| Literature DB >> 20423698 |
Eider Salazar1, Eva Monleón, Rosa Bolea, Cristina Acín, Marta Pérez, Neila Alvarez, Iratxe Leginagoikoa, Ramón Juste, Esmeralda Minguijón, Ramsés Reina, Idoia Glaria, Eduardo Berriatua, Damián de Andrés, Juan José Badiola, Beatriz Amorena, Lluís Luján.
Abstract
There are few reports on the pathogenesis of scrapie (Sc) and Visna/maedi virus (VMV) coinfections. The aim of this work was to study in vivo as well as post mortem both diseases in 91 sheep. Diagnosis of Sc and VMV infections allowed the distribution of animals into five groups according to the presence (+) or absence (-) of infection by Sc and VMV: Sc-/VMV-, Sc-/VMV+, Sc+/VMV- and Sc+/VMV+. The latter was divided into two subgroups, with and without VMV-induced lymphoid follicle hyperplasia (LFH), respectively. In both the lung and mammary gland, PrPSc deposits were found in the germinal center of hyperplasic lymphoid follicles in the subgroup of Sc+/VMV+ having VMV-induced LFH. This detection was always associated with (and likely preceded by) PrPSc observation in the corresponding lymph nodes. No PrPSc was found in other VMV-associated lesions. Animals suffering from scrapie had a statistically significantly lower mean age than the scrapie free animals at the time of death, with no apparent VMV influence. ARQ/ARQ genotype was the most abundant among the 91 ewes and the most frequent in scrapie-affected sheep. VMV infection does not seem to influence the scrapie risk group distribution among animals from the five groups established in this work. Altogether, these data indicate that certain VMV-induced lesions can favor PrPSc deposits in Sc non-target organs such as the lung and the mammary gland, making this coinfection an interesting field that warrants further research for a better comprehension of the pathogenesis of both diseases. © The authors, INRA/EDP Sciences, 2010.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20423698 PMCID: PMC2881419 DOI: 10.1051/vetres/2010030
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet Res ISSN: 0928-4249 Impact factor: 3.683
Number of sheep and mean age in each group. Percentage of animals in brackets.
| Group | Sc | Sc−/VM+ | Sc+/VM− | Sc+/VM+ | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With VMV-associated LFH | Without VMV-associated LFH | |||||
| 10 (10.9) | 26 (28.6) | 30 (33.0) | 14 (15.4) | 11 (12.1) | 91 (100) | |
| Mean age (years) | 8.50 | 7.46 | 4.23 | 5 | 5.18 | 5.85 |
Sc: scrapie.
VM: Visna/maedi, Sc+/VM+ group was divided into two groups depending on the presence of lymphoid follicle hyperplasia (LFH) associated to VM infection in the lung or mammary gland.
VM and scrapie detection in the lung and mammary gland in Sc+/VM+ infected sheep.
| Sc+/VM+ with VMV-induced lymphoid follicle hyperplasia (LFH) | Sc+/VM+ without VMV-induced LFH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Organ | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | L | M | ||
| VM | Lesion | ++ | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | ++ | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| PCR | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | ||
| Sc | IHC | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| WB | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | ||
| BioRad | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | ||
| IDEXX | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | ||
| Final Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ln | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | |||
All animals were positive for detection of VMV antibodies (ELITEST™, Hyphen Biomed).
Organ: L = lung, M = mammary gland.
Lesion: presence of VMV-related LFH.
PCR: detection VMV-LTR sequences.
IHC: detection of PrPSc by immunohistochemistry.
WB: detection of PrPSc by Western blotting (Prionics®-Check WESTERN SR, Prionics AG).
BioRad: detection of PrPSc by BioRad ELISA (BioRad TeSeE™ sheep/goat).
IDEXX: detection of PrPSc by IDEXX ELISA (IDEXX HerdCheck™).
Final Result: negative (−): all techniques for PrPSc detection were negative; Positive (+): IHC and/or WB were positive.
Ln: IHC for PrPSc in the associated lymph node (l: mediastinal lymph node, m: mammary lymph node).
Classification of the 91 sheep included in this work per risk group (as defined by the National Scrapie Plan [11]) and scrapie and VM status.
| Risk group (R) | Genotype | Sc−/VM− | Sc−/VM+ | Sc+/VM− | Sc+/VM+ | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With VMV LFH | Without VMV LFH | ||||||
| R2 | ARR/ARQ | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (11) |
| R3 | AHQ/ARQ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3.3) |
| R3 | ARH/ARH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
| R3 | ARH/ARQ | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 (6.6) |
| R3 | ARQ/ARQ | 7 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 61 (67) |
| R4 | ARR/VRQ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
| R5 | ARQ/VRQ | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 (7.7) |
| R5 | VRQ/VRQ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.2) |
| Total | 10 (10.9) | 26 (28.6) | 30 (33.0) | 14 (15.4) | 11 (12.1) | 91 (100.00) | |