Amyloid A amyloidosis secondary to avian tuberculosis in naturally infected domestic pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domestica)

Chen, Hongxi; Zhu, Dekang; Wang, Mingshu; Jia, Renyong; Chen, Shun; Liu, Mafeng; Zhao, Xinxin; Yang, Qiao; Wu, Ying; Zhang, Shaqiu; Liu, Yunya; Zhang, Ling; Yu, Yanling; Chen, Xiaoyue; Cheng, Anchun

doi:10.1016/j.cimid.2019.01.016

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“…Hence, considering that we found only two positive lungs, one of which presenting mild deposits, our findings suggest that pulmonary deposition of AA-fibrils is uncommon in cats. Of note, lung involvement in systemic AAamyloidosis is rarely reported in other species as well, among which the Siberian tiger, the bovine, the Japanese quail, the pekin duck, and the flamingo [7,[25][26][27][28]. To our knowledge,…”

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Histological evaluation of the distribution of systemic AA-amyloidosis in nine domestic shorthair cats

Moccia,

Vogt,

Ricagno

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Amyloidosis is a group of protein-misfolding disorders characterized by the accumulation of amyloid in organs, both in humans and animals. AA-amyloidosis is considered a reactive type of amyloidosis and in humans is characterized by the deposition of AA-amyloid fibrils in one or more organs. In domestic shorthair cats, AA-amyloidosis was recently reported to be frequent in shelters. To better characterize this pathology, we report the distribution of amyloid deposits and associated histological lesions in the organs of shelter cats with systemic AA-amyloidosis. AA-amyloid deposits were identified with Congo Red staining and immunofluorescence. AA-amyloid deposits were then described and scored, and associated histological lesions were reported. Based on Congo Red staining and immunofluorescence nine shelter cats presented systemic AA-amyloidosis. The kidney (9/9), the spleen (8/8), the adrenal glands (8/8), the small intestine (7/7) and the liver (8/9) were the organs most involved by amyloid deposits, with multifocal to diffuse and from moderate to severe deposits, both in the organ parenchyma and/or in the vascular compartment. The lung (2/9) and the skin (1/8) were the least frequently involved organs and deposits were mainly focal to multifocal, mild, vascular and perivascular. Interestingly, among the organs with fibril deposition, the stomach (7/9), the gallbladder (6/6), the urinary bladder (3/9), and the heart (6/7) were reported for the first time in cats. All eye, brain and skeletal muscle samples had no amyloid deposits. An inflammatory condition was identified in 8/9 cats, with chronic enteritis and chronic nephritis being the most common. Except for secondary cell compression, other lesions were not associated to amyloid deposits. To conclude, this study gives new insights into the distribution of AA-amyloid deposits in cats. A concurrent chronic inflammation was present in almost all cases, possibly suggesting a relationship with AA-amyloidosis.

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