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Yamanaka MP, Saito S, Hara Y, Matsuura R, Takeshima SN, Hosomichi K, Matsumoto Y, Furuta RA, Takei M, Aida Y. No evidence of bovine leukemia virus proviral DNA and antibodies in human specimens from Japan. Retrovirology 2022; 19:7. [PMID: 35585539 PMCID: PMC9116711 DOI: 10.1186/s12977-022-00592-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background The potential risk and association of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) with human remains controversial as it has been reported to be both positive and negative in human breast cancer and blood samples. Therefore, establishing the presence of BLV in comprehensive human clinical samples in different geographical locations is essential. Result In this study, we examined the presence of BLV proviral DNA in human blood and breast cancer tissue specimens from Japan. PCR analysis of BLV provirus in 97 Japanese human blood samples and 23 breast cancer tissues showed negative result for all samples tested using long-fragment PCR and highly-sensitive short-fragment PCR amplification. No IgG and IgM antibodies were detected in any of the 97 human serum samples using BLV gp51 and p24 indirect ELISA test. Western blot analysis also showed negative result for IgG and IgM antibodies in all tested human serum samples. Conclusion Our results indicate that Japanese human specimens including 97 human blood, 23 breast cancer tissues, and 97 serum samples were negative for BLV. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12977-022-00592-6.
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- Meripet Polat Yamanaka
- Laboratory of Global Infectious Diseases Control Science, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.,Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.,Division of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.,Division of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Division of Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Laboratory of Global Infectious Diseases Control Science, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.,Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.,Division of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.,Department of Food and Nutrition, Jumonji University, Saitama, 352-8510, Japan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan
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- Laboratory of Global Infectious Diseases Control Science, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.,Laboratory of Global Animal Resource Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Central Blood Institute, Blood Service Headquarters, Japanese Red Cross Society, Tokyo, 135-8521, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Laboratory of Global Infectious Diseases Control Science, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan. .,Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan. .,Division of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
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Porta NG, Alvarez I, Suarez Archilla G, Ruiz V, Abdala A, Trono K. Experimental infection of sheep with Bovine leukemia virus (BLV): Minimum dose of BLV-FLK cells and cell-free BLV and neutralization activity of natural antibodies. Rev Argent Microbiol 2019; 51:316-323. [PMID: 31023494 DOI: 10.1016/j.ram.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is an important cattle pathogen that causes major economic losses worldwide, especially in dairy farms. The use of animal models provides valuable insight into the pathogenesis of viral infections. Experimental infections of sheep have been conducted using blood from BLV-infected cattle, infectious BLV molecular clones or tumor-derived cells. The Fetal Lamb Kidney cell line, persistently infected with BLV (FLK-BLV), is one of the most commonly used long-term culture available for the permanent production of virus. FLK-BLV cells or the viral particles obtained from the cell-free culture supernatant could be used as a source of provirus or virus to experimentally infect sheep. In this report, we aimed to determine the minimum amount of FLK-BLV cells or cell-free supernatant containing BLV needed to produce infection in sheep. We also evaluated the amount of antibodies obtained from a naturally-infected cow required to neutralize this infection. We observed that both sheep experimentally inoculated with 5000 FLK-BLV cells became infected, as well as one of the sheep receiving 500 FLK-BLV cells. None of the animals inoculated with 50 FLK-BLV cells showed evidence of infection. The cell-free FLK-BLV supernatant proved to be infective in sheep up to a 1:1000 dilution. Specific BLV antibodies showed neutralizing activity as none of the sheep became infected. Conversely, the animals receiving a BLV-negative serum showed signs of BLV infection. These results contribute to the optimization of a sheep bioassay which could be useful to further characterize BLV infection.
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- Natalia Gabriela Porta
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) - Instituto de Virología, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Nicolas Repetto y de los Reseros s/n (1686), Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET, Godoy Cruz 2290 (C1425FQB), CABA, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) - Instituto de Virología, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Nicolas Repetto y de los Reseros s/n (1686), Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET, Godoy Cruz 2290 (C1425FQB), CABA, Argentina.
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) - Laboratorio de Sanidad Animal, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela, Ruta 34 Km 227 (2300) Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) - Instituto de Virología, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Nicolas Repetto y de los Reseros s/n (1686), Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET, Godoy Cruz 2290 (C1425FQB), CABA, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) - Laboratorio de Sanidad Animal, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela, Ruta 34 Km 227 (2300) Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) - Instituto de Virología, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Nicolas Repetto y de los Reseros s/n (1686), Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET, Godoy Cruz 2290 (C1425FQB), CABA, Argentina
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Restricted viral cDNA synthesis in cell lines that fail to support productive infection by bovine leukemia virus. Arch Virol 2018; 163:2415-2422. [PMID: 29796925 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-018-3887-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the causative agent of enzootic bovine leucosis, which results in significant economic losses on many affected farms. BLV infects a wide range of animals as well as cell lines derived from various mammalian species and organs; however, studies show that only some cell lines support sustained production of viral progeny. The differences between cells that produce viral progeny and those that do not are unclear. The aim of this study was to identify the steps of BLV replication that are associated with the capacity of a cell to support a productive infection. Eleven cell lines derived from various species were categorized into two groups, those that produce BLV progeny and those that do not, and the efficiency of viral attachment was compared. In addition, viral entry and reverse transcription were compared for two BLV-producing cell lines and three non-producing cell lines. BLV attached to and entered all of the tested cells. However, synthesis of viral DNA was inhibited in all three non-virus-producing cell lines, suggesting that BLV production was blocked either prior to or at the stage of reverse transcription. These results increase our understanding of the BLV life cycle and should enable better control over the spread of BLV.
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Bai L, Otsuki H, Sato H, Kohara J, Isogai E, Takeshima SN, Aida Y. Identification and characterization of common B cell epitope in bovine leukemia virus via high-throughput peptide screening system in infected cattle. Retrovirology 2015; 12:106. [PMID: 26715158 PMCID: PMC4696170 DOI: 10.1186/s12977-015-0233-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the causative agent of enzootic bovine leukosis, the most common neoplastic disease of cattle. BLV is closely related to human T cell leukemia virus. B cell epitopes are important for the use of antibodies as therapeutic agents, the epitope-driven vaccine design, and immunological assays. A common B cell epitope for BLV has not yet been found due to individual differences in disease susceptibility. Results We used a peptide microarray with 156 synthetic 15-mer peptides covering the envelope glycoprotein gp51 and the Gag proteins p15, p24, and p12 to map B cell epitope and one B cell epitope, gp51p16, was recognized by all four cattle experimentally infected with BLV. A newly developed high-throughput peptide ELISA system revealed 590 (91.2 %) of 647 cattle naturally infected with BLV, carrying 25 different bovine leukocyte antigen class II DRB3 (BoLA-DRB3) alleles, responded to a 20-mer gp51p16-C peptide containing a C-terminal cysteine and gp51p16. Alanine mutation and comparison of the sequences at 17 amino acid positions within gp51p16-C revealed that R7, R9, F10, V16, and Y18 were the common binding sites to BLV antibodies, and two of these sites were found to be highly conserved. Transient expression in the cells of five infectious molecular clones of BLV with a single alanine mutation at five common antibody binding sites had no effect syncytia formation of the gp51 protein. In addition, the mutant proteins, R7A and R9A had no effect on the expression of gp51 protein; the gp51 protein expressions of F10A, V16A and Y18A were lower than that of the wild type protein. Conclusions This is the first report to identify a common B cell epitope in BLV by comprehensive screening of BLV-infected cattle with varied genetic backgrounds in BoLA-DRB3. Our results have important implications for disease control and diagnosis.
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- Lanlan Bai
- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan. .,Laboratory of Animal Microbiology, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan. .,Bovine Leukemia Virus Vaccine Laboratory, RIKEN Innovation Center, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
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- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan. .,Bovine Leukemia Virus Vaccine Laboratory, RIKEN Innovation Center, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
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- Animal Research Center, Hokkaido Research Organization, Shintoku, Hokkaido, 081-0038, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Animal Microbiology, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan. .,Bovine Leukemia Virus Vaccine Laboratory, RIKEN Innovation Center, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
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- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan. .,Bovine Leukemia Virus Vaccine Laboratory, RIKEN Innovation Center, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
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Aida Y, Murakami H, Takahashi M, Takeshima SN. Mechanisms of pathogenesis induced by bovine leukemia virus as a model for human T-cell leukemia virus. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:328. [PMID: 24265629 PMCID: PMC3820957 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) and human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) make up a unique retrovirus family. Both viruses induce chronic lymphoproliferative diseases with BLV affecting the B-cell lineage and HTLV-1 affecting the T-cell lineage. The pathologies of BLV- and HTLV-induced infections are notably similar, with an absence of chronic viraemia and a long latency period. These viruses encode at least two regulatory proteins, namely, Tax and Rex, in the pX region located between the env gene and the 3′ long terminal repeat. The Tax protein is a key contributor to the oncogenic potential of the virus, and is also the key protein involved in viral replication. However, BLV infection is not sufficient for leukemogenesis, and additional events such as gene mutations must take place. In this review, we first summarize the similarities between the two viruses in terms of genomic organization, virology, and pathology. We then describe the current knowledge of the BLV model, which may also be relevant for the understanding of leukemogenesis caused by HTLV-1. In addition, we address our improved understanding of Tax functions through the newly identified BLV Tax mutants, which have a substitution between amino acids 240 and 265.
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- Yoko Aida
- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN Wako, Saitama, Japan
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Hajj HE, Nasr R, Kfoury Y, Dassouki Z, Nasser R, Kchour G, Hermine O, de Thé H, Bazarbachi A. Animal models on HTLV-1 and related viruses: what did we learn? Front Microbiol 2012; 3:333. [PMID: 23049525 PMCID: PMC3448133 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Retroviruses are associated with a wide variety of diseases, including immunological, neurological disorders, and different forms of cancer. Among retroviruses, Oncovirinae regroup according to their genetic structure and sequence, several related viruses such as human T-cell lymphotropic viruses types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), simian T cell lymphotropic viruses types 1 and 2 (STLV-1 and STLV-2), and bovine leukemia virus (BLV). As in many diseases, animal models provide a useful tool for the studies of pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention. In the current review, an overview on different animal models used in the study of these viruses will be provided. A specific attention will be given to the HTLV-1 virus which is the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) but also of a number of inflammatory diseases regrouping the HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), infective dermatitis and some lung inflammatory diseases. Among these models, rabbits, monkeys but also rats provide an excellent in vivo tool for early HTLV-1 viral infection and transmission as well as the induced host immune response against the virus. But ideally, mice remain the most efficient method of studying human afflictions. Genetically altered mice including both transgenic and knockout mice, offer important models to test the role of specific viral and host genes in the development of HTLV-1-associated leukemia. The development of different strains of immunodeficient mice strains (SCID, NOD, and NOG SCID mice) provide a useful and rapid tool of humanized and xenografted mice models, to test new drugs and targeted therapy against HTLV-1-associated leukemia, to identify leukemia stem cells candidates but also to study the innate immunity mediated by the virus. All together, these animal models have revolutionized the biology of retroviruses, their manipulation of host genes and more importantly the potential ways to either prevent their infection or to treat their associated diseases.
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- Hiba El Hajj
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Beirut, Lebanon
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Gillet N, Florins A, Boxus M, Burteau C, Nigro A, Vandermeers F, Balon H, Bouzar AB, Defoiche J, Burny A, Reichert M, Kettmann R, Willems L. Mechanisms of leukemogenesis induced by bovine leukemia virus: prospects for novel anti-retroviral therapies in human. Retrovirology 2007; 4:18. [PMID: 17362524 PMCID: PMC1839114 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-4-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2007] [Accepted: 03/16/2007] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In 1871, the observation of yellowish nodules in the enlarged spleen of a cow was considered to be the first reported case of bovine leukemia. The etiological agent of this lymphoproliferative disease, bovine leukemia virus (BLV), belongs to the deltaretrovirus genus which also includes the related human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). This review summarizes current knowledge of this viral system, which is important as a model for leukemogenesis. Recently, the BLV model has also cast light onto novel prospects for therapies of HTLV induced diseases, for which no satisfactory treatment exists so far.
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- Nicolas Gillet
- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques, Gembloux, Belgium
- Luc Willems, National fund for Scientific Research, Molecular and Cellular Biology laboratory, 13 avenue Maréchal Juin, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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Willems L, Burny A, Collete D, Dangoisse O, Dequiedt F, Gatot JS, Kerkhofs P, Lefèbvre L, Merezak C, Peremans T, Portetelle D, Twizere JC, Kettmann R. Genetic determinants of bovine leukemia virus pathogenesis. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2000; 16:1787-95. [PMID: 11080828 DOI: 10.1089/08892220050193326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The understanding of HTLV-induced disease is hampered by the lack of a suitable animal model allowing the study of both viral replication and leukemogenesis in vivo. Although valuable information has been obtained in different species, such as rabbits, mice, rats, and monkeys, none of these systems was able to conciliate topics as different as viral infectivity, propagation within the host, and generation of leukemic cells. An alternate strategy is based on the understanding of diseases induced by viruses closely related to HTLV-1, like bovine leukemia virus (BLV). Both viruses indeed belong to the same subfamily of retroviruses, harbor a similar genomic organization, and infect and transform cells of the hematopoietic system. The main advantage of the BLV system is that it allows direct experimentation in two different species, cattle and sheep.
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- L Willems
- Department of Applied Biochemistry and Biology, Faculty of Agronomy, B5030 Gembloux, Belgium.
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Doménech A, Llames L, Goyache J, Suárez G, Gómez-Lucía E. Comparison of four tests to evaluate the reactivity of rabbit sera against envelope or Gag-related proteins of bovine leukemia virus (BLV). Vet Microbiol 1998; 60:13-25. [PMID: 9595624 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1135(98)00149-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) has a long latency period during which animals are inapparently infected, may spread the disease, and are only detected by serological techniques or by the most cumbersome molecular biology techniques. We have compared techniques for detecting either total antibodies (ELISA), anti-p24 and Gag-related proteins (Western blot), or anti-gp51 (agar gel immunodiffusion, AGID, and syncytia inhibition, SI) in rabbits inoculated experimentally with inocula of variable immunogenicity. The two tests to detect antibodies to gp51 correlated well in sera clearly positive or clearly negative by either one, but correlation was poor in the intermediate groups. All sera positive by AGID were also positive by ELISA, but results did not agree in sera negative by AGID, ELISA proving to be more sensitive. Western blot was a good technique for detecting antibodies against Gag-related proteins. However, no band was identified to clearly correspond to anti-Env-related proteins. As for other retroviruses, testing of animals for infection with BLV should include the detection of antibodies anti-Gag and anti-Env proteins.
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- A Doménech
- Dpto. Patología Animal I, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Doménech A, Llames L, Goyache J, Suárez G, Gómez-Lucía E. Macrophages infected with bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) induce humoral response in rabbits. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 1997; 58:309-20. [PMID: 9436274 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2427(97)00043-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BLV is a lymphotropic retrovirus which infects mainly B-cells. However, the possible infection of cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage (M/M) might explain some aspects of the disease such as latency or disease progression. We infected sheep M/M with BLV either by culturing M/M with supernatant containing virus, or coculturing M/M with persistently infected cell lines. These BLV-infected M/M were inoculated into rabbits and the serological response was followed for two years. ELISA results using adsorbed sera showed a persistent production of specific antibodies from as early as the first week post inoculation. Two tests were used to detect the response against envelope glycoprotein gp51: Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) and a virus neutralization test read as syncytia inhibition (SI). Sera were positive by AGID after the second or third inoculation. Neutralizing titres (SI) were higher than those seen in control rabbits inoculated with persistently infected cell lines, suggesting that the virus may be expressed better in M/M. Gag-related proteins were analyzed by Western Blot (WB). Sera from rabbits inoculated with BLV-infected M/M recognized as many viral proteins as sera from BLV immunized control rabbits or infected cows, and this profile did not change with repeated inoculations. All these results suggest that BLV may infect M/M, where viral proteins are actively expressed to the point that they induce a humoral immune response in animals, and that animals get persistently infected.
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- A Doménech
- Dpto. Patología Animal I, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Hidalgo G, Bonilla JA. Lymphoproliferation assays in cattle naturally infected with bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) and bovine immunodeficiency-like virus (BIV). ZENTRALBLATT FUR VETERINARMEDIZIN. REIHE B. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. SERIES B 1996; 43:325-32. [PMID: 8794694 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1996.tb00322.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Experiments were designed to evaluate the effect of BLV on mitogen-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from naturally infected cattle. BIV was also taken into consideration due to a recent report showing that in Costa Rica, most of the BLV-infected animals are also seropositive for BIV. The methodology was based on a non-radioactive technique to determine lymphoproliferation. A colorimetric assay using XTT (formazan salt) to measure cell multiplication was adapted for bovine PBMC. ELISA and Western blotting were used to determine the serologic status of the cattle. PCR was only available for BIV detection. Our results show clearly that, dually-infected cattle (BIV-BLV) have reduced lymphoproliferative responses to the mitogen Con A. Haematological abnormalities associated with viral infections were also observed, specially leukocytosis and lymphocytosis. Cows with lymphosarcomas are severely affected. The specific antibody response to different viral proteins could not be associated with the suppressive status of the animals. Due to the high rate of dual infections observed in Costa Rica, these results are not sufficient to clarify which virus is responsible for the suppressive activity, if one or both viruses are necessary, or if they act synergistically.
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- G Hidalgo
- Centro de Investigación en Biología Celular y Molecular, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, Costa Rica
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