Involvement of CD 8+ and CD 3+ lymphocytes in the transport of Eimeria necatrix sporozoites within the intestinal mucosa of chickens

Beattie, Savannah E.; Barta, John R.; Fernando, M. A.

doi:10.1007/s004360000371

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“…Similarly, HS diminished the immune response to Salmonella Typhimurium infection in broiler chickens [61]. The role of macrophages and cytotoxic (CD 8+) and peripheral lymphocytes in Eimeria spp sporozoite transportation through intestinal tissue laminae has been documented [62][63][64]. Schneider et al [65] reported that HS curtailed the E. maxima life cycle and reduced gametogony in broiler chickens.…”

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Host transcriptome response to heat stress and Eimeria maxima infection in meat-type chickens

Ghareeb,

Foutz,

Schneiders

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Eimeria (E.) maxima parasite infects chickens’ midgut disrupting the jejunal and ileal mucosa causing high morbidity and mortality. Heat stress (HS) is a seasonal stressor that impacts biological functions leading to poor performance. This study elucidates how HS, E. maxima infection, and their combination affect the ileum transcriptome. Two-hundred and forty 2-week-old males Ross708 chickens were randomly allocated into four treatment groups: thermoneutral-control (TNc), thermoneutral-infected (TNi), heat-stress control (HSc), and heat stress-infected (HSi), with 6 replicates each of 10 birds. Infected groups received 200x103 sporulated E. maxima oocysts/bird, and heat-treated groups were raised at 35°C. At 6-day post-treatment, ileums of five randomly selected chickens per group were sampled, RNA was extracted and sequenced. A total of 413, 3377, 1908, and 2304 DEGs were identified when applying the comparisons: TNc vs HSc, TNc vs TNi, HSi vs HSc, and TNi vs HSi, respectively, at cutoff ≥1.2-fold change (FDR: q<0.05). HSc vs TNc showed upregulation of lipid metabolic pathways and degradation/metabolism of multiple amino acids; and downregulation of most immune-related and protein synthesis pathways. TNc vs TNi displayed upregulation of most of immune-associated pathways and eukaryotic mRNA maturation pathways; and downregulation of fatty acid metabolism and multiple amino acid metabolism pathways including tryptophan. Comparing HSi versus HSc and TNi revealed that combining the two stressors restored the expression of some cellular functions, e.g., oxidative phosphorylation and protein synthesis; and downregulate immune response pathways associated with E. maxima infection. During E. maxima infection under HS the calcium signaling pathway was downregulated, including genes responsible for increasing the cytoplasmic calcium concentration; and tryptophan metabolism was upregulated, including genes that contribute to catabolizing tryptophan through serotonin and indole pathways; which might result in reducing the cytoplasmic pool of nutrients and calcium available for the parasite to scavenge and consequently might affect the parasite’s reproductive ability.

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