Prevalence of amyloid deposition in mature healthy chickens in the flock that previously had outbreaks of vaccine-associated amyloidosis

J Vet Med Sci. 2015 Oct;77(10):1241-5. doi: 10.1292/jvms.15-0029. Epub 2015 May 18.

Abstract

Avian amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis is commonly observed in adult birds with chronic inflammation, such as that caused by bacterial infection. We previously described vaccine-associated AA amyloidosis in juvenile chickens. In this study, the prevalence of amyloid deposition was measured in mature healthy chickens that survived a previous outbreak of avian AA amyloidosis while they were juveniles. Herein, we analyzed the amyloid deposition in mature chickens and compared the prevalence of amyloid deposition with juvenile chickens obtained in our previous study (Murakami et al., 2013). We found that: 1) amyloid deposition in the liver was absent in mature chickens, while juvenile chickens had a rate of 24%; 2) amyloid deposition in the spleen was observed in 36% of juvenile chickens and in 40% of mature chickens; 3) amyloid deposition in the pectoral muscle of mature chickens (43.75%) was approximately half that of juvenile chickens (88%). These results suggest that additional amyloid deposition in chickens previously exposed to AA amyloidosis may not worsen with age. Further, amyloid deposition in chickens may tend to regress when causative factors, such as vaccinations and/or chronic inflammation, are absent.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aging
  • Amyloid / metabolism*
  • Amyloidosis / chemically induced
  • Amyloidosis / veterinary*
  • Animals
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / pathology
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / veterinary*
  • Chickens
  • Disease Outbreaks / veterinary*
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Liver / pathology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / metabolism
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
  • Poultry Diseases / chemically induced
  • Poultry Diseases / pathology*
  • Spleen / metabolism
  • Spleen / pathology
  • Tissue Distribution
  • Vaccines / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • Vaccines