Chicken amyloid arthropathy: serum amyloid A, interleukin-1beta, interleukin-6, tumour necrosis factor-alpha and nitric oxide profile in acute phase (12th hour)

Pol J Vet Sci. 2013;16(2):241-7. doi: 10.2478/pjvs-2013-0034.

Abstract

Acute phase response (APR) is part of the early defense system, which is triggered by different stimuli including, infection, trauma, stres, inflammation and neoplasia. The APR complex is a reaction which induces homeostasis and recovery. In this research, serum amyloid A (SAA), interlaukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and nitric oxide (NO) levels were measured 12 hours following injection. For this purpose, Thirty-two 5 weeks old laying chicken were allocated into four groups and intra-articular injections of Freund's adjuvant were used to induce amylod arthropathy in Groups II, III and IV. Vitamin A in group II, and methylprednisolone in group IV were added to enhance and to reduce the severity of amyloidosis, respectively. At the end of the research, it was observed that TNF-alpha and NO increased significantly (P < 0.05) in vitamin A and methylprednisolone groups whereas SAA decreased significantly (P < 0.05) in all groups. It was also observed that IL-6 increased (P < 0.05) in vitamin A group and decreased in all other gorups however, IL-1beta decreased in vitamin A and methylprednisolone groups, while it was increased in the control group. The results of this study suggest that there is a positive correlation between serum TNF-alpha levels in acute and chronic phase in chickens with amyloid arthropathy.

Publication types

  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chickens*
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Interleukin-1beta / genetics
  • Interleukin-1beta / metabolism*
  • Interleukin-6 / genetics
  • Interleukin-6 / metabolism*
  • Joint Diseases / blood
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism*
  • Poultry Diseases / blood
  • Poultry Diseases / metabolism
  • Serum Amyloid A Protein / genetics
  • Serum Amyloid A Protein / metabolism*
  • Time Factors
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / genetics
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism*

Substances

  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Interleukin-6
  • Serum Amyloid A Protein
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Nitric Oxide