Experimental model of oral transmissible AA amyloidosis in quails.

In this study, we developed an oral transmission model of AA amyloidosis using quails and assessed the oral transmission efficiency of AA amyloidosis in quails and mice. Young quails, adult quails, and young mice received inflammatory stimulation with lipopolysaccharide, simultaneously homogeneous amyloid fibrils was orally or intravenously administrated. As a result of the histological examination, induction of amyloidosis by orally or intravenously administration of amyloid was confirmed in all species. Furthermore, both quail and murine AA amyloidosis were orally transmitted in a dose-dependent manner. These results support the possibility of horizontal transmission of avian AA amyloidosis in nature. This model will be able to contribute to the elucidation of spontaneous horizontal transmission of avian AA amyloidosis in the future. Research Highlights Quail AA amyloidosis was orally transmitted in a dose-dependent manner. Oral transmission was less efficient than intravenous transmission. In-cage horizontal transmission did not occur during 4-week cohabitation. Amyloid deposition in tissues of quail was grossly visible. PMID: 31199679 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Avian Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Avian Pathol Source Type: research