PMID- 22515169 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140602 LR - 20220408 IS - 1297-9716 (Electronic) IS - 0928-4249 (Print) IS - 0928-4249 (Linking) VI - 43 IP - 1 DP - 2012 Apr 19 TI - Characterization of homologous and heterologous adaptive immune responses in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection. PG - 30 LID - 10.1186/1297-9716-43-30 [doi] AB - The present study characterized the homologous and heterologous immune response in type-I porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection. Two experiments were conducted: in experiment 1, eight pigs were inoculated with PRRSV strain 3262 and 84 days post-inoculation (dpi) they were challenged with either strain 3262 or strain 3267 and followed for the next 14 days (98 dpi). In experiment 2, eight pigs were inoculated with strain 3267 and challenged at 84 dpi as above. Clinical course, viremia, humoral response (neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibodies, NA) and virus-specific IFN-gamma responses (ELISPOT) were evaluated all throughout the study. Serum levels of IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-alpha and TGF-beta were determined (ELISA) after the second challenge. In experiment 1 primo-inoculation with strain 3262 induced viremia of