The chicken embryo model: A novel and relevant model for immune-based studies

P Garcia, Y Wang, J Viallet… - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dysregulation of the immune system is associated with many pathologies, including
cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer. To date, the most commonly used models in …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of the chick chorioallantoic membrane as an alternative model for cancer studies

PY Chu, APF Koh, J Antony, RYJ Huang - Cells Tissues Organs, 2022 - karger.com
A variety of in vivo experimental models have been established for the studies of human
cancer using both cancer cell lines and patient-derived xenografts (PDXs). In order to meet …

Redox homeostasis in poultry: regulatory roles of NF-κB

PF Surai, II Kochish, MT Kidd - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Redox biology is a very quickly developing area of modern biological sciences, and roles of
redox homeostasis in health and disease have recently received tremendous attention …

Development of innate immunity in chicken embryos and newly hatched chicks: a disease control perspective

TN Alkie, A Yitbarek, DC Hodgins, RR Kulkarni… - Avian …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Newly hatched chickens are confronted by a wide array of pathogenic microbes because
their adaptive immune defences have limited capabilities to control these pathogens. In such …

Physiological effects of in ovo delivery of bioactive substances in broiler chickens

KR Kpodo, M Proszkowiec-Weglarz - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The poultry industry has improved genetics, nutrition, and management practices, resulting
in fast-growing chickens; however, disturbances during embryonic development may affect …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of structural barriers and innate immune components during incubation of the avian egg: critical interplay between autonomous embryonic …

MT Hincke, M Da Silva, N Guyot, J Gautron… - Journal of innate …, 2019 - karger.com
The integrated innate immune features of the calcareous egg and its contents are a critical
underpinning of the remarkable evolutionary success of the Aves clade. Beginning at the …

The control of intestinal inflammation: A major objective in the research of probiotic strains as alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters in poultry

J Tarradas, N Tous, E Esteve-Garcia, J Brufau - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
The reduction of antimicrobial resistance is a major challenge for the scientific community. In
a few decades, infections by resistant bacteria are forecasted to be the main cause of death …

[HTML][HTML] Methionine sources and genotype affect embryonic intestinal development, antioxidants, tight junctions, and growth-related gene expression in chickens

JK Lugata, SF Ndunguru, GK Reda, XE Ozsváth… - Animal Nutrition, 2024 - Elsevier
Methionine (Met) is an essential and first limiting amino acid in the poultry diet that plays a
significant role in chicken embryonic development and growth. The present study examined …

Evolutionary redesign of the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) Toll-like receptor repertoire by gene losses and expansions

MH Solbakken, OK Tørresen, AJ Nederbragt… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Genome sequencing of the teleost Atlantic cod demonstrated loss of the Major
Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class II, an extreme gene expansion of MHC class I and …

Lipopolysaccharide mediates immuno-pathological alterations in young chicken liver through TLR4 signaling

XY Huang, AR Ansari, HB Huang, X Zhao, NY Li… - BMC immunology, 2017 - Springer
Background Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces acute liver injury and the complex
mechanisms include the activation of toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling pathway in many …