Coinfection with porcine circovirus type 2 and Glaesserella parasuis serotype 4 enhances pathogenicity in piglets

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Coinfection of Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and Glaesserella parasuis type 4 (GPS4) is widespread clinically, resulting in high morbidity and mortality, however, interactions between the two pathogens during coinfection and the coinfection pathogenesis are poorly understood. In this study, a piglet model coinfected with PCV2 and GPS4 was established; coinfection of the piglets' group showed more obvious symptoms, such as high fever and emaciation, and more severe histological lesions appeared in various organs. Importantly, piglets in the coinfection group produced lower levels of PCV2 and GPS4 antibodies, and showed high levels of inflammatory cytokines, TLR2, and TLR4, while the levels of CD4, CD8, MHC II, costimulatory molecules, and IL-12p40 were decreased. In addition, a model of macrophage 3D4/21 cells coinfection with PCV2 and GPS4 was established, coinfected cells exhibited increased expression of the cytokines IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, IL-1β, and the receptors TLR2, TLR4, while decreased MHC II. We further demonstrate that cytokine production is associated with the activation of NF-κB and NLRP3 inflammasome signaling pathways, and TLR4 is also involved. Altogether, our findings suggest that coinfection with PCV2 and GPS4 exacerbates the inflammatory response, resulting in severe tissue damage, and probably impaired macrophage antigen presentation and T cell activation, resulting in immune dysregulation, aggravating host infection.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:278

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Veterinary microbiology - 278(2023) vom: 01. März, Seite 109663

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guo, Mengru [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Kaiyue [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Shaojie [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Jinsheng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Mingxing [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Huixing [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Hongjie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coinfection
Cytokines
Glaesserella parasuis type 4
Immune dysregulation
Journal Article
Porcine circovirus type 2
Toll-Like Receptor 2
Toll-Like Receptor 4

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Date Completed 14.02.2023

Date Revised 14.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.vetmic.2023.109663

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351916849