College of Animal Sciences, Key Lab for Zoonoses Research, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, 5333 Xi'an Road, Changchun 130062, China.
Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Apr 18;23(8):4469. doi: 10.3390/ijms23084469.
Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) and pseudorabies virus (PRV) are economically important pathogens in swine. PCV2 and PRV coinfection can cause more severe neurological and respiratory symptoms and higher mortality of piglets. However, the exact mechanism involved in the coinfection of PRV and PCV2 and its pathogenesis remain unknown. Here, porcine kidney cells (PK-15) were infected with PCV2 and/or PRV, and then the activation of immune and inflammatory pathways was evaluated to clarify the influence of the coinfection on immune and inflammatory responses. We found that the coinfection of PCV2 and PRV can promote the activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), c-Jun N-terminal protein kinases (JNK), p38, and nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) pathways, thus enhancing the expression of interferon-γ (IFN-γ), interferon-λ1 (IFN-λ1), interferon-stimulated gene (ISG15), interleukin 6 (IL6), and interleukin 1β (IL1β). Meanwhile, PCV2 and PRV also inhibit the expression and signal transduction of IFN-β, tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), and the Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway. In addition, PCV2 and PRV infection can also weaken extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity. These results indicate that the regulations of cellular antiviral immune responses and inflammatory responses mediated by NF-κB, JAK/STAT, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and NLRP3 pathways, contribute to immune escape of PCV2 and PRV and host antiviral responses.
猪圆环病毒 2 型(PCV2)和猪伪狂犬病病毒(PRV)是猪的两种重要经济病原。PCV2 和 PRV 的混合感染可导致仔猪更严重的神经和呼吸症状,以及更高的死亡率。然而,PRV 和 PCV2 混合感染的确切机制及其发病机制仍不清楚。本研究中,猪肾细胞(PK-15)被 PCV2 和/或 PRV 感染,然后评估免疫和炎症途径的激活情况,以阐明混合感染对免疫和炎症反应的影响。我们发现,PCV2 和 PRV 的混合感染可以促进核因子-κB(NF-κB)、c-Jun N 末端蛋白激酶(JNK)、p38 和核苷酸结合寡聚化结构域样受体 3(NLRP3)途径的激活,从而增强干扰素-γ(IFN-γ)、干扰素-λ1(IFN-λ1)、干扰素刺激基因(ISG15)、白细胞介素 6(IL6)和白细胞介素 1β(IL1β)的表达。同时,PCV2 和 PRV 还抑制 IFN-β、肿瘤坏死因子α(TNFα)和 Janus 激酶-信号转导和转录激活因子(JAK/STAT)途径的表达和信号转导。此外,PCV2 和 PRV 感染还可削弱细胞外信号调节激酶(ERK)的活性。这些结果表明,NF-κB、JAK/STAT、丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)和 NLRP3 途径介导的细胞抗病毒免疫反应和炎症反应的调节,有助于 PCV2 和 PRV 的免疫逃避和宿主抗病毒反应。