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- Title
Modulation of Type I Interferon System by African Swine Fever Virus.
- Authors
Razzuoli, Elisabetta; Franzoni, Giulia; Carta, Tania; Zinellu, Susanna; Amadori, Massimo; Modesto, Paola; Oggiano, Annalisa
- Abstract
African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) has tropism for macrophages, which seems to play a crucial role in disease pathogenesis and viral dissemination. Previous studies showed that ASFV developed mechanisms to evade type I interferon (IFN) responses. Hence, we analyzed the ability of ASFV strains of diverse virulence to modulate IFN-β and IFN-α responses. Porcine monocyte-derived macrophages un-activated (moMΦ) or activated with IFN-α (moMΦ + FN-α) were infected with virulent (22653/14) or attenuated (NH/P68) ASFV strains, and expressions of IFN-β and of 17 IFN-α subtypes genes were monitored over time. ASFV strains of diverse virulence induced different panels of IFN genes: infection of moMΦ with either strains caused statistically significant up-regulation of IFN-α3, -α7/11, whereas only attenuated NH/P68 determined statistically significant up-regulation of IFN-α10, -α12, -α13, -α15, -α17, and IFN-β. Infection of activated moMΦ with either strains resulted in up-regulation of IFN-β and many IFN-α subtypes, but statistical significance was found only for IFN-α1, -α10, -α15, -α16, -α17 in response to NH/P68-infection only. These data revealed differences in type I IFNs expression patterns, with differences between strains of diverse virulence. In addition, virulent 22653/14 ASFV seems to have developed mechanisms to suppress the induction of several type I IFN genes.
- Subjects
AFRICAN swine fever virus; TYPE I interferons; AFRICAN swine fever; INTERFERON receptors
- Publication
Pathogens, 2020, Vol 9, Issue 5, p361
- ISSN
2076-0817
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pathogens9050361