical, and enzyme histochemical methods in chickens. For this purpose, 410 fertile eggs were used. The eggs were then divided into five groups: group 1 (control group, n = 40 eggs), group 2 (distilled water-injected group, n = 62 eggs), group 3 (0.12 mg/g egg MSG-injected group, n = 80 eggs), group 4 (0.6 mg/g egg MSG-injected group, n = 90 eggs), and group 5 (1.2 mg/g egg MSG-injected group, n = 138 eggs), and injections were performed via the egg yolk. On the 18th and 21st days of the incubation, the eggs were randomly opened from each group until six live embryos were obtained. The embryos of each group were sacrificed by decapitation, and blood, thymus, and bursa of Fabricius tissue samples were taken from the obtained embryos. The MSG-treated groups were found to be retarded embryonic development of thymus and bursa of Fabricius tissue compared to the control and distilled water groups. MSG treatment also resulted in reduced lymphoid follicles count and follicle diameters in bursa of Fabricius (P < 0.05). The percentage of peripheral blood ANAE positive lymphocytes was significantly lower in the MSG-treated groups than in the control and distilled water groups (P < 0.05). In conclusion, it has been found that in ovo administered MSG can adversely affect the embryonic development of thymus and bursa of Fabricius and decrease percentage of ANAE positive lymphocyte.
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- Ferhan Bölükbaş
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey.
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Selcuk, Konya, Turkey
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Liu X, Chang X, Wu Q, Xu J, Chen L, Shen R, Hou X. Lithium chloride inhibits infectious bronchitis virus-induced apoptosis and inflammation. Microb Pathog 2021; 162:105352. [PMID: 34883226 PMCID: PMC8648602 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.105352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Avian infectious bronchitis (IB) was caused by infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), a coronavirus, which leads to enormous economic losses in the poultry industry. Studies have shown that lithium chloride (LiCl) is a good virus inhibitor. Through cell culture, virus infection, and RT-qPCR, we found that LiCl could down-regulate the apoptosis-related genes Caspase-3 and Bax, up-regulate Bcl-2, and down-regulate the inflammatory-related genes (NF-κB, NLRP3, TNF-α, and IL-1β) via inhibiting virus replication. Finally, clinical trials showed that LiCl could inhibit IBV-induced apoptosis and inflammatory in chicken embryos as well as reduce the mortality and deformity rate of chicken embryos. The results showed that LiCl has antiviral activity against IBV and clinical effects. Further studies are required to explore the exact action mechanism of LiCl on IBV-induced apoptosis and inflammation.
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- Xingyun Liu
- Livestock and Poultry Healthy Breeding Research Sub-center of Biochip Beijing Engineering Research Center, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Livestock and Poultry Healthy Breeding Research Sub-center of Biochip Beijing Engineering Research Center, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Livestock and Poultry Healthy Breeding Research Sub-center of Biochip Beijing Engineering Research Center, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Livestock and Poultry Healthy Breeding Research Sub-center of Biochip Beijing Engineering Research Center, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Livestock and Poultry Healthy Breeding Research Sub-center of Biochip Beijing Engineering Research Center, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Livestock and Poultry Healthy Breeding Research Sub-center of Biochip Beijing Engineering Research Center, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Livestock and Poultry Healthy Breeding Research Sub-center of Biochip Beijing Engineering Research Center, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Rakip U, Bilir A, Arikan ES. Effect of Pethidine Hydrochloride on the Development of Neural Tube: A Genetic Analysis Study in a Chick Embryo Model. World Neurosurg 2021; 150:e613-e620. [PMID: 33753320 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.03.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neural tube defects are among the most frequent congenital abnormalities of the central nervous system. Progression of neural tube deficits is affected by hereditary predilection and environmental determinants. Pethidine (meperidine) is a fast and powerful opioid analgesic in U.S. Food and Drug Administration category C. There are reports about developmental anomalies due to this medication. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different doses of pethidine hydrochloride on neural tube development in a chick embryo model resembling the first month of vertebral growth in mammals. METHODS Seventy-five specific pathogen-free eggs were incubated for 28 hours and divided into 5 groups (including the control group), each consisting of 15 eggs. Pethidine hydrochloride was administered sub-blastodermically with a Hamilton microinjector in 4 different doses. Incubation was continued until the end of the 48th hour. Subsequently, all eggs were opened, and embryos were cut from the embryonic membranes and evaluated morphologically, genetically, and histopathologically. RESULTS Crown-rump length, somite numbers, and silver-stained nucleolar organizer region (AgNOR) number averages, and total AgNOR/nuclear area ratios decreased in a dose-dependent manner. Examination of neural tube closure revealed statistically significant differences in all experimental groups (P<0.05). Messenger RNA levels of the BRE gene were decreased in pethidine hydrochloride-exposed embryos compared with the control group. Although this downregulation was not statistically significant, this decrease was striking with a 0.422-fold change in the fifth group. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated that pethidine hydrochloride affects neuronal development in chicken embryos. The teratogenic mechanism of pethidine hydrochloride is unclear; therefore, further investigation is required.
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- Usame Rakip
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Yan Y, Wang G, Huang J, Zhang Y, Cheng X, Chuai M, Brand-Saberi B, Chen G, Jiang X, Yang X. Zinc oxide nanoparticles exposure-induced oxidative stress restricts cranial neural crest development during chicken embryogenesis. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2020; 194:110415. [PMID: 32151871 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Zinc oxide Nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are widely used as emerging materials in agricultural and food-related fields, which exists potential safety hazards to public health and environment while bringing an added level of convenience to our original life. It has been proved that ZnO NPs could be taken up by pregnant women and passed through human placental barrier. However, the toxic potential for embryo development remains largely unanswered. In this study, we discovered that ZnO NPs caused the cytotoxicity in vitro. Inhibition of free Zn2+ ions in solution by EDTA or inhibition of Zn2+ ions absorption by CaCl2 could partially eliminate ZnO NPs-mediated cell toxicity, though not redeem completely. This indicated that both nanoparticles and the release of Zn2+ ions were involved in ZnO NPs-mediated cytotoxicity. In addition, we also found that both nanoparticles and Zn2+ ion release triggered reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, which further induced cell toxicity, inflammation and apoptosis, which are mediated by NF-κB signaling cascades and the mitochondria dysfunction, respectively. Eventually, these events lead to the suppressed production and migration of cranial neural crest cells (CNCCs), which subsequently prompts the craniofacial defects in chicken embryos. The application of the antioxidant N-Acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) rescued the ZnO NPs-induced cell toxicity and malformation of the CNCCs, which further verified our hypothesis. Our results revealed the relevant mechanism of ZnO NPs exposure-inhibited the development of CNCCs, which absolutely contribute to assess the risk of nanoparticles application.
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- Yu Yan
- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Embryology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Geriatric Immunology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of China, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Division of Histology & Embryology, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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Zhou H, Wang X, Lin J, Zhao Z, Chang C. Distribution of Cadherin in the Parahippocampal Area of Developing Domestic Chicken Embryos. Exp Neurobiol 2020; 29:11-26. [PMID: 32122105 PMCID: PMC7075654 DOI: 10.5607/en.2020.29.1.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Hippocampal formation is important in spatial learning and memory. Members of the cadherin superfamily are observed in the neural system with diverse spatial and temporal expression patterns and are involved in many biological processes. To date, the avian hippocampal formation is not well understood. In this study, we examined the expression of cadherin mRNA in chicken and mouse brains to investigate the morphological and cytoarchitectural bases of hippocampal formation. Profiles of the spatiotemporal expression of cadherin mRNAs in the developing chicken embryonic parahippocampal area (APH) are provided, and layer-specific expression and spatiotemporal expression were observed in different subdivisions of the APH. That fact that some cadherins (Cdh2, Cdh8, Pcdh8 and Pcdh10) showed conserved regional expression both in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex of mice and the hippocampal formation of chickens partially confirmed the structural homology proposed by previous scientists. This study indicates that some cadherins can be used as special markers of the avian hippocampal formation.
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- He Zhou
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, ZhengZhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China.,Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main 60596, Germany
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, ZhengZhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Stem Cell Medicine, College of Biomedical Engineering, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453000, China
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- School of Law, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200000, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, ZhengZhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China.,Birth Defect Prevention Key Laboratory, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Zhengzhou 450000, China.,Center of Cerebral Palsy Surgical Research and Treatment, ZhengZhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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Karunarathna R, Ahmed KA, Liu M, Yu C, Popowich S, Goonewardene K, Gunawardana T, Kurukulasuriya S, Gupta A, Ayalew LE, Willson P, Ngeleka M, Gomis S. Non-viable chicken embryos: an overlooked niche harbouring a significant source of multidrug resistant bacteria in the poultry production. Int J Vet Sci Med 2020; 8:9-17. [PMID: 32083117 PMCID: PMC7006802 DOI: 10.1080/23144599.2019.1698145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global issue, posing a grave threat to the public, animal, and environmental health. The AMR surveillance at the level of the hatchery is crucial to develop an AMR control strategy in the poultry industry. The objective of this study was to investigate the AMR profiles of bacteria isolated from yolk material of non-viable broiler chicken embryos at hatch from commercial hatcheries in western Canada. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was done using the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion method focusing on Escherichia coli (n = 170) and Enterococcus (n = 256) species, which are commonly used as indicators of AMR evolution. E. coli isolates were resistant to tetracycline, ampicillin, amoxycillin-clavulanic acid, triple sulpha, ceftiofur, gentamycin, and spectinomycin at the rate of 52.9%, 50.6%, 40.0% 31.8%, 29.4%, 29.4%, 21.8% respectively. Among those, 37.1% of E. coli were multidrug resistant. The descending order of antimicrobial resistance of E. faecalis was; tetracycline (61.9%), ceftiofur (46.2%), bacitracin (43.9%), erythromycin (31.4%) and tylosin (27.4%). Multidrug resistance was detected in 40.4% of E. faecalis isolates, and 85.7% of E. faecium isolates. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on AMR surveillance of non-viable chicken embryos. Overall, the present study revealed that non-viable chicken embryos, an overlooked niche for AMR surveillance, harbour multidrug-resistant E. coli, and enterococci that can be a substantial source of superbugs in the environment. Our data also highlight the urgency of including non-viable chicken embryos in AMR surveillance programme to understand AMR dissemination and its control.
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- Ruwani Karunarathna
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.,Clinical Microbiology, Prairie Diagnostic Services, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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Alkie TN, Yitbarek A, Hodgins DC, Kulkarni RR, Taha-Abdelaziz K, Sharif S. Development of innate immunity in chicken embryos and newly hatched chicks: a disease control perspective. Avian Pathol 2019; 48:288-310. [PMID: 31063007 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2019.1607966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Newly hatched chickens are confronted by a wide array of pathogenic microbes because their adaptive immune defences have limited capabilities to control these pathogens. In such circumstances, and within this age group, innate responses provide a degree of protection. Moreover, as the adaptive immune system is relatively naïve to foreign antigens, synergy with innate defences is critical. This review presents knowledge on the ontogeny of innate immunity in chickens pre-hatch and early post-hatch and provides insights into possible interventions to modulate innate responses early in the life of the bird. As in other vertebrate species, the chicken innate immune system which include cellular mediators, cytokine and chemokine repertoires and molecules involved in antigen detection, develop early in life. Comparison of innate immune systems in newly hatched chickens and mature birds has revealed differences in magnitude and quality, but responses in younger chickens can be boosted using innate immune system modulators. Functional expression of pattern recognition receptors and several defence molecules by innate immune system cells of embryos and newly hatched chicks suggests that innate responses can be modulated at this stage of development to combat pathogens. Improved understanding of innate immune system ontogeny and functionality in chickens is critical for the implementation of sound and safe interventions to provide long-term protection against pathogens. Next-generation tools for studying genetic and epigenetic regulation of genes, functional metagenomics and gene knockouts can be used in the future to explore and dissect the contributions of signalling pathways of innate immunity and to devise more efficacious disease control strategies.
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- Tamiru N Alkie
- a Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College , University of Guelph , Guelph , ON , Canada
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- a Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College , University of Guelph , Guelph , ON , Canada
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- a Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College , University of Guelph , Guelph , ON , Canada
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- a Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College , University of Guelph , Guelph , ON , Canada
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- a Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College , University of Guelph , Guelph , ON , Canada.,b Pathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Beni-Suef University , Beni-Suef , Egypt
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- a Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College , University of Guelph , Guelph , ON , Canada
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Marrese M, Antonovaite N, Nelemans BK, Smit TH, Iannuzzi D. Micro-indentation and optical coherence tomography for the mechanical characterization of embryos: Experimental setup and measurements on chicken embryos. Acta Biomater 2019; 97:524-534. [PMID: 31377425 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.07.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The investigation of the mechanical properties of embryos is expected to provide valuable information on the phenomenology of morphogenesis. It is thus believed that, by mapping the viscoelastic features of an embryo at different stages of growth, it may be possible to shed light on the role of mechanics in embryonic development. To contribute to this field, we present a new instrument that can determine spatiotemporal distributions of mechanical properties of embryos over a wide area and with unprecedented accuracy. The method relies on combining ferrule-top micro-indentation, which provides local measurements of viscoelasticity, with Optical Coherence Tomography, which can reveal changes in tissue morphology and help the user identify the indentation point. To prove the working principle, we have collected viscoelasticity maps of fixed and live HH11-HH12 chicken embryos. Our study shows that the instrument can reveal correlations between tissue morphology and mechanical behavior. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Local mechanical properties of soft biological tissue play a crucial role in several biological processes, including cell differentiation, cell migration, and body formation; therefore, measuring tissue properties at high resolution is of great interest in biology and tissue engineering. To provide an efficient method for the biomechanical characterization of soft biological tissues, we introduce a new tool in which the combination of non-invasive Optical Coherence Tomography imaging and depth-controlled indentation measurements allows one to map the viscoelastic properties of biological tissue and investigate correlations between local mechanical features and tissue morphology with unprecedented resolution.
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Martyn I, Kanno TY, Brivanlou AH. Chick Models and Human-Chick Organizer Grafts. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 2005:77-89. [PMID: 31175647 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9524-0_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The combination of affordability, large size, and ease of access at almost every stage of development renders the chick an excellent model organism for studying vertebrate development. Not only is it a great system in and of itself, but these qualities make it a great host for interspecies chimera experiments. In this chapter we highlight some notable examples of mammalian-chick chimeras, and show how one can for instance use the chick to push mammalian stem cell experiments further to learn about the behavior and capabilities of these cells in vivo. In particular, here we present the methodology necessary for transplantation of human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived "gastruloids" stimulated to generate a human organizer into the chick embryo. In these human-chick chimeras, the human organizer cells self-organize to contribute directly to notochord-like tissue and indirectly induce host chick cells to generate neural tissue.
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- Iain Martyn
- Laboratory of Molecular Vertebrate Embryology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Studies in Physics and Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Vertebrate Embryology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Vertebrate Embryology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
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Bavananthasivam J, Alkie TN, Astill J, Abdul-Careem MF, Wootton SK, Behboudi S, Yitbarek A, Sharif S. In ovo administration of Toll-like receptor ligands encapsulated in PLGA nanoparticles impede tumor development in chickens infected with Marek's disease virus. Vaccine 2018; 36:4070-4076. [PMID: 29859800 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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One of the economically important diseases in the poultry industry is Marek's disease (MD) which is caused by Marek's disease virus (MDV). The use of current vaccines provides protection against clinical signs of MD in chickens. However, these vaccines do not prevent the transmission of MDV to susceptible hosts, hence they may promote the development of new virulent strains of MDV. This issue persuaded us to explore alternative approaches to control MD in chickens. Induction of innate responses at the early stage of life in the chicken may help to prevent or reduce MDV infection. Further, prophylactic use of Toll-like receptor ligands (TLR-Ls) has been shown to generate host immunity against infectious diseases. In this regard, encapsulation of TLR-Ls in Poly(d, l-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) may further enhance host responses by controlled release of TLR-Ls for an extended period. Hence, in the current study, protective effects of encapsulated TLR4 and TLR21 ligands, LPS and CpG, respectively, were investigated against MD. Results indicated that administration of encapsulated CpG and LPS first at embryonic day (ED) 18, followed by post-hatch at 14 days-post infection (dpi) intramuscularly, diminished tumor incidence by 60% and 42.8%, respectively at 21dpi compared to the MDV only group. In addition, analysis of cytokine gene profiles of interferon (IFN)-α, IFN-β, IFN-γ, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-18 and IL-10 in spleen and bursa of Fabricius at different time points suggests that TLR-Ls possibly triggered host responses through the expression of IL-1β and IL-18 to reduce tumor formation. However, further studies are needed to explore the role of these pro-inflammatory cytokines and other influencing elements like lymphocytes in the hindrance of tumor development by TLR-Ls treatment in chickens.
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- Jegarubee Bavananthasivam
- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 0NF, United Kingdom; Department of Pathology and Infectious Disease, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Schmallenberg virus (SBV) and Akabane virus (AKAV) are teratogenic Simbu serogroup Orthobunyaviruses. Embryonated chicken egg models (ECE) have been used to study the pathogenicity and teratogenicity of Simbu viruses previously, however to date no such studies have been reported for SBV. Hence, the aims of this study were to investigate if ECE are susceptible to experimental SBV infection, and to evaluate the pathogenicity and teratogenicity of SBV and AKAV in ECE models. Two studies were conducted. In Study A, SBV (106.4 TCID50) was inoculated into the yolk-sac of 6-day-old and 8-day-old ECEs. In Study B, SBV and AKAV were inoculated into 7-day-old ECEs at a range of doses (102.0-106.0 TCID50). ECE were incubated at 37 °C until day 19, when they were submitted for pathological and virological examination. SBV infection in ECE at 6, 7 and 8 days of incubation resulted in stunted growth and musculoskeletal malformations (arthrogryposis, skeletal muscle atrophy, contracted toes, distorted and twisted legs). Mortality was greater in embryos inoculated with SBV (31%) compared to AKAV (19%), (P < 0.01), suggesting that SBV was more embryo-lethal. However, embryos infected with AKAV had a significantly higher prevalence of stunted growth (P < 0.05) and musculoskeletal malformations (P < 0.01), suggesting that AKAV was more teratogenic in this model. These studies demonstrate for the first time that the ECE model is a suitable in vivo small animal model to study SBV. Furthermore, these results are consistent with the clinico-pathological findings of natural SBV and AKAV infection in ruminants.
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- Áine B Collins
- Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland; School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Virology Laboratory, Elizabeth MacArthur Agriculture Institute, Department of Primary Industries, NSW, Australia.
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Bavananthasivam J, Alkie TN, Matsuyama-Kato A, Hodgins DC, Sharif S. Characterization of innate responses induced by in ovo administration of encapsulated and free forms of ligands of Toll-like receptor 4 and 21 in chicken embryos. Res Vet Sci 2019; 125:405-15. [PMID: 29126629 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a family of innate receptors that recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns, including double-stranded RNA, CpG DNA and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). After interaction with their ligands, TLRs initiate innate responses that are manifested by activating cells and inducing expression of cytokines that help mediate adaptive immune responses. TLR ligands (TLR-Ls) have the potential to be used prophylactically (alone) or as vaccine adjuvants to promote host immunity. Encapsulating TLR-Ls in nanoparticles, such as Poly (d,l-lactic-co-glycolic acid), may prolong responses through sustained release of the ligands. PLGA nanoparticles protect encapsulated TLR-Ls from degradation and extend the half-life of these ligands by reducing their rapid removal from the body. In this study, encapsulated and free forms of LPS and CpG ODN were administered to embryonation day 18 (ED18) chicken embryos. Spleen, lungs and bursa of Fabricius were collected at 6, 18 and 48hour post-stimulation (hps) and cytokine gene expressions were evaluated using quantitative real-time PCR. Results indicate that both the free and encapsulated forms of LPS and CpG ODN induced innate immune responses in ED18 chicken embryos. Innate responses induced in embryos seem similar to those reported in mature chickens. Significant upregulation of cytokine genes generally occurred by 48hps. Further studies are needed to evaluate long term immunomodulatory effects of encapsulated TLR-Ls and their ability to mediate protection against pathogens of young chicks.
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Tian W, Zhao C, Hu Q, Sun J, Peng X. Roles of Toll-like receptors 2 and 6 in the inflammatory response to Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in DF-1 cells and in chicken embryos. Dev Comp Immunol 2016; 59:39-47. [PMID: 26797426 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2016.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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While Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is a major pathogen that causes chronic respiratory diseases in chicken, the molecular mechanism of MG infection is not clear. In this study, we investigated the roles of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and 6 (TLR6) in MG infection. We found that TLR2 type 2 (TLR2-2) and TLR6 had differential expressions in chicken embryo fibroblasts (DF-1 cells), where TLR6 was highly expressed, but TLR2-2 was barely expressed. Upon MG infection, TLR6 expression was upregulated, followed by upregulation of downstream factors, MyD88, NF-κB, IL2, IL6, and TNF-α. Knockdown of TLR6 expression by shRNA abolished the MG-induced inflammatory responses. More interestingly, in the presence of TLR6, TLR2-2 didn't respond to MG infection in DF-1 cells. When TLR6 was knocked down by shRNA, however, TLR2 was upregulated upon MG infection, which was followed by upregulation of proinflammatory genes. Finally, we tested effects of the MG infection on expression of TLR2-2 and TLR6 in the lungs and trachea tissues of chicken embryos. We found both TLR2-2 and TLR6 were upregulated upon MG infection, followed by upregulation of the downstream NF-κB-mediated inflammatory responses. This study was the first to report the differential roles of TLR2-2 and TLR6 in MG-infected DF-1 cells and chicken embryos.
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- Wei Tian
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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