寡果糖对人源菌群仔猪肠道中IgA和IgG分泌细胞的影响

本文主要研究寡果糖对人源菌群仔猪肠道中IgA和IgG分泌细胞的影响。通过无菌剖腹产获取15头无特定病原菌(specific pathogen free,SPF)仔猪,随机分为三组。第一组为SPF组,经口灌服磷酸钠缓冲液(内含10%甘油)以示对照;第二组为人源菌群(human flora-associated,HFA)组,经口服途径接种人源菌群;第三组为寡果糖(fructo-oligosaccharides,FOS)组,口服途径接种人源菌群且灌喂寡果糖。仔猪饲养于屏障系统内,无菌条件下人工哺育45天。应用免疫组织化学方法进行研究。结果表明:(1)所有仔猪小肠和结肠的固有层中均分布有IgA和IgG分泌细胞。(2)IgA和IgG分泌细胞在十二指肠中分布最多,随着肠段的向后推移IgA和IgG分泌细胞数量有逐渐下降趋势。(3)HFA组和FOS组IgA分泌细胞数量在回肠显著高于SPF组(P<0.01);十二指肠中HFA组IgG分泌细胞数量显著高于SPF组(P<0.01)。(4)FOS组IgA分泌细胞数量在空肠显著高于HFA组外(P<0.05),其他肠段总体上低于HFA组,但差异不显著。本结果提示给新生仔猪接种人源菌群能促进仔猪肠道中IgA和IgG分泌细胞的发育,而寡果糖使肠道IgA和IgG分泌细胞数量呈现下降的趋势。     

The differential localization of IgA,IgM and IgG in the gut of suckled neonatal piglets

The localization of immunoglobulins IgG, IgM and IgA in tissue sections prepared from the ileum of neonatal and adult swine were compared. Eighty percent of the immunoglobulin-containing lymphoid cells in the lamina propria of conventional adult German Landrasse swine were IgA-positive with lower numbers of IgM cells and occasionally an IgG cell. Anti-μ and α-chain reagents also stained the cytoplasm of the crypt epithelial cells. By comparison to these adult control tissues, the ileum of unsuckled neonates contained no immunoglobulins although after the ingestion of colostrum, the entire cytoplasm of the villus epithelial cells stained intensely when tested for IgG with only faint staining for IgM and IgA. On the other hand, IgA and IgM were readily localized on what appears to be only the apical border of the crypt epithelial cells but in contrast to the adult, the cytoplasm of these cells was unlabelled. IgG was absent from the crypt region. We interprete these findings to indicate an important, selective role for the villus epithelium in the absorption into the neonatal circulation of colostral IgG and probably IgA and IgM, and a specialized role for the crypt epithelium in adsorbing colostral IgA and IgM; possibly by complexing with mucin-bound secretory component.     

Morphology of the small intestine of weaned piglets and a novel method for morphometric evaluation

The intestinal morphology of 7-week-old pigs was investigated by light (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The piglets were fed either a semisynthetic or a cereal-based diet. The shapes of the intestinal villi and crypts of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum were examined. The villi were predominantly tongue-shaped. In the duodenum they were also ridged, branched and folded, and in the jejunum they were also leaf-like and ridged. At places with lymph follicles, the surface of the ileum was rugged with meandering fold-like villi. The crypts of the three segments of the small intestine were mainly coiled and sometimes branched. A novel morphometric evaluation method was introduced using the enlargement factors of each villus and crypt surface. The enlargement factor for the villus surface of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum was 3.13, 3.72 and 2.71, respectively. The factor for the crypt surface of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum was 9.07, 8.94 and 6.53, respectively. Furthermore, the relative proliferation rate and the epithelial renewal index were calculated for the first time. The relative proliferation rate of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum was 32.88, 34.78 and 50.77 proliferations per mm crypt perimeter, respectively. The diets consumed had an influence on the epithelial renewal index being higher for piglets fed the cereal-based diets.     

Pathology of Trichuris suis infection in pigs fed an inulin- and a non-inulin-containing diet

Pathology of the colon in pigs infected with Trichuris suis and fed an inulin and a non-inulin containing diet was studied to investigate the inflammatory response induced and the influence of inulin on this. Twenty-nine pigs were allocated into four groups (N-7, I-7, N-9 and N/I-9). Groups N-7, N-9 and N/I-9 were given a diet with non-fermentable carbohydrates, and group I-7 was fed a diet including fermentable carbohydrates (inulin). After 2 weeks, all pigs were inoculated with 2000 T. suis eggs. Seven weeks post-infection (p.i.), groups N-7 and I-7 were killed and group N/I-9 changed to inulin diet to study the influence of inulin on already established T. suis. Nine weeks p.i., groups N-9 and N/I-9 were killed. Trichuris suis were collected from the colon for enumeration. Tissues from the colon of each pig were taken for histological and immunohistochemical quantitative and semi-quantitative evaluations of heterophils, eosinophils, mast cells, IgA(+), IgG(+), IgM(+) and CD3(+) cells. The findings were compared with tissues from seven uninfected pigs of the same age. Pigs fed inulin had significantly fewer worms compared with pigs on the non-fermentable carbohydrate diet. The number of inflammatory cells in the colonic mucosa was increased in all T. suis-infected pigs compared with uninfected controls. The numbers of eosinophils, mast cells, IgA(+), IgG(+) and CD3(+) cells were significantly lower in pigs fed inulin than pigs fed non-fermentable carbohydrate. Whether this is a direct effect of inulin or a secondary effect due to the lower parasitic burden in inulin fed pigs is not known.     

Distribution of K and L cells in the feline intestinal tract

Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP), glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 and GLP-2 are hormones secreted from specialized K cells (GIP) and L cells (GLP-1, GLP-2) in the intestinal mucosa. These hormones play major roles in health and disease by modulating insulin secretion, satiety, and multiple intestinal functions. The aim of this study was to describe the distribution of K cells and L cells in the intestines of healthy cats. Samples of duodenum, mid-jejunum, ileum, cecum, and colon were collected from 5 cats that were euthanized for reasons unrelated to this study and had no gross or histologic evidence of gastrointestinal disease. Samples stained with rabbit-anti-porcine GIP, mouse-anti-(all mammals) GLP-1, or rabbit-anti-(all mammals) GLP-2 antibodies were used to determine the number of cells in 15 randomly selected 400× microscopic fields. In contrast to other mammals (eg, dogs) in which K cells are not present in the ileum and aborally, GIP-expressing cells are abundant throughout the intestines in cats (>6/high-power field in the ileum). Cells expressing GLP-1 or GLP-2 were most abundant in the ileum (>9/high-power field) as in other mammals, but, although GLP-1–expressing cells were abundant throughout the intestines, GLP-2–expressing cells were rarely found in the duodenum. In conclusion, the distribution of GIP-secreting K cells in cats is different from the distribution of K cells that is described in other mammals. The difference in distribution of GLP-2– and GLP-1–expressing cells suggests that more than 1 distinct population of L cells is present in cats.     

紫茎泽兰对大鼠肠道结构和肠道黏膜免疫屏障的影响

为探究紫茎泽兰对动物肠道损伤及致毒机制,本试验选取16只7周龄雄性SD大鼠经7 d适应期后随机分为对照组（饲喂不含紫茎泽兰饲料,10 g·100 g^-1 BW）与试验组（饲喂含30%紫茎泽兰饲料,10 g·100 g^-1 BW）,试验周期为14 d,试验结束后取各肠段（取十二指肠、空肠、回肠、盲肠、结肠和直肠）组织样品,观察结构损伤,计数免疫细胞,测定sIgA（secretory immunoglobulin A,sIgA）和炎性细胞因子分泌量。结果表明：与对照组相比,紫茎泽兰可使十二指肠绒毛出血及顶端轻度坏死脱落,肠绒毛高度、隐窝深度及其比值极显著增加（P<0.01）;空肠充血并伴有绒毛顶端糜烂性坏死脱落,绒毛高度及绒毛高度与隐窝深度比值极显著增加（P<0.01）;回肠大量肠绒毛顶端凝固性坏死,并伴有出血与炎性浸润,绒毛高度、隐窝深度及其比值极显著增加（P<0.01）;盲肠水肿及充血;结肠淋巴细胞增多、直肠大量淋巴细胞浸润及淋巴细胞增生,其中以回肠和直肠机械损伤最为严重,回肠评分增加722.36%,直肠评分增加976.00%;试验组各肠段上皮内淋巴细胞（intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes, IELs）、固有层淋巴细胞（lamina propria lymphocytes, LPLs）和杯状细胞（goblet cells, GCs）数量极显著增加（P<0.01）,同时还可极显著增加sIgA的分泌量（P<0.01）,极显著增加促炎因子IL-1β、IL-2、TNF-α和IFN-γ的表达量（P<0.01）,极显著降低抑炎因子IL-4、IL-10的表达（P<0.01）,激活肠道炎症反应,从而破坏肠道黏膜免疫屏障,造成肠道损伤。     

Pathological and immunohistochemical study of gastrointestinal lesions in dolphins stranded in the Canary Islands

This paper describes the gross, histopathological and immunohistochemical characteristics of gastrointestinal lesions and regional lymph nodes of six common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), 11 striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and six Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) found stranded along the coasts of the Canary Islands. The most common lesion was chronic granulomatous gastritis of the glandular stomach, associated with the parasite Pholeter gastrophilus, and characterised by the parasites, their eggs, or parasite debris in the mucosa, submucosa or tunica muscularis, surrounded by numerous lysozyme-positive macrophages and neutrophils, and more peripherally by abundant fibrous tissue containing variable numbers of immunoglobulin (Ig) G+ plasma cells, and small numbers of CD3+ T lymphocytes and IgM+ and IgA+ plasma cells. Anisakis simplex nematodes were found in two dolphins that were also parasitised by P gastrophilus and had parasitic granulomatous gastritis and multiple small chronic gastric ulcers. Lymphoplasmacytic enteritis was found in eight cases, three of them parasitised by Diphyllobothrium species; the lesion was characterised by moderate to severe infiltrations of CD3+ T lymphocytes and IgG+ plasma cells, with small numbers of IgM+ and IgA+ plasma cells in the lamina propria and submucosa, mainly of the small intestine. One dolphin had severe fibrinopurulent peritonitis, which may have been secondary to gastric perforation caused by the large mural granulomatous gastritis associated with P gastrophilus parasitism.     

断奶仔猪胃肠道中IgA和IgG分泌细胞的分布

本研究旨在探讨IgA和IgG分泌细胞在断奶仔猪胃肠道不同部位的分布特点和规律。选取8头断奶24 d的仔猪,采集胃底部、胃体部、胃幽门部、十二指肠、空肠、回肠和结肠组织样品,应用免疫组织化学方法检测胃肠道中IgA和IgG分泌细胞的变化。结果显示:IgA和IgG分泌细胞在胃肠道中具有类似的分布特点和规律,即2种分泌细胞主要分布在黏膜固有层中,其数量沿着胃肠道呈现先增加后减少的趋势,其中IgA和IgG分泌细胞在胃幽门部和小肠分布最多。结果表明仔猪的胃幽门部和小肠前段可能是发挥黏膜免疫反应和抵御外界病原微生物入侵的重要位点。     

Experimental haemonchosis in goats: effects of single and multiple infections in the host response

Histopathological changes and the distribution of T lymphocytes (CD3), B cells (CD79alpha) and IgG secreting plasma cells were recorded in the abomasum and abomasal lymph nodes of goats during early and late post-infection stages with one to four doses of Haemonchus contortus L3. The infiltration of eosinophils, mast cells, CD3(+) T lymphocytes, CD79alpha(+)B cells and IgG(+) plasma cells in the abomasal mucosa increased dramatically from 10dpi onwards, whereas globule leukocytes were observed only during chronic infection. In late post-infection stages abomasal infiltration of globule leukocytes, CD3(+) T lymphocytes, CD79alpha(+)B cells and IgG(+) plasma cells was significantly higher (P<0.05) in reinfected (groups 6-8) than in primarily infected goats (group 5). In the abomasal lymph nodes, marked hyperplasia of lymphoid follicles and medullary cords, with increase of CD3(+) T lymphocytes, CD79alpha(+)B cells and IgG(+) plasma cells was recorded from 10dpi (group 3) onwards. Worm burdens and the severe abomasal response during the late post-infection stages suggests that a rapid expulsion of nematodes did not occur. The prolonged time required for generating globule leukocytes suggested that immune mechanisms dependent of this cell type are of crucial importance in the protective immunity against H. contortus in goats.     

Astaxanthin stimulates cell-mediated and humoral immune responses in cats

Astaxanthin is a potent antioxidant carotenoid and may play a role in modulating immune response in cats. Blood was taken from female domestic shorthair cats (8-9 mo old; 3.2 ± 0.04 kg body weight) fed 0, 1, 5 or 10mg astaxanthin daily for 12 wk to assess peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) proliferation response, leukocyte subpopulations, natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxic activity, and plasma IgG and IgM concentration. Cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) response against concanavalin A and an attenuated polyvalent vaccine was assessed on wk 8 (prior to vaccination) and 12 (post-vaccination). There was a dose-related increase in plasma astaxanthin concentrations, with maximum concentrations observed on wk 12. Dietary astaxanthin enhanced DTH response to both the specific (vaccine) and nonspecific (concanavalin A) antigens. In addition, cats fed astaxanthin had heightened PBMC proliferation and NK cell cytotoxic activity. The population of CD3(+) total T and CD4(+) T helper cells were also higher in astaxanthin-fed cats; however, no treatment difference was found with the CD8(+) T cytotoxic and MHC II(+) activated lymphocyte cell populations. Dietary astaxanthin increased concentrations of plasma IgG and IgM. Therefore, dietary astaxanthin heightened cell-mediated and humoral immune responses in cats.     

Characterization of mast cell numbers and subtypes in biopsies from the gastrointestinal tract of dogs with lymphocytic-plasmacytic or eosinophilic gastroenterocolitis

It has been suggested but not proven that hypersensitivity type I reactions are involved in the pathogenesis of canine inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The main effector cells in type I hypersensitivity reactions are mast cells (MCs). Canine MCs, as human MCs, can be subdivided into three subtypes according to their content of mast cell-specific proteases: tryptase (MC_T), chymase (MC_C), or tryptase and chymase bearing MCs (MC_TC). In this study, numbers and subsets of mast cells were investigated in biopsies from the gastrointestinal tract of dogs with histopathologically confirmed lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis (LPE) (n = 4), lymphocytic-plasmacytic colitis (LPC) (n = 1) and eosinophilic gastroenterocolitis (EGE) (n = 11). Paraffin sections of formalin-fixed samples from the stomach, small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum) and colon were stained by using a metachromatic staining method (kresylecht-violet; KEV) and a combined enzyme histochemical and immunohistochemical technique for chymase and tryptase. Additionally, immunohistochemistry with antibodies against T cells (CD3), macrophages (myeloid/histiocyte antigen) and IgA, IgG and IgM bearing cells was conducted. Quantitative evaluation of mast cells and semiquantitative scoring of immunohistochemically stained cells were performed. Between the two histopathologically defined groups clear differences concerning mast cell numbers were detected. In most affected intestinal tissue locations of dogs with LPE/LPC a decrease in metachromatically (kresylecht-violet) stained granule-containing MCs and immunohistochemically stained MC_T,C,TC was found. This reduction could be due to mast cell degranulation, a T helper cell 1 dominated reaction pattern or a “thinning out” due to increasing T cells, IgA and IgG bearing cells. Dogs with EGE displayed higher variability in mast cell numbers but most of the affected large and small intestinal locations had increased numbers of MCs. In these cases, T cells, IgA bearing cells and macrophages also increased. Increased numbers of MCs and eosinophils seen in the intestinal mucosa of dogs with EGE could indicate the presence of a type I hypersensitivity reaction (T helper cell 2 pattern) in response to dietary antigens. Changes in cell numbers occurred also in unaffected locations of dogs with LPE/LPC and EGE which showed reduced MC_T,C,TC, increased KEV positive cells and partially increased leucocytes and macrophages.     

Immunohistochemical study of the inflammatory infiltrate associated with feline cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas and precancerous lesions (actinic keratosis).

The distribution of T lymphocytes (CD3+), B lymphocytes (CD79+), immunoglobulin-containing plasma cells (IgG, IgM and IgA), macrophages (Mac387+) and MHC Class II antigen was analysed in the inflammatory infiltrate associated with cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) from 23 cats. Peri-tumoural skin (12 cases) and precancerous lesions of actinic keratosis (nine cases) were also evaluated for the expression of MHC Class II. The results revealed that an abundant inflammatory infiltrate was associated with the majority of SCC. This infiltrate was composed mainly of CD3+ T lymphocytes, B cells (CD79+) and IgG-bearing plasma cells, and the intensity of infiltration increased with the degree of invasiveness of the tumour. The number of CD3+ T cells and CD79+ cells was significantly increased in well-differentiated SCC compared with moderately differentiated tumours, whereas the number of IgM+, IgA+ plasma cells and Mac387+ macrophages was low or moderate and did not change significantly with histologic grade or invasiveness. MHC Class II antigen was expressed by infiltrating lymphocytes and macrophages, and by fibroblasts. A variable number of neoplastic cells (10% to 80%) in 10 SCC, and keratinocytes of basal layers in seven of nine cases of actinic keratosis also expressed MHC Class II, whereas keratinocytes of normal skin were always negative for this antigen. These results suggest that CD3+ T lymphocytes, CD79+ B cells and IgG-bearing plasma cells may participate in down-regulation of tumour growth, since these cell types were particularly numerous in well-differentiated and mildly invasive SCC, as well as in actinic keratosis. The expression of MHC Class II by neoplastic cells could enhance this local anti-tumour immune response.     

Effect of prebiotic or probiotic supplementation and ileo rectal anastomosis on intestinal morphology of weaned piglets

Forty eight 21 days old piglets were used to compare the effect of prebiotic or probiotic supplementation and ileo rectal anastomosis on the morphology of the small intestine. Half of the piglets were maintained intact and the other half was subjected to an ileo rectal anastomosis (IRA). Each group of piglets received one of the following diets: 1) basal diet (C), 2) basal diet supplemented with a Xylo-oligosaccharide (XOS), 3) basal diet supplemented with a Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) and 4) basal diet supplemented with XOS and SC. Villus height was greatest with XOS and with XOS + SC, only in the ileum, as compared to controls. In the duodenum, crypt width was highest in the control group, but no significant differences were found in the jejunum and ileum. The IRA piglets had longer villi in the jejunum and shorter villi in the ileum. The crypt depth was greater in the duodenum and in the ileum of IRA piglets. Villus height/crypt depth was lower in the duodenum and in the ileum, in the IRA piglets. In conclusion, the XOS, but not the SC, moderately modified the intestinal morphology. The IRA modified the intestinal villus and crypt architecture but its consequence on the absorption of nutrients needs to be investigated.     

Phenotypic comparison of ileal intraepithelial lymphocyte populations of suckling and weaned calves

Ileal intraepithelial lymphocyte (IEL) suspensions from suckling calves (1-3 weeks old) and weaned calves (3-6 months old) were phenotyped to determine whether there were differences in the lymphocyte populations consistent with postnatal maturation of the mucosal immune system. Flow cytometric comparisons of IEL from the two age groups revealed the presence of significantly larger proportions of CD4+ T lymphocytes and CD8+ T cells in the weaned animals. In contrast, there was a significantly larger proportion of B-B2+ IEL in the suckling calves. Freshly isolated IEL from both groups of calves expressed mRNA for TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma, but not IL-4 or IL-10. The B-B2+ IEL population was more closely examined by flow cytometry. These cells co-expressed IgM and CD21. However, they did not express IgA, IgG1, nor any of several additional leukocyte differentiation molecules. Immunohistochemical data confirmed the presence of IgM+ lymphocytes, and the paucity of IgA+ and IgG1+ lymphocytes in suckling calf ileum. However, substantial numbers of IgA+ and IgG1+ cells were observed in weaned calf ileum. Together, the data are consistent with ongoing postnatal maturation of the gut mucosal immune system.     

Immune cell populations in the duodenal mucosa of cats with inflammatory bowel disease

The aim of this study was to characterize the phenotype of leukocytes infiltrating the duodenal mucosa of cats with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by using immunohistochemistry and computer-aided morphometry to assess whether immunologic markers would aid in characterization of IBD. Frozen and formalin-fixed duodenal biopsies were collected from cats referred for investigation of chronic vomiting, diarrhea, or both (n = 34). Reference ranges were previously established by using duodenal samples from healthy cats (n = 16). No significant difference was found in the number of immunoglobulin G+ (IgG+) or IgA+ in either the villous lamina propria or the crypt lamina propria between cats with IBD and control cats. T cells (CD3+) increased in number from crypt to the tip of the villi in biopsies from both diseased (mean +/- SD for each group was 18.8 +/- 6.6 and 17.7 +/- 4.2 cells/ 10,000 m2 in cryptal areas to 25.2 +/- 9.5 and 29.1 +/- 13.3 cells/10,000m2 in villous areas) and healthy animals (17.9 +/- 3.9 cells/10,000 microm2 in cryptal areas to 24.1 +/- 9.3 cells/10,000 microm2 in villous areas) and no significant difference was found between diseased and control cats. By contrast, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II expression by leukocytes with dendritic cell or macrophage morphology in the lamina propria was significantly greater in cats with IBD (13.3 +/- 4.2 cells/10,000 microm2 in cryptal area; P = .016) than in healthy cats (11.9 +/- 3.0 cells/10,000 microm2) and MHC class II expression by enterocytes also was more pronounced in these cats showing an overall intensity of expression of 7.1 +/- 4.0 cells/10,000 microm2 in cats with IBD as opposed to 0.0 +/- 0.0 cells/10,000 microm2 to 0.3 +/- 0.7 cells/10,000 microm2 in healthy cats. These findings suggest that a subtle immunologic dysregulation occurs in spontaneously arising feline IBD.     

Relative deficiency in IgA production by duodenal explants from German shepherd dogs with small intestinal disease

Matched samples of serum, saliva and tears were collected from four groups of dogs; two of the groups were German shepherd dogs (GSDs) either with (Group 1) or without (Group 4) a variety of small intestinal disorders; the remaining two groups were dogs of other breeds, again with (Group 2) or without (Group 3) small intestinal disease. Capture ELISAs were used to measure IgG, IgM, IgA and albumin concentrations within these samples; intestinal humoral immune status of clinical cases was assessed by quantifying immunoglobulin production from duodenal explant cultures.There were no significant differences in IgG, IgM or IgA concentrations in serum, saliva or tears between the different groups of dog. Moreover, no significant differences were noted between groups for IgG, IgM and IgA salivary and tear secretory indices. IgA production by 24-h explant cultures was significantly lower in GSDs compared with non-GSDs with small intestinal disease (groups 1 and 2, respectively), but the numbers of lamina propria IgA(+) plasma cells in duodenal biopsies were not different between groups. These results suggest that there may be a relative deficiency in local IgA secretion in GSDs with small intestinal enteropathies, which is not reflected in either serum IgA concentrations, or in secretion at unaffected mucosal sites. It remains to be determined whether such a deficiency is a breed-related primary defect, or whether it arises secondary to the pathological processes within the intestinal mucosa.     

Bovine dendritic cells generated from monocytes and bone marrow progenitors regulate immunoglobulin production in peripheral blood B cells

We examined whether bovine monocyte-derived and bone marrow (BM) dendritic cells (DCs) regulate antibody production in activated peripheral blood B cells. DCs were generated from monocytes and BM progenitors in the presence of bovine recombinant granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin 4 (IL-4). Monocyte-derived DCs promoted B cells activated by the anti-CD3 triggered CD4(+) T cells or through immunoglobulin M (IgM) receptor to increase the level of IgG secretion. Furthermore, the addition of DCs triggered B cells activated through IgM receptors to produce IgG2 and IgA, thus inducing an isotype switch. BM-derived DCs increased the production of IgG in B cells activated by the anti-CD3 triggered CD4(+) T cells, but unlike monocyte-derived DCs did not have any effect on B cells activated through surface IgM. These data suggest that the regulation of humoral immune responses in cattle depends on the origin of DCs and the mode of B cell activation.     

包膜丁酸钠对脂多糖刺激下断奶羔羊血清炎性细胞因子、肠道通透性及肠道组织形态的影响

本试验旨在研究包膜丁酸钠(CSB)对脂多糖(LPS)刺激下断奶羔羊血清炎性细胞因子、肠道通透性及肠道组织形态的影响。试验选取(42±1)日龄、平均体重为(11.79±0.54)kg的断奶羔羊24只,按体重相近原则随机分为4组:空白组(CON组)、LPS组、CSB2L组、CSB3L组,其中CON和LPS组饲喂基础饲粮,CSB2L和CSB3L组在基础饲粮中分别添加2和3 g/kg CSB,每组6个重复,每个重复1只羊。在试验第28天每组选取3只羔羊进行屠宰,LPS、CSB2L和CSB3L组在屠宰前3 h腹腔注射100μg/kg BW LPS,CON组腹腔注射等量无菌生理盐水。结果表明:1)与CON组相比,饲粮中添加CSB可显著提高断奶羔羊的平均日采食量(ADFI)(P<0.05),CSB3L组的平均日增重(ADG)显著高于CON和LPS组(P<0.05)。2)与CON组相比,LPS组断奶羔羊血清中肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、白细胞介素-1β(IL-1β)和白细胞介素-8(IL-8)含量显著升高(P<0.05)。CSB2L和CSB3L组血清TNF-α和IL-1β含量均低于LPS组(P<0.05),血清TNF-α含量显著高于CON组(P<0.05)。CSB3L组血清IL-8含量显著低于LPS组(P<0.05)。CSB2L和CSB3L组血清白细胞介素-10(IL-10)含量显著高于LPS组(P<0.05)。3)断奶羔羊血清中D-乳酸(DLA)含量和二胺氧化酶(DAO)活性在LPS刺激下显著升高(P<0.05)。CSB2L和CSB3L组可显著降低LPS注射后的血清DLA含量和DAO活性(P<0.05)。4)CON组肠黏膜形态结构完整且绒毛排列整齐。注射LPS后,空肠和回肠绒毛排列紊乱,高矮不一,绒毛肿胀脱落。CSB2L和CSB3L组空肠和回肠绒毛形态较完整且排列整齐,肿胀程度降低,上皮轻度脱落。LPS组盲肠部分肠绒毛上皮脱落,腺体排列紊乱,结肠绒毛略微脱落。CSB2L组盲肠和结肠有轻微水肿,CSB3L组盲肠和结肠绒毛上皮未见明显脱落和水肿。LPS刺激显著降低了空肠和回肠绒毛高度和绒毛高度/隐窝深度(P<0.05)。CSB2L和CSB3L组空肠和回肠绒毛高度降低和绒毛高度/隐窝深度降低均得到缓解。CSB2L和CSB3L组十二指肠绒毛高度显著高于CON和LPS组(P<0.05),CSB3L组回肠绒毛高度和绒毛高度/隐窝深度显著高于CON组(P<0.05)。由此可见,饲粮中添加CSB可以提高断奶羔羊的生长性能并能缓解LPS刺激引起的断奶羔羊应激,抑制血清促炎性细胞因子水平升高和肠道通透性增加,从而在一定程度上改善肠道组织形态,维护肠道健康。     

感染鸡贫血病毒雏鸡接种新城疫疫苗后局部粘膜免疫功能的变化

雏鸡1日龄感染鸡贫血病毒（CAV），8日龄接种Lasota疫苗，以未感染免疫雏鸡为对照，于免疫后7、14、28d检测其哈德尔腺和盲肠扁桃体T细胞及IgG^ 、IgM^ 、IgA^ 抗体生成细胞数量，泪液、气管液、肠液、胆汁中IgG、IgM、IgA含量以及泪液、胆汁HI抗体滴度的动态变化。揭示了感染CAV雏鸡接种ND疫苗免疫后哈德尔腺、盲肠扁桃体的T细胞和IgG^ 、IgM^ 、IgA^ 抗体生成细胞数量，泪液、气管液、肠液、胆汁中免疫球蛋白IgG、IgM、IgA含量以及泪液、胆汁HI抗体滴度，均较未感染免疫雏鸡明显减少。表明眼部、呼吸道和消化道局部粘膜免疫防御能力减弱。     

Effects of Recombinant E. coli Expressing Heat-stable Enterotoxin on Intestinal Morphology and Antioxidant Capacity in Seven Days old Piglets

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of recombinant E.coli expressing heat-stable enterotoxin(STa) on intestinal absorption and barrier function, intestinal morphology and antioxidant capacity of 7 days old piglets. Twenty-four 7 days old piglets were allotted to four treatments:control group (artificial milk), STa group (artificial milk +2×10⁹ CFU E.coli LMG194-pBAD-STa), LMG194 group (artificial milk +2×10⁹ CFU E.coli LMG194), and K88 group (artificial milk +2×10⁹ CFU E.coli K88).The pigs were treated with E.coli on the 5th day and slaughtered on the 7th day. The results showed that, compared with the control group, villus height in jejunum, ileum and duodenum, crypt depth and villus height/crypt depth in duodenum, and small intestine villi surface area were significantly decreased in STa group (P<0.05). The activities of catalase (CAT) in ileum and colon, total nitric oxide synthase (TNOS) in serum, ileum, jejunum and colon, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in colon were significantly decreased in STa group (P<0.05). STa group also had a higher levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) in serum (P<0.05). These results suggested that recombinant E.coli expressing STa could lead to intestinal injury and oxidative stress of 7 days old piglets.