Strain specificity of the immune response of pigs following vaccination with various strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
| Autor: | Kenneth J. Koehler, W. L. Mengeling, Vorwald Ac, Kelly M. Lager |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Swine
animal diseases Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Heterologous Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Antibodies Viral Vaccines Attenuated Polymerase Chain Reaction Microbiology Immune system Species Specificity Immunity Animals Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus Fluorescent Antibody Technique Indirect Lung Virulence General Veterinary biology Strain (chemistry) Body Weight Vaccination Viral Vaccines General Medicine Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus biology.organism_classification Virology Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms DNA Viral biology.protein Female Lymph Nodes Lymph Antibody Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Polymorphism Restriction Fragment Length |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Microbiology. 93:13-24 |
| ISSN: | 0378-1135 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0378-1135(02)00427-3 |
| Popis: | The primary objective of the study was to determine strain specificity of the immune response of pigs following vaccination with selected strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). The experimental design included five groups (I through V, six pigs per group) free of antibody for PRRSV at the beginning of the experiment (day 0). On day 0, groups III, IV, and V were vaccinated with attenuated versions of PRRSV strains 8, 9, and 14, respectively. On day 21, the immunity of group II (non-vaccinated/challenged controls) and groups III, IV, and V was challenged by exposing each pig to a composite of the virulent versions of these same three strains. On day 35, all pigs, including non-vaccinated/non-challenged pigs of group I, were necropsied. Lungs and selected lymph nodes were examined for lesions. Serum samples obtained at weekly intervals throughout the study and lung lavage fluids obtained at necropsy were tested for the presence of PRRSV and its strain identity. Before challenge the strain of PRRSV identified in the sera of vaccinated pigs was always that with which the particular pig had been vaccinated (i.e. homologous strain), whereas, with one exception, only heterologous strains were identified after challenge. This apparent strain exclusion as a result of vaccination was statistically significant (P = 0.004). The tendency for heterologous strains to predominate after challenge suggests that a pig's immune response to PRRSV has some degree of strain specificity. Whether this finding has any clinical relevance in regard to immunoprophylaxis remains to be determined. |
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