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Emerg Microbes Infect ; 10(1): 424-438, 2021 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33622191

ABSTRACT

Human adenovirus (HAdV) species B can cause severe acute respiratory diseases. However, the researches to combat this infection have been hampered by the lack of an animal model permissive to the virus. Here, we report in vitro and in vivo HAdV species B infections of tree shrews, the closest relative of primates. HAdV-3, -7, -14, and -55 efficiently replicated in primary cell cultures. After intranasal inoculation of tree shrews with HAdV-55, the viral replication in the oropharyngeal region remained high until day 5 post-infection and was still detected until day 12. HAdV-55 in the lung or turbinate bone tissues reached the highest levels between days 3 and 5 post-infection, which indicated viral replication in the upper and lower respiratory tracts. HAdV-55 infection caused severe interstitial pneumonia in the animal. IL-8, IL-10, IL-17A, and IFN-γ expression in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells from infected animals was up-regulated. The pre-vaccination with HAdV-55 cleared the virus faster in the respiratory tract, mitigated lung pathological changes. Finally, HAdV-55 infection was propagated among tree shrews. Our study demonstrated that the tree shrew is a permissive animal model for HAdV species B infection and may serve as a valuable platform for testing multiple anti-viral treatments.


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Adenoviruses, Human/physiology , Cytokines/metabolism , Lung Diseases, Interstitial/virology , Tupaiidae/virology , Animals , Cells, Cultured , Disease Models, Animal , Hep G2 Cells , Humans , Interferon-gamma/metabolism , Interleukin-10/metabolism , Interleukin-17/metabolism , Interleukin-8/metabolism , Lung Diseases, Interstitial/immunology , Male , Oropharynx/virology , Primary Cell Culture , Up-Regulation , Virus Replication
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