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ArticleVeterinary research2025

Detection of prions in oocytes and ovaries of ewes naturally infected with classical scrapie.

Paula A Marco Lorente, Maialen Zinkunegi, Diego Sola, Nerea Larrañaga, Belén Marín, Bernardino Moreno, Juan J Badiola, Rosa Bolea, Alicia Otero

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Paula A Marco LorenteCentro de Encefalopatías y Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, 50013, Saragossa, Spain.
Maialen ZinkunegiCentro de Encefalopatías y Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, 50013, Saragossa, Spain.
Diego SolaCentro de Encefalopatías y Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, 50013, Saragossa, Spain. d.sola@unizar.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9827-5736
Nerea LarrañagaCentro de Encefalopatías y Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, 50013, Saragossa, Spain.
Belén MarínCentro de Encefalopatías y Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, 50013, Saragossa, Spain.
Bernardino MorenoCentro de Encefalopatías y Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, 50013, Saragossa, Spain.
Juan J BadiolaCentro de Encefalopatías y Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, 50013, Saragossa, Spain.
Rosa BoleaCentro de Encefalopatías y Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, 50013, Saragossa, Spain.
Alicia OteroCentro de Encefalopatías y Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, 50013, Saragossa, Spain.

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POCTEFA EFA031/01 NEURO-COOP
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Classical scrapie is a prion disease that affects goats and sheep and is transmitted mainly horizontally. However, infection can also occur vertically, from mother to offspring, but the exact mechanism is unclear. The possibilities include transmission during pregnancy, birth, or after birth. Some studies have reported that prions are present in various reproductive tissues and fluids, suggesting that vertical transmission could occur through the germ line. However, the presence of prions in female reproductive tissues and oocytes has not been extensively studied, so their role in vertical transmission is unknown. Oocytes and ovarian tissues from 25 naturally infected ewes (ARQ/ARQ and VRQ/VRQ genotypes) and healthy controls were analysed. The samples were subjected to PMCA for prion detection. Histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluations of ovarian tissues were also performed. We demonstrated that PrP

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OocytesOvaryPrionsPrPSc ProteinsScrapieAnimalsFemaleInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalSheepPrionsPrPSc Proteinsclassical scrapieoocytesovariesPrionPrPScvertical transmission

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PMID40211373
PMCPMC11984232

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