title: Multicentric histiocytosis related to avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J)-infection in meat-type local chickens.
abstract: Gross lesions characterized by swollen livers and spleens accompanied by diffuse white miliary spots, which resembled those of Marek's disease, were detected in two flocks of local meat-type chickens at a Japanese poultry processing plant in June and August 2010. The microscopic examinations revealed proliferative foci consisting of spindle or polymorphic cells in the interstitium of livers, splenic follicles and the interstitium of kidneys. These cells were positive immunohistochemically with Iba1 antibody, indicating they were histiocytic cells. Some of them contained antigens of avian leukosis virus (ALV) by immunohistochemistry,and the env gene of ALV subgroup J was detected from the spleens by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Phylogenetic analysis of the PCR product indicated that the env gene might be descended from the American ADOL-7501 strain of ALV-J. These results suggest that the swollen livers and spleens of the meat-type chickens may come from histiocytic proliferation caused by ALV-J infection.
authors: Fukushima Meat Hygiene Inspection Office, 38-6 Kitasawada, Senouemachi, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-0101, Japan.
authors: Seiko
authors: S
authors: Furukawa
authors: Kenji
authors: K
authors: Tsukamoto
authors: Minoru
authors: M
authors: Maeda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001353:Avian Leukosis / Q000821:virology*; D001354:Avian Leukosis Virus / Q000235:genetics*; D002645:Chickens; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D015686:Gene Products, env / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D015614:Histiocytosis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D007668:Kidney / Q000821:virology*; D008099:Liver / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D015686:Gene Products, env
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