Experimental infection of 3-week-old conventional colostrum-fed pigs with porcine circovirus type 2 and porcine parvovirus

This report describes an experimental infection with porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in combination with porcine parvovirus (PPV) in 3-week-old conventional colostrum-fed pigs with maternal antibodies to both viruses. Two groups of four pigs each were inoculated with PCV2 and PPV. One of the groups received also a commercial inactivated vaccine against porcine pleuropneumonia to evaluate possible effects of the stimulation of the immune system of pigs on the infection. Another group of four pigs was kept as uninfected control. Clinical signs, rectal temperatures and body weights were recorded. Serum antibody titers to PCV2 and PPV were determined at weekly intervals. Pigs were killed 42 days after inoculation and tissue samples were examined for the presence of gross and microscopic lesions. Tissues were also analyzed for the presence of PCV2 and PPV DNA by PCR, and for the presence of PCV2 antigen by immunohistochemistry (IHC). All the pigs had serum antibodies to PCV2 and PPV at the beginning of the trial. None of them developed clinical symptoms or pathological lesions typical of post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS), a disease associated to PCV2 infection. However, IHC and/or PCR analyses showed that clinically silent PCV2 infection developed in five of the eight inoculated pigs, regardless of the administration of the vaccine. In particular, PCV2 DNA and/or antigen were detected in most of the tissues examined in the two pigs with the lowest titer of maternal PCV2 antibodies at the beginning of the trial. PPV DNA was not detected in any of the samples examined. The five pigs with PCR and/or IHC evidence of PCV2 infection had a mean weight gain during the experiment lower than that of the inoculated PCR-negative pigs considered together and that of the control pigs. In conclusion, it would appear that passive immunity against PCV2 can play a role in preventing the development of PMWS, but is not able to prevent the establishing of clinically silent PCV2 infections. The dissemination and persistence of the virus in the tissues may depend on the level of PCV2 antibodies at the time of inoculation.     

Myocarditis and abortion associated with intrauterine infection of sows with porcine circovirus 2.

Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) is a recently identified agent that has been associated with postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) in swine populations. In this report, the potential spectrum of disease associated with PCV2 is expanded by evidence of vertical transmission and associated reproductive failure. PCV2 was isolated from a litter of aborted piglets from a farm experiencing late-term abortions and stillbirths. Severe, diffuse myocarditis was present in 1 piglet associated with extensive immunohistochemical staining for PCV2 antigen. Variable amounts of PCV2 antigen were also present in liver, lung, and kidney of multiple fetuses. The presence of other agents that have been associated with fetal lesions and abortion in swine, including porcine parvovirus, porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome virus, encephalomyocarditis virus, and enterovirus, could not be established.     

某猪场猪2型圆环病毒感染的诊断

猪2型圆环病毒(PCV2)是引起断奶仔猪多系统衰竭综合征(PMWS)的主要病原,此外,PCV2还可能与猪皮炎肾病综合征、猪呼吸系统综合征、仔猪先天性震颤等疾病有关.PMWS临床症状主要表现为进行性消瘦,生长发育受阻,皮肤苍白或有黄疸,体表淋巴结肿大,腹泻,贫血和呼吸道症状等.     

一例猪圆环病毒2型与猪肺炎支原体混合感染的诊断

辽宁营口某猪场发生猪消瘦、呼吸系统疾病甚至死亡的疫情。采集病料提取病变组织总DNA或RNA进行猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒、猪圆环病毒2型、猪细小病毒、猪伪狂犬病病毒、猪瘟病毒、猪肺炎支原体的PCR或RT-PCR检测。PCR扩增出353 bp的猪圆环病毒2型特异性条带和670 bp的猪支原体肺炎特异性条带。诊断为猪圆环病毒2型和猪肺炎支原体混合感染。     

猪圆环病毒2型感染对猪肺泡巨噬细胞生物学活性的影响

将猪圆环病毒2型（PCV2）BF株经口、鼻接种40日龄健康仔猪，在接种后不同时间宰杀，收集猪肺泡巨噬细胞（PAM），同时设立对照。用FITC—Annexin V／PI双染色流式细胞术和琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测PAM凋亡现象，通过EA花环试验测定Fc受体数目，通过吞噬鸡红细胞试验测定吞噬功能，分析PCV2感染对PAM生物学活性的影响。结果显示，在整个试验期内2种方法均没有检测到PAM凋亡，表明PCV2感染不会诱发PAM凋亡。PAM的Fc受体数和吞噬鸡红细胞数的变化规律一致，与对照组相比，两者数量在接种后第3d明显下降，第7d有所回升，之后基本恢复，表明PCV2感染后PAM吞噬和清除病原的功能出现短暂下降。     

2009年我国猪群中猪圆环病毒2型感染情况调查

为了解我国猪群中猪圆环病毒2型（Porcine circovirustype2,PCV2）的感染情况,分析感染与猪年龄的关系,本试验于2009年在我国28个省市的71个中小规模场、22个屠宰场和62家散养户采集了2905份猪血清样品,用PCR法对PCV2进行检测。结果显示,检出阳性血清429份,阳性率为14．8％。在被调查的场／P中,86．4％屠宰场、52．1％中小规模场和58．1％散养户为PCV2感染阳性,其中48．6％的PCV2阳性中小规模场的群阳性率低于10％。分析中小规模场PCV2感染情况和猪年龄之间的关系发现,在5个年龄组中,2～4周龄组未检出PCV2感染,5周龄以上各组均检出PCV2感染,其中11～14周龄组和15～26周龄组阳性率较高,高于5～7周龄组和8～10周龄组。     

广西猪圆环病毒2型感染的流行病学调查

结合流行病学、临床症状、病理变化，采用PCR技术，对2004年1月至2005年5月采自广西14个市97个疑似猪圆环病毒2型（PCV2）感染发病猪场的197份组织病料（脾、肺、淋巴结）进行了PCV2检测；同时，对鉴定为PCV2阳性的组织病料和猪场进行了猪生殖与呼吸综合征病毒（PRRSV）、猪瘟病毒（CSFV）、猪流感病毒（SIV）和猪伪狂犬病病毒（PRV）的检测，另外，对6个地（市）11个生猪屠宰场采集的外观健康屠宰猪的295份组织样品（脾、肺、淋巴结）进行了PCV2检测。结果显示，在197份组织样品中检出PCV2阳性病料108份，平均阳性率为54．82％（108／197），阳性猪场62个，平均阳性率为63．92％（62／97）。PCV2与PRRSV、CSFV、SIV、PRV混合感染的组织病料总阳性率为42．13％（83／197），混合感染的猪场总阳性率为57．73%（56／97）。从21头外观健康屠宰猪的组织样品中检测到PCV2，阳性率为7．10％。由此可见，PCV2感染在广西猪群中已普遍存在，混合感染和健康带毒现象使病情更加复杂。     

猪圆环病毒2型、猪巨细胞病毒和TTV-2混合感染的流行病学调查

本研究根据猪圆环病毒2型（PCV2）ORF2、猪巨细胞病毒（PCMV）gB基因和TTV2非编码区序列合成引物,利用PCR方法对2009年来自江苏、浙江、上海、广东和广西等5个省市76个患病猪群的仔猪病料进行了病原学检测。结果显示,PCV2阳性率64.5%（49/76）,TTV2阳性率47.4%（36/76）,PCMV阳...     

Development of porcine digestive enzymes with special reference to ribonuclease

The activity of digestive enzymes was determined in the gastrointestinal tract of newborn, 1-, 3- and 5-week-old piglets and in adult pigs. The pancreas of newborn piglets contained considerable ribonuclease (RNase) activity, which continued to increase with age. After the initial values an opposite tendency was found in the intestinal contents, probably due to the increase of proteolytic degradation with advancing age. Serum RNase showed little age dependence. The time-course of development of pancreatic RNase resembled more that of proteolytic enzymes than tha of amylase. The data indicate that a high pancreatic secretion of RNase commences much before the appearance of RNA in the diet.     

Association of porcine circovirus 2 with porcine respiratory disease complex

A retrospective study was performed on natural cases of porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) to determine the association and prevalence of PRDC with porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) and other co-existing pathogens in Korea. Histologically, alveolar septa were markedly thickened by infiltrates of mononuclear cells. Moderate to marked multifocal peribronchial and peribronchiolar fibrosis were present and often extended into the airway lamina propria. Among the 105 pigs with PRDC, 85 were positive for PCV2, 66 were positive for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), 60 were positive for porcine parvovirus (PPV), and 14 were positive for swine influenza virus (SIV). There were 80 co-infections and 25 single infections. A co-infection of PCV2 with another additional bacterial pathogen is frequently diagnosed in PRDC. The combination of PCV2 and Pasteurella multocida (38 cases) was most prevalent followed by PCV2 and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (33 cases). The consistent presence of PCV2, but lower prevalence of other viral and bacterial pathogens in all pigs examined with PRDC, has led us to speculate that PCV2 plays an important role in PRDC.     

仔猪人工感染猪圆环病毒2型后的病理学特征

自Harding首次报道1991年加拿大发现断奶仔猪多系统衰弱综合征（post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome，PMWS）以来，猪圆环病毒2型（porcine cirovirus type 2，PCV2）感染及其所致疾病已遍及世界各地，成为危害世界养猪生产的一大疫病。PCV2是引起PMWS的主要病原体。PMWS主要感染5～12周龄断奶仔猪，引起的临床症状包括体重下降、进行性消瘦、呼吸困难、贫血、腹泻和黄疸；组织病变包括淋巴结病，肉芽肿性间质性肺炎，肝炎和间质性肾炎，其发病率在5％～30％不等，死亡率可高达50％炉此外，由于PCV2感染引起的免疫抑制可造成二次感染，更增加了疾病的严重程度。     

猪圆环病毒2型重组多肽抗原的免疫保护效果

为检验猪圆环病毒2型(PCV-2)重组多肽抗原对猪的免疫保护效果,以表达的重组大分子多肽作为抗原,断奶仔猪为实验动物,设置多肽疫苗组、常规市售Cap蛋白亚单位疫苗组和不同对照组进行免疫。用间接酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)检测血清特异抗体(IgG),当抗体达到一定水平时进行攻毒试验,对试验各组的临床症状、体征变化及病毒血症进行观察和动态检测,对PCV-2易感组织进行病毒检测及组织病理学检查,最终评估该多肽疫苗的免疫效果及保护率。结果显示:表达的多肽疫苗能够快速产生体液免疫应答,具有显著的免疫效果;攻毒后采集的各项试验数据也表明该多肽疫苗的免疫保护效果理想。     

猪圆环病毒2型感染对伪狂犬疫苗免疫应答的影响

为明确PCV2感染对伪狂犬(PR)疫苗免疫应答的影响,本研究采用阻断ELISA方法对单独接种猪PR疫苗组(A组)及PCV2人工感染3周后接种猪PR疫苗组(PA组)不同时相血清中的猪PR病毒gB抗体进行检测;同时对不同时相前腔静脉血进行CD4+/CD8+流式细胞术及血常规分析。结果表明,在PCV2感染后2周至5周间,A组白细胞含量均高于PA组,随后PA组白细胞恢复至与A组略高的正常水平;在整个实验中,除接种猪PR疫苗后1周(WPI)和9周(WPI)外的所有时相PA组的淋巴细胞含量均略高于A组;PCV2感染后可使记忆/激活Th细胞数量略有升高,幼稚型Th细胞含量的下降;PCV2感染后2周～7周PA组Tc细胞均高于A组,在9WPIPA组Tc细胞数量显著下降(p0.05);除9WPI外,A组的S/N值均低于PA组。结果表明,PCV2感染看降低机体产生针对PRVgB特异性抗体水平,而且在一定程度上降低了幼稚型Th细胞及Tc细胞含量。     

Time course differential gene expression in response to porcine circovirus type 2 subclinical infection

This study was aimed at characterizing the potential differences in gene expression in piglets inoculated with Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), the essential causative agent of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome. Seven-day-old caesarean-derived, colostrum-deprived piglets were distributed into two groups: control (n = 8) and pigs inoculated with 10^5.2 TCID₅₀ of the Burgos PCV2 isolate (n = 16). One control and three inoculated pigs were necropsied on days 1, 2, 5, and 8 post-infection (p.i.). The remaining pigs (four of each group) were sequentially bled on days 0, 7, 14, 21, and 29 p.i. (necropsy). Total RNA from the mediastinal lymph node (MLN) and lysed whole blood (LWB) samples were hybridized to Affymetrix Porcine GeneChip^®. Forty-three probes were differentially expressed (DE) in MLN samples (FDR < 0.1, fold change > 2) and were distributed into three clusters: globally down-regulated genes, and up-regulated genes at early (first week p.i.) and late (day 29 p.i.) stages of infection. In LWB samples, maximal differences were observed at day 7 p.i., with 54 probes DE between control and inoculated pigs. Main Gene Ontology biological processes assigned to up-regulated genes were related to the immune response. Six common genes were found in both types of samples, all of which belonged to the interferon signaling antiviral effector pathway. Down-regulated genes were mainly related to cell adhesion and migration in MLN, and cellular organization and biogenesis in LWB. Microarray results were validated by quantitative real-time PCR. This study provides, for the first time, the characterization of the early and late molecular events taking place in response to a subclinical PCV2 infection.     

Haemato-biochemical alterations and oxidative stress associated with naturally occurring porcine circovirus2 infection in pigs

Tropical Animal Health and Production - Porcine circovirus2 (PCV2) infection in pigs is one of the major causes of economic loss to the farmers in terms of low production, slow growth and increase...     

猪圆环病毒2型感染裸鼠及BALB/c小鼠的研究

用猪圆环病毒2型（PCV2）经腹腔注射BALB/c小鼠及裸鼠各15只,每隔2周1次,共感染3次.BALB/c小鼠初次、再次感染后均未出现明显的临床症状,仅有2只小鼠出现病理变化;从血清中可检测到PCV2核酸及其ORF2抗体;同时淋巴细胞增殖反应显著增强,NK和CTL细胞杀伤率显著升高;CD4^＋、CD8^＋、CD3^＋T淋巴细胞及CD19^＋B淋巴细胞数量显著减少.裸鼠也未出现明显的临床症状,从血清中可检测到PCV2核酸,但未检测到PCV2 ORF2抗体;除NK细胞杀伤率显著升高外,其余免疫学指标无显著改变.结果表明,BALB/c小鼠比裸鼠对PCV2易感,各项免疫学指标变化与PCV2感染猪一致,但不表现临床症状,仅个别BALB/c小鼠出现病理变化,说明BALB/c小鼠对PCV2不如猪易感.     

不同接毒方法对猪圆环病毒2型增殖的影响

本试验对比了不同的接毒方法,观察猪圆环病毒2型的繁殖情况.试验分为同步接毒(A组、B组)和异步接毒(C组、D组):同步接毒A组为在消化分装好的细胞悬液中同步接入5%(V/V)的PCV2种毒,B组为在消化分装好的细胞悬液中同步接入3%(V/V)的PCV2种毒,24 h后再接种2%种毒;异步接毒C组为在生长良好、 培养24 h的单层细胞中接种5%(V/V)的PCV2种毒,D组为在生长良好、培养48 h的PK15单层细胞中接种5%(V/V)的PCV2种毒.四组均在接种后培养72 h收获,进行病毒含量检测.试验结果显示:A组的病毒含量为107.0~7.25TCID50/mL,B组病毒含量为106.75~7.0TCID50/mL,C组的病毒含量为106.4~6.5TCID50/mL,D组的病毒含量为106.25~6.5TCID50/mL.试验结果表明,采用同步接毒法的病毒含量明显高于异步接毒法,在细胞悬液中同步一次性接入5%种毒,病毒的增殖量最高.