title: A comparative analysis of the mitogenic response of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes in various age groups of turkeys.
abstract: Mitogenic responsiveness of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (i-IEL) to concanavalin A (Con A), phytohemagglutinin P (PHA-P), and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Salmonella typhimurium were evaluated in various age groups of turkeys by a colorimetric blastogenic microassay. Comparisons were made between mitogenic responses of turkey i-IEL and peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). The results from this study demonstrated that i-IEL and PBL of turkeys responded to T-cell mitogens, Con A and PHA-P, in every age group examined. The LPS induced a significant mitogenic response in PBL but not in i-IEL of turkeys. The mitogenic responses of turkey i-IEL and PBL to the three mitogens examined were similar to mitogenic responses observed in an earlier study performed by using chicken i-IEL and PBL. The results indicated a difference in mitogenic response between different age groups. An increase was found in mitogenic response of i-IEL to both T-cell mitogens from 3 days of age to 1 wk of age, whereas mitogenic response of PBL to all three mitogens declined significantly from 1 day of age to 3 days of age. The highest mitogenic response of i-IEL to T-cell mitogens was observed at 1 wk of age. The highest mitogenic response of PBL to both T-cell mitogens was observed at 1 day of age and the highest PBL response to LPS was observed at 16 wk of age. The mitogenic response induced by PHA-P provided less variability between age groups than the mitogenic response induced by Con A.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames 50011, USA.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000276:immunology; D014422:Turkeys / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; C028784:phytohemagglutinin-P; D003208:Concanavalin A