水貂阿留申病毒诱导猫肾细胞(CrFK)凋亡

为研究水貂阿留申病毒(AMDV)在体外诱导猫肾细胞(CrFK)凋亡情况,用AMDV-G株感染CrFK细胞,采用CCK-8法检测CrFK细胞感染后的细胞存活率,用AO/EB染色法检测CrFK细胞核的形态变化,用Annexin V-FITC/PI双染流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡率,并通过分光光度计法检测细胞凋亡执行分子Caspase-3活性。结果显示,AMDV-G株感染可导致CrFK细胞增殖率下降,产生明显的形态学凋亡特征;流式细胞术检测结果显示,AMDV-G株感染可引起CrFK细胞凋亡并随着感染时间的延长凋亡率增加,同时Caspase-3活性显著升高。上述结果表明,AMDV-G株在体外能够诱导CrFK细胞凋亡,为进一步研究AMDV致病机理奠定基础。     

Molecular epidemiology of Aleutian mink disease virus in Finland

Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) is a parvovirus that causes an immune complex-mediated disease in minks. To gain a more detailed view of the molecular epidemiology of mink AMDV in Finland, we phylogenetically analysed 14 new Finnish strains from 5 farms and all 40 strains with corresponding sequences available in GenBank. A part of the major non-structural (NS1) protein gene was amplified and analysed phylogenetically. A rooted nucleotide tree was constructed using the maximum parsimony method. The strains described in this study showed 86-100% nucleotide identity and were nearly identical on each farm. The ratio of synonymous to non-synonymous substitutions was approximately 2.7, indicating a mild purifying selection. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that AMDV strains form three groups (I-III), all of which contained Finnish strains. The tree inferred that the three lineages of AMDV have been introduced to Finland independently. The analysis suggested that AMDV strains do not cluster into genotypes based on geographical origin, year of isolation or pathogenicity. Based on these data, the molecular clock is not applicable to AMDV, and within this gene area no recombination was detected.     

水貂阿留申病病毒分子生物学研究进展

水貂阿留申病病毒是一种在水貂中广泛存在的重要病原体.该病毒属阿留申病毒属,主要编码4种蛋白(结构蛋白VP1、VP2和非结构蛋白NS1、NS2).VP1蛋白在协助病毒产生感染性方面起着重要作用;VP2蛋白是该病毒的主要免疫原性抗原,能体外中和病毒;NS1和NS2对病毒在宿主细胞中的复制起重要的调节作用.该病毒的分子生物学诊断技术主要有核酸杂交技术、PCR和基因芯片检测技术.     

Evaluation of two enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for serodiagnosis of Aleutian mink disease virus infection in mink

Background

Aleutian disease in mink is caused by infection with Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV). In Sweden, the infection most commonly causes classical Aleutian disease in which the immune system fails to neutralize the virus and the infection becomes persistent. Diagnosis of AMDV infection is based on serological methods that detect virus-specific antibodies. Traditionally counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIEP) has been the preferred method, but in order to enable automation interest has been paid to other antibody detecting systems. Recently, at least two different ELISA systems that detect antibodies to AMDV have been manufactured; one is based on an in vitro grown AMDV as antigen, and the other system is based on the AMDV capsid protein VP2 as antigen. The aim of this study was to evaluate the two ELISA systems for detection of antibodies to AMDV using CIEP as the gold standard.

Results

When employing the mean optical density of the samples from CIEP negative mink plus three standard deviations as cut-off value, the ELISA with the VP2 antigen had a sensitivity of 99.7% and a specificity of 98.3% compared to CIEP (n = 364). Analysis of samples with the AMDV-G antigen based ELISA employing an assay cut-off value based on the negative control samples, as suggested by the manufacturer, resulted in a sensitivity of 54.3% and a specificity of 93.2% with reference to CIEP as the gold standard (n = 359). When employing the mean optical density of the samples from CIEP negative mink plus three standard deviations as cut-off value, the AMDV-G ELISA had a sensitivity of 37.6% and a specificity of 98.3%.

Conclusions

The ELISA system based on VP2 antigen had high sensitivity and specificity, and was concluded to be an alternative to the CIEP as a diagnostic tool for AMDV antibodies. In contrast, the AMDV-G ELISA suffered from low sensitivity when compared to CIEP.     

Prevalence of the Aleutian mink disease virus infection in Nova Scotia, Canada

Despite many years of testing mink for serum antibodies against the Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) by counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIEP) and elimination of reactors, this virus has remained the number one disease threat for the mink industry in Nova Scotia (NS). The objective of this study was to analyze CIEP test results to determine the success of the AMDV-control strategy in NS. A total of 2,964,920 CIEP test results from 82 ranches, spanning an eight-year period between 1998 and 2005, were analyzed. This survey included approximately 60% of the active ranchers in the province. The number of ranchers that tested their animals was 42 in 1998, gradually increased to 58 in 2003 and then showed some decline. The overall proportion of CIEP-positive mink was 3.34%, and varied between 5.22% in 1999 and 1.35% in 2005. The proportion of infected ranches ranged between 23.8% in 1998 and 70.7% in 2003. The overall trend was for a smaller proportion of infected animals but a larger proportion of infected ranches during this time period. Of the 82 ranches, 24 (29.3%) had negative CIEP in all tests, 15 (18.3%) had CIEP positive animals in every year tested, and 43 (52.4%) had positive and negative results in different years, indicating that AMDV infection was widespread in NS. There were 23 infected ranches with 8years of uninterrupted testing. These ranchers performed 75.8% of the total samples tested (2,246,711), implying that they have diligently been trying to eradicate the virus. Infection persisted on three of these ranches for the entire 8year period, and only two of the ranches remained CIEP negative for longer than four years. The average percentage of CIEP-positive mink on these ranches was 2.2, which was lower than 6.35% for the 33 infected ranches with occasional testing, and 73.6% and 82.4% for two ranches that had never used the CIEP test, showing that persistent test-and-removal strategy has been effective in reducing the prevalence of infected animals but has failed to eradicate the virus from most of the infected ranches.     

Monitoring chronic infection with a field strain of Aleutian mink disease virus

Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) readily spread within farmed mink and causes chronic infections with significant impacts for welfare and economy. In the present study a currently circulating Danish AMDV strain was used to induce chronic experimental infection of farmed mink.PCR was used to detect viral DNA in full blood, organs, faeces and oro-nasal swabs weekly for the first 8 weeks and then biweekly for another 16 weeks after AMDV challenge inoculation of wild type mink. The mink (n = 29) was infected and seroconverted 2–3 weeks after AMDV inoculation and AMDV antibodies persisted during the maximum experimental period of 24 weeks. Viraemia and faecal excretion of viral DNA was detected in the mink (n = 29) at various and intermittent time intervals. Excretion of viral DNA in oro-nasal swabs was detected for 1–8 weeks in 21 mink. This highlights the risk of transmitting AMDV between infected farms.PCR was successfully used to detect viral DNA in organs 8, 16 and 24 weeks after AMDV inoculation with only minor differences between these weeks which is of diagnostic interest.This AMDV challenge model was also used to mimic natural infection of susceptible sapphire mink. Four of 6 sapphire mink were infected indirectly via the AMDV inoculated wild type mink whereas the other 2 sapphire mink remained uninfected.     

Genetic and phenotypic parameters for Aleutian disease tests and their correlations with pelt quality,reproductive performance,packed-cell volume,and harvest length in mink

Aleutian disease (AD), caused by the Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV), is a major health concern that results in global economic losses to the mink industry. The unsatisfactory outcome of the culling strategy, immunoprophylaxis, and medical treatment in controlling AD have urged mink farmers to select AD resilient mink based on several detection tests, including enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIEP), and iodine agglutination test (IAT). However, the genetic analysis of these AD tests and their correlations with pelt quality, reproductive performance, packed-cell volume (PCV), and harvest length (HL) have not been investigated. In this study, data on 5,824 mink were used to estimate the genetic and phenotypic parameters of four AD tests, including two systems of ELISA, CIEP, and IAT, and their genetic and phenotypic correlations with two pelt quality, five female reproductive performance, PCV, and HL traits. Significances (P < 0.05) of fixed effects (sex, year, dam age, and color type), covariates (age at harvest and blood sampling), and random effects (additive genetic, permanent environmental, and maternal effects) were determined under univariate models using ASReml 4.1 software. The genetic and phenotypic parameters for all traits were estimated under bivariate models using ASReml 4.1 software. Estimated heritabilities (±SE) were 0.39 ± 0.06, 0.61 ± 0.07, 0.11 ± 0.07, and 0.26 ± 0.05 for AMDV antigen-based ELISA (ELISA-G), AMDV capsid protein-based ELISA, CIEP, and IAT, respectively. The ELISA-G also showed a moderate repeatability (0.58 ± 0.04) and had significant negative genetic correlations (±SE) with reproductive performance traits (from −0.41 ± 0.16 to −0.49 ± 0.12), PCV (−0.53 ± 0.09), and HL (−0.45 ± 0.16). These results indicated that ELISA-G had the potential to be applied as an indicator trait for genetic selection of AD resilient mink in AD endemic ranches and therefore help mink farmers to reduce the adverse effects caused by AD.     

A survey of Aleutian mink disease virus infection of feral American mink in Nova Scotia

Spleen samples from 14 mink that were trapped in 4 counties of Nova Scotia were tested for the presence of the Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) by polymerase chain reaction. Viral DNA was not detected in samples from Kings County (n = 2), but was detected in all the mink sampled from Colchester (n = 2) and Halifax (n = 6) counties, and 3 of 4 mink from Yarmouth County. The high level of AMDV-infected mink in Colchester and Halifax counties may pose a serious threat to the captive mink and wild animal populations. Because treatment of infected free-ranging mink is not an option, AMDV control strategies for the captive mink should be primarily focused on bio-security to protect clean ranches.     

貂阿留申病病毒结构蛋白VP1基因分子特征分析

目的研究貂阿留申病病毒(ADV)结构蛋白VP1基因分子空间结构特征,探讨貂阿留申病病毒致病机制。方法根据Genbank公布的全基因序列设计三对引物,PCR扩增并克隆到pMD-18T载体,阳性重组质粒鉴定、测序验证,拼接后进行生物信息学分析。结果获得了全长2064bpVP1基因,编码688个氨基酸;与细小病毒属中PPV-Nanjing200801相似性最大(51.2%);遗传进化树显示该基因编码蛋白与细小病毒属VP1亲缘关系最近。该蛋白是一种保守不含信号肽的外膜蛋白,具有7个潜在的N-糖基化位点和34个磷酸化位点。二级结构分析显示无规则卷曲含量最高,达68.75%,α螺旋、β折叠分别为16.42%和14.83%;同源建模比对,构建了具有较高合理性和可靠性的三维空间结构。结论预测抗原表位主要位于肽链第254~265、96~112、317~348、514~523、629~645位区段,可为今后开展基因工程疫苗研究奠定基础。     

Counter current line absorption immunoelectrophoresis in an alternative diagnostic screening test to counter current immunoelectrophoresis in Aleutian disease (AD) eradication programs

Counter current immunoelectrophoresis (CCIE) is the diagnostic method used in the ongoing Aleutian disease virus eradication program on Danish mink farms. There has been an increasing demand for an alternative diagnostic test especially to evaluate suspected false positive CCIE reactions. We compared test results of a number of negative and positive mink sera in indirect counter current immunoelectrophoresis (ICCIE), counter current line absorption immunoelectrophoresis (CCLAIE) and radio immuno assay (RIA) with test results from counter current immunoelectrophoresis and found that counter current line absorption immunoelectrophoresis is the best alternative diagnostic screening test to counter current immunoelectrophoresis for Aleutian disease eradication programs. Not only proved the CCLAIE test to be useful for evaluation of doubtfully positive CCIE reactions, but it was found to have a higher sensitivity than the CCIE test.     

水貂阿留申病病毒VP2截短基因的原核表达

为获得水貂阿留申病病毒G株(ADV-G株)VP2截短基因表达的蛋白,将ADV-G株VP2基因的主要抗原区片段克隆至原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1中,通过不同浓度的IPTG,不同诱导时间以及加入不同的化学分子伴侣(甘油、葡萄糖、蔗糖、二甲基亚砜、乙醇)进行诱导表达,确定目的蛋白表达的最佳条件。经SDS-PAGE和Western blot分析,表明终浓度为1mmol/L的IPTG诱导6h目的蛋白的表达量最高,分子质量约为53ku。SDS-PAGE分析表明,葡萄糖和乙醇抑制了目的蛋白的表达,而蔗糖、甘油和二甲基亚砜提高了目的蛋白的表达量,获得的目的蛋白具有良好的反应原性。     

水貂阿留申病毒结构蛋白与非结构蛋白在疾病诊断与疫苗研发中的应用

水貂阿留申病是由水貂阿留申病毒引起的一种持续感染性疾病,危害毛皮动物养殖业的发展.水貂阿留申病毒的致病特点、免疫机制等与其他细小病毒不同,存在自身的复杂性.目前,众多研究者寻求新的疫苗来预防水貂阿留申病的发生,但没有取得理想的效果.疾病诊断及疫苗研发对防控水貂阿留申病具有积极的意义.水貂阿留申病毒结构蛋白在病毒感染、机...     

Comparative Study of Proliferation and Apoptosis Characteristics of Different Virulence of Aleutian Mink Disease Virus in CRFK Cells

This study was aimed to compare the proliferation and apoptosis characteristics of different virulence of Aleutian mink disease virus(AMDV) in feline kidney cell (CPFK). CRFK cells were infected separately with the standard strain of AMDV-G and the wild strains of AMDV-DL124, AMDV-DL125, AMDV-QD2, AMDV-QD3 and AMDV-ZJ3. Indirect immunofluorescence,Real-time quantitative PCR and TCID₅₀ were used to detect the replication and expression of the viruses in the cells, at the same time the apoptosis induced by the viruses was detected. The results of IFA showed that CRFK cells which infected separately by wild strains appeared the fluorescence after 12 h of infection. With the extension of the infection time, the fluorescence of cells increased, but the fluorescence of AMDV-G was later than the wild strains, almost all of the cells were appeared the fluorescence after 72 h of infection. The Real-time quantitative PCR results showed that the tendency of genome replication of different virus were approximately the same. The genome replication began at 3 h after the AMDV-DL125 infection,the rapid increase of genome replication of AMDV-G occurred at 24 h after the infection, the genome replication of whole viruses reached a peak after 72 h of infection. The results of TCID₅₀ showed that the latent period of viruses infection were 0 to 12 h after infection, AMDV-G reached the peak after 60 h of infection. However, the wild strains at 48 to 72 h could maintain a higher infection titer and reached peak at 72 h after infection, then decreased with the cell disintegration. Apoptosis detection results which analysis by SPSS 23.0 statistical analysis software showed that, compared with control group,cell apoptosis was significantly higher after 2 to 12 h of cells infected by wild strains induced (P<0.05), cell apoptosis of AMDV-G was significantly lower than wild strains, however, the time of cell apoptosis induced by AMDV-G was longer,the apoptosis was still significant after 24 h of infection. But the apoptosis caused by virus infection was mostly concentrated in 2 to 12 h after infection. The results would provide some references for the study on the culture and identification and pathogenic mechanism of AMDV.     

不同毒力水貂阿留申病毒在猫肾细胞中的增殖特性及凋亡特性的比较研究

试验旨在对不同毒力水貂阿留申病毒（Aleutian mink disease virus,AMDV）在猫肾细胞（feline kidney cell,CRFK）中的增殖规律及其诱导细胞凋亡情况进行比较研究。将标准毒株AMDV-G及分离到的野毒株AMDV-DL124、AMDV-DL125、AMDV-QD2、AMDV-QD3、AMDV-ZJ3接种CRFK细胞,应用间接免疫荧光、实时荧光定量PCR、TCID₅₀测定技术研究病毒在细胞中的复制及表达情况,同时检测病毒诱导的细胞凋亡情况。间接免疫荧光结果显示,5株野毒株荧光着色趋势差异不大,均在感染后12 h出现荧光,随感染时间延长荧光增多,AMDV-G荧光出现时间比野毒株晚,但病毒感染后72 h几乎所有细胞均出现荧光;实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,基因组复制趋势大致相同,AMDV-DL125感染后3 h复制开始,AMDV-G感染后24 h复制才开始并呈快速增长趋势,但感染后72 h均达到峰值。TCID₅₀检测结果表明,0~12 h为病毒感染潜伏期,AMDV-G感染后60 h达到峰值,野毒株均在感染后72 h达到峰值,但是6株病毒均能在感染后48~72 h维持较高的感染滴度,其后随细胞崩解而降低。SPSS 23.0统计软件分析凋亡检测结果显示,与对照组相比,野毒株感染细胞后2~12 h诱导细胞凋亡差异显著（P<0.05）,AMDV-G诱导细胞凋亡差异明显低于野毒株,但是诱导细胞凋亡时间较野毒株长,在感染后24 h仍对细胞凋亡有较明显的诱导作用,但是各病毒诱导的细胞凋亡主要集中在2~12 h。该结果为AMDV的培养、鉴定及致病机理研究提供一定参考。     

Attenuated Salmonella choleraesuis-mediated RNAi targeted to conserved regions against foot-and-mouth disease virus in guinea pigs and swine

In this study, specific sequences within three genes (3D, VP4 and 2B) of the foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) genome were determined to be effective RNAi targets. These sequences are highly conserved among different serotype viruses based on sequence analysis. Small interfering RNA (siRNA)-expressing plasmids (p3D-NT19, p3D-NT56, pVP4-NT19, pVP4-NT65 and p2B-NT25) were constructed to express siRNA targeting 3D, VP4 and 2B, respectively. The antiviral potential of these siRNA for various FMDV isolates was investigated in baby hamster kidney (BHK-21) cells and suckling mice. The results show that these siRNA inhibited virus yield 10- to 300-fold for different FMDV isolates of serotype O and serotype Asia I at 48 h post infection in BHK-21 cells compared to control cells. In suckling mice, p3D-NT56 and p2B-NT25 delayed the death of mice. Twenty percent to 40% of the animals that received a single siRNA dose survived 5 days post infection with serotype O or serotype Asia I. We used an attenuated Salmonella choleraesuis (C500) vaccine strain, to carry the plasmid that expresses siRNA directed against the polymerase gene 3D (p3D-NT56) of FMDV. We used guinea pigs to evaluate the inhibitory effects of recombinant S. cho (p3D-NT56/S. cho) on FMDV infection. The results show that 80% of guinea pigs inoculated with 10⁹ CFU of p3D-NT56/S. cho and challenged 36 h later with 50 ID₅₀ of homologous FMDV were protected. We also measured the antiviral activity of p3D-NT56/S. cho in swine. The results indicate that 100% of the animals treated with 5 × 10⁹ CFU of p3D-NT56/S. cho were protected in 9 days.     

Seroprevalence of Borna disease virus in domestic animals in Xinjiang, China

To investigate the animals infected with Borna disease virus (BDV) in Xinjiang, China, we examined for BDV antibodies in the sera from groups of 20 horses, sheep and cattle, and from 165 wild rodents (18 species) by ELISA and immunoblot. The serological study disclosed the presence of antibodies to both BDV-p24 and -p40 in the horses (20%) and sheep (25%), whereas no apparent positive reaction was detected either in cattle or rodents. The results suggested that BDV is prevalent in horses and sheep in the district investigated.     

Efficacy of VP2 protein expressed in E. coli for protection against highly virulent infectious bursal disease virus

The ability of a heat-inactivated whole virus from a highly virulent infectious bursal disease virus (hvIBDV) and VP2 protein from hvIBDV expressed in E. coli provided protection against a hvIBDV challenge in specific-pathogen-free (SPF) chickens. Six out of seven chickens that were injected three times with crude VP2 protein developed significant antibody titer against IBDV. However, only four out of the seven chickens survived the hvIBDV challenge. Despite showing low antibody titer profiles, all chickens immunized with the heat-inactivated whole virus also survived the challenged with hvIBDV. However, all of these chickens had bursal atrophy and mild to moderate depletion of lymphocytes. Thus, antibodies raised against IBDV VP2 protein expressed in E. coli and denatured IBDV proteins induced some degree of protection against mortality but not against bursal damage following challenge with hvIBDV.     

Prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks from southern Korea

The prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in southern Korea was determined by collecting ticks using tick drags. A total of 4,077 of 6,788 ticks collected were pooled (649 pools) according to collection site, species, and developmental stage and assayed for TBEV. The TBEV protein E and NS5 gene fragments were detected using RT-nested PCR in six pools of nymphs collected from Jeju Island (2,491 ticks). The minimum field detection rates for TBEV were 0.17% and 0.14% for Haemaphysalis longicornis and Haemayphysalis flava nymphs, respectively. The 252 bp NS5 and 477 bp protein E gene amplicons were sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the NS5 and protein E genes of the Jeju strain were clustered with Western subtype (98.0% and 99.4% identity, respectively). The Western subtype of TBEV is endemic in Korea, including Jeju Island. The study of vector and zoonotic host susceptibility to TBEV is required to better understand its potential impact on public health.     

Role of Bibersteinia trehalosi, respiratory syncytial virus,and parainfluenza-3 virus in bighorn sheep pneumonia

Pneumonic bighorn sheep (BHS) have been found to be culture- and/or sero-positive for Bibersteinia trehalosi, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and parainfluenza-3 virus (PI-3). The objective of this study was to determine whether these pathogens can cause fatal pneumonia in BHS. In the first study, two groups of four BHS each were intra-tracheally administered with leukotoxin-positive (Group I) or leukotoxin-negative (Group II) B. trehalosi. All four animals in Group I developed severe pneumonia, and two of them died within 3 days. The other two animals showed severe pneumonic lesions on euthanasia and necropsy. Animals in Group II neither died nor showed gross pneumonic lesions on necropsy, suggesting that leukotoxin-positive, but not leukotoxin-negative, B. trehalosi can cause fatal pneumonia in BHS.