Avian coccidiosis. A review of acquired intestinal immunity and vaccination strategies

HS Lillehoj, EP Lillehoj - Avian diseases, 2000 - JSTOR
The gut-associated lymphoid tissues contain B and T lymphocytes respon-sible for acquired
immunity to avian coccidiosis. Intestinal B cells begin producing parasitespecific antibodies …

Cell-mediated immunity in poultry

GF Erf - Poultry science, 2004 - Elsevier
In avian species, adaptive immunity involves both humoral and cell-mediated immune (CMI)
responses. Although humoral or antibody-mediated immune responses are particularly …

Adjuvant effects of IL-1β, IL-2, IL-8, IL-15, IFN-α, IFN-γ TGF-β4 and lymphotactin on DNA vaccination against Eimeria acervulina

W Min, HS Lillehoj, J Burnside, KC Weining, P Staeheli… - Vaccine, 2001 - Elsevier
Eight chicken cytokine genes (IL-1β, IL-2, IL-8, IL-15, IFN-α, IFN-γ, TGF-β4, lymphotactin)
were evaluated for their adjuvant effect on a suboptimal dose of an Eimeria DNA vaccine …

Analysis of Chicken Mucosal Immune Response to Eimeria tenella and Eimeria maxima Infection by Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR

F Laurent, R Mancassola, S Lacroix… - Infection and …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
The recent cloning of chicken genes coding for interleukins, chemokines, and other proteins
involved in immune regulation and inflammation allowed us to analyze their expression …

Immunity, vaccination and the avian intestinal tract

WI Muir, WL Bryden, AJ Husband - Developmental & Comparative …, 2000 - Elsevier
Defence of the intestinal mucosal surface from enteric pathogens is initially mediated by
secretory IgA (SIgA). As oral immunization of non-replicating antigen induces minimal SIgA …

Protective Immunity against Eimeria acervulina following In Ovo Immunization with a Recombinant Subunit Vaccine and Cytokine Genes

X Ding, HS Lillehoj, MA Quiroz, E Bevensee… - Infection and …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A purified recombinant protein from Eimeria acervulina (3-1E) was used to
vaccinate chickens in ovo against coccidiosis both alone and in combination with …

Resistance to Intestinal Coccidiosis Following DNA Immunization with the Cloned 3-1E Eimeria Gene Plus IL-2, IL-15, and IFN-γ

HS Lillehoj, X Ding, MA Quiroz, E Bevensee… - Avian …, 2005 - meridian.allenpress.com
A cloned Eimeria acervulina gene (3-1E) was used to vaccinate chickens in ovo against
coccidiosis, both alone and in combination with genes encoding interleukin (IL)-1, IL-2, IL-6 …

Nigella sativa-chitosan nanoparticles: Novel intestinal mucosal immunomodulator controls and protects against Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis infection in …

AAM Ahmad, GA Elmowalid, AE Abdelhamid… - BMC Veterinary …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) propagates in chickens' gastrointestinal
surfaces and is transmitted to humans, causing food poisoning. Oral supplementation with …

CpG-ODNs induced changes in cytokine/chemokines genes expression associated with suppression of infectious bronchitis virus replication in chicken lungs

A Dar, S Tikoo, A Potter, LA Babiuk, H Townsend… - Veterinary immunology …, 2014 - Elsevier
The process of virus replication in host cells is greatly influenced by the set of cytokines,
chemokines and antiviral substances activated as a result of host–virus interaction …

Immunoadjuvant activities of E. coli-and plasmid-expressed recombinant chicken IFN-α/β, IFN-γ and IL-1β in 1-day-and 3-week-old chickens

VECJ Schijns, KC Weining, P Nuijten, EO Rijke… - Vaccine, 2000 - Elsevier
In the present study we assessed the capacity of recombinant E. coli-or plasmid-expressed
chicken interferons (IFN) and chicken IL-1β, to exert immunostimulatory activities for humoral …