Project description:One hundred Hampshire by Duroc crossbred pigs (HD) and 100 NE Index line pigs (I) were infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and evaluated for resistance/susceptibility. Controls (100/line) were uninfected littermates to infected pigs. Viremia (V), weight change (WTΔ), and rectal temperature at 0, 4, 7, and 14 days post-infection (dpi) were recorded. Lung, bronchial lymph node (BLN), and blood tissue were collected at necropsy (14 dpi). Infected pigs were classified as low or high responders to PRRSV based on the first principal component (PC) from principal component analyses of all variables. Low responders to PRRSV (low PRRSV burden) and their uninfected littermates were assigned to low (L) class. High responders to PRRSV (high PRRSV burden) and their uninfected littermates were assigned to high (H) class. Infected pigs in the L-class had high WTΔ, low V, and few lung lesions; H-class pigs had low WTΔ, high V, and many lung lesions. RNA was extracted from lung and BLN tissue of the seven highest and seven lowest responders per line and from each of their control littermates. A control reference design was used and cDNA from each reference sample tissue was prepared from pooled RNA extracted from two control pigs from each line whose infected littermates had a PC value of 0. Design variables in data analyses were line (I vs HD), class (H vs L), treatment (infected vs uninfected controls), and slide/pig as error.
Project description:To analyze gene expression profiles at the single-cell level in pigs infected with PRRSV (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus), aiming to understand the dynamic changes in gene expression, immune responses, and cellular interactions during PRRSV infection, and identify potential targets for intervention or prevention
Project description:The goal of this study was to produce a deep, global analysis of gene expression changes that occured following infection of normal porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs) with PRRSV. The goal was to examine the gene expression changes to help determine the mechanisms that result in reduced function and immunosuppression observed in PRRSV-infected pigs. Keywords: time course of infection
Project description:The goal of this study was to produce a deep, global analysis of gene expression changes that occured following infection of normal porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs) with PRRSV. The goal was to examine the gene expression changes to help determine the mechanisms that result in reduced function and immunosuppression observed in PRRSV-infected pigs. Keywords: time course of infection The PAMs were infected in culture at an MOI of 10 with PRRSV strains VR-2332 and incubated at 37C until 6, 12, 16 or 24 hours post infection. Total cellular RNA was collected from each at the appropriate time. SAGE libraries were prepared from each infected time point as well as from noninfected PAMs. The SAGE libraries were sequenced to at least 95,000 tags each.
Project description:Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), caused by PRRS virus (PRRSV), is the most economically important disease in pig populations. Lung damage is one major pathological condition following PRRSV infection, often leading to animal death. In vivo, PRRSV productive infection occurs predominately in alveolar macrophages of the lung. Here, transcriptome profiling of pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAMs) from Tongcheng piglets pre- and post- infection of highly pathogenic PRRSV has been performed using porcine Affymetrix GeneChip. All animal procedures were performed according to protocols approved by the Biological Studies Animal Care and Use Committee of Hubei Province, China. Piglets used in this study were free from PRRSV, pseudorabies virus (PRV) and porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) determined by ELISA test for serum antibodies. Twelve of 5-week-old boars were obtained from three litters (four piglets per litter), and raised in pathogen-free facilities. In order to perform a paired experiment, every four full-sib individuals were divided equally into two groups: one infected group and one control group with 6 piglets in each group. The infected groups were challenged with PRRSV-Wuh2 (3 ml/15 kg, 10-5 TCID50/ml) by intramuscular inoculation. Slaughters were carried out at 0 days post-infection (dpi) for uninfected (control) groups, and at 5 or 7 dpi for infected groups. The PAMs for microarray analysis were collected by bronchoalveolar lavage from three uninfected pigs and three infected pigs at 5 dpi. Total of 6 microarrays have been hybridized in this experiment.
Project description:Porcine reproductive and respiratory disease (PRRS) is the most important disease in swine industry worldwide. However, strategies such as vaccination and good biosecurity are not consistently successful to eliminate PRRSV. Though some interesting pathways have been tentatively examined recently, host molecular pathways utilized by PRRSV and the protective immune responses in resistant to PRRSV are largely unknown. In order to answer these questions, we herein characterize changes in global gene expressions in multiple tissues [tonsil, tracheobronchial lymph nodes (TBLN), Cranial lung (CR Lung), and distal lung (D Lung)] in response to PRRSV of high and low virulence. Both vaccinated and unvaccinated pigs are used for this study. Based on Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA), molecule bases of some “black boxes” underlying immune responses are further identified. Our results indicate that cross talks among these pathways and immune balances/competition between host and virus are always happened during the pathogenesis of PRRS. connected loop design was used to accommodate samples from 4 treatment groups.
Project description:Porcine reproductive and respiratory disease (PRRS) is the most important disease in swine industry worldwide. However, strategies such as vaccination and good biosecurity are not consistently successful to eliminate PRRSV. Though some interesting pathways have been tentatively examined recently, host molecular pathways utilized by PRRSV and the protective immune responses in resistant to PRRSV are largely unknown. In order to answer these questions, we herein characterize changes in global gene expressions in multiple tissues [tonsil, tracheobronchial lymph nodes (TBLN), Cranial lung (CR Lung), and distal lung (D Lung)] in response to PRRSV of high and low virulence. Both vaccinated and unvaccinated pigs are used for this study. Based on Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA), molecule bases of some “black boxes” underlying immune responses are further identified. Our results indicate that cross talks among these pathways and immune balances/competition between host and virus are always happened during the pathogenesis of PRRS.
Project description:Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a causative agent of an important infectious disease causing serious economic losses to swine industry called PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome). The clinical signs of this syndrome indcude respiratory disorders, abortions and variable mortality in piglets. To compare the virulence of highly diverse East European strains belonging to subtype 2 (Russian strain ILI and Belarusian strain BOR) and Danish strain from classical subtype 1 (DAN) the experimental study enrolling infection of piglets was performed. Gene expression profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of piglets infected with three PRRSV strains vs control piglets were analysed by microarray analysis to gain insight into transcriptome changes after PRRSV infection.
Project description:The current level of knowledge on transcriptome responses triggered by Caesalpinia sappan (CS) extract in porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) after porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection is limited. Therefore, in the present study, we aimed to detect significant genes and pathways involved in CS extract supplementation responsiveness of PBMCs after PRRSV infection. RNA sequencing was conducted on PBMCs, which were isolated from six weaned piglets. The resultant transcriptional responses were examined by mRNA sequencing. Differential expression analysis identified 263 and 274 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the PRRSV and CTRL groups, and the PRRSV+CS and CTRL groups, respectively. Among these, ZNF646 and KAT5 emerged as the most promising candidate genes, potentially influencing the interaction between PRRSV-infected PBMCs and CS extract supplementation through the regulation of gene networks and cellular homeostasis during stress. Two pathways were detected to be associated with CS extract supplementation responsiveness: the cellular response to stress pathway and the NF-kB signaling pathway. Consequently, our study reveals a novel mechanism underlying cellular stress response and the NF-κB signaling pathway in PRRSV-infected PBMCs, and identifies a potential application of CS extract for activating the NF-κB signaling pathway. In conclusion, by supplementing CS extract in PBMC cells infected with PRRSV, we found that CS extract modulates PRRSV infection by inducing cellular stress, which is regulated by the NF-κB signaling pathway. This induced stress creates an adverse environment for PRRSV survival. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the therapeutic targets and pathogenesis of PRRSV infection. Importantly, our results demonstrate that CS extract has the potential to be a candidate for modulating PRRSV infection.
Project description:Porcine reproductive and respiratory disease (PRRS) is the most important disease in swine industry worldwide. However, strategies such as vaccination and good biosecurity are not consistently successful to eliminate PRRSV. Although some gene expression pathways have been explored recently, host molecular pathways blocked by PRRSV and the protective immune response expressed in pigs resistant to PRRSV are largely unknown. In order to answer these questions, we herein characterize changes in blood gene expression in pigs responding differentially to infection with a well characterized type 2 (North American) PRRSV isolate. Samples are those collected through the PRRS Host Genetics Consortium (PHGC). Samples were those from Tempus tube collected blood of PHGC pigs selected from four response groups according to their serum viral load (0-21 days post infection) and weight gain (0-42 dpi) and characterized as low vs. high viral load and low vs high weight gain .