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Goose Nephritic Astrovirus Infection of Goslings Induces Lymphocyte Apoptosis, Reticular Fiber Destruction, and CD8 T-Cell Depletion in Spleen Tissue

The emergence of a novel goose nephritic astrovirus (GNAstV) has caused economic losses to the Chinese goose industry. High viral load is found in the spleen of goslings infected with GNAstV, but pathological injuries to the spleen due to GNAstV are largely unknown. In this study, 50 two-day-old gos...

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Autores principales: Ding, Rui, Huang, Han, Wang, Hongyu, Yi, Zewen, Qiu, Siyu, Lv, Yingjun, Bao, Endong
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8229047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34207913
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13061108
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author Ding, Rui
Huang, Han
Wang, Hongyu
Yi, Zewen
Qiu, Siyu
Lv, Yingjun
Bao, Endong
author_facet Ding, Rui
Huang, Han
Wang, Hongyu
Yi, Zewen
Qiu, Siyu
Lv, Yingjun
Bao, Endong
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description The emergence of a novel goose nephritic astrovirus (GNAstV) has caused economic losses to the Chinese goose industry. High viral load is found in the spleen of goslings infected with GNAstV, but pathological injuries to the spleen due to GNAstV are largely unknown. In this study, 50 two-day-old goslings were infected orally with GNAstV, and 50 goslings were treated with PBS as control. Spleens were collected at different times following infection to assess damage. GNAstV infection caused visceral gout and urate deposition in joints, and resulted in 16% mortality. GNAstV was found in the lymphocytes and macrophages within the spleen. Lymphocyte loss, especially around the white pulp, and destruction and decline in the number of reticular fibers was observed in GNAstV-infected goslings. Moreover, in GNAstV-infected goslings, ultrahistopathological examination found that splenic lymphocytes exhibited condensed chromatin and apoptotic bodies, and reticular cells displayed damage to plasma membrane integrity and swollen mitochondria. Furthermore, TUNEL staining confirmed apoptosis of lymphocytes, and the mRNA levels of Fas and FasL were significantly increased in the GNAstV-infected goslings. In addition, GNAstV infection reduced the number and protein expression of CD8. In conclusion, GNAstV infection causes lymphocyte depletion, reticular cell necrosis, reticular fiber destruction, lymphocyte apoptosis, and reduction in CD8 levels, which contribute to spleen injury.
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spelling pubmed-82290472021-06-26 Goose Nephritic Astrovirus Infection of Goslings Induces Lymphocyte Apoptosis, Reticular Fiber Destruction, and CD8 T-Cell Depletion in Spleen Tissue Ding, Rui Huang, Han Wang, Hongyu Yi, Zewen Qiu, Siyu Lv, Yingjun Bao, Endong Viruses Article The emergence of a novel goose nephritic astrovirus (GNAstV) has caused economic losses to the Chinese goose industry. High viral load is found in the spleen of goslings infected with GNAstV, but pathological injuries to the spleen due to GNAstV are largely unknown. In this study, 50 two-day-old goslings were infected orally with GNAstV, and 50 goslings were treated with PBS as control. Spleens were collected at different times following infection to assess damage. GNAstV infection caused visceral gout and urate deposition in joints, and resulted in 16% mortality. GNAstV was found in the lymphocytes and macrophages within the spleen. Lymphocyte loss, especially around the white pulp, and destruction and decline in the number of reticular fibers was observed in GNAstV-infected goslings. Moreover, in GNAstV-infected goslings, ultrahistopathological examination found that splenic lymphocytes exhibited condensed chromatin and apoptotic bodies, and reticular cells displayed damage to plasma membrane integrity and swollen mitochondria. Furthermore, TUNEL staining confirmed apoptosis of lymphocytes, and the mRNA levels of Fas and FasL were significantly increased in the GNAstV-infected goslings. In addition, GNAstV infection reduced the number and protein expression of CD8. In conclusion, GNAstV infection causes lymphocyte depletion, reticular cell necrosis, reticular fiber destruction, lymphocyte apoptosis, and reduction in CD8 levels, which contribute to spleen injury. MDPI 2021-06-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8229047/ /pubmed/34207913 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13061108 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Ding, Rui
Huang, Han
Wang, Hongyu
Yi, Zewen
Qiu, Siyu
Lv, Yingjun
Bao, Endong
Goose Nephritic Astrovirus Infection of Goslings Induces Lymphocyte Apoptosis, Reticular Fiber Destruction, and CD8 T-Cell Depletion in Spleen Tissue
title Goose Nephritic Astrovirus Infection of Goslings Induces Lymphocyte Apoptosis, Reticular Fiber Destruction, and CD8 T-Cell Depletion in Spleen Tissue
title_full Goose Nephritic Astrovirus Infection of Goslings Induces Lymphocyte Apoptosis, Reticular Fiber Destruction, and CD8 T-Cell Depletion in Spleen Tissue
title_fullStr Goose Nephritic Astrovirus Infection of Goslings Induces Lymphocyte Apoptosis, Reticular Fiber Destruction, and CD8 T-Cell Depletion in Spleen Tissue
title_full_unstemmed Goose Nephritic Astrovirus Infection of Goslings Induces Lymphocyte Apoptosis, Reticular Fiber Destruction, and CD8 T-Cell Depletion in Spleen Tissue
title_short Goose Nephritic Astrovirus Infection of Goslings Induces Lymphocyte Apoptosis, Reticular Fiber Destruction, and CD8 T-Cell Depletion in Spleen Tissue
title_sort goose nephritic astrovirus infection of goslings induces lymphocyte apoptosis, reticular fiber destruction, and cd8 t-cell depletion in spleen tissue
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8229047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34207913
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13061108
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