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Bovine Enteroids as an In Vitro Model for Infection with Bovine Coronavirus

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VIRUSES-BASEL
Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v15030635

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bovine coronavirus (BCoV); bovine; enteroid; in vitro model; organoid

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This study established bovine enteroids as an in vitro replication system for BCoV and found that the expression of pro-inflammatory genes remained unchanged, while the expression of other immune genes was significantly downregulated in response to BCoV infection.
Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) is one of the major viral pathogens of cattle, responsible for economic losses and causing a substantial impact on animal welfare. Several in vitro 2D models have been used to investigate BCoV infection and its pathogenesis. However, 3D enteroids are likely to be a better model with which to investigate host-pathogen interactions. This study established bovine enteroids as an in vitro replication system for BCoV, and we compared the expression of selected genes during the BCoV infection of the enteroids with the expression previously described in HCT-8 cells. The enteroids were successfully established from bovine ileum and permissive to BCoV, as shown by a seven-fold increase in viral RNA after 72 h. Immunostaining of differentiation markers showed a mixed population of differentiated cells. Gene expression ratios at 72 h showed that pro-inflammatory responses such as IL-8 and IL-1A remained unchanged in response to BCoV infection. Expression of other immune genes, including CXCL-3, MMP13, and TNF-alpha, was significantly downregulated. This study shows that the bovine enteroids had a differentiated cell population and were permissive to BCoV. Further studies are necessary for a comparative analysis to determine whether enteroids are suitable in vitro models to study host responses during BCoV infection.

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