Supplemental dietary selenium enhances immune responses conferred by a vaccine against low pathogenicity avian influenza virus

•Receiving selenium supplemented feed reduces shedding of challenged AIV in chickens.•Selenium supplemented feed, improves antibody immune responses in AIV vaccinated chickens.•Selenium enriched yeast supplemented feed, induces higher HI antibody titers comparing with sodium selenite. Selenium is a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 2020-09, Vol.227, p.110089-110089, Article 110089
Hauptverfasser: Shojadoost, Bahram, Taha-Abdelaziz, Khaled, Alkie, Tamiru Negash, Bekele-Yitbarek, Alexander, Barjesteh, Neda, Laursen, Adrianna, Smith, Trevor K., Shojadoost, Janan, Sharif, Shayan
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Zusammenfassung:•Receiving selenium supplemented feed reduces shedding of challenged AIV in chickens.•Selenium supplemented feed, improves antibody immune responses in AIV vaccinated chickens.•Selenium enriched yeast supplemented feed, induces higher HI antibody titers comparing with sodium selenite. Selenium is a trace mineral that has antioxidant activities and can influence the immune system. However, antiviral effects of selenium have not been well studies in chickens. Chickens were therefore fed diets supplemented with two levels of two different sources of selenium (organic: selenium enriched yeast; SEY or inorganic: sodium selenite; SS). Chickens in the control groups did not receive supplemental dietary selenium. At 14 and 21 days of age, chickens were vaccinated with an inactivated low pathogenicity avian influenza virus (AIV, subtype H9N2) vaccine and blood samples were collected to determine the level of antibodies using hemagglutination inhibition (HI) and ELISA. At 30 days of age, chickens were also challenged with the same virus and swab samples were collected to assess the amount of virus shedding. Antibody levels, as measured by HI, increased significantly in the chickens that received higher levels of SEY at 16 days post vaccination. ELISA titers for IgM and IgY were higher in selenium supplemented chickens. Comparing to challenged control, virus shedding was lower in organic as well as inorganic selenium treated groups. Therefore, it may be concluded that supplemental dietary selenium could enhance vaccine conferred immunity thereby impacting protection against viral challenge in chickens.
ISSN:0165-2427
1873-2534
DOI:10.1016/j.vetimm.2020.110089