PMID- 24548739 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140915 LR - 20211021 IS - 1297-9716 (Electronic) IS - 0928-4249 (Print) IS - 0928-4249 (Linking) VI - 45 IP - 1 DP - 2014 Feb 18 TI - Three viruses of the bovine respiratory disease complex apply different strategies to initiate infection. PG - 20 LID - 10.1186/1297-9716-45-20 [doi] AB - Bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC) is the major cause of serious respiratory tract infections in calves. The disease is multifactorial, with either stress or reduced immunity allowing several pathogens to emerge. We investigated the susceptibility of bovine airway epithelial cells (BAEC) to infection by the three major viruses associated with the BRDC: bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV), bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1) and bovine parainfluenza virus type 3 (BPIV3). For this purpose, two culture systems for well-differentiated BAEC were used: the air-liquid interface (ALI) system, where filter-grown BAEC differentiate into a pseudostratified respiratory epithelium and precision-cut lung slices (PCLS) where BAEC are maintained in the original tissue organisation. Comparative infection studies demonstrated that entry and release of BPIV3 occurred specifically via the apical membrane with ciliated cells being the major target cells. By contrast, airway epithelial cells were largely resistant to infection by BHV-1. When the epithelial barrier was abolished by opening tight junctions or by injuring the cell monolayer, BHV-1 infected mainly basal cells. Respiratory epithelial cells were also refractory to infection by BRSV. However, this virus infected neither differentiated epithelial cells nor basal cells when the integrity of the epithelial barrier was destroyed. In contrast to cells of the airway epithelium, subepithelial cells were susceptible to infection by BRSV. Altogether, these results indicate that the three viruses of the same disease complex follow different strategies to interact with the airway epithelium. Possible entry mechanisms are discussed. FAU - Kirchhoff, Jana AU - Kirchhoff J FAU - Uhlenbruck, Sabine AU - Uhlenbruck S FAU - Goris, Katherina AU - Goris K FAU - Keil, Gunther M AU - Keil GM FAU - Herrler, Georg AU - Herrler G AD - Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. Georg.Herrler@tiho-hannover.de. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140218 PL - England TA - Vet Res JT - Veterinary research JID - 9309551 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex/*virology MH - Bronchi/*virology MH - Cattle MH - Cell Line MH - Chlorocebus aethiops MH - Herpesvirus 1, Bovine/physiology MH - Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis/*virology MH - Microscopy, Fluorescence/veterinary MH - Parainfluenza Virus 3, Bovine/physiology MH - Respiratory Mucosa/cytology/*virology MH - Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/*veterinary/virology MH - Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Bovine/physiology MH - Respirovirus Infections/*veterinary/virology MH - Vero Cells PMC - PMC3942114 EDAT- 2014/02/20 06:00 MHDA- 2014/09/16 06:00 PMCR- 2014/01/01 CRDT- 2014/02/20 06:00 PHST- 2013/10/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/02/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/02/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/02/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/09/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1297-9716-45-20 [pii] AID - 10.1186/1297-9716-45-20 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Vet Res. 2014 Feb 18;45(1):20. doi: 10.1186/1297-9716-45-20.