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BMC Genomics. 2009; 10: 430.
Published online 2009 September 14. doi:  10.1186/1471-2164-10-430
PMCID: PMC2751787
Copyright © 2009 Bureau et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Gene array analysis of adrenal glands in broiler chickens following ACTH treatment
Clara Bureau,corresponding author1 Christelle Hennequet-Antier,1 Michel Couty,1 and Daniel Guémené1
1UR83-Unité de Recherches Avicoles, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre de Tours-Nouzilly, 37380 Nouzilly, France
corresponding authorCorresponding author.
Clara Bureau: wdbureau/at/yahoo.ca; Christelle Hennequet-Antier: christelle.hennequet/at/tours.inra.fr; Michel Couty: michel.couty/at/tours.inra.fr; Daniel Guémené: guemene/at/tours.inra.fr
Received March 23, 2009; Accepted September 14, 2009.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Background
Difference in adaptability responses to stress has been observed amongst bird species, strains, and individuals. Components of the HPA axis, one of the internal systems involved in homeostasis re-establishment following stress, could play a role in this variability of responses. The aim of the present study was 1) to identify genes involved in the regulation of adrenal activity following ACTH stimulation and 2) to examine adrenal genes differentially expressed in individuals with high and low plasma corticosterone response following ACTH treatment.
Results
Analysis with 21 K poultry oligo microarrays indicated that ACTH treatment affected the expression of 134 genes. Several transcripts assigned to genes involved in the adrenal ACTH signaling pathway and steroidogenic enzymes were identified as differentially expressed by ACTH treatment. Real-time PCR on 18 selected genes confirmed changes in transcript levels of 11 genes, including MC2R, CREM, Cry, Bmal1, Sqle, Prax1, and StAR. Only 4 genes revealed to be differentially expressed between higher and lower adrenal responders to ACTH treatment.
Conclusion
The results from the present study reveal putative candidate genes; their role in regulation of adrenal functions and adaptability to stress should be further investigated.
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