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Ball C, Manswr B, Herrmann A, Lemiere S, Ganapathy K. Avian metapneumovirus subtype B vaccination in commercial broiler chicks: heterologous protection and selected host transcription responses to subtype A or B challenge. Avian Pathol 2022; 51:181-196. [PMID: 35099352 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2022.2036697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) causes respiratory disease and drops in egg production in chicken, and is routinely controlled by vaccination. However, the host's immune response to virulent challenge in vaccinated or unvaccinated broiler chickens is poorly characterised. We show that subtype B vaccination offers heterologous (subtype A challenge) and homologous (subtype B challenge) protection. Subtype B challenge causes significantly greater humoral antibody titres in vaccinated and unvaccinated chickens. In turbinate and lung tissues of unvaccinated-challenged chickens, IgA and IgY mRNA transcription was significantly up-regulated after subtype B challenge compared to subtype A. Cellular immunity (CD8-α and CD8-β) gene transcripts were significantly up-regulated during early and later stages of infection from subtype B or subtype A respectively. Immune gene transcriptional responses (IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-18) were significantly up-regulated after challenge. Gene transcription results have shown that mRNA expression levels of CD8-α, CD8-β, TLR3 and IL-6, particularly in turbinate and trachea tissues, are useful parameters to include in future aMPV vaccination-challenge studies.
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- Christopher Ball
- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Cheshire, UK
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Cheshire, UK.,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Diyala University, Iraq
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- Boehringer Ingelheim, 69007 Lyon, 29 avenue Tony Garnier, France
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- Boehringer Ingelheim, 69007 Lyon, 29 avenue Tony Garnier, France
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Cheshire, UK
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Al-Rasheed M, Ball C, Ganapathy K. Route of infectious bronchitis virus vaccination determines the type and magnitude of immune responses in table egg laying hens. Vet Res 2021; 52:139. [PMID: 34772449 PMCID: PMC8587502 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-021-01008-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Chicken immune responses to infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) vaccination can depend on route of administration, vaccine strain and bird age. Typically for layer chickens, IBV vaccinations are administered by spray in the hatchery at day-old and boosted at intervals with live vaccines via drinking water (DW). Knowledge of live attenuated IBV vaccine virus kinetics and the immune response in egg-laying hens is exceptionally limited. Here, we demonstrated dissemination of vaccine viruses and differences in hen innate, mucosal, cellular and humoral immune responses following vaccination with Massachusetts or 793B strains, administered by DW or oculonasal (ON) routes. Detection of IBV in the Mass-vaccinated groups was greater during early time-points, however, 793B was detected more frequently at later timepoints. Viral RNA loads in the Harderian gland and turbinate tissues were significantly higher for ON-Mass compared to all other vaccinated groups. Lachrymal fluid IgY levels were significantly greater than the control at 14 days post-vaccination (dpv) for both vaccine serotypes, and IgA mRNA levels were significantly greater in ON-vaccinated groups compared to DW-vaccinated groups, demonstrating robust mucosal immune responses. Cell mediated immune gene transcripts (CD8-α and CD8-β) were up-regulated in turbinate and trachea tissues. For both vaccines, dissemination and vaccine virus clearance was slower when given by DW compared to the ON route. For ON administration, both vaccines induced comparable levels of mucosal immunity. The Mass vaccine induced cellular immunity to similar levels regardless of vaccination method. When given either by ON or DW, 793B vaccination induced significantly higher levels of humoral immunity.
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- Mohammed Al-Rasheed
- Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecology Sciences, University of Liverpool, Cheshire, UK.,College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.,Avian Research Center, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecology Sciences, University of Liverpool, Cheshire, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecology Sciences, University of Liverpool, Cheshire, UK.
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Ryan J, Ludbrook L, Wilhelm D, Sinclair A, Koopman P, Bernard P, Harley V. Analysis of Gene Function in Cultured Embryonic Mouse Gonads Using Nucleofection. Sex Dev 2011; 5:7-15. [DOI: 10.1159/000322162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Di Iorio E, Barbaro V, Volpi N, Bertolin M, Ferrari B, Fasolo A, Arnaldi R, Brusini P, Prosdocimo G, Ponzin D, Ferrari S. Localization and expression of CHST6 and keratan sulfate proteoglycans in the human cornea. Exp Eye Res 2010; 91:293-9. [PMID: 20537995 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2010.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2010] [Revised: 05/28/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Macular corneal dystrophy (MCD; OMIM 217800) is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder caused by mutations in the carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6 (CHST6) and characterised by the presence of unsulfated keratan sulfate proteoglycans (KSPGs) forming abnormal deposits that eventually lead to visual impairment. The aim of this study is to understand in which corneal cells CHST6 and KSPGs are expressed and exert their activity. Expression and localization of CHST6, keratan sulfate (KS) and proteins of the KSPGs, such as mimecan and lumican, were assessed both in human cornea sections and in cultured primary keratinocytes (n = 3) and keratocytes (n = 4). Immunohistochemistry, semiquantitative RT-PCR, in situ RNA hybridization and HPLC analysis of glycosaminoglycans were used as read-outs. In human corneas KS was predominantly found in the stroma, but absent, or barely detectable, in the corneal epithelium. A similar pattern of distribution was found in the epidermis, with KS mainly localised in the derma. As expected, in the cornea CHST6 (the gene encoding the enzyme which transfers sulfate residues onto KSPGs) was found expressed in the suprabasal, but not basal, layers of the epithelium, in the stroma and in the endothelium. Analyses of KS by means of HPLC showed that in vitro cultured stromal keratocytes express and secrete more KS than keratinocytes, thus mirroring results observed in vivo. Similarly expression of the CHST6 gene and of KS proteoglycans such as mimecan, lumican is limited to stromal keratocytes. Unlike keratocytes, corneal keratinocytes do not synthesize mimecan or lumican, and express very little, if none, CHST6. Any drug/gene therapy or surgical intervention aimed at curing this rare genetic disorder must therefore involve and target stromal keratocytes. If coupled to the accuracy of HPLC-based assay that we developed to determine the amount of KS in serum, our findings could lead to more targeted therapeutic treatments of the ocular features in MCD patients.
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- Enzo Di Iorio
- The Veneto Eye Bank Foundation, Via Paccagnella 11, c/o Padiglione Giovanni Rama, 30174 Zelarino-Venice, Italy
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Di Nunzio F, Maruggi G, Ferrari S, Di Iorio E, Poletti V, Garcia M, Del Rio M, De Luca M, Larcher F, Pellegrini G, Mavilio F. Correction of laminin-5 deficiency in human epidermal stem cells by transcriptionally targeted lentiviral vectors. Mol Ther 2008; 16:1977-85. [PMID: 18813277 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2008.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Deficiency of the basement membrane component laminin-5 (LAM5) causes junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB), a severe and often fatal skin adhesion defect. Autologous transplantation of epidermal stem cells genetically corrected with a Moloney leukemia virus (MLV)-derived retroviral vector reconstitutes LAM5 synthesis, and corrects the adhesion defect in JEB patients. However, MLV-derived vectors have genotoxic characteristics, and are unable to reproduce the physiological, basal layer-restricted expression of LAM5 chains. We have developed an alternative gene transfer strategy based on self-inactivating (SIN) or long terminal repeat (LTR)-modified lentiviral vectors, in which transgene expression is under the control of different combinations of promoter-enhancer elements derived from the keratin-14 (K14) gene. Analysis in human keratinocyte cultures and in fully differentiated skin regenerated onto immunodeficient mice showed that gene expression directed by K14 enhancers is tissue-specific and restricted to the basal layer of the epidermis. Transcriptionally targeted lentiviral vectors efficiently transduced clonogenic stem/progenitor cells derived from a skin biopsy of a JEB patient, restored normal synthesis of LAM5 in cultured keratinocytes, and reconstituted normal adhesion properties in human skin equivalents transplanted onto immunodeficient mice. These vectors are therefore an effective, and potentially more safe, alternative to MLV-based retroviral vectors in gene therapy of JEB.Molecular Therapy (2008) 16 12, 1977-1985 doi:10.1038/mt.2008.204.
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- Francesca Di Nunzio
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Bagheri-Fam S, Sim H, Bernard P, Jayakody I, Taketo MM, Scherer G, Harley VR. Loss of Fgfr2 leads to partial XY sex reversal. Dev Biol 2008; 314:71-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2007] [Revised: 11/05/2007] [Accepted: 11/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sasaki Y, Yamamoto Y, Miyazaki T, Ito MR, Nose M, Watanabe M. Augmentation of osteopontin expression in renal tubuli is independent of a histopathological type of glomerular lesions in mouse lupus nephritis. Pathol Int 2006; 56:135-43. [PMID: 16497246 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2006.01937.x] [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] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Augmentation of osteopontin (OPN) expression in renal tubuli is often observed in lupus nephritis. To investigate whether this might depend on histopathological type of glomerular lesions, comparative studies of the distribution and levels of OPN expression in kidneys were performed by in situ hybridization and real-time polymerase chain reaction in mouse lupus nephritis manifesting inflammatory (endocapillary proliferative) and deposit (wire loop) types of glomerular lesions. These glomerular lesions were developed in C.B-17/Inc-scid/scid mice by injection of IgG3 antibody producing hybridoma clones, 2B11.3 and 7B6.8, respectively, which are derived from an MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr (MRL/lpr) lupus mouse. Both clones significantly augmented OPN expression in renal tubuli, but a non-nephritogenic IgG3 clone, 1G3, derived from the same MRL/lpr mouse, did not. The OPN augmentation was prominent in the renal cortex and the inner stripe of the outer medulla. These results indicate that OPN augmentation in renal tubuli is not associated with a histopathological type of glomerular lesion in lupus nephritis, at least not with an inflammatory or a deposit type.
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- Yoshifumi Sasaki
- Kobe University School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan
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Barrionuevo F, Taketo MM, Scherer G, Kispert A. Sox9 is required for notochord maintenance in mice. Dev Biol 2006; 295:128-40. [PMID: 16678811 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2005] [Revised: 03/01/2006] [Accepted: 03/13/2006] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Sox9 encodes a HMG-box transcription factor that has been implicated in numerous developmental processes including chondrogenesis, formation of cardiac valves, and neural crest, testis and spinal cord development. Here we show that Sox9 is expressed in the notochord and the sclerotome during mouse development suggesting that the gene may play additional roles in the development of the axial skeleton. We used ubiquitous mosaic inactivation of a conditional Sox9 allele by Cre/loxP-mediated recombination in the mouse to screen for novel functions of Sox9, and revealed that its absence results in severe malformations of the vertebral column. Besides its established role in chondrogenesis, Sox9 is required for maintaining the structural integrity of the notochord. Mutant embryos establish a normal notochord; however, starting from E9.5, the notochord disintegrates in a cranial to caudal manner. The late requirement in notochord development uncovered a function of notochord-derived signals in inducing segmentation of the ventral sclerotome and chondrogenesis. Thus, Sox9 is required for axial skeletogenesis by regulating notochord survival and chondrogenesis.
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- Francisco Barrionuevo
- Institute of Human Genetics and Anthropology, University of Freiburg, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany.
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Barrionuevo F, Bagheri-Fam S, Klattig J, Kist R, Taketo MM, Englert C, Scherer G. Homozygous inactivation of Sox9 causes complete XY sex reversal in mice. Biol Reprod 2005; 74:195-201. [PMID: 16207837 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.105.045930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 251] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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In the presence of the Y-chromosomal gene Sry, the bipotential mouse gonads develop as testes rather than as ovaries. The autosomal gene Sox9, a likely and possibly direct Sry target, can induce testis development in the absence of Sry. Sox9 is thus sufficient but not necessarily essential for testis induction. Mutational inactivation of one allele of SOX9/Sox9 causes sex reversal in humans but not in mice. Because Sox9(-/-) embryos die around Embryonic Day 11.5 (E11.5) at the onset of testicular morphogenesis, differentiation of the mutant XY gonad can be analyzed only ex vivo in organ culture. We have therefore conditionally inactivated both Sox9 alleles in the gonadal anlagen using the CRE/loxP recombination system, whereby CRE recombinase is under control of the cytokeratin 19 promoter. Analysis of resulting Sox9(-/-) XY gonads up to E15.5 reveals immediate, complete sex reversal, as shown by expression of the early ovary-specific markers Wnt4 and Foxl2 and by lack of testis cord and Leydig cell formation. Sry expression in mutant XY gonads indicates that downregulation of Wnt4 and Foxl2 is dependent on Sox9 rather than on Sry. Our results provide in vivo proof that, in contrast to the situation in humans, complete XY sex reversal in mice requires inactivation of both Sox9 alleles and that Sox9 is essential for testogenesis in mice.
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- Francisco Barrionuevo
- Institute of Human Genetics and Anthropology, University of Freiburg, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
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Di Iorio E, Barbaro V, Ruzza A, Ponzin D, Pellegrini G, De Luca M. Isoforms of DeltaNp63 and the migration of ocular limbal cells in human corneal regeneration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:9523-8. [PMID: 15983386 PMCID: PMC1172259 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0503437102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2005] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The p63 gene generates transactivating and N-terminally truncated transcripts (DeltaNp63) initiated by different promoters. Alternative splicing gives rise to three different C termini, designated alpha, beta, and gamma. In the ocular epithelium, the corneal stem cells, which are segregated in the basal layer of the limbus, contain the alpha isoform but not beta or gamma. Holoclones derived from the limbus are rich in alpha, meroclones contain little, and paraclones contain none. In normal resting corneal epithelium, p63 of all isoforms is absent. Upon corneal wounding, cells originating from the limbus and containing alpha migrate progressively through the epithelium of the peripheral and central cornea. In the absence of an attached limbus, no alpha isoform appears in the corneal epithelium. When migrating cells containing the alpha isoform appear in the wounded corneal epithelium, they are confined to the basal layer, but the suprabasal cells, not only of the cornea but of the limbus as well, contain mRNA encoding beta and gamma. These data support the concept that the alpha isoform of p63 is necessary for the maintenance of the proliferative potential of limbal stem cells and their ability to migrate over the cornea. The beta and gamma isoforms, being suprabasal and virtually absent from the resting limbus, are not stem cell markers but are likely to play a role in epithelial differentiation specifically during the process of corneal regeneration.
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- Enzo Di Iorio
- Epithelial Stem Cell Research Center, Veneto Eye Bank Foundation, 30122 Venice, Italy
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Suzuki T, Akimoto M, Mandai M, Takahashi M, Yoshimura N. A new PCR-based approach for the preparation of RNA probe. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 62:251-8. [PMID: 15733585 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2004.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2004] [Accepted: 12/06/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A number of PCR-based in situ hybridization (ISH) techniques have been reported to facilitate the procedure. However, those techniques require additional gene specific primers with RNA polymerase binding site. We developed a new PCR-based ISH technique without extra gene-specific primers. We amplified gene specific PCR products with regular gene-specific primer pairs. Special linker, including T7 RNA polymerase binding site, was adapted to amplified PCR products. Secondary PCR was performed with T7 primer, and forward or reverse primer, used for the first PCR to prepare template DNA for RNA transcription. We were able to generate sense and anti-sense probes for ISH in a day. Recently, real-time PCR and ISH are required to validate microarray results quantitatively and qualitatively. This technique can be expected to facilitate the high-throughput validation of transcripts detected by microarrays.
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- Takuya Suzuki
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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