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Expression kinetics of natural resistance associated macrophage protein (NRAMP) genes in Salmonella Typhimurium-infected chicken

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Title
Expression kinetics of natural resistance associated macrophage protein (NRAMP) genes in Salmonella Typhimurium-infected chicken
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BMC Veterinary Research, June 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12917-018-1510-4
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Mashooq Ahmad Dar, Raashid Ahmed, Uneeb Urwat, Syed Mudasir Ahmad, Pervaiz Ahmad Dar, Zahid Amin Kushoo, Tanveer Ali Dar, Peerzada Tajamul Mumtaz, Shakil Ahmad Bhat, Umar Amin, Nadeem Shabir, Hina Fayaz Bhat, Riaz Ahmad Shah, Nazir Ahmad Ganai, Mohammad Heidari

Abstract

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (Salmonella Typhimurium) is a zoonotic pathogen responsible for severe intestinal pathology in young chickens. Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (NRAMP) family has been shown to be associated with resistance to intracellular pathogens, including Salmonella Typhimurium. The role of NRAMP proteins in macrophage defence against microbial infection has been ascribed to changes in the metal-ion concentrations inside the bacteria-containing phagosomes. The present study was conducted to investigate tissue-specific (liver, spleen and caecum) expression kinetics of NRAMP gene family (NRAMP1 and NRAMP2) in broilers from day 0 to day 15 after Salmonella Typhimurium challenge concomitant to clinical, blood biochemical and immunological parameters survey. Clinical symptoms appeared 4 days post-infection (dpi) in infected birds. Symptoms like progressive weakness, anorexia, diarrhoea and lowering of the head were seen in infected birds one-week post-infection. On postmortem examination, liver showed congestion, haemorrhage and necrotic foci on the surface, while as the spleen, lungs and intestines revealed congestion and haemorrhages. Histopathological alterations were principally found in liver comprising of necrosis, reticular endothelial hyperplasia along with mononuclear cell and heterophilic infiltration. Red Blood Cell (RBC) count, Haemoglobin (Hb) and Packed Cell Volume (PCV) decreased significantly (P < 0.05) in blood while heterophil counts increased up to 7 days post-infection. Serum glucose, aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) enzymes concentrations increased significantly throughout the study. A gradual increase of specific humoral IgG response confirmed Salmonella infection. Meanwhile, expression of NRAMP1 and NRAMP2 genes was differentially regulated after infection in tissues such as liver, spleen and caecum known to be the target of Salmonella Typhimurium replication in the chicken. Thus the specific roles of NRAMP1 and NRAMP2 genes in Salmonella Typhimurium induced disease may be supposed from their differential expression according to tissues and timing after per os infection. However, these roles remain to be analyzed related to the severity of the disease which can be estimated by blood biochemistry and immunological parameters.

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Unknown 37 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 5 14%
Student > Bachelor 3 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 8%
Researcher 2 5%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 5%
Other 4 11%
Unknown 18 49%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 3 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 8%
Environmental Science 2 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 5%
Other 4 11%
Unknown 21 57%
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