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PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
卷 120, 期 3, 页码 1025-1035出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-020-07014-6
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Coccidiosis; Eimeria tenella; Anticoccidial drugs; Drug resistance; Citrate synthase
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资金
- National Key R&D program of China [2018YFD0500302]
- National Science Foundation of China [31970420, 31572266]
- National Parasitic Resources Center [NPRC-2019-194-30]
Chicken coccidiosis is a major parasitic disease in poultry industry caused by Eimeria genus, with resistance to anticoccidial drugs becoming a growing concern. The study indicated that EtCS may be involved in host cell invasion of E. tenella and contribute to the development of E. tenella resistance to certain drugs.
Chicken coccidiosis, caused by an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite of the genus Eimeria, is a major parasitic disease in the intensively reared poultry industry. Due to the widespread use of anticoccidial drugs, resistance has become an inevitable problem. In our previous study, Eimeria tenella citrate synthase (EtCS) was found to be up-expressed in two drug-resistant strains (diclazuril-resistant and maduramycin-resistant strains) compared to drug-sensitive strain by RNA sequence. In this study, we cloned and expressed EtCS and obtain its polyclonal antibodies. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain (qPCR) reactions and Western blots were used to analyze the transcription and translation levels of EtCS in sensitive and three drug-resistant strains. Compared with the sensitive strain, the transcription of EtCS was both significantly upregulated in diclazuril-resistant and maduramycin-resistant strains, but was not significantly different in salinomycin-resistant strain. No significant difference was seen in translation level in the three drug-resistant strains. Indirect immunofluorescence indicated that EtCS was mainly located in the cytoplasm of sporozoites except for posterior refractile bodies and in the cytoplasm and surface of merozoites. Anti-rEtCS antibody has inhibitory effects on E. tenella sporozoite invasion of DF-1 cells and the inhibition rate is more than 83%. Binding of the protein to chicken macrophage (HD11) cells was confirmed by immunofluorescence assays. When macrophages were treated with rEtCS, secretion of nitric oxide and cell proliferation of the macrophages were substantially reduced. These results showed that EtCS may be related to host cell invasion of E. tenella and involve in the development of E.tenella resistance to some drugs.
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