Project description:In vivo microarray study of global gene expression changes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of German Landrace pigs during the innate immune response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus vaccination.
Project description:The aim of this study was to acquire a better understanding of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) disease through a deeper knowledge of gene expression changes that occur in pulmonary lymph nodes by comparing PRRS virus (PRRSV), porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2), and swine influenza virus (IAV-S) infections. The PRRSV, IAV-S and PCV-2 viral infections followed a clinical course in these domestic pigs typical of experimental infection of young pigs with these viruses. PRRSV isolate SDSU-73 was pathogenic in this study inducing fever, anorexia, listlessness, and dyspnea.
Project description:Porcine alveolar macrophages were challenged in vitro with a low virulent strain of the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) to identify and characterize the population of host genes subjected to miRNA post-transcriptional regulation durign early viral infection. We employed a high-throughput biochemical assay, i.e. the immunoprecipitation of RISCs followed by microarray analysis of the RISC-bound miRNA targets (RIP-Chip). qPCR analyses were carried out to validate the resolution of the microarray and to determine levels of expression of a panel of eight miRNAs (ssc-miR-142-3p, ssc-miR-142-5p, ssc-let-7f, miR-146a-5p, miR-155-5p, ssc-miR-181a, ssc-miR-21 and ssc-miR-335).