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ArticleVeterinary research2026

Mucosal T cell activation pathways are upregulated by equine herpesvirus type 1 infection.

Camille M Holmes, Susanna Babasyan, Bettina Wagner

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Camille M HolmesDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Susanna BabasyanDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Bettina WagnerDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. bw73@cornell.edu.

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Abstract

Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) is a high morbidity and mortality virus that impacts horse populations worldwide. As a respiratory virus, it enters through the upper respiratory tract (URT), where mucosal immunity plays a crucial role in preventing severe disease. In this study, flow cytometry was used to characterize the nasal leukocyte population during EHV-1 infection, and RNA sequencing of nasal secretions was employed to assess transcriptional markers of the mucosal immune response. Horses with distinct immune statuses were compared at four stages: pre-infection, early (day 1 and 3 post-infection [pi]), mid (days 8 and 10 pi) and late (day 18 pi) infection. Non-immune horses (n = 4), developed clinical signs, shed virus, and established viremia, whereas, immune horses (n = 4), possessing pre-existing immunity, showed no disease or detectable virus after EHV-1 infection. This comparison revealed differential expression of various T cell associated markers based on pre-existing immunity. In immune horses, upregulation of fewer genes occurred during early infection only, while in non-immune horses, a large number of genes were upregulated during mid and late infection. Collectively, these findings highlight a key role for mucosal T cells in mediating viral clearance and restoring homeostasis.

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Herpesviridae InfectionsHerpesvirus 1, EquidHorse DiseasesImmunity, MucosalLymphocyte ActivationT-LymphocytesAnimalsFemaleFlow CytometryHorsesUp-Regulationadaptive immune responseequineMucosal immunityT cellviral infection

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PMID41937208
PMCPMC13154595

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