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ArticleJournal of animal science and technology2015

Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma induces anti-inflammatory properties in the chicken free avian respiratory macrophages.

Mbuvi P Mutua, Lucilla Steinaa, Muya M Shadrack, Gicheru M Muita

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Article in Journal of animal science and technology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mbuvi P MutuaDepartment of Zoological Sciences, Kenyatta University, P.O Box 43844-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0003-4799-3006
Lucilla SteinaaInternational Livestock Research Institute, P.O Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Muya M ShadrackDepartment of Zoology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O Box 62000-0200, Nairobi, Kenya.
Gicheru M MuitaDepartment of Zoological Sciences, Kenyatta University, P.O Box 43844-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Kenyatta University · KEInternational Livestock Research Institute · KEJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology · KE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundActivation of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPAR γ) in the alveolar macrophages (AM) by selective synthetic PPAR γ ligands, improves the ability of the cells to resolve inflammation. In birds, respiratory macrophages are known as free avian respiratory macrophages (FARM) and show distinct functional differences from AM. The effects of treating FARM with PPAR γ ligands are unclear.

methodsFARM were harvested by lavage of chicken respiratory tract and their morphology assessed at microscopic level. The effects of PPAR γ agonists on the FARM in vitro viability, phagocytic capacity and proinflammatory cytokine (TNF-α) production were assessed.

resultsFARM had eccentric nucleus and plasma membrane ruffled with filopodial extensions. Ultrastructurally, numerous vesicular bodies presumed to be lysosomes were present. FARM treated with troglitazone, a selective PPAR γ agonist, had similar in vitro viability with untreated FARM. However, treated FARM co-cultured with polystyrene particles, internalized more particles with a mean volume density of 41 % compared to that of untreated FARM of 21 %. Further, treated FARM significantly decreased LPS-induced TNF-α production in a dose dependent manner.

conclusionResults from this study show that PPAR γ synthetic ligands enhance phagocytic ability of FARM. Further the ligands attenuate production of proinflammatory cytokines in the FARM, suggesting potential therapeutic application of PPAR γ ligands in the management of respiratory inflammatory disorders in the poultry industry.

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AvianFree avian respiratory macrophagesPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorTroglitazone

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