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ArticleBMC veterinary research2018

Expression of selected genes isolated from whole blood, liver and obex in lambs with experimental classical scrapie and healthy controls, showing a systemic innate immune response at the clinical end-stage.

Siv Meling, Kerstin Skovgaard, Kjetil Bårdsen, Peter Mikael Helweg Heegaard, Martha J Ulvund

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Article in BMC veterinary research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Siv MelingFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Sandnes, Norway. sivmeling@lyse.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9481-5125
Kerstin SkovgaardDepartment of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark.
Kjetil BårdsenFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Sandnes, Norway.
Peter Mikael Helweg HeegaardDepartment of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark.
Martha J UlvundFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Sandnes, Norway.
Norwegian University of Life Sciences · NOTechnical University of Denmark · DK

Funding

Norges Forskningsråd NRC 178268
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncubation period, disease progression, pathology and clinical presentation of classical scrapie in sheep are highly dependent on PRNP genotype, time and route of inoculation and prion strain. Our experimental model with pre-colostrum inoculation of homozygous VRQ lambs has shown to be an effective model with extensive PrP

resultsThe animals in the scrapie group showed severe signs of illness 22 weeks post inoculation necessitating euthanasia at 23 weeks post inoculation. This severe clinical presentation was accompanied by changes in expression of several genes. The following genes were differentially expressed in whole blood: TLR2, TLR4, C3, IL1B, LF and SAA, in liver tissue, the following genes differentially expressed: TNF-α, SAA, HP, CP, AAT, TTR and TF, and in the brain tissue, the following genes were differentially expressed: HP, CP, ALB and TTR.

conclusionsWe report a strong and evident transcriptional innate immune response in the terminal stage of classical scrapie in these animals. The PRNP genotype and time of inoculation are believed to contribute to the clinical presentation, including the extensive dissemination of PrP

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Immunity, InnateAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBloodBrainGene Expression ProfilingGenotypeLiverPrPSc ProteinsScrapieSheep, DomesticPrPSc ProteinsBrain tissueClassical scrapieInnate immune responseLiver tissueqPCRSheepWhole blood

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PMID30208891
PMCPMC6134718
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