Milby-Blackledge Allison, Farnell Yuhua, Zhao Dan, Berghman Luc, Laino Craig, Muller Melissa, Byrd J Allen, Farnell Morgan
Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Department of Poultry Science, College Station, TX, United States.
Millipore Sigma, Saint Louis, MO, United States.
Front Physiol. 2024 Feb 23;15:1359722. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1359722. eCollection 2024.
The avian immune system responds to infection by expressing cytokines and chemokines. We hypothesized that the immune status of Typhimurium (ST) challenged neonatal broilers would differ from the uninfected treatment. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate 12 cytokines. Day of hatch male chicks were randomly allocated into a control or ST challenged group. At day three of age, sterile diluent or 5.0 × 10 CFU of ST was given orally to each chick. Blood was obtained 24 h post challenge and serum separated for later analysis (n = 30 chicks/treatment). Significant ( ≤ 0.05) increases in -interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-16, and IL-21; - IL-10; -regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES), macrophage inflammatory protein-1β (MIP-1β), and MIP-3α; -macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF); and -vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were observed in the serum of the challenged chicks when compared to the control. No significant differences were observed in IL-2, interferon gamma (IFNγ), and IFNα. These data indicate the detection of mucosal immune responses in broiler chickens following ST infection. The heightened levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and colony stimulating factors align with known inflammatory mechanisms, like the influx of immune cells. However, the elevation of IL-10 was unexpected, due to its immunoregulatory properties. Notably, the rise in VEGF levels is compelling, as it suggests the possibility of tissue repair and angiogenesis in ST infected birds.
禽类免疫系统通过表达细胞因子和趋化因子来应对感染。我们假设,受到鼠伤寒沙门氏菌(ST)攻击的新生肉鸡的免疫状态会与未感染组有所不同。本实验的目的是评估12种细胞因子。出壳当天的雄性雏鸡被随机分为对照组或ST攻击组。在3日龄时,给每只雏鸡口服无菌稀释液或5.0×10 CFU的ST。攻击后24小时采集血液,分离血清以供后续分析(每组n = 30只雏鸡)。与对照组相比,攻击组雏鸡血清中的白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、IL-16和IL-21、IL-10、活化正常T细胞表达和分泌调节因子(RANTES)、巨噬细胞炎性蛋白-1β(MIP-1β)和MIP-3α、巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(M-CSF)以及血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)显著升高(P≤0.05)。IL-2、干扰素γ(IFNγ)和IFNα未观察到显著差异。这些数据表明,在ST感染后可检测到肉鸡的黏膜免疫反应。促炎细胞因子、趋化因子和集落刺激因子水平的升高与已知的炎症机制相符,如免疫细胞的涌入。然而,由于IL-10的免疫调节特性,其升高出乎意料。值得注意的是,VEGF水平的升高很引人注目,因为这表明ST感染的禽类可能存在组织修复和血管生成。