TY - JOUR
T1 - The feathering gene is linked to degranulation and oxidative burst not cytokine/chemokine mRNA expression levels or Salmonella enteritidis organ invasion in broilers
AU - Swaggerty, C.L.
AU - He, H.
AU - Genovese, K.J.
AU - Kaiser, P.
AU - Pevzner, I.Y.
AU - Kogut, M.H.
N1 - MEDLINE® is the source for the MeSH terms of this document.
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - In the past, we showed differences in heterophil function between parental broilers (A [fast feathering] > B [slow feathering]) and their F1 reciprocal crosses (D [fast feathering] > C [slow feathering]). In the present study, we evaluated the linkage of the feathering gene to heterophil function, pro-inflammatory cytokine/chemokine mRNA expression levels, and resistance to Salmonella enteritidis organ invasion. Heterophils were isolated from 2-day-old chickens (C and D) separated into males and females-slow males and females (SM and SF), and fast males and females (FM and FF). Heterophil functions of degranulation and oxidative burst were measured. Heterophils from FF chickens (183±8.9) released more (P <0.05) β-d-glucuronidase (μM) than heterophils from SF chickens (149 ± 3.7); FF heterophils (4.6 × 10 ) generated a significantly (P <0.05) greater oxidative burst (mean relative fluorescent units) compared with SF heterophils (4.2 × 10 ). Interleukin-6, CXCLi2, and interferon-α mRNA expression levels were quantitated by real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase- polymerase chain reaction. No differences were observed between SM and FM or between SF and FF heterophils. Finally, 1-day-old chickens were administered S. enteritidis and liver/spleen organ invasion was quantitated. No differences were observed between the number of S. enteritidis-positive FF and SF chickens, but FM were significantly (P <0.05) more resistant to S. enteritidis organ invasion than SM chickens. The data indicate degranulation and oxidative burst were linked with the feathering gene; however, interleukin-6, CXCLi2, and interferon-α mRNA expression levels were not. Furthermore, susceptibility to in vitro S. enteritidis organ invasion was not linked to the feathering gene.
AB - In the past, we showed differences in heterophil function between parental broilers (A [fast feathering] > B [slow feathering]) and their F1 reciprocal crosses (D [fast feathering] > C [slow feathering]). In the present study, we evaluated the linkage of the feathering gene to heterophil function, pro-inflammatory cytokine/chemokine mRNA expression levels, and resistance to Salmonella enteritidis organ invasion. Heterophils were isolated from 2-day-old chickens (C and D) separated into males and females-slow males and females (SM and SF), and fast males and females (FM and FF). Heterophil functions of degranulation and oxidative burst were measured. Heterophils from FF chickens (183±8.9) released more (P <0.05) β-d-glucuronidase (μM) than heterophils from SF chickens (149 ± 3.7); FF heterophils (4.6 × 10 ) generated a significantly (P <0.05) greater oxidative burst (mean relative fluorescent units) compared with SF heterophils (4.2 × 10 ). Interleukin-6, CXCLi2, and interferon-α mRNA expression levels were quantitated by real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase- polymerase chain reaction. No differences were observed between SM and FM or between SF and FF heterophils. Finally, 1-day-old chickens were administered S. enteritidis and liver/spleen organ invasion was quantitated. No differences were observed between the number of S. enteritidis-positive FF and SF chickens, but FM were significantly (P <0.05) more resistant to S. enteritidis organ invasion than SM chickens. The data indicate degranulation and oxidative burst were linked with the feathering gene; however, interleukin-6, CXCLi2, and interferon-α mRNA expression levels were not. Furthermore, susceptibility to in vitro S. enteritidis organ invasion was not linked to the feathering gene.
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U2 - 10.1080/03079450601028829
DO - 10.1080/03079450601028829
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33845209146
SN - 0307-9457
VL - 35
SP - 465
EP - 470
JO - Avian Pathology
JF - Avian Pathology
IS - 6
ER -