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ReviewViruses2026

Cell Culture Adaptation of Porcine Group A Rotavirus: Advances and Challenges for Vaccine Development.

Zhen Zhang, Baihe Ma, Shuhua Liu, Xin Chen, Meiliang Guo, Fanxin Liang, Lianrui Li

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Review in Viruses, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Zhen ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.
Baihe MaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.
Shuhua LiuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.
Xin ChenCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.
Meiliang GuoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.
Fanxin LiangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.
Lianrui LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.

Funding

Development and Application of a Vaccine Targeting the VP8 Subunit of Porcine Group A Rotavirus and an Accompanying Antibody Detection Kit 2026YD011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Porcine group A rotavirus (PoRVA) is a significant cause of viral diarrhea in piglets, necessitating urgent global implementation of effective control strategies. This review assesses advancements in PoRVA in vitro cultivation and amplification, crucial for PoRVA vaccine development. Traditional PoRVA cultivation commonly employs primary porcine kidney cells or finite cell lines like MA-104, posing well-documented challenges in scalability, production cost, and their ability to recapitulate the natural intestinal microenvironment. Consequently, research has increasingly focused on adapting PoRVA to alternative systems, particularly immortalized porcine cell lines or physiologically relevant porcine intestinal organoids. This adaptation process, involving serial passaging, can induce genomic alterations and virulence attenuation in piglets, essential for generating live attenuated vaccine (LAV) candidates. Modern biotechnological tools, such as reverse genetics and synthetic genomics, have expedited the creation of recombinant PoRVA strains with defined antigenic profiles and enhanced in vitro growth characteristics. However, a significant concern regarding LAV candidates derived from cell culture adaptation is the risk of virulence reversion upon pig back-passage, necessitating thorough safety and genetic stability evaluations. Nevertheless, utilizing stable cell lines or organoid platforms presents a feasible and cost-effective approach for large-scale PoRVA vaccine production. Future research should focus on identifying vaccine candidates that provide broad protection and exceptional safety, with an emphasis on cross-protection against divergent epidemic genotypes, while ensuring the economic feasibility of innovative manufacturing approaches.

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Cell Culture TechniquesRotavirusRotavirus InfectionsRotavirus VaccinesSwine DiseasesVaccine DevelopmentAnimalsCell LineSwineVaccines, AttenuatedVirus CultivationRotavirus VaccinesVaccines, Attenuatedcell culture adaptationlive attenuated vaccineporcine group A rotavirusreversion to virulenceVP4 mutations

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PMID42515570
PMCPMC13431610

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