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Okura T, Otomo H, Taneno A, Oishi E. Replication kinetics of turkey herpesvirus in lymphoid organs and feather follicle epithelium in chickens. J Vet Med Sci 2021; 83:1582-1589. [PMID: 34470973 PMCID: PMC8569884 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.21-0247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Marek’s disease virus (MDV) is an oncogenic alphaherpesvirus that causes
immunosuppression, T-cell lymphomas, and neuropathic disease in infected chickens. To
protect chickens from MDV infection, an avirulent live vaccine of turkey herpesvirus (HVT)
has been successfully used for chickens worldwide. Similar to MDV for natural infection in
both chickens and turkeys, HVT also infects lung in the early stage of infection and then
lymphocytes from lymphoid organs. Virus replication requires cell-to-cell contact for
spreading and semi-productive lytic replication in T and B cells. Then, cell-free
infectious virions matured in the feather follicle epithelium (FFE) are released and
spread through the feather from infected turkeys or chickens. To understand the lifecycle
of HVT in inoculated chickens via the subcutaneous route, we investigate the replication
kinetics and tissue organ tropism of HVT in chickens by a subcutaneous inoculation which
is a major route of MDV vaccination. We show that the progeny virus matured in lymphocytes
from the thymus, spleen, and lung as early as 2 days post-infection (dpi) and bursa of
Fabricius at 4 dpi, whereas viral maturation in the FFE was observed at 6 dpi.
Furthermore, semi-quantitative reverse transcription-PCR experiments to measure viral mRNA
expression levels revealed that the higher expression levels of the late genes were
associated with viral maturation in the FFE. These data that tropism and replication
kinetics of HVT could be similar to those of MDV through the intake pathway of natural
infection from respiratory tracts.
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- Takashi Okura
- Vaxxinova Japan, Choka 809, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1103, Japan
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- Vaxxinova Japan, Choka 809, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1103, Japan
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- Vaxxinova Japan, Choka 809, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1103, Japan
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- Vaxxinova Japan, Choka 809, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1103, Japan
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Boodhoo N, Gurung A, Sharif S, Behboudi S. Marek's disease in chickens: a review with focus on immunology. Vet Res 2016; 47:119. [PMID: 27894330 PMCID: PMC5127044 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-016-0404-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Marek's disease (MD), caused by Marek's disease virus (MDV), is a commercially important neoplastic disease of poultry which is only controlled by mass vaccination. Importantly, vaccines that can provide sterile immunity and inhibit virus transmission are lacking; such that vaccines are only capable of preventing neuropathy, oncogenic disease and immunosuppression, but are unable to prevent MDV transmission or infection, leading to emergence of increasingly virulent pathotypes. Hence, to address these issues, developing more efficacious vaccines that induce sterile immunity have become one of the important research goals for avian immunologists today. MDV shares very close genomic functional and structural characteristics to most mammalian herpes viruses such as herpes simplex virus (HSV). MD also provides an excellent T cell lymphoma model for gaining insights into other herpesvirus-induced oncogenesis in mammals and birds. For these reasons, we need to develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the host-viral interaction and host immunity against MD. Similarly, the underlying genetic variation within different chicken lines has a major impact on the outcome of infection. In this review article, we aim to investigate the pathogenesis of MDV infection, host immunity to MD and discuss areas of research that need to be further explored.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nitish Boodhoo
- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, GU24 0NF, UK
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- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, GU24 0NF, UK
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, GU24 0NF, UK.
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Hao H, Li C, Qiu Y, Wang F, Ai W, Gao J, Wei L, Li X, Sun L, Wu J, Qin G, Li R, Liu J, Lv J, Huang R, Wang H, Chai T. Generation, transmission and infectiosity of chicken MDV aerosols under experimental conditions. Vet Microbiol 2014; 172:400-6. [PMID: 24999232 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
To further investigate the airborne infection mechanism of Marek's disease virus (MDV), a MDV aerosol infection model was established, and the generation, transmission and infectiosity of MDV aerosols were monitored in this study. Two positive/negative pressure isolators, in which SPF chickens were raised, were connected with a closed conduit. Two repetitive trials, Trial 1 (T1) and Trial 2 (T2) were carried out for objective assessment. Air samples were collected using the AGI-30 sampler. Viral DNA in air samples and feather follicle samples were detected using real-time quantitative PCR (QRT-PCR). MDV in air and blood samples was detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA). In chickens of isolator A (MDV inoculation group), MDV was detected in feather follicles in 100% of the tested chickens at 6 days post inoculation (dpi) in both trials; and MDV was isolated from blood samples at 9-10 dpi. MDV DNA was detected in air samples from isolator A at 12 dpi in T1 and 14 dpi in T2 and concentration of aerosolized MDV DNA was peaked at 3.84 × 10(6)copies/m(3) air at 40 dpi in T1, and 6.17 × 10(5)copies/m(3) air at 38 dpi in T2, respectively. Infectious MDV (cell culture) was isolated from isolator A at 17 in T1 and 19 dpi in T2, respectively. MDV aerosol in Isolator B was almost same as isolator A. Viremia was detected in isolator B at 26-30 dpi. The incidence of viremia in isolator B reached 70% at 3 months post inoculation. These results demonstrated that infected chicken could discharge virus, the MDV could form aerosols and infect neighboring chickens. Understanding the mechanism of generation and infection of MDV aerosols is helpful to prevent and control MD.
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- Haiyu Hao
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China
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- Taishan Medical College, Tai'an, 271000, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China
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- Tai'an City Central Hospital, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China
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- Taishan Medical College, Tai'an, 271000, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China
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- Disease Control Centre of Tai'an City, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; Sino-German Cooperative Research Center for Zoonosis of Animal Origin of Shandong Province, China.
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Butter C, Staines K, van Hateren A, Davison TF, Kaufman J. The peptide motif of the single dominantly expressed class I molecule of the chicken MHC can explain the response to a molecular defined vaccine of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). Immunogenetics 2013; 65:609-18. [PMID: 23644721 PMCID: PMC3710569 DOI: 10.1007/s00251-013-0705-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
In contrast to typical mammals, the chicken MHC (the BF-BL region of the B locus) has strong genetic associations with resistance and susceptibility to infectious pathogens as well as responses to vaccines. We have shown that the chicken MHC encodes a single dominantly expressed class I molecule whose peptide-binding motifs can determine resistance to viral pathogens, such as Rous sarcoma virus and Marek’s disease virus. In this report, we examine the response to a molecular defined vaccine, fp-IBD1, which consists of a fowlpox virus vector carrying the VP2 gene of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) fused with β-galactosidase. We vaccinated parental lines and two backcross families with fp-IBD1, challenged with the virulent IBDV strain F52/70, and measured damage to the bursa. We found that the MHC haplotype B15 from line 15I confers no protection, whereas B2 from line 61 and B12 from line C determine protection, although another locus from line 61 was also important. Using our peptide motifs, we found that many more peptides from VP2 were predicted to bind to the dominantly expressed class I molecule BF2*1201 than BF2*1501. Moreover, most of the peptides predicted to bind BF2*1201 did in fact bind, while none bound BF2*1501. Using peptide vaccination, we identified one B12 peptide that conferred protection to challenge, as assessed by bursal damage and viremia. Thus, we show the strong genetic association of the chicken MHC to a T cell vaccine can be explained by peptide presentation by the single dominantly expressed class I molecule.
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- Colin Butter
- Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Reading, Berkshire RG20 7NN UK
- The Pirbright Institute, Compton Laboratory, Compton, RG20 7NN UK
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- Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Reading, Berkshire RG20 7NN UK
- The Pirbright Institute, Compton Laboratory, Compton, RG20 7NN UK
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- Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Reading, Berkshire RG20 7NN UK
- Institute for Life Science, University of Southampton, Building 85, M55, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Reading, Berkshire RG20 7NN UK
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- Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Reading, Berkshire RG20 7NN UK
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QP UK
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES UK
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Staines K, Young JR, Butter C. Expression of chicken DEC205 reflects the unique structure and function of the avian immune system. PLoS One 2013; 8:e51799. [PMID: 23326318 PMCID: PMC3541370 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Accepted: 11/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The generation of appropriate adaptive immune responses relies critically on dendritic cells, about which relatively little is known in chickens, a vital livestock species, in comparison with man and mouse. We cloned and sequenced chicken DEC205 cDNA and used this knowledge to produce quantitative PCR assays and monoclonal antibodies to study expression of DEC205 as well as CD83. The gene structure of DEC205 was identical to those of other species. Transcripts of both genes were found at higher levels in lymphoid tissues and the expression of DEC205 in normal birds had a characteristic distribution in the primary lymphoid organs. In spleen, DEC205 was seen on cells ideally located to trap antigen. In thymus it was found on cells thought to participate in the education of T cells, and in the bursa on cells that may be involved in presentation of antigen to B cells and regulation of B cell migration. The expression of DEC205 on cells other than antigen presenting cells (APC) is also described. Isolated splenocytes strongly expressing DEC205 but not the KUL01 antigen have morphology similar to mammalian dendritic cells and the distinct expression of DEC205 within the avian-specific Bursa of Fabricius alludes to a unique function in this organ of B cell diversification.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Avian Proteins/genetics
- Avian Proteins/metabolism
- Base Sequence
- Bursa of Fabricius/cytology
- Bursa of Fabricius/metabolism
- COS Cells
- Cells, Cultured
- Chickens/genetics
- Chlorocebus aethiops
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Complementary/chemistry
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Immune System/metabolism
- Immunoglobulins/genetics
- Immunoglobulins/metabolism
- Immunohistochemistry
- Lectins, C-Type/genetics
- Lectins, C-Type/metabolism
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Minor Histocompatibility Antigens
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- CD83 Antigen
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Affiliation(s)
- Karen Staines
- Avian Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Compton Laboratory, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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- Avian Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Compton Laboratory, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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- Avian Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Compton Laboratory, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Fletcher OJ, Tan X, Cortes L, Gimeno I. Cost effective and time efficient measurement of CD4, CD8, major histocompatibility complex Class II, and macrophage antigen expression in the lungs of chickens. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2012; 146:225-36. [PMID: 22484239 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2012.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Revised: 01/26/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Cells expressing CD4, CD8, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) Class II, and macrophage biomarkers in lungs of chickens were quantified by measuring total area of antigen expressed using imageJ, a software program developed at the National Institutes of Health and available at no cost. The procedures reported here were rapid, and reproducible. Total area of antigen expressed had positive correlation with manual counts of cells expressing CD4 and CD8 biomarkers after inoculation with serotype 1 Marek's disease virus (MDV) vaccines. Visual inspection and overlays prepared from outlines of cells counted by imageJ confirmed agreement between antigen expression and area measured. Total area measured was not dependent on time of image acquisition from randomly selected fields from the same slides. Total area values were not computer specific, but acquisition of the original images required standardization of microscope used and camera setup. All steps in the process from sample collection through sectioning, staining, and image acquisition must be standardized as much as possible. Chickens infected with a very virulent+ (vv(+)) isolate of MDV (648A) had increased CD4, CD8, MHC Class II, and macrophage biomarker expression compared to noninfected control chickens at 10 days post infection, but variable responses depending on the specific biomarker measured at 3 and 5 days post infection. The procedure described here is faster and more reproducible than manual counting in cases (CD4 and CD8) where the number of positive cells is low enough for manual counts. Manual counting is not possible with MHC Class II and macrophage antigens nor when CD4(+) cells are present in large numbers following proliferation to tumors, thus subjective systems are used for scoring in these conditions. Using imageJ as described eliminates the need for subjective and less reproducible methods for measuring expression of these antigens.
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Affiliation(s)
- Oscar J Fletcher
- Poultry Health Management Team, Department of Population Health & Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State University, 1060 William Moore Dr., Raleigh, NC 27607, United States.
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Wu Z, Hu T, Kaiser P. Chicken CCR6 and CCR7 are markers for immature and mature dendritic cells respectively. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 35:563-567. [PMID: 21195108 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2010.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Revised: 12/22/2010] [Accepted: 12/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
In mammals, the CC chemokine receptors 6 and 7 (CCR6 and CCR7) play important roles in controlling the trafficking of dendritic cells (DC). CCR6 is expressed primarily on immature DC in the periphery and plays a role in the recruitment of immature DC to sites of potential antigen entry. On encountering pathogens, DC mature and migrate to secondary lymphoid organs where they present pathogen antigen to T cells to initiate specific adaptive immune responses. Maturation involves down-regulation of CCR6 but up-regulation of CCR7. To investigate the role of these two chemokine receptors in the function of DC in the chicken, a full-length chicken CCR7 (chCCR7) cDNA was cloned. Chicken CCR6 (chCCR6) was already available (Munoz et al., 2009). ChCCR7 shows the typical secondary structure of a seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptor and has 66% and 64% amino acid identity with human and mouse CCR7, respectively. Like its mammalian orthologues, chCCR7 mRNA was highly expressed in most lymphoid tissues (with the exception of the Harderian gland) and also in some non-lymphoid tissues (especially the heart, lung, skin and small intestine). Both chCCR6 and chCCR7 were expressed at the mRNA level in immature chicken bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (chBM-DC), as measured by real-time quantitative RT-PCR. After DC maturation following stimulation with LPS or CD40L, expression levels of chCCR6 mRNA were down-regulated, whereas those of chCCR7 were up-regulated, suggesting that these two chemokine receptors play a similar role in the trafficking of chicken DC as they do in mammals and that they act as markers of immature (chCCR6) and mature (chCCR7) DC.
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- Zhiguang Wu
- Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Berkshire RG20 7NN, UK.
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Gimeno IM, Cortes AL. Evaluation of factors influencing replication of serotype 1 Marek's disease vaccines in the chicken lung. Avian Pathol 2010; 39:71-9. [DOI: 10.1080/03079451003599250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Baaten BJG, Staines KA, Smith LP, Skinner H, Davison TF, Butter C. Early replication in pulmonary B cells after infection with Marek's disease herpesvirus by the respiratory route. Viral Immunol 2010; 22:431-44. [PMID: 19951180 DOI: 10.1089/vim.2009.0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Abstract Natural infection with Marek's disease virus occurs through the respiratory mucosa after chickens inhale dander shed from infected chickens. The early events in the lung following exposure to the feather and squamous epithelial cell debris containing the viral particles remain unclear. In order to elucidate the virological and immunological consequences of MDV infection for the respiratory tract, chickens were infected by intratracheal administration of infective dander. Differences between susceptible and resistant chickens were immediately apparent, with delayed viral replication and earlier onset of interferon (IFN)-gamma production in the latter. CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells surrounded infected cells in the lung. Although viral replication was evident in macrophages, pulmonary B cells were the main target cell type in susceptible chickens following intratracheal infection with MDV. In accordance, depletion of B cells curtailed viremia and substantially affected pathogenesis in susceptible chickens. Together the data described here demonstrate the role of pulmonary B cells as the primary and predominant target cells and their importance for MDV pathogenesis.
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- B J G Baaten
- Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, UK.
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Wu Z, Hu T, Butter C, Kaiser P. Cloning and characterisation of the chicken orthologue of dendritic cell-lysosomal associated membrane protein (DC-LAMP). DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 34:183-8. [PMID: 19782701 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2009] [Revised: 09/15/2009] [Accepted: 09/17/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
A cDNA encoding the chicken orthologue of dendritic cell-lysosomal associated membrane protein (DC-LAMP)/CD208 was cloned by RT-PCR from RNA isolated from mature chicken bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (chBM-DCs). The cloned chicken DC-LAMP (chDC-LAMP) cDNA consists of 1281 nucleotides encoding an open reading frame of 426 amino acids (aa). Comparison of the deduced aa sequence of DC-LAMP with orthologous proteins from human and mouse revealed 27 and 24% identity, respectively. The predicted chDC-LAMP protein shares the characteristic features of LAMP family members. ChDC-LAMP mRNA, unlike its mammalian orthologues, was expressed in a wide range of tissues, at highest levels in the lung. Lymphoid tissues including thymus, spleen, bursa, ceacal tonsil and Meckel's diverticulum had high chDC-LAMP mRNA expression levels. ChDC-LAMP mRNA was expressed in all splenocyte subsets with the highest expression in Bu-1(+) B cells and KUL01(+) cells, which would include macrophages and DC. ChDC-LAMP mRNA was highly expressed in chBM-DC, whereas expression levels in chicken monocyte-derived macrophages (chMo-Mac) and the HD11 macrophage cell line were significantly lower. Following CD40L stimulation, chDC-LAMP mRNA expression levels were up-regulated in mature chBM-DC, chMo-Mac and HD11 cells whereas lipopolysaccharide (LPS) only up-regulated chDC-LAMP mRNA expression levels in chBM-DC. ChDC-LAMP is not solely expressed on chicken DC but can be used as a marker to differentiate between immature and mature DC.
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- Zhiguang Wu
- Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Berkshire, UK.
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Davidson I. Diverse uses of feathers with emphasis on diagnosis of avian viral infections and vaccine virus monitoring. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE 2009. [DOI: 10.1590/s1516-635x2009000300001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wu Z, Rothwell L, Hu T, Kaiser P. Chicken CD14, unlike mammalian CD14, is trans-membrane rather than GPI-anchored. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 33:97-104. [PMID: 18761368 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2008.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2008] [Revised: 07/21/2008] [Accepted: 07/21/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A cDNA encoding the chicken homologue of the human myelomonocytic differentiation antigen, CD14, was cloned by RT-PCR from chicken bone marrow cell RNA, using oligonucleotide primers based on the predicted cDNA sequence. The cloned chicken CD14 (chCD14) cDNA encodes an open reading frame of 465 amino acids (aa), with 31-34% aa identity to mouse, bovine and human (hu) CD14. As in mouse and man, chCD14 is a leucine-rich protein. In mammals, CD14 is a GPI-anchored protein. Protein structure analysis suggested that chCD14, by contrast, was potentially a trans-membrane protein. The predicted aa sequence comprises an extracellular domain of 417 aa, followed by a 23-aa trans-membrane segment, and a 25-aa intracytoplasmic region, the latter containing no obvious signalling motifs. COS-7 cells were transfected with p3XFLAG-CMV-8::chCD14 or pCDM8::huCD14, incubated with or without PI-PLC and stained with anti-FLAG or anti-huCD14 antibody respectively. PI-PLC cleaved huCD14 but not chCD14, suggesting that chCD14 is not GPI-anchored. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that chCD14 mRNA was expressed in most lymphoid and non-lymphoid tissues, except muscle. ChCD14 mRNA was also expressed in most cells examined but strongly expressed in chicken peripheral blood monocyte/macrophages and KUL01+ splenocytes.
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- Zhiguang Wu
- Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Berkshire RG20 7NN, UK.
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Vaccination against Marek's disease reduces telomerase activity and viral gene transcription in peripheral blood leukocytes from challenged chickens. Vaccine 2008; 26:4904-12. [PMID: 18680776 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2008] [Revised: 07/02/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
We investigated whether telomerase activity and viral gene transcription were associated with protection against the RB-1B strain of Marek's disease virus (MDV) in chickens vaccinated with Rispens CVI988 or the herpes virus of turkey (HVT). Telomerase activity in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) seemed to be an appropriate marker of lymphoma and levels of viral transcription were correlated with the virulence of MDV strains. Vaccinated protected birds had lower levels of telomerase activity and RB-1B viral gene transcription than unvaccinated chickens infected with RB-1B. The decrease in RB-1B viral transcription was more marked in chickens vaccinated with CVI988 than in those vaccinated with HVT. Indeed, RB-1B viral transcription was not detectable after 14 days post-challenge. In conclusion, telomerase activity and gene transcription in challenge MDV strains are potential new reliable criteria of protection in vaccinated chickens.
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