The effects of ochratoxin/aluminosilicate interaction on the tissues and humoral immune response of broilers

Avian Pathol. 2002 Feb;31(1):73-9. doi: 10.1080/03079450120106642.

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of dietary ochratoxin, in the presence or absence of aluminosilicate, on the histology of the bursa of Fabricius, liver and kidneys, and on the humoral immune response of broilers vaccinated against Newcastle disease virus. The exposure of birds to 2 p.p.m. ochratoxin, in the presence or absence of aluminosilicate, reduced their humoral immune response and the number of mitotic cells in the bursa. The relative weight of the livers of the birds exposed to this toxin was increased and, microscopically, there was hepatocyte vacuolation and megalocytosis with accompanying hyperplasia of the biliary epithelium. The kidneys showed hypertrophy of the renal proximal tubular epithelium, with thickening of the glomerular basement membrane. Aluminosilicate did not ameliorate the deleterious effects of the ochratoxin.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum Silicates / therapeutic use*
  • Animals
  • Bursa of Fabricius / drug effects
  • Bursa of Fabricius / immunology
  • Bursa of Fabricius / pathology
  • Cell Count
  • Chickens / immunology*
  • Drug Interactions
  • Female
  • Kidney / drug effects
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Liver / drug effects
  • Liver / pathology
  • Male
  • Newcastle disease virus / immunology
  • Ochratoxins / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Ochratoxins / toxicity*
  • Organ Size
  • Poultry Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Poultry Diseases / drug therapy
  • Poultry Diseases / immunology*
  • Poultry Diseases / pathology
  • Viral Vaccines / immunology

Substances

  • Aluminum Silicates
  • Ochratoxins
  • Viral Vaccines