Immunohistochemical evaluation of inflammatory infiltrate in the skin and lung of lambs naturally infected with sheeppox virus

The present study describes immunophenotypic characteristics of inflammatory infiltrate in the skin and lung of lambs naturally infected with sheeppox virus (SPV). Three lambs revealed typical cutaneous and pulmonary lesions of sheeppox. Histologically, cutaneous and pulmonary lesions consisted of hyperplastic and/or degenerative changes in the epithelium with mononuclear cells, neutrophils, and typical sheeppox cells (SPCs), which had a vacuolated nucleus and marginated chromatin with occasional granular intracytoplasmic inclusions. The inflammatory infiltrate in pox lesions in both skin and lung was characterized by the presence of MHC II+ dendritic cells, CD4+, CD8+, gammadelta+ T cells, IgM+ cells, and CD21+ cells. Loss of expression of MHC I and MHC II antigens was observed in the affected areas of skin and lung. SPCs, stained with anti-SPV antibody, were also positive for CD14 and CD172A, antigens expressed on monocytes and macrophages. CD14 and CD172A negative SPCs were considered to be SPV infected degenerated epithelial cells or fibroblasts.     

Morphologic and phenotypic characteristics of myocarditis in two pigs infected by foot-and mouth disease virus strains of serotypes O or A

Myocarditis is often cited as the cause of fatalities associated with foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) infection. However, the pathogenesis of FMDV-associated myocarditis has not been described in detail. The current report describes substantial quantities of FMDV in association with a marked mononuclear inflammatory reaction, interstitial edema and cardiomyocyte degeneration in the myocardium of two pigs that died during acute infection with either of two different strains of FMDV. Despite similar clinical progression, there was a marked variation in morphological characteristics of myocarditis with a significant difference in intensity of myocardial inflammation between the two cases. Phenotypic characterization of leukocyte populations revealed that in both cases, the inflammatory infiltrate consisted mainly of combinations of CD172a+, CD163+ and CD44+ cells, with a distinct subset of CD8+ cells, but with consistent lack of detection of CD3+ and CD21+ cells. This suggests that the FMDV-associated acute myocardial inflammation in the two observed cases consisted mainly of leukocytes of monocyte lineage, with a distinct population of CD8+ cells which, based on lack of CD3 detection in serial sections, are likely to represent NK cells.     

Infection with foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) induces a natural killer (NK) cell response in cattle that is lacking following vaccination

Natural killer (NK) cells play a role in innate antiviral immunity by directly lysing virus-infected cells and producing antiviral cytokines such as interferon gamma (IFN-γ). We developed a system for characterizing the bovine NK response to foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), which causes a disease of cloven-hoofed animals and remains a threat to livestock industries throughout the world. IL-2 stimulation of PBMC resulted in poor killing of human K562 cells, which are often used as NK target cells, while lysis of the bovine BL3.1 cell line was readily detected. Depletion of NKp46-expressing cells revealed that 80% of the killing induced by IL-2 could be attributed to NKp46⁺ cells. In order to characterize the response of NK cells against FMDV in vivo, we infected groups of cattle with three different strains of the virus (A24 Cruzeiro, O1 Manisa, O Hong Kong) and evaluated the cytolytic ability of NK cells through the course of infection. We consistently observed a transient increase in cytolysis, although there was variation in magnitude and kinetics. This increase in cytolysis remained when CD3⁺ cells were removed from the preparation of lymphocytes, indicating that cytolysis was independent of MHC-T cell receptor interaction or γδ T cell activation. In contrast, animals monitored following vaccination against FMDV did not exhibit any increase in NK killing. These data suggest that NK cells play a role in the host immune response of cattle against FMDV, and contrast with the suppression of NK activity previously observed in swine infected with FMDV.     

白细胞介素-10对口蹄疫病毒感染小鼠T细胞增殖及其表达TNF-α、IFN-γ和IL-2的影响

白细胞介素-10(IL-10)增高是口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)感染过程中显著特征之一。本研究旨在探讨IL-10对FMDV感染小鼠外周血T细胞增殖及其表达效应功能相关细胞因子的影响。采用CCK-8和流式细胞术分别检测小鼠外周血T细胞增殖和T细胞表达效应功能相关细胞因子(TNF-α、IFN-γ和IL-2)。结果显示,与对照小鼠相比,FMDV感染小鼠(感染12、24、36和48 h)外周血T细胞对刀豆蛋白A刺激的增殖均显著下降(P<0.05或P<0.01);FMDV感染小鼠的外周血CD4⁺T细胞表达TNF-α和IL-2均显著下降(均P<0.01),CD8⁺T细胞表达TNF-α、IFN-γ和IL-2也显著下降(P<0.01或P<0.000 1)。体内阻断IL-10/IL-10R信号或者敲除IL-10均能显著恢复FMDV感染小鼠外周血T细胞的增殖(P<0.05或P<0.01),但不影响CD4⁺和CD8⁺T细胞表达TNF-α、IFN-γ和IL-2。本研究首次揭示FMDV能抑...     

O型和Asia1型口蹄疫病毒感染RT-PCR鉴别诊断方法的建立

根据GenBank中O型和Asia1型口蹄疫病毒(Foot-and-mouth disease virus,FMDV)的vp3、vp1和2A基因序列,并与其它血清型FMDV的对应基因序列进行比较,设计用于扩增O型和Asia1型FMDV vp1基因的特异性引物,建立O型和Asia1型FMDV RT-PCR鉴别诊断方法。本方法首先用通用型引物进行RT-PCR,确定是否为FMDV感染,然后用特异性引物鉴别O型或Asia1型FMDV的感染。用vp1基因序列分析进行符合性试验,验证了该方法所具有的特异性和敏感性。本方法可用于O型和Asia1型FMD的快速诊断及流行病学调查。     

Investigation of serum protein profiles in sheep naturally infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus

This study was carried out to determine serum protein profiles in naturally infected sheep with foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). The study material consisted of twelve healthy and 36 sheep with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). FMD had been diagnosed on the basis of clinical findings and results of serological examination. Serotypes serologically detected in the FMDV-infected sheep were as follows: O (n = 11), A (n = 8) and mixed infection with serotypes O, A and Asia-1 (n = 17).The total protein, albumin and globulin concentrations as well as Albumin/Globulin ratio were slightly different among the groups (P < 0.05). Three protein bands of 66 kDa, 45 kDa and 20 kDa were remarkable. Moderate differences were determined between healthy and infected sheep for proportion of distribution in serum proteins. In conclusion, serum protein concentrations and serum protein profiles were slightly changed and no specific serum protein profile occurred in sheep infected with either O or A or in sheep mixed infected with the O and A and Asia-1 serotypes of FMDV compared to healthy ones.     

栽培一枝蒿粗多糖佐剂增强口蹄疫疫苗的皮下免疫效果

旨在评价新疆栽培一枝蒿粗多糖(cultivated A rtemisia rupestris L.crude polysaccharides,CARCP)对口蹄疫灭活疫苗(foot and mouth disease vaccine,FMDV)的免疫佐剂活性,确定多糖佐剂的有效性.选用不同剂量的CARCP与FMDV配伍...     

Colostral transmission of maedi visna virus: sites of viral entry in lambs born from experimentally infected ewes

Maedi visna virus (MVV) vertical transmission in sheep via infected colostrums is a very important route of infection in lambs. To verify colostral transmission and to study early viral entry in lambs, colostrum samples, and small intestine and mesenteric lymph nodes of lambs born from experimentally infected ewes were examined by histopathology, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridisation (ISH) studies. In particular, newborn lambs were naturally fed maternal colostrum and humanely killed at 10, 24, 48, 72, 96 h and 7 and 10 days after birth; two caesarian-derived lambs served as uninfected controls. No lesions suggestive of MVV infection were found, but marked immunoreactions for MVV capsid antigen (CA, p28) were detected in lambs fed maternal colostrum and in macrophages cultured from colostrum. IHC results in lambs suggest an initial viral absorption by intestinal epithelial cells at the tip of the villi, passage to mononuclear cells in the lamina propria and involvement of ileum Peyers' patches and mesenteric lymph nodes, with different staining patterns depending on infection times. ISH on intestinal sections of the 72 h lamb revealed the presence of proviral DNA in epithelial cells at the tip of the villi, suggesting a role for these cells in early MVV replication. The results contribute to knowledge about the pathogenesis of ovine lentivirus infection suggesting that the small intestine and mesenteric nodes are the sites of entry and propagation of MVV in lambs fed colostrums from infected ewes.     

Reinfection of lambs with bovine respiratory syncytial virus.

Eight lambs which were experimentally infected with bovine respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) when they were six to eight weeks old were challenged with the same virus seven months later. After reinfection, lambs developed mild clinical disease and the virus was isolated from nasal swabs from three lambs and peripheral blood from two lambs. Reinfection resulted in changes in peripheral blood cell populations. There was an early increase in the number of CD8+ T lymphocytes and B (LCA p220+) lymphocytes but the proportions of CD4+ and CD4-CD8- T lymphocytes were significantly reduced. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained from lambs reinfected with bovine RSV showed significantly higher responses to bovine RSV antigen in vitro than those obtained from control lambs but their responses to the mitogen phytohaemagglutinin were significantly lower than in control lambs. RSV-specific IgG, IgM and IgA levels of serum samples obtained 10 days after challenge were significantly higher than those of serum samples obtained before challenge.     

口蹄疫病毒受体整联蛋白在绵羊不同发育阶段组织中mRNA转录水平的分析

口蹄疫病毒野毒株利用整联蛋白（integrin）αvβ1、αvβ3、αvβ6和αvβ8作为受体侵入细胞。本研究采用实时逆转录聚合酶链反应（qRT-PCR）技术,定量检测绵羊胎儿（45、75和110 d的绵羊胎儿）、新生羔羊和成年绵羊组织中整联蛋白亚单位αv、β3、β6和β8转录水平。比较分析发现,在蹄冠上皮组织中,成年绵羊和新生羔羊的β6 mRNA水平低于75和110 d胎儿的;在心组织中,成年绵羊、新生羔羊和110 d胎儿的β6 mRNA高于45和75 d胎儿的;在肌肉组织中,胎儿和新生羔羊的β6以及β8 mRNA水平高于成年绵羊的;在舌上皮组织中,成年绵羊的β3 mRNA水平低于其他发育时期的。在软腭组织、扁桃体中整联蛋白mRNA水平在胎儿、新生儿和成年绵羊之间变化不大。本研究首次获得相关整联蛋白mRNA在绵羊不同发育阶段组织中分布的定量数据,为了解整联蛋白在口蹄疫病毒感染组织嗜性中的作用机制提供新的科学依据。     

O型口蹄疫病毒结构蛋白VP1基因的克隆与原核表达

根据已经公布的O型口蹄疫病毒VP1基因序列,设计合成了1对VP1基因特异性引物,应用RT-PCR技术从O型口蹄疫病毒标准毒株扩增得到VP1基因,并将其克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a中,构建了重组原核表达质粒pET-28a-VP1,对重组表达质粒鉴定正确后,转化大肠埃希菌BL21进行诱导表达,SDS-PAGE和Western blotting检测结果表明,O型口蹄疫病毒VP1基因在大肠埃希菌BL21中得到了正常表达,所表达的融和蛋白与标准O型口蹄疫病毒阳性血清具有特异性抗原/抗体反应,说明该融和蛋白具有免疫学活性.     

Immunogenicity of foot-and-mouth disease virus type O1 replicated in either monolayer or suspended BHK cell system

The efficacy of vaccines formulated from the 10th passage of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) type O1 in monolayer baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells and the 8th passage in suspension BHK cells was compared in steers. The vaccines were inactivated with ethylenimine, contained an equal amount of antigen and were emulsified in oil-adjuvant. Six animals were vaccinated with each vaccine. During the challenge of immunity (91 days post-vaccination, DPV), one out of the six steers from the monolayer vaccine group became infected with the challenge virus while none of the six steers from the suspension vaccine group contracted the disease during the test period. The neutralizing antibody titers (means) of the serum samples taken at different DPV also did not suggest significant variation between these vaccines. In addition exposure to FMDV infected animals demonstrated that both vaccines elicited an immune state in the vaccinates.     

Cattle remain immunocompetent during the acute phase of foot-and-mouth disease virus infection

ABSTRACT: Infection of cattle with foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) results in the development of long-term protective antibody responses. In contrast, inactivated antigen vaccines fail to induce long-term protective immunity. Differences between susceptible species have also been observed during infection with FMDV, with cattle often developing persistent infections whilst pigs develop more severe symptoms and excrete higher levels of virus. This study examined the early immune response to FMDV in na?ve cattle after in-contact challenge. Cattle exposed to FMDV were found to be viraemic and produced neutralising antibody, consistent with previous reports. In contrast to previous studies in pigs these cattle did not develop leucopenia, and the proliferative responses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to either mitogen or third party antigen were not suppressed. Low levels of type 1 interferon and IL-10 were detected in the circulation. Taken together, these results suggest that there was no generalised immunosuppression during the acute phase of FMDV infection in cattle.     

Immune cell differentiation in mammary gland tissues and milk of cows chronically infected with Staphylococcus aureus

This study identifies and compares the distribution of mononuclear cells in the mammary gland tissues and milk of healthy and chronically infected with Staphylococcus aureus cows. Somatic cell counts (SCCs) during the 3 months before the study were > 1 x 10(6) cell/ml in the infected quarters and < 1 x 10(5) cell/ml in the infection-free quarters. Immediately after slaughter, samples from the tissues above the gland cistern and supra-mammary lymph node were collected. No histological differences were found between the supra-mammary lymph nodes of the healthy and infected udders, and both appeared normal. In the milk of the healthy infection-free mammary glands, SCC was < 50,000 cells/ml) while epithelial cells were the predominant type. The percentage of CD18+ was low than 45%, of which over three-quarters were polymorphonuclear (PMN), and less than one- quarter were mononuclear cells. The later comprised CD4+ or CD8+ T-lymphocytes, macrophages (Mo) but not B-cells. In the tissues, there were few CD18+ leukocytes, and most of the cells were T-lymphocytes. The number of B-lymphocytes bearing CD21+ was similar to that of CD8+ and were localized in the connective tissue as clusters of 2-5 cells, mainly in areas with no alveoli, or as single cell having a dendritic like form. The number of Mos was negligible. In the milk of the infected glands, SCC exceeded 700,000 cells/ml, of which > 95% were CD18+ positive. The distribution of the leukocytes had two patterns: one presented (> 80%) of PMN cells and a small number of mononuclear cells; the second had less than 50% PMN and many mononuclear cells. The CD8+ cells in these infected sections were observed throughout the mammary epithelial cells (MEc) around the alveoli and in the alveolar lumen (AL). The numbers and the location of CD21+ B-lymphocytes were similar to those in the infection-free mammary glands. The number of CD5+ positive cells was lower than T and B- cells combined and were located throughout the mammary epithelial cells, around the alveoli and within the connective tissue. Mo numbers were high in most of those infected quarters, and were localized around the connective tissue and within the AL.     

Marek's disease virus infection in the brain: virus replication, cellular infiltration, and major histocompatibility complex antigen expression

Marek's disease virus (MDV) infection in the brain was studied chronologically after inoculating 3-week-old chickens of two genetic lines with two strains of serotype I MDV representing two pathotypes (v and vv+). Viral replication in the brain was strongly associated with the development of lesions. Three viral antigens (pp38, gB, and meq) were detected in the brain of infected chickens. Marked differences between v and vv+ pathotypes of MDV were identified for level of virus replication, time course of brain lesions, and expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens. Two pathologic phenomena (inflammatory and proliferative) were detected in the brain of chickens inoculated with vv+MDV, but only inflammatory lesions were observed in those inoculated with vMDV. Inflammatory lesions, mainly composed of macrophages, CD4+ T cells, and CD8+ T cells, started at 6-10 days postinoculation (dpi) and were transient. Proliferative lesions, characterized by severe infiltrates of CD4+CD8- T cells (blasts), started at 19-26 dpi and persisted. Expression of MHC antigens in endothelial cells and infiltrating cells within the brain was influenced by MDV infection. Upregulation of MHC class II antigen occurred in all treatment groups, although it was more severe in those inoculated with vv+MDV. MHC class I antigen was downregulated only in those groups inoculated with vv+MDV. These results enhance our understanding of the nature and pattern of MDV infection in the brain and help to explain the neurovirulence associated with highly virulent MDV.     

Larval toxocarosis in sheep: the immunohistochemical characterization of lesions in some affected organs

Morphological and immunohistochemical responses of lambs following oral infection with 10,000 infective Toxocara canis (T. canis) eggs were studied up to 28 days post-infection (pi). The small intestine, liver, lungs and brain of both infected and control lambs were examined using the routine histological methods for paraffin sections and immunohistochemical techniques for frozen tissue sections. Eosinophil-rich hepatic granulomas and diffuse T. canis-induced pulmonary inflammation were the most prominent pathological features. CD2+, CD4+, CD8+, IgM bearing cells, and macrophages were demonstrated in the liver granulomas. The observed histomorphologic changes were similar to other paratenic hosts. It was concluded that larval toxocarosis followed the classical migratory path in the infected lambs.     

口蹄疫病毒RT-PCR检测与血清型鉴别

针对编码非结构蛋白的3D基因合成一对引物进行口蹄疫病毒RT-PCR扩增,不同血清型病毒的RNA样本均显现一条457bp的目的带,与预期设计的长度相符合。在敏感性试验中,O型、A型和AsiaⅠ型病毒的最小RNA检出量分别为0.8ng、8ng和8ng。根据GenBank发表的口蹄疫病毒VP1和2A基因序列,采用多重RT-PCR鉴别口蹄疫病毒血清型,O型、A型和AsiaⅠ型病毒的特异性扩增片段分别为200bp、340bp和500bp。对9份乳鼠感染病料进行检测,确诊为O血清型口蹄疫病毒感染。     

Phenotype of hepatic infiltrates and hepatic lymph nodes of lambs primarily and challenge infected with Fasciola hepatica, with and without triclabendazole treatment

The phenotype of the hepatic inflammatory infiltrate and hepatic lymph nodes (HLN) was analysed in lambs primarily and challenge infected with Fasciola hepatica. Group 1 was primarily and challenge infected with two doses of 200 metacercariae (mc) each and was non-treated. Trickle infection was administered to five groups: group 2 was challenge infected and non-treated; group 3 was primarily infected and non-treated; group 4 was primarily infected and treated with triclabendazole (TCBZ) at 12 weeks postinfection (wpi); group 5 was treated at 4 wpi and challenge infected and group 6 was treated at 12 wpi and challenge infected. An uninfected group was used as the control. The distribution of T cell subpopulations (CD3, CD4 and CD8), and B cells (CD79alpha, IgM, IgG) was analysed. The hepatic inflammatory infiltrate was represented mainly by CD3 and CD4 T cells, and B cells (CD79alpha, IgG). These infiltrates were more severe (P < 0.05) in primarily (group 3) or challenge (groups 2, 5 and 6) trickle infected lambs than in the group single challenge infected (group 1). Cellular changes in HLN consisted in an increase of CD4 over CD8 T cells and an increase of B cells and IgG+ plasma cells, and they were more severe in primarily and challenge trickle infected groups than in the group infected with two larger doses of mc, although significant differences were not found with respect to all challenge trickle infected groups. The strong local cellular and humoral immune responses did not protect against subsequent infections, neither in non-treated lambs (group 2) nor in lambs treated with TCBZ at 4 wpi (group 5) or 12 wpi (group 6).