Early pathogenesis of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) strains in Danish pigs

Host-virus interactions play an important role for the clinical outcome of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) infections in pigs. Strain virulence, host characteristics and environment are all factors that markedly influence disease severity. We tested CSFV strains of varying virulence in an experimental set-up, reducing the influence of host and environmental factors. Thus, weaner pigs were inoculated with one of 4 CSFV strains in order to compare the pathogenesis for a 3-week-period after infection. CSFV strains selected were 2 new and 2 previously characterized. None of these strains had been tested in Danish outbred pigs before. Clinical observations grouped the infected pigs into two different categories reflecting either non-specific, mainly gastro-intestinal, problems, or severe disease including high fever within the first week after inoculation. Gross-pathological findings varied between strains, however, lymphoid atrophy and growth retardation represented a consistent finding for all 4 strains. Virus distribution, viral load and in particular virus persistence differed, but supported present practice that recommends lymphoid tissue, most optimal tonsil and lymph nodes, as target material to be applied for early laboratory diagnosis. The present study demonstrated constraints associated with early detection of infections with CSFV strains of low virulence. Since neither clinical symptoms nor pathological lesions observed with these strains constituted characteristic signs of CSF, the risk of neglecting a CSF suspicion is immediate. Therefore, topical information on new outbreaks and continuous enhancement of an efficient surveillance system is of great importance to prevent further spread of CSF within the pig population.     

实时荧光定量PCR方法检测猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒和猪瘟病毒

根据GenBank发表的猪瘟病毒(CSFV)和猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)的保守区域的序列分别设计了2对特异性引物。建立了一种快速检测CSFV和PRRSV的SYBR GreenⅠ实时荧光定量PCR方法,并用该方法检测采集的临床疑似病料。结果表明,建立的CSFV、PRRSV-SYBR GreenⅠPCR有较好的特异性,敏感性和重复性,可以用于CSFV和PRRSV的检测。     

种公猪精液中猪瘟和蓝耳病病毒混合感染的快速检测

参考GenBank公布的猪蓝耳病病毒(PRRSV)VL2332株、LV株以及猪瘟兔化弱毒(CSFV)C株的基因序列,各设计合成了一对引物,建立了在相同PCR扩增条件下能同时检测PRRSV和CSFV的RT-PCR方法。对2003~2004年期间江苏、浙江、安徽、福建、上海等省市的17个大中型猪场送检的186份种公猪精液进行了检测,结果18份呈PRRSV阳性,24份呈CSFV阳性,其中有11份为PRRSV和CSFV的混合感染,约占送检精液样品的5.91%。试验结果表明,所建立的RT-PCR方法可用于精液中这2种野毒感染的快速鉴定和分子流行病学调查。     

Phylogenetic analysis of recent classical swine fever virus (CSFV) isolates from Assam, India

Classical swine fever (CSF), a highly contagious viral disease of pigs, is endemic in India. As there is no information concerning the accurate genetic typing of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) isolates in India, 16 CSF viruses isolated during 2005-2007 from domestic pigs in different districts of Assam were typed in 5′ UTR (150 nucleotides). To confirm the genetic typing results and to study the genetic variability, selected viruses were also analyzed in E2 (190 nt) and NS5B gene (409 nt) regions. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all the 16 CSFV isolates analyzed belonged to group 1 and subgroup 1.1 in contrast to the situation in other Asian countries. Additionally, analysis in E2 and NS5B region placed the Indian isolates in a clearly separated clade within subgroup 1.1. The results suggest that subgroup 1.1 CSF viruses are currently circulating in India, which is important for epidemiology and control of CSF.     

猪瘟病毒和猪圆环病毒混合感染病例的诊治

本文对2017年5月山东省新泰市某养殖场的一头病死猪病例进行了诊断,经临床症状检查、病理剖检、RT-PCR检测、PCR检测等,最终判定该病例为猪瘟病毒和圆环病毒混感。     

表达猪瘟病毒E2蛋白重组猪繁殖与呼吸道综合征病毒的研究

为构建表达猪瘟病毒(CSFV)E2蛋白重组猪繁殖与呼吸道综合征病毒(PRRSV),本研究首先利用高致病性PRRSV弱毒疫苗HuN4-F112株的感染性分子克隆作为平台,构建了一个在nsp2区有缺失的感染性分子克隆,命名为pHuN4-F112-△480-620。以pHuN4-F112-△480-620作为载体,采用突变PCR的方法将CSFV的主要保护性抗原E2基因1 bp～9 99 bp,1 bp～600 bp,1 bp～330 bp及256 bp～330 bp基因片段分别插到nsp2中aa 480～aa 620位氨基酸缺失编码区域。结果显示,插入完整E2基因或较大E2基因片段的重组PRRSV cDNA质粒均未能拯救出病毒,只有插入较小的E2基因片段(256 bp～330 bp)的重组病毒cDNA质粒成功地拯救出了重组病毒rPRRSV-F112-E2(256-330),拯救的病毒能够在MARC-145细胞上引起明显的细胞病变,而且生长速度明显高于其亲本病毒,间接荧光检测表明该重组病毒能够表达外源基因。     

猪瘟病毒感染仔猪接种猪瘟疫苗后抗原的跟踪检测

为了解猪瘟病毒感染仔猪免疫猪瘟疫苗后带毒情况,并比较实验室几种猪瘟抗原检测方法的适用性,采用(CSFV)RT-nPCR、猪瘟兔化弱毒疫苗荧光定量RT-PCR(HCLV-FQ-PCR)和CSFV实时荧光定量RT-PCR(CSFV-FQ-PCR)3种检测方法对田间感染CSFV仔猪疫苗免疫前后带毒情况进行定期跟踪检测.结果显示:本实验室建立的CSFV-FQ-PCR灵敏度高于CSFV-RT-nPCR;猪瘟疫苗免疫48 d后,采用HCLV-FQ-PCR方法检测不到血液中的HCLV;猪瘟病毒感染猪免疫疫苗后仍存在持续带毒现象,因此对猪瘟病毒感染猪必须彻底淘汰.     

质粒载体表达抑制猪瘟病毒shRNA在猪胚胎成纤维细胞上的复制

以质粒pSilencer3.1Hygro为基础,构建了针对猪瘟病毒Npro基因和NS4A基因mRNA的siRNA双表达载体,转染猪胚胎成纤维细胞后,在潮霉素B的筛选压力下,获得5株稳定整合shRNA表达盒的猪胚胎成纤维细胞克隆.以100TCID50的CSFV分别感染96孔板内的上述细胞克隆,72 h后对感染细胞克隆进行间接免疫荧光分析及子代病毒滴度检测,结果显示,在所获得的5株细胞克隆中,有3株细胞上猪瘟病毒的增殖明显降低,表明所构建siRNA双表达载体转录产生的siRNA可以有效抑制CSFV的复制.本试验为研究猪瘟病毒的防治和通过RNAi建立猪的抗病育种提供了新的方法.     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒和猪瘟病毒混合感染的检测

2005年3月,江苏某猪场仔猪发生体温升高,呼吸困难,四肢末端、耳尖发绀,站立不稳和淋巴结出血为主要症状的疾病。4头发病仔猪的淋巴结、脾、肺脏组织用RT-PCR方法分别检测猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒和猪瘟病毒为阳性,用猪瘟ELISA试剂盒检测猪瘟病毒野毒为阳性。结合本病的临床症状和病理剖检,病例确诊为猪繁殖与呼吸综合征和猪瘟野毒的混合感染。     

Effects of classical swine fever virus infection on the porcine leukocyte subsets

The effects of classical swine fever (CSF) virus infection on the porcine leukocyte subsets were investigated by flow cytometry in acute, chronic and convalescent forms of the disease. The virus antigen could be first detected in the monocytes on postinfection (p.i.) day 10 while in the lymphocytes on p.i. day 13. It could be established that the ratio of CD6+ cells decreased until p.i. day 6, but afterwards it started to increase and reached different values. The CD4+CD8+, the CD8+ and the CD6- cells were obviously higher virus positive than the CD4+ and the CD4-CD8-subsets, but essentially all subsets could be infected. The ratio of CD8+ cells increased during the disease, while the number of double positive cells decreased, and that of the CD4+ cells was variable. The viral antigen could be detected in a lower percentage of the CD4+CD8+, CD8+, CD6+ and CD6- cells of the pigs affected with the chronic form of the disease than in those with the acute form. During the experiments no viral antigen could be detected in the leukocytes of the pig that became convalescent, though the changes in its leukocyte subsets were very similar to those seen in pigs in which the viral antigen could be detected. The studies have revealed that essentially all leukocyte subsets can be infected with the CSF virus, but in very different amounts.     

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection decreases the efficacy of an attenuated classical swine fever virus (CSFV) vaccine

ABSTRACT: The Lapinized Philippines Coronel (LPC) vaccine, an attenuated strain of classical swine fever virus (CSFV), is an important tool for the prevention and control of CSFV infection and is widely and routinely used in most CSF endemic areas, including Taiwan. The aim of this study was to investigate whether PCV2 infection affects the efficacy of the LPC vaccine. Eighteen 6-week-old, cesarean-derived and colostrum-deprived (CDCD), crossbred pigs were randomly assigned to four groups. A total of 105.3 TCID50 of PCV2 was experimentally inoculated into pigs through both intranasal and intramuscular routes at 0 days post-inoculation (dpi) followed by LPC vaccination 12 days later. All the animals were challenged with wild-type CSFV (ALD stain) at 27 dpi and euthanized at 45 dpi. Following CSFV challenge, the LPC-vaccinated pigs pre-inoculated with PCV2 showed transient fever, viremia, and viral shedding in the saliva and feces. The number of IgM+, CD4+CD8-CD25+, CD4+CD8+CD25+, and CD4-CD8+CD25+ lymphocyte subsets and the level of neutralizing antibodies against CSFV were significantly higher in the animals with LPC vaccination alone than in the pigs with PCV2 inoculation/LPC vaccination. In addition, PCV2-derived inhibition of the CSFV-specific cell proliferative response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was demonstrated in an ex vivo experiment. These findings indicate that PCV2 infection decreases the efficacy of the LPC vaccine. This PCV2-derived interference may not only allow the invasion of wild-type CSFV in pig farms but also increases the difficulty of CSF prevention and control in CSF endemic areas.     

Virus antigen expression and alterations in peripheral blood mononuclear cell subpopulations after classical swine fever virus infection.

Depletion in the number of lymphocytes and viral persistence are thought to be the most important outcomes of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) infection. To define the change in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and virus replication in leukocytes after CSFV infection, 8-week old pigs were infected with the LPC vaccine strain or virulent CSFV (HCV-YL strain). Changes in the relative number of PBMCs were analyzed by flow cytometry. The results showed a significant increase in the relative percentage of monocytes in PBMCs during acute CSFV infection of naive pigs (p < 0.05). Monocyte frequencies were not changed in LPC-vaccinated pigs and control pigs. There was also a significant decrease in the number of IgM+ cells (p < 0.05) and a slight decrease in the number of CD4+ lymphocytes after 5 days of infection. There was no change in the frequency of CD8+ lymphocytes in PBMCs after infection. To define which subpopulation of PBMCs was the target for CSFV infection, PBMC populations from CSFV infected pigs were separated and stained for virus antigen expression. Alveolar macrophages (AM) were also studied. The results showed that CSFV replicated in all PBMC subpopulations: CD4+, CD8+, and IgM+ lymphocytes, and monocytes as well as AMs. However, virus antigen expression was more intense in monocytes and AMs. The infection of lymphocytes may, therefore, contribute to the depletion in their numbers after infection and lead to defective antibody production during virulent CSFV infection.     

规模猪场种猪猪瘟群体免疫合格率与抗体离散度监测及免疫效果分析

采用阻断ELISA方法检测广西5个不同规模猪场种猪血清抗体,评价种猪群猪瘟免疫状况.结果显示,5个猪场种猪猪瘟抗体合格率为83.95％(2 045/2 436),抗体离散度为34.41％.将5个猪场按种猪存栏数进行划分,统计结果显示,农村小规模猪场(1 20＜存栏数＜300)猪瘟抗体合格率为81.44％(373/458),抗体离散度为38.28％;大型规模猪场(存栏数＞600)抗体合格率为84.53％(1 672/1 978),抗体离散度为33.33％.由此可见,此次调查猪场种猪猪瘟免疫抗体水平不理想,群体免疫合格率偏低,抗体离散度偏高,大型规模猪场的情况要稍好于农村小规模猪场.     

用荧光定量RT-PCR方法检测猪瘟病毒

为了建立能特异检测不同基因型猪瘟病毒(Classical swine fever virus,CSFV),同时又能区分其他瘟病毒的基因检测方法,本实验针对CSFV基因组5′端非编码区设计并合成了简并引物和TaqMan探针,在优化反应条件的基础上,成功地建立了特异检测CSFV的荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法。再以已知滴度的CSFV石门株血毒总RNA反转录产物建立标准品,该标准品可以用于定量临床样品中的CSFV滴度,所建立的荧光定量PCR方法可以灵敏地检测出10~(-0.82)个TCID_(50)病毒含量。最后用建立的方法对108份临床样品进行检测并同时进行病毒分离,荧光定量PCR方法检测出73份阳性样品且与病毒分离的符合率为100%,而常规RT-PCR只检测出54份阳性样品,表明本荧光定量RT-PCR法在检测猪瘟病料上具有潜在的应用价值。     

Replication of classical swine fever virus strains and isolates in different porcine cell lines

Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) is an economically important pathogen of domestic pigs and wild boar. Due to the highly variable clinical picture of CSF, laboratory methods are essential for an unambiguous diagnosis. Virus isolation using cell culture is still considered the gold standard. It is based on the incubation of permissive cells with organ or leukocyte preparations followed by antigen detection. In the "EU Diagnostic Manual for CSF Diagnosis", the permanent cell line PK(15) (porcine kidney) is recommended. In the European Reference Laboratory (EURL) a clone of this cell line, PK(15)A, and the STE (swine testicular epitheloid) cell line are in use for propagation of CSFV. The aim of this work was to assess the relative ability of eleven permanent cell lines derived from various organs of wild boar and domestic pig, respectively, to support the replication of different strains and isolates in comparison to these cell lines. An avirulent and a highly virulent laboratory CSFV strain, and several recent field isolates from domestic pigs and wild boars were used. Titers were determined after one, two and three virus passages, and after 48 and 120 h of incubation. Of the eleven cell lines analyzed, two were found that replicated all the tested CSFV strains and field isolates. Those may be useful for improving diagnosis of CSFV and for preparing low-passaged virus stocks of new isolates.     

PRRSV特异性肽对CSFV、PRRSV疫苗免疫猪后T淋巴细胞亚群的影响

用猪瘟疫苗和高致病性猪繁殖与呼吸综合征弱毒疫苗对猪进行免疫,在免疫后的14d和28d采集外周血液,分析特异性抗体表达量和外周血T淋巴细胞表型的变化,并用猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)特异性肽对淋巴细胞进行刺激。结果显示,在PRRSV免疫后14d,机体PRRSV抗体水平较低,其中CSFV低抗组中CD4+细胞百分数明显降低,CD4+/CD8+细胞的比值也明显降低;用PRRSV特异性肽刺激淋巴细胞24h后,CSFV低抗组与高抗组中CD3+、CD8+细胞的百分数都明显升高,CD4+细胞的百分数及CD4+/CD8+细胞的比值都明显降低。在PRRSV免疫后28d,CSFV抗体和PRRSV抗体的产生都比较高,CD3+细胞、CD4+T淋巴细胞百分数及CD4+/CD8+细胞的比值也明显升高,用肽刺激以后,CSFV高抗组中的CD3+细胞百分数降低,CSFV低抗组中的细胞百分数升高,CD4+/CD8+细胞的比值在所有组中均下降。结果表明,PRRSV特异性肽在PRRSV免疫早期可以使CD3+细胞的百分数升高,CD4+/CD8+细胞的比值降低,其详细的机理还有待进一步的探究。     

用RT-PCR技术检测盐渍猪肠衣中猪瘟病毒的研究

参考GenBank中发表的猪瘟病毒（CSFV）序列，设计一对CSFV特异性PCR引物；从CSFV感染猪盐渍小肠中提取总RNA，经逆转录后进行PCR扩增，在盐渍小肠中成功扩增出与预期大小（168bp）一致的特异性条带，而正常猪和感染猪伪狂犬病病毒的猪小肠扩增结果均为阴性。用本方法对20例不同稀释浓度的盐渍猪肠衣样本进行检测，结果显示比经典抗原检测方法（抗原捕获ELISA法）具有更高的敏感性。实验表明，本RT—PCR技术能应用于盐渍猪肠衣的CSFV检测，为快速、准确检测盐渍猪肠衣中CSFV提供了一条新途径。     

猪瘟病毒感染对猪外周血T淋巴细胞亚群及TNF-α和IFN-γ的影响

为探讨猪瘟病毒(CSFV)弱毒株T株和野毒株G株感染对猪外周血T淋巴细胞亚群、TNF-α和IFN-γ的影响,本研究应用流式细胞术和ELISA等方法检测CSFV感染猪与未感染猪的白细胞凋亡、CD4+与CD8+T淋巴细胞亚群数量的动态变化以及TNF-α和IFN-γ的动态变化。结果表明,猪感染CSFV T株和G株第4 d和第7 d后CD4+T淋巴细胞比例分别为28.6%、26%和26%、20%,未感染前分别为33.4%和36.8%。猪感染CSFV T株和G株第4 d、第7 d后CD8+T淋巴细胞比例分别为41%、32%和38%、25%,感染前分别为43.8%和48.8%。外周血白细胞凋亡的检测结果显示,猪感染CSFV T株和G株第7 d后,白细胞凋亡比例分别为8.35%和9.89%,未感染的猪为1.63%。ELISA检测结果表明,猪感染CSFV T株和G株第7 d后,TNF-α的产生量分别为553.4 pg/mL和594.2 pg/mL;IFN-γ的产生量分别为8.2 pg/mL和9.8 pg/mL,未感染猪分别为498 pg/mL、12.5 pg/mL。以上结果提示,CSFV感染会引起机体免疫相关细胞及免疫分子发...     

口蹄疫与经典猪瘟二联RT-PCR诊断方法的建立及其应用

根据口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)与猪瘟病毒(CSFV)基因组序列高度保守区,设计合成2对引物,以CSFV和FMDV培养物提取RNA并反转录,进行RT-PCR特异性片段扩增,扩增片段大小分别为200 bp、141 bp.结果表明,扩增产物与设计的2对引物之间的序列大小一致.通过特异性与敏感性试验,CSFV与FMDV培养物均可扩增至10-5倍稀释,最终建立的二联RT-PCR方法对上述2种病毒的敏感性亦可达10-4倍稀释,约10 pg的总RNA,证明本法对上述2种病毒具有快速、特异和高度敏感的特点.