Pathological Investigation of Double–Stranded DNA Breaks and DNA Oxidation in Natural Infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Goats

• Muhammet Bahaeddin Dörtbudak Harran University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology. Sanliurfa, Türkiye
• Merve Öztürk Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine. Konya, Türkiye

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52973/rcfcv-e34380

Keywords: Goat, MAP, paratuberculosis, γ–H2AX, 8–Ohdg

Abstract

Paratuberculosis, created by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), manifests as a chronic affliction marked by persistent diarrhoea and granulomatous enteritis, pervasive in both domestic and global wild ruminants. In this investigation, DNA disruption in lesioned tissues of goat as natural infecte with MAP was pathologically assessed. Accordingly, goats manifesting symptoms suggestive to paratuberculosis, including pronounced emaciation and continual episodic diarrhoea, were subjected to an ELISA diagnostic procedure to ascertain the presence of MAP. This diagnostic approach confirmed the presence of the infectious agent in 20 patients. These patients were subsequently euthanized, and tissue samples from intestinal and regional lenf nods. It were subjected to Hematoxylin and Eosin (HE) staining for histopathological investigatıon, Ziehl Neelsen (ZN) staining to identify acid–fast mycobacteria, γ–H2AX to discern disruptions in double stranded DNA, and 8–Ohdg to detect DNA oxidation by immunohistochemical (IHC) method. Gross anatomical observation serous adipose atrophy, augmented dimensions of mesenterial lymphatic nodes, mucosal hypertrophy and non–retractable mucosal undulations. Histological assessment highlighted epithelial cellular degeneration, an abundance of epithelioid macrophages, lymphocytes, plasmocytes, infiltrating in mucosa. Acid–fast entities, discernible through ZN staining, appeared as luminescent red conglomerates in intestinal and mesenterial tissue. The immunohistochemical analyses evinced positive results for both γ–H2AX and 8–Ohdg across all sampled tissues. Intriguingly, this investigation presented the inaugural global evidence of γ–H2AX and 8–Ohdg expression in a natural MAP infection, demonstrating that this pathological agent precipitates DNA degradation and oxidation, thereby augmenting comprehension of the disease’s pathogenesis.

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