柴黄口服液通过增强 TLR4-TBK1 信号通路增强热应激肉鸡的脾和法氏囊的免疫功能。
Chai Hu oral liquid enhances the immune functions of both spleen and bursa of Fabricius in heat-stressed broilers through strengthening TLR4-TBK1 signaling pathway.
机构信息
School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China.
Beijing Centre Biology Co., Ltd, Beijing 102600, China.
出版信息
Poult Sci. 2021 Sep;100(9):101302. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101302. Epub 2021 Jul 18.
Heat stress can affect the poultry production and immune status of broilers. Heat stress disrupts intestinal integrity and increases intestinal inflammation, which is related with body immune dysfunction. Chai Hu oral liquid used as an antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drug is widely used in exogenous fever of poultry, but its resistance to heat stress and the mechanism is still unclear. In this study, a chronic heat stressed broilers model was established to explore the mechanisms of broilers' immune function changes and the effects of Chai Hu oral liquid. In this study, a total of 480 broilers were randomly divided into 6 groups with 80 replicates. Heat stress (HS) group broilers were stressed at 35 ± 2°C for 5 or 10 consecutive d with 6 h/d. Heat stressed (for 5 or 10 d) broilers were given with Jieshu KangreSan (Positive), Chai Hu oral liquid high, middle and low dosage (CH-High, CH-Mid, CH-Low) by oral administration. Birds in control group were treated with the same volume of PBS only in 25 ± 2°C. All birds were sacrificed at last heat stress challenged day. Changes in immune function were assessed by immune organs index, serum IFN-γ level, gene and protein expressions of immune factors in spleen and bursa of Fabricius. Results from this experiment showed that heat stress enhanced the immune organs' edema by directly increased the organs indexes of spleen and bursa of Fabricius in broilers. Heat stress for 10 d also increased bursa of Fabricius HSP70 protein level and significantly lowered the spleen and bursa of Fabricius proteins expressions of IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ in broilers. The IFN-β and IFN-γ protein levels in spleen and bursa of Fabricius also decreased in heat stressed broilers for 5 d. The gene and protein expressions of TLR4 and TBK1 markedly decreased in spleen and bursa of Fabricius of broilers treated with chronic heat stress. Chai Hu oral liquid reduced edema of immune organs and elevated TLR4-TBK1 signaling pathway to release immune factors. Above results indicated that chronic heat stress induced impaired immune function by inhibiting TLR4-TBK1 signaling pathway, and Chai Hu oral liquid had effective protection of body's immune ability by enhancing this signaling pathway.
热应激会影响家禽的生产性能和肉鸡的免疫状态。热应激会破坏肠道完整性并增加肠道炎症,这与机体免疫功能障碍有关。柴胡口服液作为一种解热抗炎药物,被广泛用于家禽的外感发热,但它对热应激的抵抗力及其机制尚不清楚。本研究建立了慢性热应激肉鸡模型,以探讨肉鸡免疫功能变化的机制及柴胡口服液的作用。本研究共选用 480 只肉鸡,随机分为 6 组,每组 80 只重复。HS 组肉鸡在 35±2℃下连续 5 或 10d,每天 6h。热应激(5 或 10d)后,给予解热抗热散(阳性)、柴胡口服液高、中、低剂量(CH-High、CH-Mid、CH-Low)灌胃。对照组仅在 25±2℃下用相同体积的 PBS 处理。所有鸡在最后一次热应激后被处死。通过免疫器官指数、血清 IFN-γ 水平以及脾脏和法氏囊免疫因子的基因和蛋白表达来评估免疫功能的变化。结果表明,热应激通过直接增加肉鸡脾脏和法氏囊的器官指数,增强了免疫器官的水肿。热应激 10d 还增加了法氏囊 HSP70 蛋白水平,显著降低了肉鸡脾脏和法氏囊中 IFN-α、IFN-β和 IFN-γ的蛋白表达。热应激 5d 后,脾脏和法氏囊中 IFN-β和 IFN-γ蛋白水平也降低。慢性热应激处理的肉鸡脾脏和法氏囊中 TLR4 和 TBK1 的基因和蛋白表达明显下降。柴胡口服液可减轻免疫器官水肿,提高 TLR4-TBK1 信号通路释放免疫因子。以上结果表明,慢性热应激通过抑制 TLR4-TBK1 信号通路,导致免疫功能受损,而柴胡口服液通过增强该信号通路对机体的免疫能力具有有效保护作用。