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ArticleVeterinary research2025

Plasma metabolomics of Mycoplasma synoviae infection in SPF White Leghorn hens by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

Chun Wang, Qing Wang, Yang Li, Zhaoyang Wang, Bo Hou, Naiji Zhou, Weitao Cui, Sishun Hu, Yuncai Xiao, Wanpo Zhang and 3 more

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13 authors.

Chun WangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Qing WangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Yang LiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Zhaoyang WangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Bo HouInstitute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China.
Naiji ZhouCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Weitao CuiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Sishun HuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Yuncai XiaoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Wanpo ZhangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Hongbo ZhouCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Zili LiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Zutao ZhouCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. ztzhou@mail.hzau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1007-062X

Funding

Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System CARS-41Key Research and Development Project of Hubei Province No. 2021BBA252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycoplasma synoviae (M. synoviae) is a major bacterial pathogen that causes serious economic losses in the global poultry industry. Systemic changes in specific pathogen free White Leghorn egg-laying hens after M. synoviae infection were investigated using intra-tracheally inoculated animals. Samples were collected 10 days post-infection (dpi) (204-day-old) and 52 dpi (246-day-old). Infection caused air sac lesion, footpad swelling and oviduct atrophy. The qPCR and in situ hybridization showed that bacteria colonized the trachea and oviduct, and that bacterial loads in the magnum and uterus were significantly higher than in the infundibulum and isthmus. Histopathological examination revealed increased tracheal mucosal thickening accompanied by inflammatory cell infiltration, and that tubular glands of the uterus were edematous or dissolved. Infection also induced decreased egg production and eggshell strength, and eggshell apex abnormalities appeared at 14 dpi. Plasma metabolomics of hens analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry showed 168 and 128 differentially-expressed metabolites (DEM) at 10 and 52 dpi, respectively. Pathway analysis revealed that DEM at 10 dpi were enriched in five distinctive pathways: regulation of the actin cytoskeleton, neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, sphingolipid metabolism, gap junctions, and necroptosis. In contrast, DEM at 52 dpi were enriched in fifteen pathways involved in steroid hormone biosynthesis, ferroptosis, the calcium signaling pathway, apelin signaling pathway, progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation, and oocyte meiosis. Combined metabolic analysis demonstrated that changes in ethylsalicylate, nicotinamide, (3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl) ethylene glycol sulfate, sphingosine-1-phosphate (d18:1), carnitine C24:6, and 15(R)-prostaglandin E1 correlated the best with M. synoviae infection. This study provides new insights into understanding pathogen mechanisms and signposts novel treatments for M. synoviae infection in poultry.

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ChickensMetabolomeMycoplasma InfectionsMycoplasma synoviaePoultry DiseasesAnimalsChromatography, LiquidFemaleMetabolomicsSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsTandem Mass Spectrometryinfection modellaying hensLC–MS/MSMycoplasma synoviaeplasma metabolomics

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PMCPMC11929215

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