PMID- 29486535 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180918 LR - 20181113 IS - 1976-555X (Electronic) IS - 1229-845X (Print) IS - 1229-845X (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 3 DP - 2018 May 31 TI - Phenotypic and genotypic analyses of an attenuated porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus strain after serial passages in cultured porcine alveolar macrophages. PG - 358-367 LID - 10.4142/jvs.2018.19.3.358 [doi] AB - The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a globally ubiquitous swine viral pathogen that causes major economic losses worldwide. We previously reported an over-attenuated phenotype of cell-adapted PRRSV strain CA-2-P100 in vivo. In the present study, CA-2-P100 was serially propagated in cultured porcine alveolar macrophage (PAM) cells for up to 20 passages to obtain the derivative strain CA-2-MP120. Animal inoculation studies revealed that both CA-2-P100 and CA-2-MP120 had decreased virulence, eliciting weight gains, body temperatures, and histopathologic lesions similar to those in the negative control group. However, compared to CA-2-P100 infection, CA-2-MP120 yielded consistently higher viremia kinetics and enhanced antibody responses in pigs. All pigs inoculated with CA-2-MP120 developed viremia and seroconverted to PRRSV. During 20 passages in PAM cells, CA-2-MP120 acquired 15 amino acid changes that were mostly distributed in nsp2 and minor structural protein-coding regions. Among these changes, 6 mutations represented reversions to the sequences of the reference CA-2 and parental CA-2-P20 strains. These genetic drifts may be hypothetical molecular markers associated with PRRSV macrophage tropism and virulence. Our results indicate that the PAM-passaged CA-2-MP120 strain is a potential candidate for developing a live, attenuated PRRSV vaccine. FAU - Lee, Seung-Chul AU - Lee SC AD - Choongang Vaccine Laboratory, Daejeon 34055, Korea. AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea. FAU - Lee, Sunhee AU - Lee S AD - Animal Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea. FAU - Yoo, Gun-Woo AU - Yoo GW AD - Choongang Vaccine Laboratory, Daejeon 34055, Korea. FAU - Choi, Hwan-Won AU - Choi HW AD - Choongang Vaccine Laboratory, Daejeon 34055, Korea. FAU - Noh, Yun-Hee AU - Noh YH AD - Choongang Vaccine Laboratory, Daejeon 34055, Korea. FAU - Park, Chang Eon AU - Park CE AD - School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea. FAU - Shin, Jae-Ho AU - Shin JH AD - School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea. FAU - Yoon, In-Joong AU - Yoon IJ AD - Choongang Vaccine Laboratory, Daejeon 34055, Korea. FAU - Kang, Shien-Young AU - Kang SY AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea. FAU - Lee, Changhee AU - Lee C AD - Animal Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Korea (South) TA - J Vet Sci JT - Journal of veterinary science JID - 100964185 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - *Genotype MH - Immunogenicity, Vaccine MH - Macrophages, Alveolar/*virology MH - *Phenotype MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/genetics/*physiology MH - Serial Passage/veterinary MH - Swine MH - Virulence PMC - PMC5974517 OTO - NOTNLM OT - attenuated vaccines OT - macrophage tropism OT - porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus OT - virulence OT - whole genome sequencing COIS- Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2018/02/28 06:00 MHDA- 2018/09/19 06:00 PMCR- 2018/05/01 CRDT- 2018/02/28 06:00 PHST- 2017/10/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/01/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/01/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/02/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/09/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/02/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jvs.18023 [pii] AID - 10.4142/jvs.2018.19.3.358 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Vet Sci. 2018 May 31;19(3):358-367. doi: 10.4142/jvs.2018.19.3.358.