Evaluation of protection and immunity induced by infectious bronchitis vaccines administered by oculonasal, spray or gel routes in commercial broiler chicks.

Al-Rasheed, Mohammed, Ball, Christopher, Parthiban, Sivamurthy and Ganapathy, Kannan ORCID: 0000-0002-9401-3560 (2023) Evaluation of protection and immunity induced by infectious bronchitis vaccines administered by oculonasal, spray or gel routes in commercial broiler chicks. Vaccine, 41 (31). S0264-410X(23)00642-4-S0264-410X(23)00642-4.

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Abstract

Broiler chicks' responses following combined IBV live attenuated Massachusetts and 793B strains through gel, spray or oculonasal (ON) vaccination routes were cross-compared. Subsequently, the responses following IBV M41 challenge of the unvaccinated and vaccinated groups were also assessed. Post-vaccination humoral and mucosal immune responses, alongside viral load kinetics in swabs and tissues, were determined using commercial ELISA assays, monoclonal antibody-based IgG and IgA ELISA assays and qRT-PCR respectively. After challenged with IBV-M41 strain, humoral and mucosal immune responses, ciliary protection, viral load kinetics, and immune gene mRNA transcriptions between the three vaccination methods were examined and compared. Findings showed that post-vaccinal humoral and mucosal immune responses were similar in all three vaccination methods. Post vaccinal viral load kinetics is influenced by method of administration. The viral load peaked in the ON group within the tissues and the OP/CL swabs in the first and third weeks respectively. Following M41 challenge, ciliary protection and mucosal immune responses were not influenced by vaccination methods as all three methods offered equal ciliary protection. Immune gene mRNA transcriptions varied by vaccination methods. Significant up-regulation of MDA5, TLR3, IL-6, IFN-α and IFN-β genes were recorded for ON method. For both spray and gel methods, significant up-regulation of only MDA5 and IL-6 genes were noted. The spray and gel-based vaccination methods gave equivalent levels of ciliary protection and mucosal immunity to M41 virulent challenge comparable to those provided by the ON vaccination. Analysis of viral load and patterns of immune gene transcription of the vaccinated-challenged groups revealed high similarity between turbinate and choanal cleft tissues compared to HG and trachea. With regards to immune gene mRNA transcription, for all the vaccinated-challenged groups, similar results were found except for IFN-α, IFN-β and TLR3, which were up-regulated only in ON compared to gel and spray vaccination methods.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Source info: JVAC-D-23-00509
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Massachusetts, 793B, IBV vaccines, Delivery methods, Gel, Spray, Oculonasal, Immune responses, Protection
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2023 09:31
Last Modified:	20 Sep 2023 16:33
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.05.073
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3171225