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VETERINARY JOURNAL
卷 187, 期 1, 页码 48-53出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.12.012
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Acute phase proteins; Broncho-alveolar lavage; Cytokines; Pathogenesis; Swine influenza
This study set out to investigate the cytokines and acute phase proteins (APPs) associated with the acute stages of experimentally-induced swine influenza virus (SIV) infection in 3-week-old, colostrum-deprived, caesarean-derived piglets. The piglets were inoculated intratracheally with 10(7.5) 50% egg infective dose [EID50] Swine/Belgium/1/98 (H1N1) SIV and were euthanased at time-points between 0 and 120 h post-inoculation (PI). Broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF), lung homogenates and sera were examined for inflammatory mediators by bioassay or ELISA. Interferon (IFN)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha peaked in BALF 24-30 h PI, when virus titres and the severity of clinical signs were maximal. Whereas IFN-gamma and IL-12, but not IL-18, increased in tandem in BALF, serum cytokine concentrations were either undetectable or were up to 100-fold lower. The APP C-reactive protein (CRP) and haptoglobin peaked 24 h later than the cytokines and reached higher levels in serum than in BALF. In contrast, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding protein (LBP) only increased in BALF. Lung virus titres tightly correlated with BALF IFN-alpha, IL-6, IL-1, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma and IL-12, as well as with serum IL-6, IFN-alpha and IFN-gamma. Signs of disease correlated with the same cytokines in BALF and serum, as well as with BALF LBP and serum CRP. The findings suggest that IFN-gamma and IL-12 play a role in the pathogenesis of Sly and that APPs are induced by cytokines. This influenza infection model may have value in assessing the therapeutic potential of cytokine antagonists. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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