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Upregulation of interleukin-10 gene expression in the leukocytes of pigs infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

The Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Henri-Dunant Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

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Sanipa Suradhat
Sanipa.S{at}chula.ac.th

Recent studies suggest that porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) may have immunomodulatory effects on the host immune system by upregulating interleukin (IL)-10 gene expression. To determine the effect of PRRSV on porcine cytokine gene expression in vivo, we infected pigs with either the European or North American strain of PRRSV and monitored cytokine gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and bronchoalveolar lavage cells (BALC) using a multiplex PCR assay. Our results showed that both European and North American strains of PRRSV significantly upregulated IL-10 gene expression in PBMC of infected pigs from 5 days post-infection (p.i.). In addition, upregulation of IL-10 and interferon (IFN)- gene expression was observed in BALC starting from 9 days p.i. The upregulation of cytokine gene expression in BALC was observed concurrent with an increased percentage of lymphocytes in the BALC population, suggesting a role for peripheral leukocytes in cytokine production in lungs. Our results showed that PRRSV infection resulted in an upregulation of IL-10 gene expression in vivo and that both European and North American strains induced comparable levels of IL-10 gene expression in the infected pigs, despite differences in the clinical signs. Our data support the notion that induction of IL-10 production may be one of the strategies used by PRRSV to modulate the host's immune responses, and this may contribute to the unique clinical picture observed following PRRSV infection.

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