Model of persistent foot-and-mouth disease virus infection in multilayered cells derived from bovine dorsal soft palate.

ABSTRACT: Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) causes a highly contagious vesicular disease in livestock, with serious consequences for international trade. The virus persists in the nasopharynx of cattle and this slows down the process to obtain an FMDV-free status after an outbreak. To study biological mechanisms, or to identify molecules that can be targeted to diagnose or interfere with persistence, we developed a model of persistent FMDV infection in bovine dorsal soft palate (DSP). Primary DSP cells were isolated after commercial slaughter and were cultured in multilayers at the air-liquid interface. After 5 weeks of culture without further passage, the cells were infected with FMDV strain O/FRA/1/2001. Approximately, 20% of cells still had a polygonal morphology and displayed tight junctions a

SUBMITTER: Hagglund S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7003861 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature