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Hong W, Fu W, Zhao Q, Xue C, Cai W, Dong N, Shan A. Effects of oleanolic acid on acute liver injury triggered by lipopolysaccharide in broiler chickens. Br Poult Sci 2023; 64:697-709. [PMID: 37697900 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2023.2251119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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1. Infectious injury caused by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a metabolite of gram-negative bacteria, can induce stress responses in animals and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in young birds. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with oleanolic acid (OA) on acute liver injury in broiler chickens challenged with LPS.2. In total, 120 broiler chickens were randomly divided into six groups and fed a basal diet containing 0, 50, 100, or 200 mg/kg OA or 100 mg/kg aureomycin. On d 15, broiler chickens were injected with either LPS or an equivalent volume of normal saline. Six hours after LPS injection, two broiler chicks were randomly selected for sampling in each replicate.3. The results indicated that dietary aureomycin was ineffective in alleviating LSP-associated liver injury, but protected broiler chickens from LPS-induced liver damage. This promoted a significant reduction in the levels of malondialdehyde and an increase in the levels of superoxide dismutase in liver. In addition, OA was found to cause significant reductions in the relative expression of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in broiler liver tissues, whereas the relative expression of IL-10 was significantly increased.4. In conclusion, oleanolic acid can alleviate oxidative stress and injury in the livers of broiler chickens induced by lipopolysaccharide. Consequently, oleanolic acid has potential utility as a novel anti-inflammatory and antioxidant feed additive.
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- W Hong
- The Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Immunity, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- The Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Immunity, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- The Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Immunity, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- The Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Immunity, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- The Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Immunity, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- The Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Immunity, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- The Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Immunity, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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Wang H, Yang F, Song ZW, Shao HT, Zhang M, Ma YB, Yang F. Influence of Escherichia coli endotoxemia on danofloxacin pharmacokinetics in broilers following single oral administration. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2022; 45:220-225. [PMID: 34882308 DOI: 10.1111/jvp.13035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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As a fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent, danofloxacin is mainly used to treat avian bacterial and mycoplasma infections. The pharmacokinetic characteristics of danofloxacin are usually explored in healthy animals, while those in endotoxemic broilers are still rare. This study aimed to investigate the pharmacokinetics of danofloxacin in endotoxemic broilers induced by Escherichia coli (E. coli) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) after single oral administration. Ten healthy 5-week-old Arbor Acres (AA) broilers with similar body weight (BW) were randomly and equally divided into LPS and control groups. The LPS group was intravenously injected with an LPS of E. coli O55: B5 at 2.5 mg/kg BW, and the control group was intravenously injected with the same volume of sterile saline. Danofloxacin was administered orally at a dose of 5 mg/kg BW immediately 1 h after the intravenous injection of LPS or sterile saline. Rectal temperature was measured at predetermined times points in all broilers, and plasma and serum samples were taken. The interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in serum samples were detected by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits, and danofloxacin concentrations in plasma were detected through the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method and subjected to a compartmental analysis using Phoenix software. The LPS challenge led to biphasic adaptive changes in broiler body temperature and increased the levels of IL-6. Compared with the control group, LPS treatment significantly prolonged the time to the peak concentration (LPS: 8.75 ± 3.88 h; Control: 3.20 ± 2.20 h). However, there were no significant differences in the other pharmacokinetic parameters between both groups.
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- Han Wang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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Wang H, Yang F, Song ZW, Shao HT, Bai DY, Ma YB, Kong T, Yang F. The influence of immune stress induced by Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide on the pharmacokinetics of danofloxacin in broilers. Poult Sci 2021; 101:101629. [PMID: 34986447 PMCID: PMC8743212 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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This study aimed to determine whether the challenge from Escherichia coli (E. coli) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) affects the pharmacokinetics of danofloxacin in broilers. Twenty 1-day-old Arbor Acres (AA) broilers were equally and randomly divided into 2 groups. When the chickens were 23, 25, 27, and 29 days old, E. coli LPS (1 mL; 0.5 mg/kg body weight [BW]) and sterile saline (1 mL) were intraperitoneally injected into the two groups. After the last injection, danofloxacin was given to all chickens by gavage at the dose of 5 mg/kg BW. Then serum and plasma samples at each time point were collected through the wing vein. Danofloxacin concentrations in plasma were detected through the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method and subjected to noncompartmental analysis using Phoenix software. The levels of chicken interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and corticosterone (CORT) in serum were measured by the Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. In addition, after the collection of plasma or serum samples, 7 chickens (31 days of age) in each group were killed to calculate the organ indices. Compared with the control group, the challenge of LPS significantly decreased the parameters of AUC0-∞, Cmax, and t1/2λz and increased the parameters of Tmax and λz. Additionally, in the LPS group, the absorption time of danofloxacin was prolonged; however, the elimination was accelerated, which resulted in reduced internal exposure.
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- Han Wang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.
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Li X, Liu S, Wang J, Yi J, Yuan Z, Wu J, Wen L, Li R. Effects of ND vaccination combined LPS on growth performance, antioxidant performance and lipid metabolism of broiler. Res Vet Sci 2020; 135:317-323. [PMID: 33097279 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) is the important pathogen of Newcastle Disease (ND) attacking chicken, turkey and other birds. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the effects of immune stress induced by ND vaccination and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on growth performance, antioxidant ability, and lipid metabolism of broilers. In total, 128 one-day-old broilers were randomly assigned to the following four groups and were treated as indicated: normal control (NC); vaccinated with live LaSota ND vaccine (CV); administered ND vaccine and 0.25 mg/kg body weight (BW) LPS (L-LPS); and administered ND vaccine and 0.5 mg/kg BW LPS (H-LPS). The results demonstrated that broiler feed conversion ratio (FCR) was increased in the groups CV, L-LPS and H-LPS from d 0 to 42 days compared with the group NC. The antioxidant function of broilers was decreased as indicated by the malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) levels in the serum of the treated groups. ND vaccination combined LPS increased the concentration of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), but decreased the concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) compared with the group NC. The reverse transcription (RT)-PCR results revealed that the mRNA expression of acetyl-CoA carboxylase gene (ACC) and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme-A reductase (HMGR) in the liver were downregulated, whereas the mRNA expression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 (CPT-1) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-α were upregulated compared with the group NC. These results suggest that ND vaccination combined LPS reduced broiler growth performance and antioxidant ability, whereas it activated AMPK-mediated lipid metabolism.
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- Xiaowen Li
- Laboratory of Animal Clinical Toxicology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1, Nongda Road, Changsha City, 410128, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Laboratory of Animal Clinical Toxicology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1, Nongda Road, Changsha City, 410128, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Laboratory of Animal Clinical Toxicology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1, Nongda Road, Changsha City, 410128, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Laboratory of Animal Clinical Toxicology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1, Nongda Road, Changsha City, 410128, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Laboratory of Animal Clinical Toxicology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1, Nongda Road, Changsha City, 410128, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Laboratory of Animal Clinical Toxicology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1, Nongda Road, Changsha City, 410128, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Laboratory of Animal Clinical Toxicology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1, Nongda Road, Changsha City, 410128, Hunan Province, PR China.
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- Laboratory of Animal Clinical Toxicology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, No. 1, Nongda Road, Changsha City, 410128, Hunan Province, PR China; Hunan Collaborative Innovation Center of Animal Production Safety, No. 1, Nongda Road, Changsha City, 410128, Hunan Province, PR China.
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Manzari Tavakoli M, Abdi-Hachesoo B, Nazifi S, Mosleh N, Hosseinian SA, Nakhaee P. Comparative Effects of Dexamethasone and Meloxicam on Magnitude of the Acute Inflammatory Response Induced by Escherichia coli Lipopolysaccharide in Broiler Chickens. J Inflamm Res 2020; 13:487-495. [PMID: 32943901 PMCID: PMC7468455 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s258328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Purpose Dexamethasone has been widely used to treat acute inflammatory diseases and endotoxic shocks in animal models. Meloxicam is one of the most commonly used anti-inflammatory agents in avian species. However, little is known about the effects of dexamethasone and meloxicam on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute inflammatory response in birds. In the present study, LPS-challenged broiler chickens were used to investigate the comparative protective effects of meloxicam and dexamethasone on LPS-induced acute inflammatory responses. Methods Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI) histopathological scores, selected serum acute phase reactants, inflammatory mediators, and gangliosides were evaluated in broiler chickens inoculated with E. coli LPS and simultaneously treated with two doses of meloxicam (0.5 and 2 mg/kg BW) and dexamethasone (2 and 4 mg/kg BW). Results LPS-induced ALI scores were not significantly different between the meloxicam-treated, dexamethasone-treated, and untreated positive control groups at 4 hours after LPS inoculation. Interleukin-6 concentrations were also statistically the same among the positive control, dexamethasone-treated, and meloxicam-treated groups at 3 and 12 hours after LPS inoculation. However, these anti-inflammatory drugs reduced adenosine deaminase, ceruloplasmin, lipid-bound sialic acid, protein-bound sialic acid, and total sialic acid in LPS-inoculated broiler chickens at 12, 24, and 48 hours after LPS inoculation in a drug- and dose-dependent manner. Ovotransferrin concentrations were not significantly different between positive control and treatment groups at 12 hours after LPS inoculation. However, twenty-four hours after LPS inoculation, all the treated groups, except the one treated with 0.5 mg/kg meloxicam, showed significantly lower concentrations of ovotransferrin as compared with the positive control group. Conclusion Our results showed that dexamethasone was more effective than meloxicam in inhibiting the LPS-induced response in broiler chickens by diminishing the serum levels of adenosine deaminase, ceruloplasmin, and gangliosides.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Scanes CG, Hurst K, Thaxton Y, Archer GS, Johnson A. Effects of putative stressors and adrenocorticotropic hormone on plasma concentrations of corticosterone in market-weight male turkeys. Poult Sci 2019; 99:1156-1162. [PMID: 32036967 PMCID: PMC7587820 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2019.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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There is limited information on the effects of stress and/or physiological manipulation on plasma concentrations of corticosterone (CORT) in turkeys. Under basal conditions, there was evidence for episodic release of CORT in turkeys. The present studies determine the effects of handling, herding, herding, the administration of Escherichia coli endotoxin, and challenge with turkey adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) on plasma concentrations of CORT in market-weight male turkeys. Plasma concentrations of CORT were increased after challenge with turkey ACTH, handling together with saline injection or herding (moving birds from one pen to another). There were no effects on plasma concentrations of CORT of the following putative stressors: handling per se, endotoxin challenge, or of placing in an inverted position on simulated shackles.
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- Colin G. Scanes
- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701, USA,Corresponding author:
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Zhang H, Li Y, Chen Y, Ying Z, Su W, Zhang T, Dong Y, Htoo JK, Zhang L, Wang T. Effects of dietary methionine supplementation on growth performance, intestinal morphology, antioxidant capacity and immune function in intra-uterine growth-retarded suckling piglets. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2019; 103:868-881. [PMID: 30941824 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2018] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with L -methionine (L -Met), DL -methionine (DL -Met) and calcium salt of the methionine hydroxyl analog (MHA-Ca) on growth performance, intestinal morphology, antioxidant capacity and immune function in intra-uterine growth-retarded (IUGR) suckling piglets. Six normal birthweight (NBW) female piglets and 24 same-sex IUGR piglets were selected at birth. Piglets were fed nutrient adequate basal diet supplemented with 0.08% L -alanine (NBW-CON), 0.08% L -alanine (IUGR-CON), 0.12% L -Met (IUGR-LM), 0.12% DL -Met (IUGR-DLM) and 0.16% MHA-Ca (IUGR-MHA-Ca) from 7 to 21 days of age respectively (n = 6). The results indicated that IUGR decreased average daily milk (dry matter) intake and average daily gain and increased feed conversion ratio of suckling piglets (p < 0.05). Compared with the NBW-CON piglets, IUGR also impaired villus morphology and reduced antioxidant capacity and immune homeostasis in the intestine of IUGR-CON piglets (p < 0.05). Supplementation with L -Met enhanced jejunal villus height (VH) and villus area and ileal VH of IUGR piglets compared with IUGR-CON piglets (p < 0.05). Similarly, DL -Met supplementation increased VH and the ratio of VH to crypt depth in the jejunum compared with IUGR-CON pigs (p < 0.05). Supplementation with L -Met and DL -Met (0.12%) tended to increase reduced glutathione content and reduced glutathione: oxidized glutathione ratio and decrease protein carbonyl concentration in the jejunum of piglets when compared with the IUGR-CON group (p < 0.10). However, supplementation with MHA-Ca had no effect on the intestinal redox status of IUGR piglets (p > 0.10). In conclusion, supplementation with either L -Met or DL -Met has a beneficial effect on the intestinal morphology and antioxidant capacity of IUGR suckling piglets.
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- Hao Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Postdoctoral Research Station of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Postdoctoral Research Station of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Evonik Degussa (China) Co., Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Evonik Degussa (China) Co., Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH, Hanau, Germany
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Mehaisen GMK, Eshak MG, El Sabry MI, Abass AO. Expression of Inflammatory and Cell Death Program Genes and Comet DNA Damage Assay Induced by Escherichia coli in Layer Hens. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158314. [PMID: 27347679 PMCID: PMC4922552 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Modern methods of industrial poultry and egg production systems involve stressful practices that stimulate Escherichia coli (E. coli) activity causing endotoxic shock. This investigation was conducted to evaluate the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and cell death program genes and DNA damage induced by E. coli in the brain and liver tissues of laying hens. A total of two hundred and ten H&N brown layer hens with 20 week age, were used in this research. First, preliminary experiments were designed (60 hens in total) to establish the optimal exposure dose of E. coli and to determine the nearest time of notable response to be used in the remainder studies of this research. At 35-wk of age, 150 hens were randomly assigned into 2 groups with 3 replicates of 25 birds each; the first group was injected in the brachial wing vein with 107E. coli colony/hen, while the second group was injected with saline and served as a control. The body temperature and plasma corticosterone concentration were measured 3 hr after injection. Specimens of liver and brain were obtained from each group and the gene expression of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, interlukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), Bax, and caspase-3 genes were measured by quantitative real-time PCR. DNA damage in the brain and liver tissues were also measured by comet assay. Hens treated with E. coli showed significant (P<0.05) increase of body temperature and plasma corticosterone (42.6°C and 14.5 ng/ml, respectively) compared to the control group (41.1°C and 5.5 ng/ml, respectively). Additional remarkable over-inflammation gene expression of p38, IL-1β and TNF-α.genes were also detected in the brain (2.2-fold, 2.0-fold and 3.3-fold, respectively) and the liver (2.1-fold, 1.9-fold and 3.0-fold, respectively) tissues of the infected chickens. It is also important to note that hens injected with E. coli showed an increase in DNA damage in the brain and liver cells (P<0.05). These results were synchronized with activating cell death program since our data showed significant high expression of Bax gene by 2.8- and 2.7-fold and caspase-3 gene by 2.5- and 2.7-fold in the brain and liver tissues of infected chickens, respectively (P<0.05). In conclusion, the current study indicates that E. coli injection induces inflammatory physiological response and triggers cell death program in the brain and liver. Our results provide more understanding to endotoxic shock by E. coli in chickens at cellular level. Further studies are required to confirm if such responses are destructive or protective to set the means through which a chicken mounts a successful defense against avian pathogenic E. coli.
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- Gamal M. K. Mehaisen
- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Cell Biology, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Li Y, Zhang H, Chen Y, Yang M, Zhang L, Lu Z, Zhou Y, Wang T. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens supplementation alleviates immunological stress and intestinal damage in lipopolysaccharide-challenged broilers. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2015.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Groves PJ, Sharpe SM, Cox JM. Response of layer and broiler strain chickens to parenteral administration of a live Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine. Poult Sci 2015; 94:1512-20. [PMID: 26009756 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pev127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Responses to the parenteral administration of a live aroA deletion Salmonella serovar Typhimurium vaccine given to three brown egg layer strains and two broiler strains were studied. Twenty-five birds of each strain were reared together in floor pens to 6 weeks of age and then moved as individual strains to new floor pens and injected with 10(8) colony forming units (CFU) per bird of the vaccine bacteria intramuscularly or subcutaneously, 10(6) CFU per bird subcutaneously, or phosphate buffered saline (PBS) subcutaneously as a vaccination control. Three birds of one layer strain were injected intramuscularly with 0.5mg/ bird S. Typhimurium lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to evaluate whether response was similar for vaccine and endotoxin. Birds were weighed, and rectal temperatures recorded at the time of injection, then observed over 24 hours. Rectal temperatures were measured and blood samples collected for serum IL-6 assay at 3 hours post injection (PI). At 12 hours PI blood samples were drawn for analyses for plasma phosphorus (P), glucose (Glu), cholesterol (Cho), aspartate transaminase (AST), total protein (Ptn) and creatinine kinase (CK). Blood was sampled 14 days PI and tested for serum antibody to S. Typhimurium. Vaccination resulted in significant seroconversion by 14 days PI in all strains compared to the controls. The three layer strains exhibited a clinical malaise, evident within 90 minutes of injection, lasting for 12 hours, with complete recovery by 24 hours PI. Only the 10(8) CFU dose given subcutaneously produced an increase in rectal temperature 3 hours PI. Vaccination had no effect on IL-6 or Ptn. All vaccine doses increased P and the higher dose by either route decreased Cho in all bird strains. The 10(8) vaccine dose increased Glu and intramuscular injection markedly elevated CK only in the layer strains. The response was not completely congruous with that to LPS alone. The results highlight the need for consideration of differences in response of bird strain when consideration is given to the parenteral administration of live Salmonella vaccines.
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- Peter J Groves
- The University of Sydney, Poultry Research Foundation, Camden, NSW, Australia
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- Birling Avian Laboratories, Bringelly, NSW, Australia University of New South Wales Australia, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- University of New South Wales Australia, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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Li Y, Zhang H, Chen YP, Yang MX, Zhang LL, Lu ZX, Zhou YM, Wang T. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens supplementation alleviates immunological stress in lipopolysaccharide-challenged broilers at early age. Poult Sci 2015; 94:1504-11. [PMID: 26009750 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pev124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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This study was conducted to investigate the effect of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ( BA: ) on the immune function of broilers challenged with lipopolysaccharide ( LPS: ). 192 one-day-old male Arbor Acre broiler chickens were randomly distributed into four treatments: 1) broilers fed a basal diet; 2) broilers fed a basal diet supplemented with BA; 3) LPS-challenged broilers fed a basal diet; and 4) LPS-challenged broilers fed a basal diet supplemented with BA. Each treatment consisted of six replicates with eight broilers per replicate. Broilers were intraperitoneally injected with either 500 μg LPS per kg body weight or sterile saline at 16, 18 and 20 d of age. LPS decreased the average daily gain ( ADG: , P = 0.001) and average daily feed intake (P = 0.001). The decreased ADG (P = 0.009) and increased feed conversion ratio (P = 0.047) in LPS-challenged broilers were alleviated by BA. LPS increased the relative spleen weight (P = 0.001). Relative spleen (P = 0.014) and bursa (P = 0.024) weights in the LPS-challenged broilers were reduced by BA. LPS increased white blood cell ( WBC: ) numbers (P = 0.001). However, the WBC numbers (P = 0.042) and the ratio of lymphocytes to WBC (P = 0.020) in LPS-challenged broilers were decreased with BA treatment. LPS decreased plasma lysozyme activity (P = 0.001), but increased concentrations of plasma corticosterone (P = 0.012) and IL-2 (P = 0.020). In contrast, BA increased lysozyme activity in plasma (P = 0.040). LPS increased mRNA abundances of splenic toll-like receptor 4 (P = 0.046), interferon γ (P = 0.008), IL-1β (P = 0.045) and IL-6, (P = 0.006). IL-2 (P = 0.014) and IL-6 (P = 0.074) mRNA abundances in LPS-challenged broilers were reduced by BA, although BA had an opposite effect for IL-10 mRNA expression in those broilers (P = 0.004). In conclusion, BA supplementation could partially alleviate the compromised growth performance and immune status of broilers under immune stress induced by LPS challenge at early age.
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- College of Animal Science & Technology
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- College of Animal Science & Technology
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- College of Animal Science & Technology
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- College of Animal Science & Technology
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- College of Animal Science & Technology
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Jiangsu, China, 210095
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- College of Animal Science & Technology
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- College of Animal Science & Technology
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Liu L, Qin D, Wang X, Feng Y, Yang X, Yao J. Effect of immune stress on growth performance and energy metabolism in broiler chickens. FOOD AGR IMMUNOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/09540105.2014.882884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Poźniak B, Switała M, Bobrek K, Graczyk S, Dzimira S. Adverse effects associated with high-dose acetylsalicylic acid and sodium salicylate treatment in broilers. Br Poult Sci 2013; 53:777-83. [PMID: 23398422 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2012.745929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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1. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and sodium salicylate (SS) are considered safe for poultry and often used in avian medicine. However, information on tolerance and specific side effects of these drugs in birds is lacking. 2. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of 14 d administration of high doses (200 or 400 mg/kg) of either ASA or SS on body weight gain, blood biochemistry, white and red blood cell counts and pathology in broilers. In addition, minimal plasma salicylate concentrations were determined on the 1st, 5th, 10th and 14th d of treatment. 3. The results showed that the dose of 400 mg/kg of either ASA or SS decreased weight gain and induced gizzard ulceration. Kidney to body weight ratio was increased in a dose-dependent manner, but serum concentrations of creatinine and uric acid were not affected. A time-dependent decrease in the minimal plasma salicylate concentration was evident.
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- B Poźniak
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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Watteyn A, Plessers E, Wyns H, De Baere S, De Backer P, Croubels S. Pharmacokinetics of gamithromycin after intravenous and subcutaneous administration in broiler chickens. Poult Sci 2013; 92:1516-22. [PMID: 23687147 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Gamithromycin is a new macrolide antibiotic that is only registered for use in cattle to treat respiratory disorders such as bovine respiratory disease. The aim of this study was to determine the pharmacokinetics of gamithromycin in broiler chickens. Gamithromycin (6 mg/kg of BW) was injected intravenously (IV) or subcutaneously (SC) to six 4-wk-old chickens in a parallel study design, and blood was collected at different time points postadministration. Quantification of gamithromycin in plasma was performed using an in-house validated liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method and the pharmacokinetics analyzed according to a 2-compartmental model. Following IV administration, the mean area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC0→∞), and α and β half-life of elimination (t1/2el α and t1/2el β) were 3,998 h•ng/mL, 0.90 h, and 14.12 h, respectively. Similar values were obtained after a SC bolus injection, i.e., 4,095 h•ng/mL, 0.34 h, and 11.63 h, for AUC0→∞, t1/2el α, and t1/2el β, respectively. The mean maximum plasma concentration (889.46 ng/mL) appeared at 0.13 h. Gamithromycin showed a large volume of distribution after IV as well as SC administration, 27.08 and 20.89 L/kg, respectively, and a total body clearance of 1.61 and 1.77 L/h•kg, respectively. The absolute bioavailability was 102.4%, showing that there is a complete absorption of gamithromycin after a SC bolus injection of 6 mg/kg of BW.
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- A Watteyn
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
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Pharmacokinetics of dexamethasone after intravenous and intramuscular administration in broiler chickens. Vet J 2013; 195:216-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Revised: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A review of the physiology of fever in birds. J Comp Physiol B 2012; 183:297-312. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-012-0718-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Revised: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Cagle C, Wasilenko J, Adams SC, Cardona CJ, To TL, Nguyen T, Spackman E, Suarez DL, Smith D, Shepherd E, Roth J, Pantin-Jackwood MJ. Differences in Pathogenicity, Response to Vaccination, and Innate Immune Responses in Different Types of Ducks Infected with a Virulent H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus from Vietnam. Avian Dis 2012; 56:479-87. [DOI: 10.1637/10030-120511-reg.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Effect of age on the pathogenesis and innate immune responses in Pekin ducks infected with different H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses. Virus Res 2012; 167:196-206. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2012.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Revised: 04/11/2012] [Accepted: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Baert K, De Boever S, Duchateau L, De Backer P. Sodium salicylate attenuates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced adipsia, but not hypophagia, in broiler chickens. Br Poult Sci 2010; 46:144-8. [PMID: 15957433 DOI: 10.1080/00071660500065243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A study was conducted to determine the influence of sodium salicylate on the behaviour and the food and water consumption of broiler chickens after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection. An oral dose of 100 mg/kg sodium salicylate was given and an acute phase reaction in broiler chickens was provoked through the intravenous injection of Escherichia coli LPS. Water intake was higher in the LPS and salicylate-treated group than in the positive control group. The salicylate treatment, however, did not restore the food intake, or influence the behaviour of the chickens. These data show that sodium salicylate has a positive effect on the water intake after intravenous injection of LPS in chickens and suggests that there is a difference in mechanism of action of food and water consumption after LPS injection in chickens.
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- K Baert
- Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium.
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Scholtz ND, Halle I, Dänicke S, Hartmann G, Zur B, Sauerwein H. Effects of an active immunization on the immune response of laying Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) fed with or without genetically modified Bacillus thuringiensis-maize. Poult Sci 2010; 89:1122-8. [PMID: 20460657 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-00678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Potentially adverse effects of diets containing transgenic plants are a concern for many consumers, particularly in Europe. For Bacillus thuringiensis-maize, several studies in livestock and poultry showed that the zootechnical data provide no indication for such adverse effects. These studies were all done in homeostatic situations; it remained open whether a deflection of the regulatory physiological systems might yield divergent dynamic responses in B. thuringiensis-maize-fed animals. We therefore tested the effect of an active immunization using BSA as antigen in a feeding regimen with or without B. thuringiensis-maize using quail as a model organism. Newly hatched Japanese quail were randomly allocated to 2 groups (n=120 per group) fed with diets containing either B. thuringiensis-maize or isogenic maize of the same cultivar. The diets did not differ in concentrations of the mycotoxins deoxynivalenol and zearalenone, which were both far below guidance values. After 16 wk on the experimental diets, one-half of each group was immunized against BSA. The remaining birds were injected with saline. Thirty-six hours after the injection, half of the BSA-injected subgroup (n=30) and half of the saline subgroup (n=30) from B. thuringiensis-maize- and isogenic-fed birds were killed and blood samples were collected and analyzed for serum zinc levels, indicative for acute phase response. For determining IgY-mediated immune responses, eggs were collected every other week for 6 wk after the injections from the remaining birds and total IgY concentrations and BSA-specific IgY titers were measured in egg yolk. The BSA injections did not elicit significant decreases of serum zinc concentrations. The serum zinc levels were significantly higher in B. thuringiensis-maize-fed quail. Expectedly, total IgY as well as BSA-specific IgY titers increased with time in the BSA-immunized quail. The response of both variables to the BSA injection did not differ between the feeding groups. Our results indicate that feeding of B. thuringiensis-maize does not impair the immune system of Japanese quail and thus gives no indication for respective concerns.
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- N D Scholtz
- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology and Hygiene Unit, University of Bonn, Katzenburgweg 7-9, 53115, Germany
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De BOEVER S, NEIRINCKX EA, MEYER E, De BAERE S, BEYAERT R, De BACKER P, CROUBELS S. Pharmacodynamics of tepoxalin, sodium-salicylate and ketoprofen in an intravenous lipopolysaccharide inflammation model in broiler chickens. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2010; 33:564-72. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2010.01184.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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DE BOEVER S, NEIRINCKX E, BAERT K, DE BACKER P, CROUBELS S. Pharmacokinetics of tepoxalin and its active metabolite in broiler chickens. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2009; 32:97-100. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2008.01000.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gray DA, Maloney SK, Kamerman PR. Restraint increases afebrile body temperature but attenuates fever in Pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos). Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2008; 294:R1666-71. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00865.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In mammals, procedures such as handling, restraint, or exposure to open spaces induces an increase in body temperature (Tb). The increase in temperature shares some characteristics with pyrogen-induced fever and so is often called “stress fever.” Birds also respond to acute handling with a stress fever, which may confound thermoregulatory studies that involve animal restraint. We have measured the Tb responses of Pekin ducks on days when they were restrained and compared them to days when the birds remained unrestrained. Restraint induced a 0.5°C increase in Tb that was sustained for the entire 8 h of restraint. To determine whether the restraint-induced increase in Tb is mediated by prostaglandins (PGs) we compared the Tb responses during restraint after intraperitoneal injection with saline to the responses during restraint after injection with diclofenac sodium (15 mg/kg). There was no difference in response, suggesting that restraint affects Tb by a PG-independent mechanism. We also compared the Tb response to intramuscular injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 100 μg/kg), a bacterial pyrogen, when the ducks were restrained or unrestrained. Despite Tb being higher at the time of LPS injection when the ducks were restrained, the maximum temperature reached after LPS injection was higher, and the period that Tb remained elevated was longer when the ducks were unrestrained. We conclude that restraint should be considered as a potential confounder in thermoregulatory studies in birds and presumably other species too.
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De Boever S, Beyaert R, Vandemaele F, Baert K, Duchateau L, Goddeeris B, De Backer P, Croubels S. The influence of age and repeated lipopolysaccharide administration on body temperature and the concentration of interleukin-6 and IgM antibodies against lipopolysaccharide in broiler chickens. Avian Pathol 2008; 37:39-44. [DOI: 10.1080/03079450701784875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- S. De Boever
- a Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, Biochemistry and Organ Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ghent University , Merelbeke , Belgium
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- b Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB , Unit of Molecular Signal Transduction in Inflammation , Ghent , Belgium
- c Department of Molecular Biology , Ghent University , Ghent , Belgium
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- d Department Biosystems, Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, K.U. Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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- a Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, Biochemistry and Organ Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ghent University , Merelbeke , Belgium
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- e Department of Physiology and Biometrics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ghent University , Merelbeke , Belgium
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- d Department Biosystems, Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, K.U. Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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- a Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, Biochemistry and Organ Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ghent University , Merelbeke , Belgium
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- a Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, Biochemistry and Organ Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ghent University , Merelbeke , Belgium
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Mahmoud ME, Shimizu Y, Shiina T, Nikami H, Dosoky RM, Ahmed MM, Takewaki T. Involvement of a capsaicin-sensitive TRPV1-independent mechanism in lipopolysaccharide-induced fever in chickens. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2007; 148:578-83. [PMID: 17761445 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2007] [Revised: 07/27/2007] [Accepted: 07/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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It has been demonstrated that capsaicin blocks lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced fever in mammals. In this study, we investigated TRPV1 (transient receptor potential ion channel of vanilloid subtype-1)-independent action of capsaicin on LPS-induced fever in chickens. The chicken is a valuable model for this purpose because chicken TRPV1 has been shown to be insensitive to capsaicin and thus the effects of capsaicin can be attributed to TRPV1-independent mechanisms. Administration of capsaicin (10 mg/kg, iv) to conscious unrestrained chicks at 5 days of age caused a transient decrease in body temperature. This effect of capsaicin was not observed in chicks that had been pretreated twice with capsaicin, indicating that the capsaicin-sensitive pathway can be desensitized. LPS (2 mg/kg, ip) induced fever that lasted for about 2.5 h, but fever was not induced in chicks that had been pretreated with capsaicin for 2 days. The preventive effect of capsaicin on LPS-induced fever was not blocked by capsazepine, an antagonist for TRPV1, but the antagonist per se blocked the febrile response to LPS. These findings suggest that a capsaicin-sensitive TRPV1-independent mechanism may be involved in LPS-induced fever.
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- Motamed Elsayed Mahmoud
- Department of Basic Veterinary Science, Laboratory of Physiology, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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De Boever S, Baert K, De Backer P, Croubels S. Pharmacokinetics and oral bioavailability of pentoxyfylline in broiler chickens. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2005; 28:575-80. [PMID: 16343291 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2005.00695.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The pharmacokinetic properties of pentoxyfylline and its metabolites were determined in healthy chickens after single intravenous and oral dosage of 100 mg/kg pentoxyfylline. Plasma concentrations of pentoxyfylline and its metabolites were determined by a validated high-performance liquid chromatographic method. After intravenous (i.v.) and oral (p.o.) administration, the plasma concentration-time curves were best described by a one-compartment open model. The mean elimination half-life (t(1/2el)) of pentoxyfylline was 1.05 h, total body clearance 1.90 L/h x kg, volume of distribution 2.40 L/kg and the mean residence time was 2.73 h, after i.v. administration. After oral dosing, mean maximal plasma concentration of pentoxyfylline was 4.01 microg/mL and the interval from p.o. administration until maximum concentration was 1.15 h. The mean oral bioavailability was found to be 28.2%. Metabolites I, IV and V were present in chicken plasma after both i.v. and p.o. administration, with metabolite V being the most dominant.
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- S De Boever
- Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
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Gray DA, Maloney SK, Kamerman PR. Lipopolysaccharide-induced fever in Pekin ducks is mediated by prostaglandins and nitric oxide and modulated by adrenocortical hormones. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2005; 289:R1258-64. [PMID: 16037125 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00377.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Information on avian fever is limited, and, in particular, very little is known about the mediators and modulators of the febrile response in birds. Therefore, in this study, the possible mediatory roles of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandins (PGs), together with a potential modulatory role for adrenocortical hormones in the generation of fever was investigated in conscious Pekin ducks. Their body temperatures were continuously measured by abdominally implanted temperature-sensitive data loggers. The febrile response induced by intramuscular injection of LPS at a dose of 100 μg/kg was compared with and without inhibition of NO production by N-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME), inhibition of PG synthesis (by diclofenac), and elevation of circulating concentrations of dexamethasone and corticosterone (by exogenous administration). LPS administration induced a marked, monophasic fever with a rise in temperature of more than 1°C after 3–4 h. In the presence of l-NAME, diclofenac, and adrenocorticoids at doses that had no effect upon normal body temperature in afebrile ducks, there was a significant inhibition of the LPS-induced fever. In addition, during the febrile response, the blood concentration of corticosterone was significantly elevated (from a basal level of 73.6 ± 9.8 ng/ml to a peak level of 132.6 ± 16.5 ng/ml). The results strongly suggest that the synthesis of both NO and PGs is a vital step in the generation of fever in birds and that the magnitude of the response is subject to modulation by adrenocorticoids.
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- David A Gray
- School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Medical School, 7 York Rd., Parktown 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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