PMID- 19767042 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100602 LR - 20100226 IS - 1532-2661 (Electronic) IS - 0034-5288 (Linking) VI - 88 IP - 2 DP - 2010 Apr TI - Localization of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in mammary glands of experimentally infected sows. PG - 304-6 LID - 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.08.008 [doi] AB - We investigated the localization of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in the mammary glands of experimentally infected sows using reverse transcription PCR and immunohistochemistry. Six pregnant sows were inoculated intranasally with PRRSV three weeks prior to the predicted farrowing date. The six PRRSV-infected sows and two uninfected negative control sows remained clinically healthy and farrowed normally. Milk samples were collected from all sows on lactation days 1, 2, and 3. PRRSV was detected in milk as early as lactation day 1 in all of the PRRSV-infected sows, but not in the uninfected sows. PRRSV antigen was detected by immunohistochemistry in macrophage-like cells in the alveolar lumina of the mammary glands and in other tissues. Our results show that PRRSV is shed in the milk of infected sows, and that PRRSV antigen is present in the mammary glands of experimentally infected sows. CI - Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Kang, Ikjae AU - Kang I AD - Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Shillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea. FAU - Ha, Yooncheol AU - Ha Y FAU - Kim, Duyeol AU - Kim D FAU - Oh, Yeonsu AU - Oh Y FAU - Cho, Kyung-Dong AU - Cho KD FAU - Lee, Bog-Hieu AU - Lee BH FAU - Lim, Junghan AU - Lim J FAU - Kim, Sung-Hoon AU - Kim SH FAU - Kwon, Byungjoon AU - Kwon B FAU - Chae, Chanhee AU - Chae C LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20090919 PL - England TA - Res Vet Sci JT - Research in veterinary science JID - 0401300 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Female MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/veterinary MH - Lactation MH - Mammary Glands, Animal/*virology MH - Milk/virology MH - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/transmission/virology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/*physiology MH - Pregnancy MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Swine MH - Swine Diseases/*virology EDAT- 2009/09/22 06:00 MHDA- 2010/06/03 06:00 CRDT- 2009/09/22 06:00 PHST- 2008/11/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2009/07/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2009/08/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2009/09/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/09/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/06/03 06:00 [medline] AID - S0034-5288(09)00213-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.08.008 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Res Vet Sci. 2010 Apr;88(2):304-6. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.08.008. Epub 2009 Sep 19.