Determination of Apoptosis, Necroptosis and Autophagy Markers by
Real-time PCR in Naturally Infected Pneumonic Pasteurellosis caused
by Pasteurella multocida
and Mannheimia haemolytica
in Cattle
Gokhan Akcakavak1*,
Ozhan Karatas2, Nevin Tuzcu3 and Mehmet Tuzcu4
1Department
of Pathology, Aksaray University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Aksaray, Türkiye; 2Department of Pathology, Sivas
Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sivas, Türkiye;
3Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Selcuk
University Faculty of Pharmacy, Konya, Türkiye; 4Department
of Pathology, Selcuk University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Konya, Türkiye *Corresponding author:
gokhan.akcakavak@aksaray.edu.tr
Abstract
Pneumonic pasteurellosis (PP) is defined as one
of the pivotal infectious diseases caused by
Pasteurella multocida and
Mannheimia haemolytica. This study aimed to determine the levels of
Bcl-2-associatedproteinX (Bax), B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), caspase-3, autophagy related-5
(Atg5), beclin-1 and receptorinteractingprotein-3 (RIP3) in lung tissues with naturally infected PP caused
by P. multocida and
M. haemolytica, and to reveal their
effects on the pathogenesis of P.
multocida and M. haemolytica
pneumonia. The material of the study consisted of 150 fibrinous pneumonia/pleuropneumonia
and 10 healthy lung tissue samples. Relevant samples were examined by
histopathological, immunohistochemical and real-time PCR methods.
Immunohistochemically, 23 (15.3%) were positive for
P. multocida, and 17 (11.3%) were
positive for M. haemolytica.
Subsequently, the processes of apoptosis, autophagy and necroptosis for
P. multocida and
M. haemolytica were evaluated by real-time PCR.
P. multocida pneumonia increased Bax,
Caspase-3, Atg5, Beclin-1, and RIP3 gene expressions (4.2, 3.8, 2.9, 2.1,
2.8-fold, respectively), whereas Bcl-2 gene expression was decreased
(0.22-fold). While Bax, Caspase-3, Atg5, Beclin-1, and RIP3 gene expressions
were increased in M. haemolytica
pneumonia (2.3, 1.9, 1.7, 1.2, 4.2-fold, respectively), it was observed that
Bcl-2 gene expression was reduced (0.52-fold). The results obtained in the study
revealed the importance of necroptosis, apoptosis and autophagy processes in the
pathogenesis of PP caused by P. multocida
and M. haemolytica and contributed to
the literature. In addition, we found that the processes of apoptosis and
autophagy play a more active role in PP caused by P. multocida, and the process of necroptosis plays a more active role
in PP caused by M. haemolytica.
To Cite This Article:
Akcakavak G, Karatas O, Tuzcu N and Tuzcu M,
2024. Determination of
apoptosis, necroptosis and autophagy markers by real-time PCR in naturally
infected pneumonic pasteurellosis caused by
Pasteurella multocida and
Mannheimia haemolytica in cattle. Pak Vet J, 44(2): 483-489. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.177