Project description:In vivo microarray study of global gene expression changes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of German Landrace pigs during the innate immune response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus vaccination.
Project description:Zinc, the second most abundant essential trace element in living organisms, can effectively inhibit RNA viral infections. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a single-stranded RNA virus. It is still unknown whether zinc can suppress PRRSV replication and what its mechanism of action is.
Project description:The aim of this study was to acquire a better understanding of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) disease through a deeper knowledge of gene expression changes that occur in pulmonary lymph nodes by comparing PRRS virus (PRRSV), porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2), and swine influenza virus (IAV-S) infections. The PRRSV, IAV-S and PCV-2 viral infections followed a clinical course in these domestic pigs typical of experimental infection of young pigs with these viruses. PRRSV isolate SDSU-73 was pathogenic in this study inducing fever, anorexia, listlessness, and dyspnea.