Toxic effect of carrageenan on lymphoid-follicle associated epithelial cells of the bursa of Fabricius of chickens
- 1 November 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cell and tissue research
- Vol. 221 (1) , 67-75
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00216570
Abstract
The lymphoid-follicle associated epithelial (FAE) cells of the bursa Fabricii of chickens show enzymatic and micropinocytotic activities; they can perform functions reminiscent of those of macrophages. To test this relationship, we checked whether FAE cells are sensitive to carrageenan, a substance widely known to be toxic for macrophages. This substance was gently introduced into the bursal lumen and was left there for a period of 72 to 120 h. The bursae of Fabricius were then examined histologically and histochemically. The result was that the FAE areas had been reduced in number and that their structural pattern had been modified. This effect suggests that FAE cells may be sensitive to carrageenan. The immunological response to SRBC was studied in one group of animals that had received carrageenan. The antibody seemed to elicit an increase in the agglutinins and in the number of direct PFC/spleen against SRBC in comparison with control chickens. On the basis of the morphological and immunological results obtained, the origin and the role of the FAE cells of the bursa of Fabricius are discussed. Les cellules épithéliales associées aux follicules lymphatiques (FAE) de la bourse de Fabricius du poulet, dotées d'activités enzymatiques et de capacités micropinocitosiques, expriment des fonctions qui, d'une certaine manière, rappellent celles des macrophages. Sur base de cette constatation, on a cherché à évaluer si les cellules FAE sont sensibles à une substance notoirement macrophage-toxique comme la carragénine. Cette substance a été introduite dans le lumière de la bourse de Fabricius où on l'a fait séjourner pendant 72–120. Les bourses de Fabricius prélevées après un tel traitement ont été examinées en employant des méthodes histologiques et histochimiques, qui ont évidencié une réduction des zones FAE avec modification de leur aspect. Les résultats indiqueraient une sensibilité des cellules FAE à la carragénine. Sur un groupe d'animaux traités avec la même substance, on a étudié le comportement immunologique en ce qui concerne SRBC. On observe une hausse des agglutinines et du nombre PFC directes/rate anti-SRBC par rapport aux contrôles non traités avec la carragénine. Sur base des résultats morphologiques et immunologiques, on discute la nature et le rôle des cellules associées aux follicules de la bourse de Fabricius du poulet.Keywords
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