China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (10): 4261-4269.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2023.10.040

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Study on Antibacterial Peptide BNBD5 Regulating the Innate Immune Response of Lung Against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

HUANG Jingsheng, ZHU Shuxin, KANG Weichao, DENG Zhijie, YANG Yunmei, LIU Chengzhi, YI Dandan, HE Jiakang, LIANG Zhengmin   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
  • Received:2023-04-17 Online:2023-10-05 Published:2023-09-26

Abstract: 【Objective】 This study was aimed to investigate the role of antimicrobial peptide bovine neutrophil β-defensins 5 (BNBD5) in regulating the innate immune response of lung against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) infection,and provide experimental basis and theoretical support for the prevention and control of porcine pleuropneumonia.【Method】 30 BALB/c mice were randomly divided into three groups,which were normal control group (Con),APP infection group (APP), antibacterial peptide BNBD5 pretreatment and APP infection group (B5),10 mice in each group. Mice in Con group were treated with PBS (20 μL per mouse) two times at two-day intervals. Mice in APP group were treated with PBS (20 μL per mouse) two times at two-day intervals and intranasally challenged with 107 CFU of APP 3 d after treatment. Mice in B5 group were treated with antibacterial peptide BNBD5 (20 μg per mouse) two times at two-day intervals and intranasally challenged with 107 CFU of APP 3 d after treatment.Mice were euthanized 6 h after APP challenge.The general pathological changes of lung and spleen were observed,and the organ coefficient and bacterial load in lung were measured.The pathological changes of lung were observed by HE staining.Levels of cytokines tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α),interleukin 1β (IL-1β),IL-23,IL-17 and IL-22 in lung were tested using ELISA.The number of neutrophils in lung was measured using flow cytometry.【Result】 Compared with Con group,mice in APP group had rough and disordered hair,decreased mental state,enlarged lungs,and obvious patchy or punctate bleeding.Microscopically,there was significant bleeding and a large amount of inflammatory cell infiltration in lung.The cytokine levels of TNF-α,IL-1β,IL-17,IL-22 and IL-23 in lung were not significantly changed (P>0.05),but they all decreased to different degrees,and the number of neutrophils decreased.Compared with APP group,the mental state of mice in B5 group was better,the degree of lung swelling was reduced,the lung index was significantly decreased (P<0.05),no obvious plaque bleeding was observed,the bacterial load in lung was extremely significantly decreased (P<0.01),and the inflammatory cells in lung were significantly decreased.The levels of TNF-α,IL-1β,IL-17 and IL-22 in lung were significantly increased (P<0.05),and the number of neutrophils in lung was extremely significantly increased (P<0.01).【Conclusion】 Antimicrobial peptide BNBD5 could ameliorate APP-caused immune suppression of lung and enhance the innate immunity of lung against APP in the early stages of infection.

Key words: antimicrobial peptide BNBD5; Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; immunity of lung; cytokines; neutrophils

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