China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (6): 1702-1708.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2020.06.008

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Effect of Riemerella anatipestifer on the Morphological Structure and TLR4 Signal Pathway Related Gene Expression of Cecum in Ducks

TAO Zhiyun1, ZHU Chunhong1, SHI Zuhao2, XU Wenjuan1, ZHANG Shuangjie1, SONG Weitao1, LIU Hongxiang1, LI Huifang1   

  1. 1. Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Science, Yangzhou 225125, China;
    2. Pony Testing Group Jiangsu Co., Ltd., Suzhou 215000, China
  • Received:2019-11-08 Online:2020-06-20 Published:2020-06-20

Abstract: In order to investigate the possible pathogenic mechanism of Riemerella anatipestifer,the morphological structure was observed using microscope,the thickness of intestinal mucosa,the height of intestinal villi and the depth of crypt were measured and counted,and the expression of TLR4 signal pathway related genes in the cecum of ducks after infected with Riemerella anatipestifer was detected by Real-time quantitative PCR.Pathological observation results showed that the intestinal structure was damaged after Riemerella anatipestifer infection,which was manifested as intestinal villus shedding,congestion,bleeding and lymphocyte infiltration and lymphocyte proliferation.The statistical results showed that the thickness of intestinal mucosa in infection group (383.58 μm) was significantly lower than that in control group (643.39 μm) at 2 d (P<0.05).The height of intestinal villi in infection group (173.04 and 168.68 μm) were significantly lower than that in control group (355.79 and 276.54 μm) at 2 and 5 day (P<0.05),respectively.The ratio of height of intestinal villi to crypt depth in infection group (3.42) was significantly lower than that of control group (5.34) at 9 d (P<0.05).Real-time quantitative PCR results showed that the expression of TLR4 signal pathway related genes of TLR4,MD2,MyD88,TRAF6,NFB,IL-4 and IL-8 mRNA was up-regulated at 2 and 5 d after infection.These results suggested that the infection of Riemerella anatipestifer could lead to the physical damage and inflammatory lesions of the cecum,and TLR4 signal pathway was involved in the inflammatory response process.

Key words: Riemerella anatipestifer; cecum; morphological structure; TLR4 signal pathway

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