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Global Gene Expression Profiling of Myeloid Immune Cell Subsets in Response to In Vitro Challenge with Porcine Circovirus 2b

Mavrommatis, B; Offord, V; Patterson, R; Watson, M; Kanellos, T; Steinbach, F; Grierson, S; Werling, D

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B Mavrommatis

V Offord

R Patterson

M Watson

T Kanellos

F Steinbach

S Grierson

D Werling



Abstract

Compelling evidence suggests that the early interaction between porcine circovirus 2 (PCV-2) and the innate immune system is the key event in the pathogenesis of Post-Weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS). Furthermore, PCV2 has been detected in bone-marrow samples, potentially enabling an easy spread and reservoir for the virus. To assess the gene-expression differences induced by an in-vitro PCV2b infection in different three different myeloid innate immune cell subsets generated from the same animal, we used the Agilent Porcine Gene Expression Microarray (V2). Alveolar macrophages (AMØs), monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MoDCs) and bone-marrow cells (BMCs) were generated from each animal, and challenged with a UK-isolate of a PCV2 genotype b-strain at a MOI of 0.5. Remarkably, analysis showed a highly distinct and cell-type dependent response to PCV2b challenge. Overall, MoDCs showed the most marked response to PCV2b challenge in vitro and revealed a key role for TNF in the interaction with PCV2b, whereas only few genes were affected in BMCs and AMØs. These observations were further supported by an enrichment of genes in the downstream NF-κB Signalling pathway as well as an up regulation of genes with pro-apoptotic functions post-challenge. PCV2b challenge increases the expression of a large number of immune-related and pro-apoptotic genes mainly in MoDC, which possibly explain the increased inflammation, granulomatous inflammation and lymphocyte depletion seen in PMWS-affected pigs.

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Mavrommatis, B., Offord, V., Patterson, R., Watson, M., Kanellos, T., Steinbach, F., …Werling, D. (2014). Global Gene Expression Profiling of Myeloid Immune Cell Subsets in Response to In Vitro Challenge with Porcine Circovirus 2b. PLoS ONE, 9(3), e91081. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091081

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 7, 2014
Publication Date Mar 11, 2014
Deposit Date Nov 12, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal PLoS One
Publisher Public Library of Science
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Issue 3
Pages e91081
DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091081
Public URL https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1405864
Additional Information Corporate Creators : AHVLA, Roslin, Zoetis Animal Health

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