In Situ Detection of Salmonid Alphavirus 3 (SAV3) in Tissues of Atlantic Salmon in a Cohabitation Challenge Model with a Special Focus on the Immune Response to the Virus in the Pseudobranch.

Autor: Tartor H; Department of Fish Health, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, 1433 Ås, Norway., Bernhardt LV; DNV Headquarters, Høvik, 1363 Bærum, Norway., Mohammad SN; Department of Fish Health, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, 1433 Ås, Norway., Kuiper R; Department of Fish Biosecurity, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, 1433 Ås, Norway., Weli SC; Department of Fish Biosecurity, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, 1433 Ås, Norway.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Viruses [Viruses] 2023 Dec 17; Vol. 15 (12). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 17.
DOI: 10.3390/v15122450
Abstrakt: Salmonid alphavirus strain 3 is responsible for outbreaks of pancreas disease in salmon and rainbow trout in Norway. Although the extensive amount of research on SAV3 focused mainly on the heart and pancreas (of clinical importance), tropism and pathogenesis studies of the virus in other salmon tissues are limited. Here, we used a combination of RT-qPCR (Q_nsp1 gene) and in situ hybridization (RNAscope ® ) to demonstrate the tropism of SAV3 in situ in tissues of Atlantic salmon, employing a challenge model (by cohabitation). In addition, as previous results suggested that the pseudobranch may harbor the virus, the change in the expression of different immune genes upon SAV3 infection (RT-qPCR) was focused on the pseudobranch in this study. In situ hybridization detected SAV3 in different tissues of Atlantic salmon during the acute phase of the infection, with the heart ventricle showing the most extensive infection. Furthermore, the detection of the virus in different adipose tissues associated with the internal organs of the salmon suggests a specific affinity of SAV3 to adipocyte components. The inconsistent immune response to SAV3 in the pseudobranch after infection did not mitigate the infection in that tissue and is probably responsible for the persistent low infection at 4 weeks post-challenge. The early detection of SAV3 in the pseudobranch after infection, along with the persistent low infection over the experimental infection course, suggests a pivotal role of the pseudobranch in SAV3 pathogenesis in Atlantic salmon.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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