Research Article

Effects of porcine circovirus type 2 and pseudorabies vaccine co-inoculation on regulatory cytokine mRNA expression in pig peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Published: March 12, 2014
Genet. Mol. Res. 13 (1) : 1540-1547 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4238/2014.March.12.6
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F. Gao, J.L. Xie, C.W. Jia, H.Y. Ren, S.H. Zhou (2014). Effects of porcine circovirus type 2 and pseudorabies vaccine co-inoculation on regulatory cytokine mRNA expression in pig peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Genet. Mol. Res. 13(1): 1540-1547. https://doi.org/10.4238/2014.March.12.6
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Abstract

We investigated the immune response effects of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) on cells inoculated with pseudorabies attenuated vaccine (PRV). Real-time PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression levels of the regulatory cytokines IL-4, IL-10, IL-12p40, and IFN-γ in pig peripheral blood mononuclear cells, after in vitro single vaccination and co-inoculation with PCV2 and the PRV. We found that PRV causes upregulation of IL-4, IL-12p40, and IFN-γ mRNA expression, while PCV2 causes mRNA upregulation of IL-4, IL-10, and IL-12p40. Moreover, PCV2 inhibited PRV-induced upregulation of IL-4, IL-12p40, and IFN-γ mRNA expression; IFN-γ mRNA expression was significantly inhibited. We conclude that PCV2 can reduce the cellular immune response to PRV.

We investigated the immune response effects of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) on cells inoculated with pseudorabies attenuated vaccine (PRV). Real-time PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression levels of the regulatory cytokines IL-4, IL-10, IL-12p40, and IFN-γ in pig peripheral blood mononuclear cells, after in vitro single vaccination and co-inoculation with PCV2 and the PRV. We found that PRV causes upregulation of IL-4, IL-12p40, and IFN-γ mRNA expression, while PCV2 causes mRNA upregulation of IL-4, IL-10, and IL-12p40. Moreover, PCV2 inhibited PRV-induced upregulation of IL-4, IL-12p40, and IFN-γ mRNA expression; IFN-γ mRNA expression was significantly inhibited. We conclude that PCV2 can reduce the cellular immune response to PRV.