CD4, CD8 and TCR defined T-cell subsets in thymus and spleen of 2- and 7-week old commercial broiler chickens

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
G F ErfT K Bersi

Abstract

To better understand immune development and function in meat-type chickens (broilers), the proportions of T-cells expressing CD4, CD8, and T-cell receptors (TCR) in the thymus and spleen were determined by three-color fluorescence and flow cytometry in 2- and 7-week old broilers raised in commercial growing conditions. Broiler thymocytes consisted of single-(CD4+CD8- and CD4-CD8+) and double-(CD4+CD8+) positive subpopulations. Within these CD4+ and/or CD8+ thymocyte populations, all types of TCR (y delta, V beta 1 alpha beta, and V beta 2 alpha beta) could be identified. In the thymus, percentages of CD4+CD8- cells increased, CD4-CD8+ cells remained unchanged, and CD4+CD8+ cells decreased between 2 and 7 weeks of age. In the spleen, in addition to single-positive lymphocytes, double-positive populations were identified, expressing either y delta or alpha beta TCR. The percentage of CD4+CD8- splenocytes decreased, and the percentages of both CD4-CD8+ and CD4+CD8+ splenocytes increased between 2 and 7 weeks of age. Age-associated shifts in TCR usage (the proportion of cells expressing a certain type of TCR) were observed in the single-positive, but not in the double-positive, T-cell populations of both thymus and spleen. This mul...Continue Reading

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