Lipopolysaccharide induces acute bursal atrophy in broiler chicks by activating TLR4-MAPK-NF-κB/AP-1 signaling.
Autor: | Ansari AR; Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.; Department of Basic Sciences, Section of Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (CVAS) Jhang, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Pakistan., Li NY; Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China., Sun ZJ; Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China., Huang HB; Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China., Zhao X; Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China., Cui L; Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China., Hu YF; Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China., Zhong JM; Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.; Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, USA., Karrow NA; Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada., Liu HZ; Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Oncotarget [Oncotarget] 2017 Aug 05; Vol. 8 (65), pp. 108375-108391. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Aug 05 (Print Publication: 2017). |
DOI: | 10.18632/oncotarget.19964 |
Abstrakt: | We investigated the mechanisms that induce atrophy of the chicken bursa of Fabricius (BF) upon lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment in young chicks. LPS treatment resulted in ∼36% decrease in bursal weight within 36 h ( P < 0.01). Histological analysis showed infiltration of eosinophilic heterophils and nucleated oval shaped RBCs in or near blood vessels of the BF from LPS-treated chicks. Scanning electron micrographs showed severe erosion and breaks in the mucosal membrane at 12 h and complete exuviation of bursal mucosal epithelial cells at 36 h. We observed decreased cell proliferation (low PCNA positivity) and increased apoptosis (high TUNEL and ssDNA positivity) in the BF 12-72 h after LPS treatment. RNA-seq analysis of the BF transcriptome showed 736 differentially expressed genes with most expression changes (637/736) 12 h after LPS treatment. KEGG pathway analysis identified TLR4-MAPK-NF-κB/AP-1 as the key signaling pathway affected in response to LPS stimulation. These findings indicate LPS activates the TLR4-MAPK-NF-κB/AP-1 signaling pathway that mediates acute atrophy of the chicken bursa of Fabricius by inducing inflammation and apoptosis. Competing Interests: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declare that they have no competing interests. |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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