The role of various agents in chicken amyloid arthropathy
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Amyloid
- Vol. 5 (4), 266-278
- https://doi.org/10.3109/13506129809007300
Abstract
The results of an inventory of field cases of amyloid arthropathy in chickens and of routine post-mortem recordings over a two years period are described. Studies were also performed to evaluate the amyloidogenic potential of arthrotropic bacterial species (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Salmonella enteritidis) isolated from chickens as well as several Enterococcus faecalis isolates compared to the amyloidogenic E. faecalis isolate (previously isolated from amyloidotic joints). As chicken anemia virus was also isolated from amyloidotic joints of field cases, it was also screened for its amyloidogenic potential. In another experiment, Mycoplasma synoviae, inactivated E. faecalis isolate 6085.94, Freund's adjuvant and an arthrotropic reovirus field isolate were also screened for amyloidogenicity by intra-articular injection. These studies showed that the ability to elicit extensive amyloid arthropathy is reserved primarily to E. faecalis, but that this property is not common to every E. faecalis isolate. Intra-articular application of complete Freund's adjuvant led to the formation of extensive joint amyloid deposits. Of the other micro-organisms studied, S. aureus, S. enteritidis and E. coli were also able to cause joint amyloidosis, but in very small amounts. Inactivated E. faecalis, chicken anemia virus and reovirus did not cause amyloid arthropathy after intra-articular inoculation.Keywords
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