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. 2017 Sep 19;61(3):259-265.
doi: 10.1515/jvetres-2017-0036. eCollection 2017 Sep.

Pig Lung Immune Cytokine Response to the Swine Influenza Virus and the Actinobacillus Pleuropneumoniae Infection

Ewelina Czyżewska-Dors  1 , Arkadiusz Dors  1 , Krzysztof Kwit  1 , Ewelina Stasiak  1 , Małgorzata Pomorska-Mól  1
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Pig Lung Immune Cytokine Response to the Swine Influenza Virus and the Actinobacillus Pleuropneumoniae Infection

Ewelina Czyżewska-Dors et al. J Vet Res. .

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the local innate immune response to the swine influenza virus (SIV) and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (App) infection in pigs.

Material and methods: The study was performed on 37 seven-week-old pigs, divided into four groups: App-infected (n=11), App+SIV-infected (n=11), SIV-infected (n=11), and control (n=4). Lung samples were collected, following euthanasia, on the 2nd and 4th dpi (three piglets per inoculated group) and on the 10th dpi (remaining inoculated and control pigs). Lung concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, IL-10, IFN-α, and IFN-γ were analysed with the use of commercial porcine cytokine ELISA kits.

Results: Lung concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, IFN-α, and IFN-γ were induced in SIV-infected and App+SIV-infected pigs. In the lung tissue of App-infected pigs, only concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and IFN-γ were elevated. Additionally, in App+SIV-infected pigs, significantly greater concentrations of IL-1β, IL-8, and IFN-α were found when compared with pigs infected with either SIV or App alone. In each tested group, the lung concentration of IL-10 remained unchanged during the entire study.

Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that the experimental infection of pigs with SIV or App alone and co-infection with both pathogens induced a local lung inflammatory response. However, the local cytokine response was considerably higher in co-infected pigs compared to single-infected pigs.

Keywords: Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; cytokines; local immunity; pigs; swine influenza virus.

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Conflict of Interests Statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this article.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Gross lung lesions observed on the 4th day post-inoculation (dpi) in pigs singly or doubly inoculated with SIV and/or App
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Fig. 2
Concentration of cytokines in lung samples from pigs inoculated with SIV and/or App; a – significant difference between App-infected group and control group; b – significant difference between SIV-infected group and control group; c – significant difference between App+SIV-infected group and control group; d – significant difference between App+SIV-infected group and App-infected group; e – significant difference between App+SIV-infected group and SIV-infected group; f – significant difference between App-infected group and SIV-infected group
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