PMID- 29042674 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190701 LR - 20190701 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Oct 17 TI - Knockout of maternal CD163 protects fetuses from infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). PG - 13371 LID - 10.1038/s41598-017-13794-2 [doi] LID - 13371 AB - After infection of the porcine dam at about 90 days of gestation, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) crosses the placenta and begins to infect fetuses. Outcomes of include abortion, fetal death and respiratory disease in newborn piglets. CD163 is the receptor for the virus. In this study, CD163-positive fetuses, recovered between 109 days of gestation or 20 days after maternal infection, were completely protected from PRRSV in dams possessing a complete knockout of the CD163 receptor. The results demonstrate a practical means to eliminate PRRSV-associated reproductive disease, a major source of economic hardship to agriculture. FAU - Prather, Randall S AU - Prather RS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6012-4035 AD - Division of Animal Science, College of Food Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. FAU - Wells, Kevin D AU - Wells KD AD - Division of Animal Science, College of Food Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. FAU - Whitworth, Kristin M AU - Whitworth KM AD - Division of Animal Science, College of Food Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. FAU - Kerrigan, Maureen A AU - Kerrigan MA AD - Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA. FAU - Samuel, Melissa S AU - Samuel MS AD - Division of Animal Science, College of Food Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. FAU - Mileham, Alan AU - Mileham A AD - Genus, plc, DeForest, Wisconsin, USA. FAU - Popescu, Luca N AU - Popescu LN AD - Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA. FAU - Rowland, Raymond R R AU - Rowland RRR AD - Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA. browland@vet.k-state.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20171017 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic) RN - 0 (CD163 antigen) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cell Surface) SB - IM MH - Alleles MH - Animals MH - Antigens, CD/*genetics/metabolism MH - Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic/*genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Knockout Techniques MH - Genotype MH - Host-Pathogen Interactions/*genetics MH - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/*genetics/*virology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/*physiology MH - Receptors, Cell Surface/*genetics/metabolism MH - Swine PMC - PMC5645351 COIS- Alan Mileham is employed by Genus plc, the company that provided funding for the project. Randy Prather is an inventor on a patent related to the CD163 knockout pig. The remaining authors, Kevin Wells, Kristin M. Whitworth, Maureen Kerrigan, Melissa Samuel, Luca Popescu, Raymond Rowland declare no potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2017/10/19 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/02 06:00 PMCR- 2017/10/17 CRDT- 2017/10/19 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/10/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/10/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/10/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/10/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-13794-2 [pii] AID - 13794 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-13794-2 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2017 Oct 17;7(1):13371. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-13794-2.