Differences in highly pathogenic avian influenza viral pathogenesis and associated early inflammatory response in chickens and ducks.

In conclusion, excessive delayed cytokine inflammatory responses but inadequate cellular immune responses may contribute to pathogenesis in chickens, while ducks initiate a fast lower cytokine response followed by the activation of major pattern recognition receptors (TLR7, RIG-I, MDA5) and a persistent cellular response. PMID: 23782222 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23782222?dopt=Abstract

Source: Avian Pathology - June 11, 2013 Category: Pathology Authors: Cornelissen JB, Vervelde L, Post J, Rebel JM Tags: Avian Pathol Source Type: research