Characteristics and changes of the CD molecules and IFN-γ expressions in tree shrews infected with mammalian orthoreovirus / 中国实验动物学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the characteristics of immunological changes in tree shrews infected with orthoreovirus, and provide a theoretical basis for the prevention of virus in tree shrews. Methods 40 -50-day-old tree shrews were divided into three groups MRV1/TS/2011 virus-infected and MRV3/TS/2013 virus-infected groups, and saline-treated control group. On the 1, 8, 14, 21, and 28 days after infection, blood samples were taken from the tail vein and used for RT-PCR, flow cytometry and ELISA detection, to assess the viral load, number of CD4/CD8/CD19 cells, and IFN-gamma expression. Results The MRV1/TS/2011 and MRV3/TS/2013 viral load in the plasma and the number of CD4 +and CD19 +cells reached a peak at the 14th day after infection. At the first day after MRV1/TS/2011 infection, the CD4 +cells had a significantly higher expression compared with the normal group. CD8 +cells and the IFN-gamma expression reached a peak at the 21st day after infection. The expression of CD4 +was even higher after MRV1/TS/2011 infection, and the expression of CD8 +cells was higher after MRV3/TS/2013 infection. Conclusions We would conclude that after MRV1/TS/2011 and MRV3/TS/2011 virus infection, accompanying the changes of viral load, it shows some regularity of the expression of CD4/CD8/CD19 and IFN-gamma in the tree shrews at the early stage of MRV1/TS/2011 virus infection, humoral immunity is stimulated, and CD4 +cells play a major role. MRV3/TS/2013 virus may mainly affect the cellular immunity, while humoral immunity only plays a role at a high viral expression or the late stage of infection. CD4 +cells may be more sensitive to type 1 reovirus, and CD19 +cells may be more sensitive to type 3 reovirus.