Light microscopic and electron microscopic examination of experimental amyloid arthropathy in the chickens

Kapakin A. K. T., KUTSAL O.

ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.55, sa.1, ss.37-43, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.37-43
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: amyloid arthropathy, brown chicken, E. faecalis, electron microscope, pathology, LAYERS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, a total of 45 layer chickens (ISA Brown) at age of 5 weeks were assigned one of three experimental groups: Control (n=5) and intravenous inoculation of EFAA-01 serotype of Enterococcus faecalis (Group I, n=20) and EFTD-07 serotype of Enterococcus faecalis (Group II, n=20) via V. ulnaris at 10(9) cfu (0.1 ml). After monitoring for 10 weeks, chickens were sacrificed by cervical dislocation for necropsy. Findings were evaluated clinically and macroscopically as well as under light- and electron-microscope. Amiloid deposition in joints of chickens in Group I was evident, but not in Group II. The results suggest that amiloid deposition in response to Enterococcus faecalis inoculation was serotype dependent.