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Vet Immunol Immunopathol ; 142(3-4): 219-27, 2011 Aug 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21645931

ABSTRACT

The effect of dietary supplementation of immunomodulators on in vitro chicken heterophil function was investigated using three diverse genetic lines of chickens (broiler, Fayoumi, and Leghorn). Dietary supplementation with ß-glucan, ascorbic acid, and corticosterone was fed from 8 to 11 weeks of age. Heterophil function was evaluated weekly during supplementation using phagocytosis, bacterial killing, and heterophil extracellular traps (HETs)-DNA release. Fayoumis fed the basal diet had significantly higher HETs-DNA release (P=0.002) than Leghorns and broilers. Both genetic line and immunomodulator diet supplementation had significant effects on bacterial killing (line and diet effect: P<0.001) and HETs-DNA release (line: P<0.001; diet: P=0.043). Dietary supplementation with immunomodulators, therefore, shows potential to affect and augment heterophil function in chickens. The current results also suggest the important role of genetics in innate immune responses.


Subject(s)
Chickens/immunology , Dietary Supplements/standards , Immunity, Innate/immunology , Immunologic Factors/immunology , Animals , Ascorbic Acid/immunology , Chickens/blood , Chickens/genetics , Corticosterone/immunology , Immunologic Factors/pharmacology , Least-Squares Analysis , Phagocytosis/immunology , Random Allocation , Salmonella enteritidis/growth & development , beta-Glucans/immunology
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Immunogenetics ; 63(7): 449-58, 2011 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21455609

ABSTRACT

Heterophils, the avian polymorphonuclear leukocyte and the counterpart of mammalian neutrophils, generate the primary innate response to pathogens in chickens. Heterophil performance against pathogens is associated with host disease resistance, and heterophil gene expression and function are under genetic control. To characterize the genomic basis of heterophil function, heterophils from F(13) advanced intercross chicken lines (broiler × Leghorn and broiler × Fayoumi) were assayed for phagocytosis and killing of Salmonella enteritidis, oxidative burst, and extracellular trap production. A whole-genome association analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms at 57,636 loci identified genomic locations controlling these functional phenotypes. Genomic analysis revealed a significant association of extracellular trap production with the SAL1 locus and the SLC11A1 gene, which have both been previously associated with resistance to S. enteritidis. Fine mapping supports SIVA1 as a candidate gene controlling SAL1-mediated resistance and indicates that the proposed cell-death mechanism associated with extracellular trap production, ETosis, likely functions through the CD27/Siva-1-mediated apoptotic pathway. The SLC11A1 gene was also associated with phagocytosis of S. enteritidis, suggesting that the Slc11a1 protein may play an additional role in immune response beyond depleting metal ions to inhibit intracellular bacterial growth. A region of chromosome 6 with no characterized genes was also associated with extracellular trap production. Further characterization of these novel genes in chickens and other species is needed to understand their role in polymorphonuclear leukocyte function and host resistance to disease.


Subject(s)
Chickens , Gene Expression Regulation , Immunity, Innate/genetics , Neutrophils/immunology , Salmonella Infections, Animal/immunology , Salmonella enteritidis , Animals , Apoptosis , Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/genetics , Cation Transport Proteins/genetics , Chickens/genetics , Chickens/immunology , Chickens/microbiology , Phagocytosis/genetics , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide , Respiratory Burst/genetics
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Vet Immunol Immunopathol ; 140(3-4): 323-8, 2011 Apr 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21295352

ABSTRACT

Genetic line and diet affect chicken heterophil activity and gene expression, and the combination of these factors can enhance disease resistance. This study evaluated the effects of immune modulating diets on heterophil/lymphocyte (H/L) ratio and heterophil chemokine expression in distinct genetic lines. Fayoumi and Leghorn chickens were fed a basal diet or immune modulating diets enhanced with ß-glucans, ascorbic acid, or corticosterone. H/L ratios and heterophil gene expression in response to in vitro stimulation with Salmonella enteritidis (SE) were evaluated on days 1, 3, 7, and 21 of diet treatment. The stress-mimicking corticosterone diet influenced H/L ratio in the Leghorn line, but not the Fayoumi line, suggesting resistance to stress-induced immunosuppression in the Fayoumi line. Leghorn line H/L ratios were increased on days 1 and 3 of corticosterone diet treatment, but not days 7 or 21. Expression of CXCLi2 by SE stimulated heterophils was higher in the Leghorn line, suggesting that Leghorns rely more heavily on inflammatory response than do Fayoumis. Corticosterone diet was associated with reduced CXCLi2 expression in heterophils from both lines. Dietary ß-glucan or ascorbic acid did not affect H/L ratio or CXCLi2 expression, suggesting that benefits of these immunomodulators may not be evident in healthy birds.


Subject(s)
Avian Proteins/blood , Avian Proteins/genetics , Chickens/genetics , Chickens/immunology , Granulocytes/immunology , Interleukin-8/blood , Interleukin-8/genetics , Salmonella enteritidis/immunology , Animals , Ascorbic Acid/administration & dosage , Chickens/blood , Corticosterone/administration & dosage , Diet , Gene Expression/drug effects , Granulocytes/drug effects , Immunologic Factors/administration & dosage , Poultry Diseases/immunology , Poultry Diseases/prevention & control , Salmonella Infections, Animal/immunology , Salmonella Infections, Animal/prevention & control , Salmonella enteritidis/pathogenicity , Species Specificity , beta-Glucans/administration & dosage
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Vet Immunol Immunopathol ; 132(2-4): 129-34, 2009 Dec 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19505732

ABSTRACT

Resistance to pathogens such as Salmonella enteritidis (SE) is a heritable trait important in maintaining the health of chickens and reducing bacterial contamination of poultry products. In chickens, heterophils act as the first responders to bacterial infections and are, therefore, responsible for initiating the immune response against SE challenge. This study measured mRNA expression of several immune response genes [interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-10, transforming growth factor-beta4 (TGF-beta4), granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4)] by heterophils from broiler, Leghorn, and Fayoumi chickens, either non-stimulated or stimulated in vitro with SE using quantitative reverse-transcriptase PCR. We found that heterophils of commercially selected broiler and Leghorn birds had differing early heterophil responses to SE in comparison with the native Fayoumi line. Heterophil stimulation with SE in vitro increased expression of pro- (IL-6 and GM-CSF) and anti-inflammatory cytokine mRNA (IL-10 and TGF-beta4) in the Fayoumi line, while the broiler and Leghorn line heterophils had decreased or no changes in the cytokine gene expression levels. The unique response of the Fayoumi line is in contrast to the lines with a history of genetic selection to increase growth or reproduction, a process which may favor reduced or suppressed inflammatory responses. The findings illustrate the potential value of native lines to provide biodiversity to enhance innate health in commercially selected poultry.


Subject(s)
Chickens/genetics , Chickens/immunology , Cytokines/genetics , Granulocytes/immunology , Salmonella enteritidis/immunology , Salmonella enteritidis/pathogenicity , Animals , Chickens/blood , Chickens/microbiology , Gene Expression , Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/genetics , Granulocytes/microbiology , In Vitro Techniques , Interleukin-10/genetics , Interleukin-6/genetics , Poultry Diseases/genetics , Poultry Diseases/immunology , Quantitative Trait, Heritable , RNA, Messenger/genetics , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Salmonella Infections, Animal/genetics , Salmonella Infections, Animal/immunology , Species Specificity , Toll-Like Receptor 4/genetics , Transforming Growth Factor beta/genetics
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Vet Immunol Immunopathol ; 129(1-2): 126-31, 2009 May 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19178950

ABSTRACT

Recent findings in mammals and fish have revealed that neutrophil nuclear material associated with cytoplasmic granular content is released in the form of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) that can trap and kill invading microorganisms in vitro and in vivo. To determine if a similar mechanism is present in chicken heterophils, hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) were used for stimulation of blood-derived heterophils. Stimulated heterophils produced structures that were characterized using immunocytochemistry and confocal microscopy as heterophil extracellular traps (HETs). Released HETs contained DNA, histone-DNA complex and elastase from heterophil cytoplasmic granules. HETs released from chicken heterophils are structurally similar to NETs found in mammalian and fish neutrophils. Extracellular DNA released from heterophils was quantified by Picogreen assay. Stimulation with PMA or H(2)O(2) significantly increased the HET-DNA release index in vitro compared to non-stimulated heterophils (1.11+/-0.04 and 1.55+/-0.10, respectively), and H(2)O(2) stimulation induced significantly higher HET-DNA release than PMA (P<0.001). Thus, HETs are now characterized as an important heterophil-mediated defense mechanism in chickens.


Subject(s)
Chickens/immunology , Cytoplasmic Granules/immunology , Granulocytes/immunology , Animals , Chickens/blood , DNA/analysis , Female , Histones/analysis , Hydrogen Peroxide/immunology , Immunohistochemistry/veterinary , Male , Microscopy, Confocal/veterinary , Pancreatic Elastase/analysis , Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate/immunology
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