Project description:Airway epithelial cells from 3 different breeds of chicken infected with Newcastle Disease virus were sequenced and compared to cells from uninfected control birds. The 3 breeds were an indigenous breed, commercial Rhode Island Reds and a hybrid breed (Kenbro).
Project description:Whole transcriptome analysis of two genetically distinctinct inbred chicken lines during NDV infection and heat stress. Background: Newcastle disease virus, in its most pathogenic form, threatens the livelihood of rural poultry farmers where there is a limited infrastructure and service for vaccinations to prevent outbreaks of the virus. Previously reported studies on the host response to Newcastle disease in chickens have not examined the disease under abiotic stressors, such as heat, which commonly experienced by chickens in regions such as Africa. The objective of this study was to elucidate the underlying biological mechanisms that contribute to disease resistance in chickens to the Newcastle disease virus while under the effects of heat stress. Results: Differential gene expression analysis identified genes differentially expressed between treated and non-treated birds across three time points (2, 6, and 10 days post-infection) in Fayoumi and Leghorn birds. Across the three time points, Fayoumi had very few genes differentially expressed between treated and non-treated groups at 2 and 6 days post-infection. However, 202 genes were differentially expressed at 10 days post-infection. Alternatively, Leghorn had very few genes differentially expressed at 2 and 10 days post-infection but had 167 differentially expressed genes at 6 days post-infection. Very few differentially expressed genes were shared between the two genetic lines, and pathway analysis found unique signaling pathways specific to each genetic line. Conclusions: The findings in this study confirmed our hypothesis that the Fayoumi line was more resistant to Newcastle disease virus infection compared to the Leghorn line. Fayoumi had significantly lower viral load, higher viral clearance, higher anti-NDV antibody levels, and fewer viral transcripts detected compared to Leghorns. Fayoumis activated immune related pathways including SAPK/JNK and p38 MAPK signaling pathways at earlier time points, while Leghorn would activate these same pathways at a later time. Further analysis revealed activation of the GP6 signaling pathway that may be responsible for the susceptible Leghorn response. Interaction analysis demonstrated substantial differences in response patterns between the two genetic lines that was not observed from the within line contrasts. This study has provided novel insights into the transcriptome response of the Harderian gland tissue during Newcastle disease virus infection while under heat stress utilizing a unique resistant and susceptible model.
Project description:Genotype VIId NDV is characterized by severe tissue damage in chicken lymphoid organs compared to other virulent strains. However, biological basis of this unusual pathological phenotype is unknown. Host response is associated with pathogenicity of Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV). We aim to determine the contribution of host response to the severe tissue destruction in the lymphoid system caused by genotype VIId NDV. We used microarray analysis to evaluate the global transcriptional response in the spleen of chickens infected with genotype VIId NDV strain JS5/05 and genotype IV NDV Herts/33. Chickens were inoculated with JS5/05 or Herts/33 or mock-infected. At day 2 post infection, spleens were isolated from three chickens per group for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. Samples were named as follows: JS5/05 (I4_1_NS,I4_2_NS,I4_3_NS), Herts/33 (H1_NS,H2_NS, H3_NS), control (C1_NS, C2_NS, C3_NS).
Project description:Newcastle disease (ND) is an acute, febrile, and highly contagious disease caused by the virulent Newcastle disease virus (vNDV) worldwide. The disease causes serious economic losses to the poultry industry. However, the metabolic changes caused by vNDV infection remain unclear. The objective of this study was to determine whether small molecule metabolites contribute to the pathogenesis of vNDV. DF-1 cells and the lungs of specific pathogen free (SPF) chickens infected with the vNDV strain Herts/33 were analyzed via ultra high-performance liquid tandem chromatography quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOF-MS) in combination with multivariate statistical analysis. A total of 304 metabolites were significantly changed post vNDV infection, and most belong to the amino acid and nucleotide metabolic pathway. It is suggested that the increased pools of amino acids and nucleotides may be used for viral protein synthesis and genome amplification. Similar results were also confirmed in vivo; this is consistent with the characteristic of acute vNDV infection. The identification of these different metabolites will provide a great deal of important information to further understand the mechanism of vNDV replication and pathogenesis.
Project description:Genotype VIId NDV is characterized by severe tissue damage in chicken lymphoid organs compared to other virulent strains. However, biological basis of this unusual pathological phenotype is unknown. Host response is associated with pathogenicity of Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV). We aim to determine the contribution of host response to the severe tissue destruction in the lymphoid system caused by genotype VIId NDV. We used microarray analysis to evaluate the global transcriptional response in the spleen of chickens infected with genotype VIId NDV strain JS5/05 and genotype IV NDV Herts/33.
Project description:We report the genetic plasticity of Newcastle disease virus. We introduced insertional mutation in the virus genome and checked fitness by comparing distribution of mutants in passage 1 and passage 2.
Project description:Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is an avian virus that selectively replicates and kills many different types of cancer cells and is being developed for cancer treatment. Our aim was to establish persistent infection in EJ28 and TCCSUP bladder cancer cells and identify the dysregulated genes and disrupted molecular pathways associated with persistent infection.
Project description:To investigate the role of m6A modification during Newcastle disease virus (NDV) infection We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq and MeRIP-seq of NDV infected CEF cells and normal cells.
Project description:This study aimed to characterize differential responses between the relatively resistant (Fayoumi) and susceptible (Leghorn) chicken lines when challenged with a high titered lentogenic Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) strain via the eyes and nostrils at three weeks of age. The lung was collected from challenged and non-challenged birds from each line at 2, 6, and 10 days-post-infection (dpi). High quality RNA was isolated, used for cDNA library construction, and sequenced on the HiSeq2500.
Project description:Newcastle disease (ND) affects a few hundred avian species including chicken, and the clinical outcome of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) infection ranges from mild to severe fatal disease depending on the NDV pathotype and the host species involved. Japanese quails serve as natural reservoirs of NDV and play important role in NDV epidemiology. While infection of chicken with velogenic NDV results in severe often fatal illness, the same infection in Japanese quails is results in in apparent infection. The molecular basis of this contrasting clinical outcomes of NDV infection is not yet known. We compared global gene expression in spleens of chicken and Japanese quails infected with a lentogenic or velogenic NDVs. We found contrasting regulation of key genes associated with NF-κB pathway and T-cell activation between chicken and Japanese quails. Our data suggests association of NDV resistance in Japanese quails to activation of NF-κB pathway and T cell proliferation.