Early-stage findings in an experimental calf model infected with Argentinean isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is an important pathogen that causes granulomatous enteritis known as Johne’s disease or paratuberculosis (PTB). In this study an experimental model of calves infected with Argentinean isolates of MAP for 180 days was used to provide more data of the...

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Main Authors: Ingratta, Giselle Gabriela, Stempler, Ana, Fernández, Bárbara, Colavecchia, Silvia Beatriz, Jolly, Ana, Minatel, Leonardo, Paolicchi, Fernando, Mundo, Silvia Leonor
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16013
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165242723000491
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2023.110595
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author Ingratta, Giselle Gabriela
Stempler, Ana
Fernández, Bárbara
Colavecchia, Silvia Beatriz
Jolly, Ana
Minatel, Leonardo
Paolicchi, Fernando
Mundo, Silvia Leonor
author_browse Colavecchia, Silvia Beatriz
Fernández, Bárbara
Ingratta, Giselle Gabriela
Jolly, Ana
Minatel, Leonardo
Mundo, Silvia Leonor
Paolicchi, Fernando
Stempler, Ana
author_facet Ingratta, Giselle Gabriela
Stempler, Ana
Fernández, Bárbara
Colavecchia, Silvia Beatriz
Jolly, Ana
Minatel, Leonardo
Paolicchi, Fernando
Mundo, Silvia Leonor
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description Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is an important pathogen that causes granulomatous enteritis known as Johne’s disease or paratuberculosis (PTB). In this study an experimental model of calves infected with Argentinean isolates of MAP for 180 days was used to provide more data of the early PTB stages. Calves were challenged by oral route with MAP strain IS900-RFLPA (MA; n = 3), MAP strain IS900-RFLPC (MC; n = 2) or mock infected (MI; n = 2), and response to infection was evaluated through peripheral cytokine expression, MAP tissue distribution and histopathological early-stage findings. Specific and varied levels of IFN-γ were only detected at 80 days post-infection in infected calves. These data indicate that specific IFN-γ is not a useful indicator for early detection of MAP infection in our calf model. At 110 days post-infection, TNF-α expression was higher than IL-10 in 4 of the 5 infected animals and a significant decrease of TNF-α expression was detected in infected vs. non-infected calves. All calves challenged were identified as infected by mesenteric lymph node tissue culture and real time IS900 PCR. In addition, for lymph nodes samples, the agreement between these techniques was almost perfect (κ = 0.86). Colonization of tissues and levels of tissue infection varied between individuals. Evidence of early MAP dissemination to extraintestinal tissues such as the liver was detected by culture in one animal (MAP strain IS900-RFLPA). In both groups microgranulomatous lesions were observed predominantly in the lymph nodes, with giant cells present only in the MA group. In summary, the findings described herein may indicate that local MAP strains induced specific immune responses with particularities that could suggest differences in their biological behavior. Further studies should be carried out in order to obtain an in-depth understanding of the influence of MAP strains in host-pathogen interactions and the outcome of disease.
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spelling INTA160132023-11-27T10:48:37Z Early-stage findings in an experimental calf model infected with Argentinean isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis Ingratta, Giselle Gabriela Stempler, Ana Fernández, Bárbara Colavecchia, Silvia Beatriz Jolly, Ana Minatel, Leonardo Paolicchi, Fernando Mundo, Silvia Leonor Ternero Infección Experimental Histología Animal Mapa Calves Experimental Infection Animal Histology Maps Mycobacterium Avium Subsp Paratuberculosis Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is an important pathogen that causes granulomatous enteritis known as Johne’s disease or paratuberculosis (PTB). In this study an experimental model of calves infected with Argentinean isolates of MAP for 180 days was used to provide more data of the early PTB stages. Calves were challenged by oral route with MAP strain IS900-RFLPA (MA; n = 3), MAP strain IS900-RFLPC (MC; n = 2) or mock infected (MI; n = 2), and response to infection was evaluated through peripheral cytokine expression, MAP tissue distribution and histopathological early-stage findings. Specific and varied levels of IFN-γ were only detected at 80 days post-infection in infected calves. These data indicate that specific IFN-γ is not a useful indicator for early detection of MAP infection in our calf model. At 110 days post-infection, TNF-α expression was higher than IL-10 in 4 of the 5 infected animals and a significant decrease of TNF-α expression was detected in infected vs. non-infected calves. All calves challenged were identified as infected by mesenteric lymph node tissue culture and real time IS900 PCR. In addition, for lymph nodes samples, the agreement between these techniques was almost perfect (κ = 0.86). Colonization of tissues and levels of tissue infection varied between individuals. Evidence of early MAP dissemination to extraintestinal tissues such as the liver was detected by culture in one animal (MAP strain IS900-RFLPA). In both groups microgranulomatous lesions were observed predominantly in the lymph nodes, with giant cells present only in the MA group. In summary, the findings described herein may indicate that local MAP strains induced specific immune responses with particularities that could suggest differences in their biological behavior. Further studies should be carried out in order to obtain an in-depth understanding of the influence of MAP strains in host-pathogen interactions and the outcome of disease. EEA Balcarce Fil: Ingratta, Giselle Gabriela. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina. Fil: Stempler, Ana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina. Fil: Fernández, Bárbara. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina. Fil: Fernández, Bárbara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Colavecchia, Silvia Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina. Fil: Jolly, Ana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina. Fil: Minatel, Leonardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina. Fil: Paolicchi, Fernando Alberto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Paolicchi, Fernando Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Mundo, Silvia Leonor. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina. Fil: Mundo, Silvia Leonor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. 2023-11-27T10:44:49Z 2023-11-27T10:44:49Z 2023-05 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16013 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165242723000491 1873-2534 (Online) 0165-2427 (Print) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2023.110595 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PD-E5-I103-001, Desarrollo de tecnologías diagnósticas y estudios epidemiológicos para el control de enfermedades que afectan la producción animal y la salud pública info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 259 : 110595 (May 2023)
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Infección Experimental
Histología Animal
Mapa
Calves
Experimental Infection
Animal Histology
Maps
Mycobacterium Avium Subsp Paratuberculosis
Ingratta, Giselle Gabriela
Stempler, Ana
Fernández, Bárbara
Colavecchia, Silvia Beatriz
Jolly, Ana
Minatel, Leonardo
Paolicchi, Fernando
Mundo, Silvia Leonor
Early-stage findings in an experimental calf model infected with Argentinean isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
title Early-stage findings in an experimental calf model infected with Argentinean isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
title_full Early-stage findings in an experimental calf model infected with Argentinean isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
title_fullStr Early-stage findings in an experimental calf model infected with Argentinean isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
title_full_unstemmed Early-stage findings in an experimental calf model infected with Argentinean isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
title_short Early-stage findings in an experimental calf model infected with Argentinean isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
title_sort early stage findings in an experimental calf model infected with argentinean isolates of mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis
topic Ternero
Infección Experimental
Histología Animal
Mapa
Calves
Experimental Infection
Animal Histology
Maps
Mycobacterium Avium Subsp Paratuberculosis
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16013
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165242723000491
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2023.110595
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