Journal
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 243, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108653
Keywords
Porcine circovirus type 2; Streptococcus suis serotype 2; Coinfection; Cytokines; Immune dysregulation
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFD0500100]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31872480, 31672574]
- Primary Research & Development Plan of Jiangsu Province [BE2017341]
- Jiangsu Agriculture Science and Technology Innovation Fund [CX(16)1028]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
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Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2) and Streptococcus suis (S. suis) are common pathogens in pigs. Both pathogens are associated with the porcine respiratory disease complex. Clinically, coinfection of PCV-2 and S. suis are often detected in pigs with respiratory symptoms, while interactions between the two pathogens during coinfection and the coinfection pathogenesis are poorly understood. In this study, a piglet model coinfected with PCV-2 and Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2) was established; coinfection of piglets increased the contents of SS2 in blood, and piglets showed more severe pneumonia, myocarditis and arthritis. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were collected and coinfected piglets showed high expression levels of inflammatory cytokines and TLR2, TLR4, while levels of CD4, CD8 and MHC II were reduced. In addition, in order to further explore the mechanisms of coinfection induced cytokine overexpression, an in vitro model of coinfection with PCV-2 and SS2 was established using cells of the porcine monocytic line 3D4/21. Similar to the in vivo results,coinfected cells exhibited increased expression of the cytokines IL-6, IL-8, TNF-alpha and the receptors TLR2, TLR4, while they showed a lower expression of MHC II than cells infected with SS2 alone. Furthermore, in coinfected 3D4/21 cells, both MAPK and NF-kappa B signaling pathways were activated, and the increased expression of IL-8 was related to TLR4. In general, coinfection with PCV-2 and SS2 exacerbated the inflammatory response and probably impaired macrophage antigen presentation, resulting in immune dysregulation and increasing the severity of host infection.
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