Pathogenicity of CL-1 chicken anemia agent.

Twelve-day-old broiler-type chickens had hemorrhagic necrotic wing tips. After 10 blind subcultures in an MDCC-MSB1 cell line, a virus (so-called chick anemia agent [CAA]) was isolated and designated CL-1 CAA. Five-day-old specific-pathogen-free chicken embryos from a commercial breeder flock that were found not to possess antibody against CAA were infected with CL-1 virus via yolk-sac injection. Many (49%) infected embryos were small and apparently had died from severe systemic hemorrhage. Hatched chicks were small and had pale feathers, skin, skeletal muscles, bone marrow, and viscera. All infected chicks had small thymuses. These thymuses often were so small that they could not be found grossly (P = 0.002). Anemia occurred within 4 days post-hatch. Microscopically, all hematopoietic organs were markedly atrophic. Septic necrotizing lesions were seen only in organs from CL-1-injected chicks. Physicochemical and pathological characteristics of this virus indicate that it is similar to other isolates of CAA found in Europe and Japan.     

The effect of acetone on the viability of chicken anemia agent.

To study the effect of acetone on the viability of CAA, a sample of CAA with a known titer was treated with 90% acetone for 24 hours at room temperature. The remaining viable CAA was quantitated by titrating the treated preparation in MDCC-MSB1 cell culture. Results indicated that CAA is very resistant to inactivation by acetone.     

Chicken anemia agent in the United States: isolation of the virus and detection of antibody in broiler breeder flocks

Chicken anemia agent (CAA) was isolated from broiler chickens in Texas with a blue wing or anemia dermatitis-like syndrome. Specific-pathogen-free chicks inoculated with field material developed anemia, and CAA was isolated in MDCC-MSB1 cells from bone marrow and lymphoid tissue from inoculated chicks. One isolate, designated EF88/78/276, was further characterized. Infectivity of EF88/78/276 was resistant to treatment with chloroform and with heat at 70 C for 5 minutes. EF88/78/276 was indistinguishable from the Cux-1 and Gifu-1 isolates of CAA by cross-neutralization tests. Almost all 1-day-old susceptible chicks inoculated intramuscularly with EF88/78/276 developed anemia, but contact-infected chicks did not. Antibody to CAA was detected in broiler breeder flocks from Texas, the Delmarva peninsula, and Alabama.     

Effects of chicken anemia agent on lymphokine production and lymphocyte transformation in experimentally infected chickens.

One-day-old chicks with no maternal antibodies to chicken anemia agent (CAA) were inoculated intramuscularly with CAA grown in MDCC-MSB1 cells. A control group of birds from the same source was inoculated intramuscularly with a lysate from uninfected MSB1 cells. Birds were killed at 8, 15, 22, 29, and 43 days postinoculation (PI), and the spleens were removed. Spleen cells were dispersed and stimulated with various concentrations of Concanavalin A (Con A), and lymphocyte transformation responses were determined. Supernatants from Con A-stimulated cultures were assayed for T-cell growth factor (TCGF) and interferon. Decreased lymphocyte transformation and TCGF production were demonstrated at 8 and 15 days PI. This was followed by a stimulation in activities before a return to control levels at 43 days PI. Interferon levels were elevated 8 days after infection. This was followed by a significant decrease in activity compared with controls at 15, 22, and 29 days PI, and a return to control levels by 43 days PI. The results suggest that CAA infection in young chickens can produce a dramatic decrease in immune competence, which, although transitory, is likely to seriously compromise the ability of birds to mount a successful immune response to invading pathogens.     

gga-miR-155对MDCC-MSB1细胞转录组的影响

旨在探讨gga-miR-155对马立克病病毒转化的肿瘤细胞系MDCC-MSB1细胞转录组水平变化的影响。本研究以MDCC-MSB1细胞为研究对象，首先将gga-miR-155模拟物及其阴性对照转染MDCC-MSB1细胞，在转染后48 h提取总RNA，用安捷伦2100核酸检测仪分析各组细胞总RNA的完整性，采用RT-qPCR分析gga-miR-155在MDCC-MSB1细胞中的过表达情况；然后利用高通量测序技术，分析gga-miR-155过表达后MDCC-MSB1细胞转录水平的变化，筛选差异表达基因，结合生物信息学分析预测差异表达基因中gga-miR-155靶mRNA。结果显示：制备了gga-miR-155在MDCC-MSB1细胞过表达样本并构建了高通量测序文库；与对照组相比，gga-miR-155过表达组的差异表达基因有87个，其中，上调表达的基因有47个，下调表达的基因有40个；GO与KEGG分析显示，这些差异表达基因显著富集于代谢和蛋白结合过程/信号通路；通过Targetscan和miRada软件预测下调表达基因中鸡BACH1为gga-miR-155的靶mRNA （P<0.05）。综上，过表达gga-miR-155可调控MDCC-MSB1细胞的转录组水平，差异表达基因中BACH1基因可能在gga-miR-155的作用下参与了MDCC-MSB1细胞的代谢过程。     

钙稳态失衡在氯化镧诱导MDCC-MSB1细胞凋亡中的作用

为探讨钙稳态失衡在LsCl3诱导MDCC-MSB1细胞凋亡中的作用,MDCC-MSB1细胞常规培养于RPMI1640培养液中,加入终浓度为0.5,1,1.5,2,2.5,3,3.5和4 mmol·L-1的LaCl3,继续培养24 h后,应用MTT法检测细胞增殖抑制率,DNA Ladder法和TUNEL法检测细胞凋亡,以Fura-2为荧光探针检测细胞内[Ca2+]i的变化.结果表明,在LaCl3浓度为0.5～4 mmol·L-1时,细胞的增殖抑制率增加,细胞凋亡数量和细胞内[Ca2+]i呈升高趋势,并呈剂量-效应关系.这表明LaCl3能抑制MDCC-MSB1细胞的增殖,并可能通过改变[Ca2+]i而诱导其发生凋亡.     

Effect of Gallus TGFβ1 on the Proliferation,Apoptosis, Migration and Invasion of MDCC-MSB1 Cells

This study aimed to detect the effect of Gallus TGFβ1 on the biological behavior of MDCC-MSB1 cells. MDCC-MSB1 cells were transiently transfected with Gallus TGFβ1 overexpression vector, interference expression vector, and the corresponding negative control. Then, the expression of Gallus TGFβ1, the cell proliferation, the cell cycle and apoptosis, the migration and invasion of each transfection groups were examined. Results showed that compared with the corresponding control, the MDCC-MSB1 cells transfected with overexpression vector of Gallus TGFβ1 could up-regulate the expression level of TGFβ1, the proliferation of MDCC-MSB1 cells was significantly inhibited, G1 phase cells were increased, S and G2 cells were decreased, the apoptosis rate of the cells was increased, the migration and invasion ability were decreased.However,the MDCC-MSB1 cells transfected with the interference expression vector of TGFβ1 significantly down-regulated the expression level of TGFβ1, cell proliferation was improved,G1 phase cells were decreased, S and G2 cells were increased, the cell apoptosis was decreased, the migration and invasion ability was increased. The results showed that Gallus TGFβ1 could inhibit the proliferation, migration and invasion of MDCC-MSB1 cells, and promote their apoptosis.     

鸡TGFβ1对MDCC-MSB1细胞增殖、凋亡、迁移与侵袭的影响

旨在探讨鸡TGFβ1对MDCC-MSB1细胞增殖、凋亡、迁移与侵袭的影响。作者将构建的鸡TGFβ1过表达载体、干扰表达载体以及相应阴性对照转染MDCC-MSB1细胞,然后检测转染后各组细胞鸡TGFβ1的表达水平、细胞增殖能力、细胞周期与凋亡,细胞的迁移与侵袭能力。结果显示,与相应阴性对照相比,转染TGFβ1过表达质粒可显著上调MDCC-MSB1细胞的TGFβ1表达水平,显著抑制MDCC-MSB1细胞的增殖,且使G1期细胞增加、S和G2期细胞减少,同时增加细胞凋亡率,降低细胞的迁移与侵袭能力;转染TGFβ1干扰表达质粒可显著下调MDCC-MSB1细胞的TGFβ1表达水平,显著促进MDCC-MSB1细胞的增殖,G1期细胞减少、S和G2期细胞增加,同时降低细胞凋亡率,增加细胞的迁移与侵袭能力。结果表明,鸡TGFβ1可抑制MDCC-MSB1细胞增殖、迁移与侵袭,促进其凋亡。     

Biological characteristics of chicken anemia virus regenerated from clinical specimen by PCR

Our previous genetic characterization of chicken anemia virus (CAV) in commercial broiler chickens in Alabama revealed a previously undetected polymorphism: a glutamine codon at VP1 position 22, in 7 of the 14 sequences. The novel glutamine codon was always found in association with a VP1 "hypervariable region" identical to CAV field isolates that replicate poorly in culture. The complete genome of CAV73, representative of the sequences with the novel polymorphism, was generated from cloned polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fragments amplified directly from naturally infected tissues. CAV73 had been detected in 31-day-old broilers submitted for examination for reasons unrelated to anemia. After electroporation of the cloned genomes into MDCC-CU147 lymphoblastoid cells, the regenerated CAV caused the culture to fail within 9 days, and the medium contained 5 X 10(6) TCID50 CAV/ml. Use of MDCC-CU147 cells was essential, as identical electroporation of MDCC-MSB1 cells failed to generate CAV able to destroy the culture within 8 wk. Regenerated CAV73 produced anemia and severe lymphocytic depletion of the thymus when inoculated into susceptible 3-day-old chickens and was reisolated from these chickens. Furthermore, it replicated in low- and high-passage MDCC-MSB1 cells similarly to a low-passage CAV field isolate that contains a different VP 1 "hypervariable region." The regeneration of CAV from PCR products directly from naturally infected carcasses, as performed in this study, provides a tool for the evaluation of distinct genetic polymorphisms that may be detected in specimens where infective virions are no longer available. Our results also provide some insight into the differential susceptibility of cell lines for low-passage CAV field isolates.     

鸡p15因子抑制MDCC-MSB1细胞的增殖及端粒酶活性

为探讨鸡p15基因的生物学功能,试验构建了鸡p15基因的真核表达载体pcDNA3.1( )-p15,并转染到鸡MDV转化的淋巴细胞系MDCC-MSB1,应用G418筛选掉未转染的细胞,对存活细胞p15蛋白的表达、细胞增殖力、群体倍增时间、细胞周期和端粒酶的活性进行了检测。结果表明,与转染空质粒pcDNA3.1( )细胞相比,转染了p15基因的细胞稳定表达了p15蛋白;细胞的增殖受到了抑制,抑制率达45%～74%;群体倍增时间从27h延长至416h;流式细胞仪分析细胞周期发现,p15蛋白引起了细胞多停滞于G0/G1期,S和G2/M期细胞比例下降;端粒酶活性受到抑制。     

感染CAA雏鸡ND免疫后三种体液中HI抗体变化

对１日龄感染ＣＡＡ雏鸡接种Ｌａｓｏｔａ弱毒疫苗后，其血清、泪液、胆汁中ＨＩ抗体滴度的变化进行了研究。结果发现，感染ＣＡＡ雏鸡Ｌａｓｏｔａ疫苗免疫后，三种体液中ＨＩ抗体滴度明显低于未感染ＣＡＡ的照雏鸡。     

Identification of multiple equine infectious anemia antigens by immunodiffusion reactions.

Equine infectious anemia (EIA) cell antigens prepared from infected equine spleen, equine leukocyte cultures or a persistently infected equine dermis cell line contained at least two serologically reacting components. For convenience one component was designated as soluble antigen (SA) and the other as cell-associated antigen (CAA). The SA appeared as a single component when it was prepared from EIA virus precipitated from infectious tissue culture fluid with polyethylene glycol and ether treated but it was mixed with CAA when the source was infected cells. Cytolytic or mechanical disruption of infected cells appeared to accelerate the release of CAA. Reaction to each component could be identified in double and radial immunodiffusion tests by increasing the concentrations of SA in a two-component antigenic mixture. The CAA component does not appear to affect the value of the immunodiffusion test as a diagnostic aid.     

On the specificity of the immunoglobulin G produced by chickens experimentally infected with Marek's disease virus

In chickens experimentally infected with Marek's Disease virus (MDV) an increased amount of immunoglobulin G is produced. Using a technique of quantitative crossed immunoelectrophoresis it has been shown, that 70% of this immunoglobulin G is non-specific. Only 18% could be absorbed with MDV strain CPRL VII-infected chicken kidney cells, and only 5% with MDV-induced lymphoblastoid cells of the MDCC-MSB1 cell line. It is hypothesized that the production the unspecific immunoglobulin G is caused by a polyclonal stimulation of B-cells.     

The effects of age, route of exposure, and coinfection with infectious bursal disease virus on the pathogenicity and transmissibility of chicken anemia agent (CAA)

Specific-pathogen-free (SPF) chickens were inoculated with several different concentrations of chicken anemia agent (CAA) by the intra-abdominal, intratracheal, or oral routes. Based on lowered hematocrit values, the birds were most susceptible to CAA introduced by the intra-abdominal route. When SPF chickens were infected with infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) at 1 day of age, they remained susceptible to CAA up to at least 21 days, whereas birds inoculated with CAA alone were susceptible only at 1 day of age. Infectious bursal disease virus introduced at 1 day of age also increased the susceptibility of birds to contact infection with CAA and resulted in increased mortality rates in CAA inoculates. The response of SPF birds to CAA infection varied following exposure at 1 day of age to two different strains of IBDV (STC and Variant-E). Chicken anemia agent contacts and inoculates infected with the Variant-E strain were affected 1 week earlier by CAA than by STC inoculates, as evidenced by depressed hematocrits. However, the total number of birds affected was similar for both the Variant-E and STC-inoculated chickens. Commercial broiler chickens inoculated at 1, 7, 10, and 14 days of age by non-parenteral routes with CAA or a combination of CAA and IBDV had mean hematocrits that were lower than controls. Several CAA-inoculated birds were considered anemic, with hematocrit values of 25 or less, while uninoculated birds remained within normal ranges.     

chTERT基因小干扰RNA对马立克氏病MDCC-MSB1细胞端粒酶活性的影响

本研究利用小干扰RNA技术探讨端粒酶催化亚单位对鸡马立克氏病MDCC-MSB1细胞端粒酶活性的影响。构建以chTERT基因为靶点的3个RNA干扰载体pRNAT-chTERT-siRNA,筛选并鉴定。利用脂质体转染MDCC-MSB1细胞48 h后,TRAP-PCR-ELISA法定量检测细胞端粒酶活性,并进一步筛选出最有效的小干扰RNA载体。结果显示:转染干扰载体的MDCC-MSB1细胞端粒酶活性逐渐降低,其中干扰载体pRNAT-chTERT-II转染后抑制效果最明显(0.01)。     

Production and preliminary characterization of monoclonal antibodies to chicken anemia agent

Mice were immunized with partially purified preparations of the Cux-1 isolate of chicken anemia agent (CAA), and their splenocytes were fused with NSO myeloma cells. Three patterns of staining of CAA-infected cells were recognized when the resulting hybridomas were screened by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF). Hybridomas representative of each staining pattern were cloned, and the monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were characterized. Type 1 staining was indistinguishable from that produced by polyclonal chicken antisera to CAA. Type 2 staining was confined to large nuclear inclusions. Type 3 staining was predominantly nuclear and granular, and differed from type 1 in being more intense and occurring in a higher proportion of nuclei. Three MAbs producing type 1 staining were predominantly Cux-1-specific by IIF; they also reacted to lower titers with the Gifu-1 isolate but not at all with three other CAA isolates. These MAbs had very slight neutralizing activity against Cux-1. Another MAb giving type 1 staining reacted with all CAA isolates tested to high titers in IIF and neutralization tests. MAbs with type 2 and type 3 staining reacted by IIF with all CAA isolates tested but possessed no neutralizing activity. The availability of MABs to CAA should facilitate development of diagnostic tests for the virus.     

Detection and Localization of Aleutian Disease Virus and its Antigens in vivo by Immunoferritin Technique

Tissues from mink infected with aleutian disease virus were examined by the electron microscope for the presence of virus particles. Virus-like particles, measuring 22 nm in diameter, were observed in macrophages of spleen, mesenteric lymph node and in Kupffer cells in liver of mink ten to 13 days after infection. The virus-like particles were usually present in vacuoles inside the cytoplasm of macrophages and Kupffer cells and, occasionally, similar particles were observed inside the nucleus. Cells from uninfected mink did not contain such patricles. To correlate the existence of these virus-like particles with the presence of aleutian disease virus antigen in infected cells, tissues were processed for immunoferritin technique. It was found that aleutian disease virus antigen was present in vacuoles inside the cytoplasm of cells from the infected spleen, lymph node and liver, and that the location was similar to that of the 22 nm virus-like particles. In addition, some viral antigen was also detected as cytoplasmic granular material. The nuclei of some cells also contained aleutian disease virus antigen. The pattern of aleutian disease virus antigen was similar to the distribution of virus-like particles in cells of infected tissue. It is suggested that virus replication occurs inside the nucleus with subsequent accumulation of virus in the vacuoles of the cytoplasm.     

Chicken infectious anemia in Mexico: virus identification and serology survey.

Three chicken infectious anemia (CIA) virus strains were isolated from 10 different sick broiler and replacement chicken flocks with the MDCC-MSB1 cell line. One-day-old specific-pathogen-free chicks were inoculated later, with the three original samples being positive in tissue culture; one induced signs and lesions, another only lesions typical for CIA. One isolate was selected for further trials and showed resistance to chloroform and heat (75 C for 5 min) and passed through a 45-nm filter membrane but did not pass through the 22-nm filter. These characteristics were similar to the Del Rose reference strain of chicken anemia virus. By electron microscopy, the diameter of particles obtained from the pellet of infected cell cultures was between 22 and 27 nm. Serology survey carried out with 580 serum samples from different poultry farms all over the country with a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit gave proof of widespread seroconversion, indicating that CIA should be considered endemic to Mexico.