PMID- 24447572 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141118 LR - 20140314 IS - 1532-3129 (Electronic) IS - 0021-9975 (Linking) VI - 150 IP - 2-3 DP - 2014 Feb-Apr TI - Comparative virulence of reproductive diseases caused by type 1 (European-like) and type 2 (North American-like) porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in experimentally infected pregnant gilts. PG - 297-305 LID - S0021-9975(13)00372-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jcpa.2013.11.205 [doi] AB - The aim of this study was to compare the virulence of type 1 and type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) as assessed by the level of viral replication, viral distribution and apoptosis in stillborn fetuses and live-born piglets from infected pregnant gilts. Type 1 or type 2 PRRSV was given intranasally to pregnant gilts at 3 weeks before the expected date of parturition. Regardless of virus genotype, PRRSV-infected gilts farrowed between 102 and 109 days of gestation, while control uninfected gilts carried the pregnancy to term and farrowed at 114-115 days of gestation. There were no significant differences in the mean number of virus-infected cells per unit area of tissue when type 1 and type 2 virus infections were compared between stillborn fetuses and live-born piglets. Stillborn fetuses from the type 1 PRRSV-infected pregnant gilts had a significantly higher mean number of apoptotic cells per unit area of thymus (P = 0.013) than those from type 2 PRRSV-infected pregnant gilts. Significant differences in virulence were not observed between types 1 and 2 PRRSV in terms of female reproductive failure, although thymic apoptosis differed in stillborn fetuses from type 1 and type 2 PRRSV-infected pregnant gilts. CI - Copyright (c) 2014. Published by Elsevier Ltd. FAU - Han, K AU - Han K AD - Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea. FAU - Seo, H W AU - Seo HW AD - Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea. FAU - Park, C AU - Park C AD - Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kang, I AU - Kang I AD - Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea. FAU - Youn, S-K AU - Youn SK AD - Division of Epidemic Intelligence Service, Korea Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Osong, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, S Y AU - Lee SY AD - College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-ku, 130-701 Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, S-H AU - Kim SH AD - College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-ku, 130-701 Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Chae, C AU - Chae C AD - Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: swine@snu.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20131201 PL - England TA - J Comp Pathol JT - Journal of comparative pathology JID - 0102444 RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - DNA, Viral MH - Female MH - Genotype MH - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/pathology/*virology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/genetics/*pathogenicity MH - Pregnancy MH - Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/pathology/*veterinary/virology MH - Swine MH - Virulence OTO - NOTNLM OT - pathogenicity OT - porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus OT - reproductive failure OT - virulence EDAT- 2014/01/23 06:00 MHDA- 2014/11/19 06:00 CRDT- 2014/01/23 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/09/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/11/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/01/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/01/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/11/19 06:00 [medline] AID - S0021-9975(13)00372-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jcpa.2013.11.205 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Comp Pathol. 2014 Feb-Apr;150(2-3):297-305. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2013.11.205. Epub 2013 Dec 1.