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ArticleScientific reports2025

Blood proteome profiling for biomarker discovery in broilers with necrotic enteritis.

Svitlana Tretiak, Teresa Mendes Maia, Delphi Van Haver, An Staes, Simon Devos, Tom Rijsselaere, Evy Goossens, Filip Van Immerseel, Francis Impens, Gunther Antonissen

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10 authors.

Svitlana TretiakLivestock Gut Health Team (LiGHT) Ghent, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, B-9820, Belgium.
Teresa Mendes MaiaVIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Ghent, B-9052, Belgium.
Delphi Van HaverVIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Ghent, B-9052, Belgium.
An StaesVIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Ghent, B-9052, Belgium.
Simon DevosVIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Ghent, B-9052, Belgium.
Tom RijsselaereImpextraco NV, Wiekevorstsesteenweg 38, Heist-op-den-Berg, 2220, Belgium.
Evy GoossensLivestock Gut Health Team (LiGHT) Ghent, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, B-9820, Belgium.
Filip Van ImmerseelLivestock Gut Health Team (LiGHT) Ghent, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, B-9820, Belgium.
Francis Impens *VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Ghent, B-9052, Belgium. Francis.Impens@vib-ugent.be.
Gunther Antonissen *Livestock Gut Health Team (LiGHT) Ghent, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, B-9820, Belgium. Gunther.Antonissen@ugent.be.

Funding

Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Baekeland Mandate HBC.2020.2274Ghent University Concerted Research Action BOF21/GOA/033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Analysis of the blood proteome allows identification of proteins related to changes upon certain physiological conditions. The pathophysiology of necrotic enteritis (NE) has been extensively studied. While intestinal changes have been very well documented, data addressing NE-induced alterations in the blood proteome are scant, although these might have merit in diagnostics. In light of recent technological advancements in proteomics and pressing need for tools to access gut health, the current study employs mass-spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics to identify biomarkers for gastrointestinal health of chickens. Here, we report findings of an untargeted proteomics investigation conducted on blood plasma in chickens under NE challenge. Two MS-strategies were used for analysis: conventional data dependent acquisition coupled to standard nanoflow liquid chromatography (LC) (nano-DDA) and recently-developed data independent acquisition coupled to an Evosep One LC system (Evo-DIA). Despite superior completeness and quantification of the Evo-DIA-acquired data, high degree of agreement in identification and quantification was observed between both approaches. Additionally, we identified 15 differentially expressed proteins (shared by nano-DDA and Evo-DIA) that represent responses of animals to infection and may serve as potential biomarkers. Experimental validation through ELISA immunoassays and targeted MS for selected regulated proteins (CFD, HPS5, and MASP2) confirmed medium-to-high levels of inter-protein correlation. A GSEA analysis revealed enrichment in a number of processes related to adaptive and humoral immunity, immune activation and response in infected animals. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifiers PXD050461, PXD050473, and PXD061607.

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BiomarkersChickensEnteritisPoultry DiseasesProteomeProteomicsAnimalsChromatography, LiquidNecrosisBiomarkersProteomeBroiler chickenDDADIAGastrointestinal healthNecrotic enteritisProteomics

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PMID40234672
PMCPMC12000508

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