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Khalid A, Riaz A, Yousaf A, Khan IH, Ur-Rehman S, Moaeen-Ud-Din M, Li S, Tang C, Shah MA, Murtaz-Ul-Hasan. Epidemiological survey of bovine gammaherpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) infection in cattle and buffalo from Pakistan. Vet Res Commun 2022; 47:921-927. [PMID: 36562894 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-022-10058-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of bovine gammaherpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) among healthy cattle and buffaloes as well as those associated with different diseases (respiratory tract infection, mastitis and reproductive tract infection) in District Chakwal, Pakistan. Blood, swab and milk samples of cattle and buffaloes were randomly collected from different areas of Chakwal. DNA was isolated from the samples and subjected to nested PCR using thymidine kinase gene primers. Out of 300 samples (200 blood, 50 swab and 50 milk samples) from both species (cattle and buffalo), an overall prevalence of BoHV-4 of 3.33% was obtained. Samples from cattle showed a higher species-specific prevalence (4.16%) than samples from buffalo (2.78%). One sample out of 50 swab samples and 1 out of 50 milk samples were also positive for BoHV-4. DNA sequencing of a positive PCR product from cattle confirmed that the sequence was from the thymidine kinase gene of BoHV-4. Phylogenetic analysis also revealed close similarities with other BOHV-4 thymidine kinase sequences. To detect BoHV-4 antibodies, an indirect ELISA was also performed. Two hundred blood samples were also collected from the same animals in nonanticoagulant-containing tubes for the isolation of serum and were subjected to indirect ELISA. Sixteen samples (8%) were positive for BoHV-4 antibodies. This study will be useful in further diagnoses of BoHV-4 in Pakistan and in devising measures to control the spread of BoHV-4.
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- Anees Khalid
- Department of Parasitology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Parasitology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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- Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Parasitology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Parasitology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, 412007, Hunan, China
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- Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Parasitology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Parasitology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Peshev R. Studies on the molecular biological peculiarities of bovine herpesvirus 4. BULGARIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 2020. [DOI: 10.15547/bjvm.2019-0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Studies on the molecular biological features of bovine herpesvirus 4 (BHV 4) strains isolated in Bulgaria have been conducted. Two types of polymerase chain reaction have been developed and applied to confirm the gB and TK genes. A restrictase fragment analysis was performed using various types of restrictase enzymes. The tested Bulgarian strains differed in their restrictase genomic profile from the reference European strain Movar 33/63 and from the American strain DN 599, and were clearly different each from the other. No clear relationship has been established between the restrictase enzyme profiles and the tropism of the isolated viruses. Sequencing of isolated ВHV 4 strains showed homology with the reference European strain Movar 33/63. After construction of the phylogenetic tree, three ВHV 4 strains were at one branch of the phylogenetic tree, while two other strains were at the branch of reference Movar 33/63 strain. Applied molecular biology methods can be successfully used for differentiation and detailed genetic characterisation of the isolated BHV 4 strains.
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Morán P, Pérez S, Odeón A, Verna A. Comparative analysis of replicative properties of phylogenetically divergent, Argentinean BoHV-4 strains in cell lines from different origins. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2019; 63:97-103. [PMID: 30961825 DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2019.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bovine gammaherpesvirus 4 (BoHV4) is a member of the family Herpesviridae. In Argentina, BoHV4 was isolated and characterized in 2007 from samples of aborted cows. Argentinean isolates are highly divergent and are classified as: Genotype 1(Movar-like), Genotype 2 (DN599-like) and Genotype 3 (a novel group). The aim of this study was to comparatively evaluate the biological characteristics of six Argentinean BoHV4 field isolates in cell lines from different origins. All strains induced productive infection in the cell lines used, with different degrees of permissiveness. A direct relationship among the times of appearance of cytopathic effect, the growth kinetics, the size of the lysis plaques and the virulent-like behaviour in vitro could not be established. However, although slight, there are differences in the biological behaviour of the BoHV4 fields isolates analyzed. This variability is independent of their genetic classification but would be conditioned by the nature of the infected cells.
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- Pedro Morán
- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA). Paraje Arroyo Seco S/N, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA). Paraje Arroyo Seco S/N, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil (CIVETAN)-CONICET, Paraje Arroyo Seco S/N, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Virología, Departamento de Producción Animal, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Ruta 226, Km 73.5, Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Virología, Departamento de Producción Animal, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Ruta 226, Km 73.5, Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Morán PE, Pérez SE, Odeón AC, Verna AE. [Bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4): general aspects of the biology and status in Argentina]. Rev Argent Microbiol 2015; 47:155-66. [PMID: 25962539 DOI: 10.1016/j.ram.2015.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) has been isolated from cattle with respiratory infections, vulvovaginitis, mastitis, abortions, endometritis and from apparently healthy animals throughout the world. Although it has not yet been established as causal agent of a specific disease entity, it is primarily associated with reproductive disorders of cattle. This virus can infect a wide range of species, either in vivo or in vitro. Two groups of prototype strains were originated from the first isolates: the DN599-type strains (American group) and the Movar-type strains (European group). In Argentina, BoHV-4 was isolated and characterized in 2007 from vaginal discharge samples taken from cows that had aborted. So far, more than 40 isolates, mainly associated with aborting bovine females have been registered in our country.
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- Pedro E Morán
- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA), Tandil, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA), Tandil, Argentina; Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil (CIVETAN)-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Tandil, Argentina
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, Laboratorio de Virología, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) Balcarce, Balcarce, Argentina
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, Laboratorio de Virología, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) Balcarce, Balcarce, Argentina
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Donofrio G, Franceschi V, Capocefalo A, Cavirani S, Sheldon IM. Isolation and characterization of bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) from a cow affected by post partum metritis and cloning of the genome as a bacterial artificial chromosome. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2009; 7:83. [PMID: 19691825 PMCID: PMC2734843 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-7-83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2009] [Accepted: 08/19/2009] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) is a gammaherpesvirus with a Worldwide distribution in cattle and is often isolated from the uterus of animals with postpartum metritis or pelvic inflammatory disease. Virus strain adaptation to an organ, tissue or cell type is an important issue for the pathogenesis of disease. To explore the mechanistic role of viral strain variation for uterine disease, the present study aimed to develop a tool enabling precise genetic discrimination between strains of BoHV-4 and to easily manipulate the viral genome. METHODS A strain of BoHV-4 was isolated from the uterus of a persistently infected cow and designated BoHV-4-U. The authenticity of the isolate was confirmed by RFLP-PCR and sequencing using the TK and IE2 loci as genetic marker regions for the BoHV-4 genome. The isolated genome was cloned as a Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) and manipulated through recombineering technology RESULTS The BoHV-4-U genome was successfully cloned as a BAC, and the stability of the pBAC-BoHV-4-U clone was confirmed over twenty passages, with viral growth similar to the wild type virus. The feasibility of using BoHV-4-U for mutagenesis was demonstrated using the BAC recombineering system. CONCLUSION The analysis of genome strain variation is a key method for investigating genes associated with disease. A resource for dissection of the interactions between BoHV-4 and host endometrial cells was generated by cloning the genome of BoHV-4 as a BAC.
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- Gaetano Donofrio
- Dipartimento di Salute Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Parma, via del Taglio 10, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Salute Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Parma, via del Taglio 10, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Salute Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Parma, via del Taglio 10, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Salute Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Parma, via del Taglio 10, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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Donofrio G, Sartori C, Ravanetti L, Cavirani S, Gillet L, Vanderplasschen A, Taddei S, Flammini CF. Establishment of a bovine herpesvirus 4 based vector expressing a secreted form of the bovine viral diarrhoea virus structural glycoprotein E2 for immunization purposes. BMC Biotechnol 2007; 7:68. [PMID: 17945009 PMCID: PMC2048506 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-7-68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2007] [Accepted: 10/18/2007] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background The biological characteristics of BoHV-4 make it a good candidate as a gene delivery vector for vaccination purposes. These characteristics include little or no pathogenicity, unlikely oncogenicity, the capability to accommodate large amounts of foreign genetic material, the ability to infect several cell types from different animal species, and the ability to maintain transgene expression in both undifferentiated and differentiated cells. Results A recombinant bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4CMV-IgKE2-14ΔTK) expressing an enhanced secreted form of the bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) structural glycoprotein E2 (gE2-14), obtained by the removal of the putative transmembrane domain and addition of a 14 amino acids peptide at its carboxyl terminal and an immunoglobulin K signal peptide to the amino terminal, was successfully constructed using a Recombineering (recombination -mediated genetic engineering) approach on BoHV-4 cloned as bacterial artificial chromosome. The galactokinase – based recombineering system was modified by the introduction of a kanamycin expression cassette and a kanamycin selection step that allowed a significant reduction of the untargeted background clones. BoHV-4CMV-IgKE2-14ΔTK infected cell lines highly expressed gE2-14, which maintained native antigenic properties in a serum neutralization inhibition test. When rabbits and sheep were immunized with BoHV-4CMV-IgKE2-14ΔTK, high levels of serum neutralized antibodies against BVDV were generated. Conclusion This work highlights the engineerization of BoHV-4 genome as a vector for vaccine purposes and may provide the basis for BVDV vaccination exploiting the BoHV-4- based vector that delivers an improved secreted version of the BVDV structural glycoprotein E2.
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- Gaetano Donofrio
- Università di Parma, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Dipartimento di Salute Animale, Sezione di Malattie Infettive degli Animali, via del Taglio 8, 43100 Parma, Italy.
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Donofrio G, Herath S, Sartori C, Cavirani S, Flammini CF, Sheldon IM. Bovine herpesvirus 4 is tropic for bovine endometrial cells and modulates endocrine function. Reproduction 2007; 134:183-97. [PMID: 17641100 PMCID: PMC2740819 DOI: 10.1530/rep-07-0065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bovine postpartum uterine disease, metritis, affects about 40% of animals and is widely considered to have a bacterial aetiology. Although the gamma-herpesvirus bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) has been isolated from several outbreaks of metritis or abortion, the role of viruses in endometrial pathology and the mechanisms of viral infection of uterine cells are often ignored. The objectives of the present study were to explore the interaction, tropism and outcomes of BoHV-4 challenge of endometrial stromal and epithelial cells. Endometrial stromal and epithelial cells were purified and infected with a recombinant BoHV-4 carrying an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) expression cassette to monitor the establishment of infection. BoHV-4 efficiently infected both stromal and epithelial cells, causing a strong non-apoptotic cytopathic effect, associated with robust viral replication. The crucial step for the BoHV-4 endometriotropism appeared to be after viral entry as there was enhanced transactivation of the BoHV-4 immediate early 2 gene promoter following transient transfection into the endometrial cells. Infection with BoHV-4 increased cyclooxygenase 2 protein expression and prostaglandin estradiol secretion in endometrial stromal cells, but not epithelial cells. Bovine macrophages are persistently infected with BoHV-4, and co-culture with endometrial stromal cells reactivated BoHV-4 replication in the persistently infected macrophages, suggesting a symbiotic relationship between the cells and virus. In conclusion, the present study provides evidence of cellular and molecular mechanisms, supporting the concept that BoHV-4 is a pathogen associated with uterine disease.
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- Gaetano Donofrio
- Dipartimento di Salute Animale, Sezione di Malattie Infettive, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, via del Taglio 8, 43100 Parma, Italy.
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Donofrio G, Cavirani S, Vanderplasschen A, Gillet L, Flammini CF. Recombinant bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) expressing glycoprotein D of BoHV-1 is immunogenic and elicits serum-neutralizing antibodies against BoHV-1 in a rabbit model. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2006; 13:1246-54. [PMID: 16928886 PMCID: PMC1656551 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00200-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Several biological characteristics of bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) make it a good candidate as a gene delivery vector for vaccination purposes. These characteristics include little or no pathogenicity, unlikely oncogenicity, the capability to accommodate large amounts of foreign genetic material, the ability to infect several cell types coming from different animal species, and the ability to maintain transgene expression in both undifferentiated and differentiated cells. Starting from BoHV-4 cloned as a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC), we used MuA transposase-mediated in vitro transposition to generate recombinant BoHV-4 expressing the immunodominant glycoprotein D (gD) of BoHV-1, one of the most important pathogens of cattle. Although a cis-acting element from woodchuck hepatitis virus (the woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element [WPRE]) in the 3' end of the gD expression cassette was required for maximal gD expression from plasmids in transient transfection assays, this element was not necessary for efficient expression of gD from recombinant BoHV-4 genomes. BoHV-4 recombinants containing gD expression cassettes with or without the WPRE expressed gD at similarly high levels. Several cell lines originating from different animal species expressed gD when infected with BoHV-4 recombinants. When rabbits were immunized with one of the recombinants, high levels of serum neutralizing antibodies against BoHV-1 were generated. This work is one of the first demonstrations of the use BoHV-4 as a vector for vaccine purposes and may provide the basis for BoHV-1 vaccination of cattle with recombinant BoHV-4.
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- Gaetano Donofrio
- Dipartimento di Salute Animale, Sezione di Malattie Infettive, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, via del Taglio 8, 43100 Parma, Italy.
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Donofrio G, Martignani E, Poli E, Lange C, Martini FM, Cavirani S, Cabassi CS, Taddei S, Flammini CF. Bovine herpesvirus 4 based vector interaction with liver cells in vitro and in vivo. J Virol Methods 2006; 136:126-36. [PMID: 16712963 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2006.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2006] [Revised: 04/05/2006] [Accepted: 04/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Gene transfer into hepatocytes is highly desirable for the long-term goal of replacing deficient proteins and correcting metabolic disorders. Bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) based vector capability to transduce rat liver cells in vitro and in vivo was assessed. For the in vitro study, a buffalo rat liver cell line was successfully transduced by BoHV-4 and although did not show toxicity, the immediate early two viral gene was transcribed and cells harboring the intact viral genome could be pharmacologically selected, but no viral replication took place. For the in vivo study, adult male rats were inoculated intraportally and intraparenchimally with a BoHV-4 expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein and liver sections were analyzed through fluorescent microscopy. Although the liver parenchyma could not be transduced, the endothelial layer of the liver vasculature showed a robust transgene expression without toxicity. Successful BoHV-4 based vector transduction of primary cultures of rat hepatocytes suggests that extrinsic factors, and not hepatocytes per se, are the cause of such lack of transducibility. The present study serves as a starting point for study of the use of BoHV-4 based vectors to target gene delivery to vascular endothelial cells.
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- Gaetano Donofrio
- Dipartimento di Salute Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Sezione di Malattie Infettive degli Animali, Università di Parma, via del Taglio 8, 43100 Parma, Italy.
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Donofrio G, Cavaggioni A, Bondi M, Cavirani S, Flammini CF, Mucignat-Caretta C. Outcome of bovine herpesvirus 4 infection following direct viral injection in the lateral ventricle of the mouse brain. Microbes Infect 2006; 8:898-904. [PMID: 16503181 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2005] [Revised: 10/20/2005] [Accepted: 10/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A recombinant bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4EGFPDeltaTK), obtained by the insertion of an EGFP gene into the TK locus of DN 599 BoHV-4 strain, was injected into the lateral ventricle of the brain of mice and a clinical score was evaluated for 90 days. Although BoHV-4 was not neuro-pathogenic, BoHV-4EGFPDeltaTK transduction capability was analyzed. EGFP expression was localized in close proximity to the border of the ventricles and EGFP-positive cells were found to co-localize with ependymal cells. Although most of the cells had a polarized morphology, they were not neurons. EGFP-positive cells were seen to spread in tangentially oriented rows within the rostral migratory stream (RMS). Co-localization of EGFP signal with anti-GFAP antibody showed that they were glial cells. EGFP-positive cells were observed until 31 days post-injection and then disappeared completely. Virus isolation was possible at an early post-injection time (3 days), but then virus titer was below the detection limits at later times. Viral DNA, however, could be detected until 21 days post-injection. Thus, in this report we showed that (i) BoHV-4EGFPDeltaTK did not replicate in the mouse brain, (ii) is not pathogenic and (iii) gene transfer can be obtained in long-lived cells belonging to the RMS after BoHV-4EGFPDeltaTK injection within the lateral ventricle.
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- Gaetano Donofrio
- Dipartimento di Salute Animale, Sezione di Malattie Infettive degli Animali, Università di Parma, Via del Taglio 8, 43100 Parma, Italy.
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Jiang SJ, Lin TM, Shi GY, Eng HL, Chen HY, Wu HL. Inhibition of bovine herpesvirus-4 replication by arsenite through downregulation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling pathway. J Biomed Sci 2005; 11:500-10. [PMID: 15153785 DOI: 10.1007/bf02256099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2003] [Accepted: 02/03/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Infection of bovine arterial endothelial (BAE) cells with bovine herpesvirus-4 (BHV-4) induced biphasic activation of one of the cellular mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) downstream targets, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). ERK activity reached a maximum within 0.5 h postinfection (h.p.i.), and had declined and returned to basal levels by 2 h.p.i. However, at 18- 24 h.p.i., a second phase of increased ERK activation occurred. Treatment of BHV-4-infected BAE cells with either U0126, a potent inhibitor of MAPK/ERK kinase, or arsenite dose-dependently blocked ERK activation and inhibited viral DNA synthesis and viral replication in the culture. Further detailed investigations revealed that transcription of viral immediate-early gene 2 (IE-2), which is required for viral DNA replication, was significantly suppressed by both U0126 and arsenite. These results imply that ERK activation may play a pivotal role in herpesvirus replication, and that inhibition of ERK activation can effectively inhibit viral IE protein synthesis and viral replication.
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- Shinn-Jong Jiang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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Jiang SJ, Lin TM, Shi GY, Eng HL, Chen HY, Wu HL. Inhibition of bovine herpesvirus-4 replication in endothelial cells by arsenite. Antiviral Res 2004; 63:167-75. [PMID: 15451184 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2004.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2004] [Accepted: 04/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The effect of arsenite pretreatment on bovine herpesvirus-4 (BHV-4) replication in bovine arterial endothelial (BAE) cells was studied. BHV-4 infectivity, including IE-2 expression, DNA replication and viral yield, were significantly reduced at nontoxic concentrations of arsenite in which cellular DNA synthesis or cell viability of BAE cells were not affected under resting and confluent conditions. This effect was accompanied by the induction of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and an interrupted cell cycle (causing cell cultures to accumulate at the S and G2/M phases). Actinomycin D inhibited the induction of HSP70 and reduced arsenite antiviral activity. In conclusion, cellular stress response induced by arsenite in BAE cells inhibited replication of BHV-4, and probably resulted from the induction of HSP70 and interference of cell cycle progression.
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- Shinn-Jong Jiang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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The two bovine gammaherpesviruses (Alcelaphine herpesvirus 1, AlHV-1; Bovine herpesvirus 4, BoHV-4) are distributed worldwide in cattle populations. Since the animals are frequently infected latently with no or low seropositivity, a DNA based diagnostic method would be useful for surveys and detection of these viruses. In the present study a nested duplex PCR was established for the sensitive and specific simultaneous detection of both viruses. The primers were designed for the gene of the major capsid protein (ORF25). The assay did not amplify the capsid gene sequence of 10 related bovine herpesviruses and other gammaherpesviruses. The test was able to detect 1pfu (plaque forming unit) of AlHV-1 and BoHV-4. Among 146 clinical samples (lymph nodes and peripheral blood leukocytes, PBLs) 65 (44.52%) were found to be positives for AlHV-1 and 84 (57.53%) for BoHV-4. This nested duplex PCR assay could serve as a useful diagnostic method for rapid, sensitive, specific simultaneous detection of the two bovine gammaherpesviruses.
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- Katalin Fábián
- Institute for Veterinary Medicinal Products, Budapest, Hungary
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Donofrio G, Cavirani S, Simone T, van Santen VL. Potential of bovine herpesvirus 4 as a gene delivery vector. J Virol Methods 2002; 101:49-61. [PMID: 11849683 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-0934(01)00419-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A cloning system was developed for construction of BHV-4 recombinants and recombinant virus BHV-4EGFPDeltaTK containing an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) gene was constructed. The host range of BHV-4EGFPDeltaTK was characterized in vitro. When cell lines from various species and tissues were infected, most of the non-bovine cell lines exhibited neither cytopathic effect (CPE) nor supported viral replication, but EGFP expression was clearly observed. Next, embryonic stem cells were infected and induced to either non-specific or neural differentiation to determine whether they could survive and differentiate after BHV-4EGFPDeltaTK infection. Embryonic stem cells were infected successfully, as indicated by EGFP expression prior to differentiation, and EGFP expression could be detected in many differentiated cells. No CPE was noted. Therefore, BHV-4EGFPDeltaTK infection caused neither cell death nor interfered with non-specific or neural differentiation of embryonic stem cells. Finally, to assess the capability of BHV-4EGFPDeltaTK to infect post-mitotic neurons, cultures from brains of 2-weeks old mice were infected. No death of neuronal cells due to infection was observed and EGFP expression persisted for at least 15 days. Several biological characteristics of BHV-4 demonstrated previously make it a good candidate for a gene delivery vector. These include: little or no pathogenicity, unlikely oncogenicity, ability to establish persistent infection, and capability of herpesviruses to accommodate large amounts of foreign genetic material. These findings add the ability to infect several cell types coming from different animal species, usually without CPE, lack of interference with differentiation, and ability to maintain transgene expression in both undifferentiated and differentiated cells.
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- Gaetano Donofrio
- Facolta' di Medicina Veterinaria, Sezione di Malattie Infettive degli Animali, Dipartimento di Salute Animale, Universita' degli Studi di Parma, Via del Taglio 8, 43100, Parma, Italy.
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Donofrio G, van Santen VL. A bovine macrophage cell line supports bovine herpesvirus-4 persistent infection. J Gen Virol 2001; 82:1181-1185. [PMID: 11297693 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-82-5-1181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Although bovine herpesvirus-4 (BHV-4), a gammaherpesvirus lacking a clear disease association, has been demonstrated in many tissues during persistent BHV-4 infection, a likely site of virus persistence is in cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage. To establish an in vitro model of persistent infection potentially useful for examining the molecular mechanisms of BHV-4 persistence/latency, we infected the bovine macrophage cell line BOMAC. Following extensive cell death, surviving cells were found to be persistently infected, maintaining the viral genome over many passages and producing low levels of infectious virus. Although selection was unnecessary for the maintenance of the viral genome, cells persistently infected with recombinant BHV-4 containing a neomycin-resistance gene could be selected with geneticin, thus confirming that persistent BHV-4 infection was compatible with cell survival and replication. Furthermore, persistent BHV-4 infection caused no decrease in the growth rate of BOMAC cells. Sodium butyrate, which reactivates latent gammaherpesviruses in vitro, or dexamethasone, which reactivates latent BHV-4 in vivo, increased viral DNA by 10- to 15-fold in persistently infected BOMAC cells. This suggests that reactivation of latent BHV-4 by dexamethasone in vivo might involve direct action of dexamethasone on latently infected cells.
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- Gaetano Donofrio
- Istituto di Malattie Infettive Veterinarie, Facoltá di Medicina Veterinaria, Universita degli Studi di Parma, 43100 Parma, Italy1
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- Department of Pathobiology, 264 Greene Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5519, USA2
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Coulter LJ, Wright H, Reid HW. Molecular genomic characterization of the viruses of malignant catarrhal fever. J Comp Pathol 2001; 124:2-19. [PMID: 11428184 DOI: 10.1053/jcpa.2000.0524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- L J Coulter
- Moredun Research Institute, International Research Centre, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0PZ, UK
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Sciortino MT, Perri D, Medici MA, Foti M, Orlandella BM, Mastino A. The gamma-2-herpesvirus bovine herpesvirus 4 causes apoptotic infection in permissive cell lines. Virology 2000; 277:27-39. [PMID: 11062033 DOI: 10.1006/viro.2000.0575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Increasing evidence suggests that regulation of apoptosis in infected cells is associated with several viral infections. The gammaherpesvirus bovine herpesvirus 4 (BHV-4) has been shown to harbor genes with antiapoptotic potentialities. However, here we have demonstrated that productive infection of adherent, permissive cell lines by BHV-4 resulted in a cytopathic effect characterized by induction of apoptosis. This phenomenon was confirmed using different techniques to detect apoptosis and using different virus strains and cell targets. Apoptosis induced by BHV-4 was inhibited by (1) treatment with doses of heparin, which completely inhibited virus attachment and infectivity; (2) UV treatment, which completely abrogated infectivity; and (3) treatment with a dose of phosphonoacetic acid, which blocked virus replication. Virus-induced apoptosis was associated with a down-regulation of Bcl-2 expression and was reduced by Z-VAD-FMK, but not by Z-DEVD-FMK (caspase-3-specific) caspase inhibitors. Inhibition of apoptosis by Z-VAD-FMK treatment during infection did not modify virus yield. Therefore, despite the presence of antiapoptotic genes in its genoma, BHV-4 could complete its cycle of productive infection while inducing apoptosis of infected cells. This finding might have implications for the pathobiology of BHV-4 and other gammaherpesviruses in vivo.
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- M T Sciortino
- Department of Microbiological, Genetic, and Molecular Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
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Donofrio G, Cavirani S, van Santen VL. Establishment of a cell line persistently infected with bovine herpesvirus-4 by use of a recombinant virus. J Gen Virol 2000; 81:1807-14. [PMID: 10859387 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-81-7-1807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Bovine herpesvirus-4 (BHV-4), a gammaherpesvirus lacking a clear disease association, productively infects multiple cell lines of various species and causes cell death. A human rhabdomyosarcoma cell line, RD-4, infected with BHV-4 produced low levels of early and late viral RNAs and infectious virus, but exhibited no cytopathic effect. Using a recombinant BHV-4 containing a neomycin-resistance gene, we established RD-4-derived cell lines persistently infected with BHV-4. The viral genome in these cells was predominantly circular. Because of drug selection, every cell contained a viral genome. In addition, all cells stained with a BHV-4-specific antiserum. Therefore, these cell lines are not carrier cultures. These cells produced infectious virus at all passages tested. Even though cells were selected and maintained at a concentration of geneticin at least 2.5 times that necessary to kill uninfected RD-4 cells, selected cells contained only approximately one viral genome per diploid host cell genome. Persistently infected cells grew more slowly than uninfected cells, even in the absence of drug. The slower growth of these cells suggests that any growth advantage conferred by multiple copies of the neomycin-gene-carrying viral genome might be offset by the detrimental effects of viral gene expression. This situation contrasts with other gammaherpesviruses, which are able to growth-transform cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- G Donofrio
- Istituto di Malattie Infettive Veterinarie, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Parma, 43100 Parma, Italy
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Sun R, Lin SF, Gradoville L, Yuan Y, Zhu F, Miller G. A viral gene that activates lytic cycle expression of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1998; 95:10866-71. [PMID: 9724796 PMCID: PMC27987 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.18.10866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 496] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/1998] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Herpesviruses exist in two states, latency and a lytic productive cycle. Here we identify an immediate-early gene encoded by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)/human herpesvirus eight (HHV8) that activates lytic cycle gene expression from the latent viral genome. The gene is a homologue of Rta, a transcriptional activator encoded by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). KSHV/Rta activated KSHV early lytic genes, including virus-encoded interleukin 6 and polyadenylated nuclear RNA, and a late gene, small viral capsid antigen. In cells dually infected with Epstein-Barr virus and KSHV, each Rta activated only autologous lytic cycle genes. Expression of viral cytokines under control of the KSHV/Rta gene is likely to contribute to the pathogenesis of KSHV-associated diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Complementary
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, Viral
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/physiology
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/physiology
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/virology
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Transcription, Genetic
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Virus Activation/genetics
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- R Sun
- Departments of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Genetics, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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