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ArticleVeterinary research2026

Virus and host-associated variations in the interaction of low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses with the epithelial target tissue of the chicken reproductive tract.

Basel A Abukhadra, Frederik Bexter, Sana I Mohamed, Lonneke Vervelde, Kate Sutton, Sjaak de Wit, Silke Rautenschlein

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Basel A AbukhadraClinic for Poultry, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
Frederik BexterClinic for Poultry, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
Sana I MohamedClinic for Poultry, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
Lonneke VerveldeDivision of Immunology, The Roslin Institute & Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Kate SuttonDivision of Immunology, The Roslin Institute & Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Sjaak de WitRoyal GD, Deventer, The Netherlands.
Silke RautenschleinClinic for Poultry, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany. silke.rautenschlein@tiho-hannover.de.

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Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft 2821ERA20DDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 398066876/GRK 2485/2-VIPER-GRKEuropean Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 862605
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Abstract

Low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses (LPAIVs) show pathogenesis variations, suggested of being impacted by virus and host characteristics. This study aimed to understand the interaction of virus and host factors in LPAIV reproductive tract infection. Oviduct organ cultures (OOCs) were prepared from two chicken lines, brown layers (BL) and white layers (WL), to compare virus replication, microscopical lesions, and host-immune responses between two atypical virulent LPAIV strains H3N1 (A/chicken/Belgium/460/2019) and H6N1 (A/chicken/Netherlands/917/2010), and an avirulent H9N2 strain (A/chicken/Saudi Arabia/2525/2000). mRNA levels of interferon λ (IFN λ), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), host factors such as importin (Imp) α3, α8, and chemerin were measured by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). High-throughput transcriptomic profiling of innate immune genes using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) array focused on H3N1- and H9N2-infected BL-OOCs. H3N1- and H6N1-infected BL-OOCs showed significantly higher viral loads compared with H9N2-inoculated OOCs (p < 0.05). This was associated with higher mRNA levels of innate-immunity related genes, including Pentraxin (PTX3) at 48 hours post-infection (hpi) after H9N2 inoculation. Compared with H9N2, H3N1 triggered a stronger yet delayed innate immune response at 48 hpi with an 8- and 256-fold increase in IFN λ and C-C motif chemokine ligand 4 (CCL4) expression, respectively, along with upregulation of Imp α3 in BL-OOCs. WL-OOCs were less susceptible to H6N1 with lower viral loads compared with BL-OOCs, which coincided with lower IFN λ expression levels after virus infection (p < 0.05). Overall, the OOCs model was a suitable model to demonstrate variable pathogenicity of LPAIV strains across chicken genotypes. Variations in host responses were detected impacting virus replication in a strain-dependent manner.

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ChickensHost-Pathogen InteractionsInfluenza A virusInfluenza in BirdsPoultry DiseasesAnimalsFemaleImmunity, InnateOviductsVirus Replicationchemerinchicken genotypeimportininducible nitric oxide synthaseinnate immunityinterferonLow-pathogenic avian influenza virus

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