PMID- 32731586 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210224 LR - 20210224 IS - 1999-4915 (Electronic) IS - 1999-4915 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 8 DP - 2020 Jul 28 TI - Host Transcriptional Response to Persistent Infection with a Live-Attenuated Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Strain. LID - 10.3390/v12080817 [doi] LID - 817 AB - Both virulent and live-attenuated porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) strains can establish persistent infection in lymphoid tissues of pigs. To investigate the mechanisms of PRRSV persistence, we performed a transcriptional analysis of inguinal lymphoid tissue collected from pigs experimentally infected with an attenuated PRRSV strain at 46 days post infection. A total of 6404 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected of which 3960 DEGs were upregulated and 2444 DEGs were downregulated. Specifically, genes involved in innate immune responses and chemokines and receptors associated with T-cell homing to lymphoid tissues were down regulated. As a result, homing of virus-specific T-cells to lymphoid tissues seems to be ineffective, evidenced by the lower frequencies of virus-specific T-cell in lymphoid tissue than in peripheral blood. Genes associated with T-cell exhaustion were upregulated. Likewise, genes involved in the anti-apoptotic pathway were upregulated. Collectively, the data suggested that the live-attenuated PRRSV strain establishes a pro-survival microenvironment in lymphoid tissue by suppressing innate immune responses, T-cell homing, and preventing cell apoptosis. FAU - Chaudhari, Jayeshbhai AU - Chaudhari J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1864-562X AD - Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA. AD - School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA. FAU - Liew, Chia-Sin AU - Liew CS AD - Center for Biotechnology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA. FAU - Workman, Aspen M AU - Workman AM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2852-3519 AD - USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 68933, USA. FAU - Riethoven, Jean-Jack M AU - Riethoven JM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2709-7880 AD - Center for Biotechnology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA. FAU - Steffen, David AU - Steffen D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5166-2296 AD - School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA. FAU - Sillman, Sarah AU - Sillman S AD - School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA. FAU - Vu, Hiep L X AU - Vu HLX AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8084-4358 AD - Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA. AD - Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20200728 PL - Switzerland TA - Viruses JT - Viruses JID - 101509722 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/genetics/immunology MH - *Gene Expression Profiling MH - Host Microbial Interactions/*genetics/*immunology MH - Immunity, Innate/*genetics MH - Lymphoid Tissue/virology MH - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/*immunology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/genetics/immunology MH - Swine/virology MH - T-Lymphocytes/immunology PMC - PMC7474429 OTO - NOTNLM OT - PRRSV OT - RNA-sequencing OT - T-cell exhaustion OT - apoptosis OT - persistent infection OT - transcriptome COIS- H.L.X.V. is named on the United States patent No. 10738088 entitled "A non-naturally occuring porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (prrsv) and methods of using". The other authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/08/01 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/25 06:00 PMCR- 2020/08/01 CRDT- 2020/08/01 06:00 PHST- 2020/06/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/07/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/07/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - v12080817 [pii] AID - viruses-12-00817 [pii] AID - 10.3390/v12080817 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Viruses. 2020 Jul 28;12(8):817. doi: 10.3390/v12080817.