PMID- 35660287 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220712 LR - 20220712 IS - 1873-2542 (Electronic) IS - 0378-1135 (Linking) VI - 271 DP - 2022 Aug TI - A synthetic toll-like receptor 7 agonist inhibits porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus replication in piglets. PG - 109475 LID - S0378-1135(22)00145-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2022.109475 [doi] AB - Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonists have been shown to exert therapeutic effects against several viruses. However, antiviral potential of TLR7 agonist in inhibiting porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection has not been assessed in vivo. In our previous study, a synthetic TLR7 agonist, SZU101, was confirmed to inhibit PRRSV infection of porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs). Here, antiviral effects of SZU101 were evaluated in PRRSV-challenged piglets based on assessments of rectal temperature, viremia, gross and microscopic lung lesions, PRRSV-specific antibodies, PRRSV-specific lymphocyte proliferation and serum IFN-beta level. Our results revealed that SZU101 treatment alleviated PRRSV-induced rectal temperature spikes, pulmonary pathologic changes, and serum viral load. Meanwhile, administration of SZU101 led to increased proliferation of PRRSV-specific lymphocytes and serum IFN-beta levels, but did not enhance PRRSV-specific antibody production. These results demonstrate that SZU101 has potential as a therapeutic treatment for PRRS. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Huang, Qiuping AU - Huang Q AD - Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. FAU - Yang, Haoyan AU - Yang H AD - Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. FAU - Yang, Dingfan AU - Yang D AD - Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. FAU - Hao, Yuanjie AU - Hao Y AD - Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. FAU - Yu, Shijia AU - Yu S AD - Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. FAU - Guo, Zhongyi AU - Guo Z AD - Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. FAU - Tian, Lingyujia AU - Tian L AD - Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. FAU - Cai, Xuehui AU - Cai X AD - State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China. FAU - Huang, Baicheng AU - Huang B AD - National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang, China. FAU - Zhang, Angke AU - Zhang A AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Wang, Gang AU - Wang G AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China; State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China. Electronic address: wanggang@sdau.edu.cn. FAU - Du, Taofeng AU - Du T AD - Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. Electronic address: taofengdu@nwsuaf.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220523 PL - Netherlands TA - Vet Microbiol JT - Veterinary microbiology JID - 7705469 RN - 0 (Adjuvants, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Antibodies, Viral) RN - 0 (Antiviral Agents) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 7) RN - 77238-31-4 (Interferon-beta) SB - IM MH - Adjuvants, Immunologic/pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Antibodies, Viral MH - Antiviral Agents/pharmacology MH - Interferon-beta/pharmacology MH - Macrophages, Alveolar MH - *Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/drug therapy MH - *Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus MH - Swine MH - *Swine Diseases MH - Toll-Like Receptor 7 MH - Virus Replication OTO - NOTNLM OT - PRRSV OT - TLR7 OT - Therapy OT - Type Ⅰ interferon EDAT- 2022/06/07 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/14 06:00 CRDT- 2022/06/06 11:31 PHST- 2022/02/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/05/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/05/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/06/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/06 11:31 [entrez] AID - S0378-1135(22)00145-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2022.109475 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Vet Microbiol. 2022 Aug;271:109475. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2022.109475. Epub 2022 May 23.