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World Vet J, 10(1): 60-66, March 25, 2020
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.36380/scil.2020.wyj8
Immunomodulatory Effect of CpG ODN-Adjuvanted Bacterin against Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis in Broiler Chickens
Mohamed Abed1, Mahmoud Elhariri2, Rehab El-Helw2, Marwa S. Khattab3, Ahmed Setta4 and Rafik Soliman2
1Ceva Sante Animale, Cairo, Egypt
2Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt 3Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt 4Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt Corresponding author's Email: ahmed.setta@cu.edu.eg; : 0000-0002-9088-6233
ABSTRACT
Bacterial oligodeoxynucleotide containing Cytosine Guanine motifs (CpG-ODN) has been reported to induce immunostimulatory activity against a variety of bacterial, viral, and protozoan infections in a wide range of vertebrate species. The objective of this study was to investigate the dose-dependent immunomodulatory effect of CpG ODN on Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin in broiler chickens. Two hundred one-day-old broiler chicks, divided into 5 groups, were used in this study. First three groups were immunized with Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin adjuvanted with different doses of CpG ODN (50^g, 100^g and 200^g). The control groups included a group that was immunized with Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin adjuvanted with aluminum hydroxide and a non-immunized group. The intestinal colonization, cellular responses, mucosal and systemic immune responses of immunized chickens was measured at different intervals, until 42 days of age. At two weeks post-immunization, 20 chicks from each group were orally challenged by Salmonella Enteritidis fresh bacterial culture (1.2x108 CFU/ml). The survival rates and the pathological changes of challenged chickens in the different groups were monitored for extra 10 days. Compared to the aluminum hydroxide adjuvanted bacterin, the CpG-ODN adjuvant bacterin induced significant protection and improved survival rate of challenged chickens. Also Salmonella Enteritidis was not recovered from the intestinal tract of vaccinated challenged groups. There was a significant dose-dependent immunostimulatory adjuvant effect of CPG-ODN on the level of secretory IgA and the induced mucosal responses. The 200-CpG ODN group showed the highest IgA response followed by 100-CpG ODN group then the 50-CpG ODN and the aluminum hydroxide groups (P < 0.05). Also, cellular interactions were remarkably reduced in the liver and intestine of CpG ODN-treated chickens. No inflammatory cellular infiltrations were seen in the liver and intestine of 200-CpG ODN treated group. In conclusion, the presented findings have shown the significant immunostimulatory effect of CpG-ODN and its effect on Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin in controlling Salmonella infection in broiler chickens.
Keywords: Cellular responses, CpG ODN, Mucosal immunity, Salmonella Enteritidis INTRODUCTION
Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica is a leading cause of global food-borne zoonosis. Poultry and poultry-derived food remain the main source of infection with non-host adapted serovars, including Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium (Burr et al., 2005; Much et al., 2007; Stephens et al., 2007), hence they are good colonizers of the chicken caeca without inducing apparent clinical manifestations (Barrow, 2007). Controlling such kind of silent infection to reduce potential human transmission remains of global interest.
Host-pathogen interaction is a dynamic process which modulates the host immune response to infection (Janeway and Medzhitov, 2002). The host innate immune system recognizes pathogens via a wide range of recognition components called pathogen recognition receptors (PRRs) which recognize pathogen conserved motifs called pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) that are expressed by the invading infectious microbes, including pathogen cell-surface components, such as bacterial LPS and or pathogen nucleic acid, including single - and double-stranded RNA and CpG DNA (Janeway and Medzhitov, 2002).
Bacterial DNA is a potent stimulator of innate immune responses which is reasoned by the presence of unmethylated CpG dinucleotide (Krieg, 2002). Indeed, it has been shown that bacterial DNA and synthetic oligodeoxynucleotide containing unmethylated CpG-dinucleotides (CpG-ODN) stimulate host responses during infections. Previous literatures have demonstrated that bacterial DNA and CpG-ODN components induce nitric oxide and oxygen production and intracellular killing of Salmonella in avian macrophages and heterophils (Xie et al., 2003; He et al., 2007). In mammals, the CpG-ODN motifs are recognized by Toll-like receptor (TLR-9) leading to stimulation of several types of innate and acquired immune cells, including phagocytes, lymphocytes and polymorph nuclear cells
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(Ribeiro and Schijns, 2010; Tovey and Lallemand, 2010). This stimulation leads to activation of Th-1 cellular immune responses via induction of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, including interleukins (IL-1, IL-6, IL-18) and interferon (IFN-5) (Ribeiro and Schijns, 2010). Unlike mammals, chickens respond to CpG-ODN through TLR-21 and TLR-15 (Keestra et al., 2010; Ciraci and Lamont, 2011). The present study investigated the dose-dependent effect of CpG-ODN as a vaccine candidate and its effect on intestinal colonization, local and humoral immune responses and cellular interactions in chickens in response to infection with Salmonella Enteritidis.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Bacterial strain
Field isolates of Salmonella Enteritidis recovered from 25-day old broilers with, Diarrhea, cloacitis, hepatitis, and splenitis were obtained from the Biotechnology Centre for Research & Services (CBRS), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. Aliquots of the bacteria were stored at -70°C in a 50% brain heart infusion broth (BHI; Oxoid) supplemented with 25% (w/v) glycerol. This bacterial strain was fully identified using bacteriological and molecular methods.
Preparation of Salmonella Enteritidis bacterial cultures
Two to three colonies of Salmonella Enteritidis bacteria were added to 200 ml of Luria Broth (LB) in a 1000 ml Erlenmeyer flask. To obtain Salmonella Enteritidis in the stationary phase, the cultures were grown at 37°C for 16-18 hours with shaking at 200 rpm/min. The stationary phase cultures contained approximately 1*109 CFU/ml of Salmonella Enteritidis was used for the preparation of bacterin. Preparation Salmonella Enteritidis challenge culture include growing of Salmonella Enteritidis in the logarithmic growth phase where a 1:1000 dilution of the stationary phase culture was added to 100 ml of Luria Broth in a 500-ml Erlenmeyer flask and incubated at 37oC for three hours with shaking at 200 rpm. After shaking, the culture contained approximately 1*109 CFU per ml. This culture was further diluted with saline to the concentration of bacteria required for the challenge experiments. Serial dilutions were plated in duplicate on Tryptose soy agar plates and incubated for 18-24 hours at 37°C. Following incubation, bacterial colonies on the plates were counted to validate the challenge dose.
Ethical approval
All procedures involving animals were done according to a protocol approved by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University Committee on Animal Care and Ethics in accordance with research regulations. All dead chickens were humanly handled.
Animal model development
Chickens were randomly allocated to five groups (forty chicks per group) and housed. All groups were given free access to water and commercial starter broiler rations. The photoperiod was set at 24 hours daily for the first three days and 16 hours per day for the remaining seven days. Room temperature was maintained at 30-32 °C for the first week and 28-30 °C for the second week.
Experimental birds
A total of 200 one-day-old chickens (Cobb 500) were kept in closed pens at a maximum initial density of 15 birds per m2 according to the breed company instructions. Wood shavings were used as litter. The birds had access to commercial diet and water ad libitum. Ambient temperature and ventilation were regulated in keeping with standard breeding practices.
Experimental design and Salmonella infection
Two hundred chickens were randomly distributed into five groups (n=40). At the second day of age, chickens in the first four groups were immunized with S. Enteritidis bacterin. The chicks in group one were immunized with S. Enteritidis bacterin adjuvanted with Aluminium hydroxide (AHG). Chickens in group two were immunized with S. Enteritidis bacterin adjuvanted with 50 ^g ODN-DNA (50-0DNG). Chickens in group three were immunized with S. Enteritidis bacterin adjuvanted with100 ^g ODN-DNA (100-ODNG) and chickens in groups four were immunized with S. Enteritidis bacterin adjuvanted with 200 ^g ODN-DNA (200-ODNG). Chickens in group five were injected with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and kept as negative control group (NCG). Two weeks post immunization 20 chicks from each group were challenged orally with 100 ^l of Salmonella Enteritidis strain containing 1.2x108 CFU/ml of stationary phase culture of Salmonella Enteritidis. From the remaining chickens in all groups sera and intestinal samples were collected at 18, 35 and 42 days of age for determination of humoral and mucosal immune responses.
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Effect of different adjuvants in Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin on the level of intestinal secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA)
The concentration of SIgA was evaluated in all experimented groups at 18, 35 and 42 days of age by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (NOVA, Beijing, China).
Measurement of Salmonella Enteritidis-specific immunoglobulins titer in the immunized chickens
Blood samples were collected from 3 chickens/group from all 5 groups. Serum was separated and stored at -80°C till examined. Salmonella Enteritidis-specific immunoglobulins were determined using a commercial ELISA kit (IDEXX Salmonella Enteritidis Ab X2 Test Kit; IDEXX Laboratories, Westbrook, Maine, USA). Serum samples with S/P ratios of less or equal to 0.2 should be considered negative. Samples with S/P ratios greater than 0.2 was considered as positive.
Histopathology
Liver and intestinal tissue samples were collected at 35 days of age from the chickens (three chickens per group) representing all treated chicken groups examined at necropsy were fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin, trimmed, routinely processed, paraffin embedded, sectioned at 4 mm thickness, and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) for histopathological examination (Setta et al., 2012a).
Statistical analysis
Data were analysed using one-way ANOVA test using Graph Pad software. Differences between groups were considered significant if P < 0.05.
RESULTS
Effect of immunization with CpG ODN adjuvanted Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin on survival rate of Salmonella Enteritidis challenged chickens
The survival rate of challenged chickens was recorded in differently treated chicks for 10 days following infection with Salmonella Enteritidis (Table 1). The CpG-ODN adjuvanted Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin had significantly improved the survival rate of Salmonella Enteritidis-infected chickens (75-85%) when compared to aluminum hydroxide adjuvanted Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin control group (65%). Interestingly, the survival rate of birds immunized with Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin adjuvanted with 200^g of CpG-ODN induced higher survival rate (85%) compared to the other tested groups.
Effect of CpG-ODN adjuvanted Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin on intestinal colonization of Salmonella Enteritidis in immunized chickens
Table 2 presents the rates of recovery of Salmonella Enteritidis from vaccinated challenged chickens groups. Triplicate samples were taken from chickens of each group at 42 day of age. Chicken groups immunized with CpG-ODN adjuvanted Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin were able to clear Salmonella Enteritidis colonization from the gut. Salmonella Enteritidis bacteria were not detected in all tested groups. In the control group, however, only three positive samples by 4.27 logi0 colony forming unit/gram (CFU/g) were recorded.
Mucosal immune response and SIgA production in chicken immunized by differently adjuvanted Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin
The concentration of SIgA was measured using ELISA in all experimented chicken groups at 18, 35 and 42 days of age. The results presented in table 3 showed that the highest SIgA concentration was recorded in chicken groups which immunized Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin adjuvanted with CpG ODN and aluminum hydroxide (AHG) as compared with the non-immunized control group (NCG). A dose dependent effect of CpG ODN on induction of SIgA was recorded. In comparison with the aluminum hydroxide adjuvant, the CpG ODN appeared to have strong immune stimulatory activity on SIgA response in all tested time points. The 200-ODNG group showed the highest response followed by 100-ODNG group then the 50-ODNG and the AHG groups (P < 0.05).
Effect of adjuvant type and concentration on the humoral immune responses to Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin
Salmonella Enteritidis-specific antibodies in blood of differently immunized chickens were measured using ELISA (Table 4). No statistical differences were seen between the different groups although numerical differences were observed in the tested groups compared to the non-vaccinated controls. The CpG-ODN appeared to have strong immune stimulatory activity on Salmonella-specific antibodies response in comparison with AHG in all tested ages. The 200-ODNG group showed the best humoral immune response followed by the 100-ODNG group then finally 50-ODNG and AHG group.
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Cellular responses following Salmonella Enteritidis infection in immunized chickens
Avian-Salmonella interactions were reported at the cellular level in intestinal and liver tissues at 35 days of age using H & E histopathological staining (Figure 1). Comparable to serological results, histopathogical examination of liver and intestinal tissue samples taken from chickens in the 2OO-ODNG groups showed no marked cellular changes. Nonetheless, tissue samples from AHG have shown mild to moderate tissue reaction, including inflammatory mononuclear cell infiltration as a result of Salmonella interaction at the cellular level.
Table 1. Effect of CpG adjuvant in Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin on the survival rate in different groups of broiler chickens challenged with Salmonella Enteritidis_
Days postchallenge
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50-ODNG
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95 95 85 85 75 70 65 65 65 65
19/20 19/20 19/20 17/20 17/20 17/20 15/20 15/20 15/20 15/20
95 95 95 85 85 85 75 75 75 75
17/20 17/20 17/20 17/20 17/20 17/20 15/20 15/20 15/20 15/20
85 85 85 85 85 85 75 75 75 75
19/20 19/20 19/20 19/20 19/20 17/20 17/20 17/20 17/20 14/20
95 95 95 95 95 85 85 85 85 70
19/20 19/20 19/20 19/20 19/20 19/20 19/20 19/20 17/20 17/20
95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 85 85
AHG: Aluminium hydroxide group, 50-0DNG: 50 ^g ODN-DNA group, 100-0DNG: 100 ^g ODN-DNA group, 200-0DNG: 200 ^g ODN-DNA group.
Table 2. Effect of CpG-ODN adjuvant in Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin on the intestinal colonization of Salmonella Enteritidis in broiler chickens of different groups_
Chicken Groups Immunized with S. Enteritidis Bacterin adjuvanted with:
No. of Samples
Salmonella positive
Log CFU/g
AHG 50-0DNG 100-0DNG 200-0DNG Non immunized
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4.27±0.02
Results are represented as mean log CFU /g ± standard deviation (n=3). AHG: Aluminium hydroxide group, 50-ODNG: 50 |ig ODN-DNA group, 100-ODNG: 100 ^g ODN-DNA group, 200-ODNG: 200 ^g ODN-DNA group
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Table 3. Effect of CpG-ODN adjuvant in broiler chickens immunized with Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin on the intestinal secretory immunoglobulin (SIgA) concentration_
Age Non Immunized Control Dose of CpG-ODN Adjuvant in Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin
AHG 50-ODNG 100-ODNG 200-ODNG
18 days (5.31 ±0.30) (6.73 ±0.06 )* (16.12 ± 0.25)* (20.12 ± 0.29)* (27.12 ± 0.29)*
35 days (3.12 ±0.15) (5.73 ±0.25)* (18.49 ±0.40)* (21.49±0.42)* (29.49 ± 0.22)*
42 days (1.31 ±0.10) (6.97±0.058)* (20.90 ± 0.08)* (23.50 ± 0.28)* (35.6 ± 0.13)*
The results are represented as mean ± standard deviation (n=3). * indicate significant differences from non-immunized controls (P < 0.05). AHG: Aluminium hydroxide group, 50-ODNG: 50 ^g ODN-DNA group, 100-ODNG: 100 ^g ODN-DNA group, 200-ODNG: 200 ^g ODN-DNA group.
Table 4. Detection of Salmonella Enteritidis-specific immunoglobulin in serum of broiler chickens immunized Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin adjuvanted with different concentrations of CpG-ODN adjuvant._
Group 18 days OD Values 35 days 42 days
200-0DNG 0.657 0.867 1.0181
100-0DNG 0.432 0.543 0.889
50-0DNG 0.321 0.435 0.768
AHG 0.203 0.321 0.601
NCTG 0.421 0.871 1.567
Results are expressed in ELISA optical density values (OD). AHG: Aluminium hydroxide group, 50-ODNG: 50 ^g ODN-DNA group, lOO-ODNG: 100 ^g ODN-DNA group, 200-ODNG: 200 ^g ODN-DNA group
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DISCUSSION
The current study provides further insights on the interaction of Salmonella with avian host and highlights the role CpG-ODN in immunity against these leading food-borne zoonotic bacteria. In this study, the CpG-ODN adjuvanted Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin had significantly improved the survival rate of Salmonella Enteritidis-infected chickens. Moreover and unlike the negative control group, chicken groups immunized with CpG-ODN adjuvanted Salmonella Enteritidis bacterin were able to clear Salmonella Enteritidis colonization from the intestine. In this study, the lack of Salmonella recovery from the intestinal tract of challenged immunized chickens could be reasoned to the bactericidal activity of CpG DNA. Indeed, previous literature have shown that CpG-DNA possess an antimicrobial activity inducing microbial killing by stimulation of nitric oxide and oxygen production from defense cells that limit the systemic spread of Salmonella (Xie et al., 2003; He et al., 2007).
Data from this study have shown a dose dependent effect of CpG ODN on induction of SIgA. The CpG ODN appeared to have strong immune stimulatory activity on SIgA response in all tested time points with the 200-ODNG group showed the highest response followed by 100-ODNG group then the 50-ODNG and the AHG groups (P < 0.05). This finding is comparable with previously published researches, which strongly support that CpG ODN stimulates host defense mechanisms against pathogens, involving both innate and acquired immune responses (Krieg, 2002). The obtained results have shown that CpG-ODN induces a significant increase in the mucosal immune responses, which could play a major role in containing Salmonella infection in the gut, via Th2 allergic pathway rather than Th1 inflammatory immune responses. These results could be influenced by the Salmonella strain, age and dose of challenge, age of sampling or concentration of CpG-ODN.
In the present study, cellular responses were recorded in intestinal and liver tissues at 35 days of age using H & E histopathological staining. Contrary to serological results, tissue samples from AHG have shown mild to moderate tissue reaction while liver and intestinal tissue samples taken from chickens in the 200-ODNG group showed no apparent cellular changes. These findings contradict previous researches which demonstrate, in vitro, the immune-modulatory
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activity of CpG ODN through modulation of neutrophil apoptosis and reactive oxygen production with further activation inflammatory responses via IL-1B and nitric oxide production in stimulated avian macrophages (Sanjaya et al., 2017; Golenkina et al., 2019). This could be reasoned by other contributing factors, including the age of sampling and Salmonella strain used. Indeed, Salmonella Enteritidis infection upregulates mRNA gene expression of proinflammtory cytokines and chemokines, including CXCLil, CXCLi2, iNOS and IL-6 in the caecal tonsils and HD11 macrophages (Setta et al., 2012a and 2012b). However, data from this paper has shown that the administration of CpG ODN motifs were able to enhance chicken survival and inhibit intestinal colonization following oral exposure to Salmonella Enteritidis, with stimulation of mucosal SIgA in a dose-dependent manor. Thus, it appeared that the CpG ODN-induced local immune response has played an important role in the mucosal responses, again pointing out the possible role for Th2 responses. Further studies might be needed to investigate the allergic immune responses to CpG ODN in vivo in chicken model.
CONCLUSION
This study stating an interesting data since Salmonella continues to present a major threat to poultry industry as well as of public health burden with poultry as the main source of infection. The present paper provides an update about the mucosal and cellular responses of chickens to Salmonella Enteritidis following administration of Toll-like receptor (TLR)-21-agonist oligodeoxynucleotide containing Cytosine Guanine motifs CpG DNA. In response to CpG DNA administration, chickens were able to clear Salmonella from enteric sites. This research study also shows that CpG DNA modulates immune responses to Salmonella as it induces significant immune stimulatory activity demonstrated by increased secretory IgA production and remarked reduction in cellular interactions. Further studies on the gene expression of immune markers representing Th1/Th2 paradigm in response to CpG ODN are perhaps needed.
DECLARATIONS
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge Ceva Santé Animale, Egypt for funding this study. Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Authors contributions
All authors participated in making the design, support with sampling, interpretation of results and writing the paper. Mohamed Abed and Mahmoud Elhariri did the experiments, Ahmed Setta, Mahmoud Elhariri and Rafik Soliman designed the experiment and analysed the results. Mohamed Abed, Mahmoud Elhariri, Rehab El-Helw, Marwa S. Khattab, Ahmed Setta and Rafik Soliman wrote and revised the manuscript.
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