The pathogenic role of pulmonary intravascular macrophages in acute African swine fever

Recent studies of pulmonary intravascular macrophages have led to the re-examination of the mechanisms giving rise to alveolar oedema. A highly virulent isolate of African swine fever virus was replicated in pulmonary intravascular macrophages, interstitial and alveolar macrophages, fibroblasts and neutrophils. The alveolar oedema — characteristic of acute forms of African swine fever — and the vascular changes observed, which consisted of the formation of fibrin microthrombi in septal capillaries and the vacuolisation of endothelial cells, may have been due, however, to the activation of pulmonary intravascular macrophages, and not to the cytopathic effect subsequent to the replication of the African swine fever virus. Furthermore, it was observed that virus replication in cells not belonging to the mononuclear phagocyte system — such as fibroblasts and neutrophils — occurred earlier than in cells belonging to that system.     

非洲猪瘟病毒入胞过程相关蛋白及分子机制的研究进展

非洲猪瘟病毒(ASFV)是非洲猪瘟(ASF)的病原,可引发家猪和野猪急性、传染性出血死亡,目前尚无有效的疫苗和抗病毒药物。ASFV是囊膜病毒,其囊膜蛋白的结构和功能可能是影响病毒入侵和细胞嗜性的重要因素。病毒入胞是病毒感染细胞的第一步,通常是通过细胞表面特定的分子与病毒蛋白相结合吸附于宿主细胞表面,对ASFV入胞过程的病毒蛋白或宿主因子为靶点或可有效抑制ASFV的复制。本文从ASFV入胞过程中起重要作用的囊膜蛋白出发,对ASFV的入胞分子机制进行综述,为ASFV入胞深入研究以及治疗性药物和疫苗的研发提供参考。     

Ultrastructural changes related to the lymph node haemorrhages in acute African swine fever

In order to determine the pathogenic mechanisms involved in lymph node haemorrhages in acute African swine fever ( ), eight pigs were inoculated with virus, strain Malawi'83. Lymph node haemorrhages were observed from three days post infection (dpi) onwards, coinciding with ASF virus replication in monocytes and macrophages adjacent to stimulated endothelial cells, phagocytic stimulation of capillary and small-vessel endothelial cells, increase in the number of fenestrations of endothelial cells, and endothelial cell loss, as well as clusters of blood cells and necrotic material beneath the endothelium. Vascular lumina were blocked by platelet plugs and fibrin microthrombi. These phenomena became more marked as the disease progressed. At five dpi, virus replication was also found in circulating neutrophils. At seven dpi, lesions were more intense and were accompanied by virus replication in sinus and capillary endothelial cells, and in other cell populations including pericytes, fibroblasts, smooth muscle fibres and reticular cells. The results obtained in this study suggest that lymph node haemorrhages are related to endothelial stimulation and the onset of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Virus replication in vessel wall cells occurs only in the final stages of the disease and plays a secondary role.     

Entry of African swine fever virus into Vero cells and uncoating

African swine fever virus (ASFV) enters Vero cells by adsorptive endocytosis [Valdeira, M.L., Geraldes, A., 1985. Morphological study on the entry of African swine fever virus into cells, Biol. Cell. 55, 35–40]. Electron microscopy of a lysosomotropic drug-controlled penetration indicated that this step takes place in the endosomes, after fusion between the viral envelope and the limiting membrane of the endosome. Inhibition studies with colcemid, cytochalasin B, sodium azide, dinitrophenol, lysosomotropic weak bases, and the ionophore monensin, showed that the virus uptake is largely independent of cytoskeletal and lysosomal function, but dependent on oxidative phosphorylation. Some protease inhibitors inhibited viral replication at an early step, indicating that the initiation of infection depends on a viral proteolytic cleavage.     

提高生物安全措施是养猪场防控非洲猪瘟的关键

非洲猪瘟(African Swine Fever, ASF)是由非洲猪瘟病毒(African Swine fever Virus, ASFV)引起的一种急性、烈性、高度接触性的传染病,其发病率高,死亡率可高达100%。世界动物卫生组织(OIE)将其列为必须报告动物疫病,我国将其列为一类动物疫病。由于目前并没有安全有效的疫苗,防控ASF最有效的方法是实行早期诊断、扑杀和严格的封锁隔离措施,针对养猪场则需要高度重视生物安全防控措施。根据非洲猪瘟的流行病学特征,简要综述了养猪场如何通过建立良好的生物安全屏障、切断可能传播途径、有效消毒降低潜在病原等重要措施来防控非洲猪瘟。     

非洲猪瘟病原学及单克隆抗体制备技术研究进展

非洲猪瘟是由非洲猪瘟病毒引起猪的高度接触性、传染性、出血性以及高死亡率的传染病。20世纪中期以来,已在非洲、欧洲和美洲等数十个国家流行,并在近几年内蔓延至欧亚两洲接壤处的格鲁吉亚、亚美尼亚、阿塞拜疆以及俄罗斯境内,其一旦侵入我国,将会给我国养猪业带来极大的危害。非洲猪瘟病原学研究以及制备相应的单克隆抗体对非洲猪瘟病毒快速诊断技术研究和疫苗研制有着重大的现实意义。主要从病原学和单克隆抗体制备方面对非洲猪瘟的研究进展进行了综述。     

非洲猪瘟病毒入侵细胞机制的研究进展

病毒进入宿主细胞的机制决定了病毒的趋向性和发病机理,病毒感染细胞包括吸附、穿入、脱壳、复制、组装及子代病毒颗粒的释放等步骤,对病毒入侵机制研究可以为开发有针对性的预防策略提供思路。非洲猪瘟病毒作为一种有囊膜双链DNA病毒,其入侵宿主细胞的机制与其他病毒有一定的相似之处,同样也有其特殊性。目前,人们对非洲猪瘟病毒与宿主细胞相互作用,特别是入侵机制的了解仍然非常有限。为此,本文就ASFV入侵细胞的有关研究进展进行了综述,以期为非洲猪瘟病毒致病机制相关研究提供参考。     

Research Progress on Epidemiology of African Swine Fever

African swine fever (ASF) is mainly occurred in Africa.It invades into Europe and America by chance,then invades in to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus area.And it has not been controlled until now.African swine fever virus (ASFV) can spread by soft tick vectors and affect wild and domestic pigs.The ability of the virus to survive within a particular ecosystem is defined by the ecology of its wild host populations and the characteristics of livestock production systems.African swine fever is viral disease of domestic and wild pigs which leads high mortality and causes great economic losses due to absence of available vaccine and treatment.Apart from prevention and culling,there are no other control measures.Prevention and control of the infection require good understanding of its epidemiology,so that targeted measures can be carried out.     

非洲猪瘟流行病学研究进展

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)主要在非洲大陆流行,它通过偶然机会侵入到欧洲和美洲,之后进一步侵袭到了东欧和高加索地区,且到目前也未完全控制。非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)可通过软蜱传播,感染野猪和家猪,其在特定生态系统中的生存能力由它所在的野生宿主种群和畜牧生产系统来界定。ASF是可导致家猪和野猪死亡率极高的病毒性疾病,且因缺少有效的疫苗和治疗方法而造成巨大的经济损失。除了预防和扑杀,暂无其他更好的应对方法,所以需要很好地了解ASF流行病学,预防和控制其传播,以便实施更多有针对性的措施。     

非洲猪瘟血清学诊断技术研究进展

非洲猪瘟是一种病毒性、出血性、接触传播性疾病,具有极高的致死率。我国作为养猪大国,非洲猪瘟给我国造成巨大的经济损失。由于我国目前尚未有可用的商品化疫苗,只有尽早地发现非洲猪瘟并严格实施流行病学调查、消杀灭源才能有效防控非洲猪瘟。随着非洲猪瘟流行特征的变化,非典型临床病例、慢性感染猪逐渐增多,病毒血症不明显并且排毒不规律,仅靠病原学存在漏检可能,而血清学检测可作为病原学检测的补充,对于非洲猪瘟临床诊断具有重要意义。本文从流行病学、病毒结构、诊断标识以及现阶段常用的非洲猪瘟血清学检测方法进行综述,供非洲猪瘟血清学诊断研究以及疫情防控工作者参考。     

古典猪瘟病毒基因组及ORF编码蛋白的结构和功能

古典猪瘟是严重危害养猪业发展的重要疫病之一,对古典猪瘟病毒的分子生物学研究能揭示病毒复制和致病机理,寻找免疫保护关键位点,为新型疫苗开发奠定基础。文章综述了近年对古典猪瘟病毒基因组和相关蛋白的研究成果,对以后的研究方向作了展望。     

非洲猪瘟研究进展及防控措施

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)是由非洲猪瘟病毒科、非洲猪瘟病毒属的唯一成员非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)引起的一种高致死率、高抵抗力、严格接触性的病毒性疾病,对所有年龄段的家猪和野猪均具有感染性。我国非洲猪瘟传入疫情的出现,对养猪生产构成严重威胁,必将冲击生猪产业的健康稳定发展。本文介绍ASF的病原、流行病学特点,并总结防控措施,以期为ASF的进一步防控提供参考。     

Neuropathologic study of experimental classical swine fever

The aim of this study was to report on the lesions occurring in the central nervous system (CNS) during experimental classical swine fever (CSF) to clarify the spatial and chronologic distribution of the lesions and virus antigen in the CNS. To learn more about the pathogenetic mechanisms of the lesions during CSF in the CNS and to investigate the role of the virus in these mechanisms, cellular infiltrates and infected cells have been characterized. Twenty-eight pigs were inoculated with the virulent CSF virus isolate Alfort 187 and slaughtered from 2 to 15 postinoculation days; 4 animals of similar background served as a control group. Immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, and the transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling method were used to detect viral antigens and apoptosis. The results showed the presence of nonpurulent meningoencephalitis, occasional microhemorrhages, and apoptosis of the lymphocytes forming the perivascular and interstitital infiltrate in swine with CSF. Macrophages appeared to display little involvement in CNS lesions. The infected cells observed at the early stage of disease were lymphocytes and microglial cells in the rostral portion of the telencephalon, with infection of these cells in other areas in the next stages. The relationship between these lesions and the presence of viral antigen varied according to the type of lesion: hemorrhages were not associated with the presence of antigen in endothelial cells, but infiltrate-cell apoptosis was temporally and spacially associated to viral infection. However, the link between viral infection and the presence of cell infiltrate was far from clear.     

非洲猪瘟紧急预防控制技术需求

非洲猪瘟是原发于非洲肯尼亚的猪的一种重要病毒性传染病,2018年8月3日首次发生于我国沈阳。该病来势凶猛,截至10月16日,已在我国9个省份引发39次疫情。我国非常重视非洲猪瘟防控工作,具备了较好的科技储备,但疫情形势发展超乎预期,出现许多始料未及的情况,仍需要重新梳理防控技术需求,针对性地开展防控技术研究。就此,简要介绍了非洲猪瘟的特性,归纳了我国目前非洲猪瘟防控技术需求,建议深入开展快速特异诊断技术、流行病学、病原学等急需技术研究,开展野猪和软蜱传播媒介与非洲猪瘟流行关系和非洲猪瘟免疫与疫苗等基础研究。     

Recent advances in the development of recombinant vaccines against classical swine fever virus: cellular responses also play a role in protection

Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) is the causative agent of one of the most devastating porcine haemorrhagic viral diseases, classical swine fever (CSF). CSFV mainly infects endothelial cells and macrophages and at the same time promotes bystander apoptosis of the surrounding T cells, causing strong immune suppression and high mortality rates. Most animals experience acute infection, during which they either die or survive by producing neutralising antibodies to the virus. However, in a few cases, the impaired immune system cannot control viral progression, leading to chronic infection. Efficient live attenuated vaccines against CSFV exist and are routinely used only in endemic countries. The ability of these vaccines to replicate in the host, even at very low rates, makes it extremely difficult to distinguish vaccinated from infected animals, favouring a restricted policy regarding vaccination against CSFV in non-endemic countries. There is a clear need for efficient and safer marker vaccines to assist in the control of future CSF outbreaks. In this review article, some of the most recent advances in the field of recombinant vaccines against CSFV are presented and the nature of the protective immune responses they induce is discussed.     

猪场生物安全系统要点

建立生物安全体系是猪场防控疾病的前提,也是最经济有效的疫病防治措施。2018年我国发生非洲猪瘟以来,疫情对我国生猪养殖业带来深刻影响,在未来很长一段时间内该病都将是我国猪场的常态化疾病。非洲猪瘟疫情发生后,我国养猪业创新性地提出了系列生物安全防控技术,建立了能够有效应对疫情常态威胁的生物安全技术体系,两年多来的防控实践证明了这些生物安全防控手段的有效性。文章总结了猪场生物安全体系建设和管理中的关键环节及注意事项,希望可以为猪场非洲猪瘟防控提供参考。     

埃博拉病毒分子生物学研究进展

埃博拉出血热是由埃博拉病毒所引起的高致死性传染病。40多年来,埃博拉出血热疫情多次在非洲西部国家大规模爆发,造成了大量人员死亡与重大财产损失。为更好地认识埃博拉出血热,就埃博拉出血热的病原学、分子生物学等最新研究进展进行综述。     

非洲猪瘟病毒的分子病原学及致病机理研究进展

非洲猪瘟（African swine fever,ASF）是由非洲猪瘟病毒（African swine fever virus,ASFV）引起的一种烈性传染病,具有急性、高热、高病死率等特征,主要暴发于非洲、东欧国家、俄罗斯及高加索地区。目前,该病缺乏有效的疫苗和治疗方法,给病情爆发地区的养猪业造成严重的影响。ASFV的主要靶细胞是网状内皮细胞和单核-巨噬细胞,造成细胞凋亡,影响宿主的免疫系统,进而表现出相应的疫病特征。ASFV具有基因组较大、基因型较多且易变异等特征。文章主要从分子病原学和致病机理方面对ASFV的研究情况进行综述,为ASF的防控提供理论依据。     

Research Progress on Molecular Etiology and Pathogenesis for African Swine Fever Virus

African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating disease caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV), characterized by acute feature, high fever, high mortality and other characteristics. ASF mainly outbreaks in African, Eastern Europe countries, Russia and Caucasus region. At present, there are no vaccine available and effective control strategies against ASFV spread, therefore, ASF has a serious impact on the pig industry in the affected countries. The major target cells of the virus are swine reticuloendothelial cells and monocyte-macrophage cells. ASFV can result in apoptosis and affect the host's immune system, and then show the characteristics of the corresponding disease. ASFV has the characteristics of large genome, more genotype and more variability. In this paper, the molecular etiology and pathogenesis of ASFV are reviewed, so as to provide theoretical basis for prevention and control of ASF.