PMID- 29627479 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190307 LR - 20190307 IS - 1872-7492 (Electronic) IS - 0168-1702 (Linking) VI - 250 DP - 2018 May 2 TI - Classical swine fever virus induces pyroptosis in the peripheral lymphoid organs of infected pigs. PG - 37-42 LID - S0168-1702(17)30956-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.04.004 [doi] AB - Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) causes a highly lethal disease in pigs, which is characterized by immunosuppression. Leukopenia is known to be a possible mechanism of immunosuppression during CSFV infection. As a new and specialized form of cell death, pyroptosis is the key response of the innate immune system to pathogens, and is widely involved in the occurrence and development of infectious diseases. However, the relationship between CSFV and pyroptosis has not been explored. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of pyroptosis in pigs following CSFV infection. According to qRT-PCR assay results, the prevalence of this virus in peripheral lymphoid organs (tonsils, lymph nodes, and spleen) was much higher than that in other organs. Severe bleeding, necrosis, and a significant reduction in lymphocytes were found in the peripheral lymphoid organs of CSFV-infected pigs based on histological examination. In-depth studies showed that an increased ratio of deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL)-positive cells were present in the peripheral lymphoid organs of the CSFV-infected group according to immunohistochemistry. Meanwhile, the p10 subunit and activity of caspase-1, which is a regulator of pyroptosis, the N-terminal domain of gasdermin D, which is an executor of pyroptosis, and the cleavage and secretion of IL-1b, which is a product of pyroptosis were increased in the peripheral lymphoid organs of the CSFV-infected group. Together, these results demonstrated that pyroptosis is involved in CSFV-induced cell death in vivo, which provides a new understanding of the mechanism associated with lymphocyte depletion and immunosuppression in pigs infected with this virus. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Yuan, Jin AU - Yuan J AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou; People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhu, Mengjiao AU - Zhu M AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou; People's Republic of China. FAU - Deng, Shaofeng AU - Deng S AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou; People's Republic of China. FAU - Fan, Shuangqi AU - Fan S AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou; People's Republic of China. FAU - Xu, Hailuan AU - Xu H AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou; People's Republic of China. FAU - Liao, Jiedan AU - Liao J AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou; People's Republic of China. FAU - Li, Peng AU - Li P AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou; People's Republic of China. FAU - Zheng, Jingfang AU - Zheng J AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou; People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhao, Mingqiu AU - Zhao M AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou; People's Republic of China. Electronic address: zmingqiu@scau.edu.cn. FAU - Chen, Jinding AU - Chen J AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou; People's Republic of China. Electronic address: jdchen@scau.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180405 PL - Netherlands TA - Virus Res JT - Virus research JID - 8410979 RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - EC 3.4.22.36 (Caspase 1) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Caspase 1/metabolism MH - Classical Swine Fever/immunology/*pathology MH - Classical Swine Fever Virus/*pathogenicity MH - Immunocompromised Host MH - Interleukin-1beta/immunology MH - Leukocytes, Mononuclear/virology MH - Leukopenia/immunology/*veterinary/virology MH - Lymph Nodes/cytology/*virology MH - *Pyroptosis MH - Swine OTO - NOTNLM OT - Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) OT - IL-1b OT - In vivo OT - Peripheral lymphoid organ OT - Pyroptosis EDAT- 2018/04/09 06:00 MHDA- 2019/03/08 06:00 CRDT- 2018/04/09 06:00 PHST- 2018/01/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/03/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/04/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/04/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/03/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/04/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0168-1702(17)30956-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.04.004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Virus Res. 2018 May 2;250:37-42. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.04.004. Epub 2018 Apr 5.