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Detection of Genetic characterization of Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) in Brazilian wildlife boars
A semi-intensive wildlife boars farm presented a clinical history of high mortality in 70 - 90 days-old pigs (> 50 %). Two 90 days-old animals with weight loss and wasting were necropsied and the samples tested for PCV2 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The genetic material of PCV2 was sequenced and classified into the PCV2a genotype together with PCV2 sequences obtained from samples of Poland, Brazil, Slovenia and Greece wild boars
Development and evaluation of a recombinant DNA vaccine candidate expressing porcine circovirus 2 structural protein
Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) is generally associated with the porcine circovirosis syndrome, which is considered an important disease of swine and has potentially serious economic impact on the swine industry worldwide. This article describes the construction of a recombinant plasmid expressing the PCV2 structural protein and the evaluation of cellular and humoral immune responses produced by this recombinant vaccine in BALB/c mice. The vaccine candidate was obtained and analyzed in vivo, in an effort to determine the ability to induce a specific immune response in mice. DNA was extracted from a Brazilian PCV2 isolate and the gene coding for Cap protein was amplified by PCR and inserted into an expression plasmid. Groups of BALB/c mice were inoculated intra-muscularly and intradermally in a 15-day interval, with 100 µg and 50 µg of the vaccine construct, respectively. Another group was inoculated intramuscularly with 100 µg of empty plasmid, corresponding to the control group. Seroconversion and cellular response in BALB/c mice were compared and used for vaccine evaluation. Seroconversion was analyzed by ELISA. After a series of 3 immunizations the spleen cells of the immunized animals were used to perform lymphocyte proliferation assays. Seroconversion to PCV2 was detected by ELISA in the animals inoculated with the vaccine construct when compared with control groups. Lymphocyte proliferation assays showed a stronger cell proliferation in the inoculated animals compared with the control group. Thus, the vaccine candidate construct demonstrated to be able to induce both humoral and cellular responses in inoculated mice.O circovírus suíno 2 (PCV2) é geralmente associado à síndrome da circovirose suína, que é considerada uma importante doença de suínos e possui um sério impacto econômico na suinocultura mundial. Este trabalho descreve a construção de um plasmídeo recombinante que expressa a proteína estrutural do PCV2 e a avaliação das respostas imune humoral e celular por meio de vacinação em camundongos BALB/c. O candidato vacinal foi submetido a análises in vivo, determinando a capacidade de induzir resposta imune específica em camundongos. O DNA de um isolado brasileiro de PCV2 foi extraído e o gene que codifica para a proteína do capsídeo foi amplificado por PCR e inserido num plasmídeo de expressão. Grupos de camundongos BALB/c foram inoculados por via intramuscular e intradérmica a cada 15 dias, com 100µg e 50µg da construção vacinal, respectivamente. Outro grupo foi inoculado com 100µg do plasmídeo original, correspondente ao grupo controle. A soroconversão e a resposta celular dos grupos de camundongos BALB/c vacinados foram comparados como parâmetros de avaliação vacinal. A soroconversão foi avaliada por um teste de ELISA. Após 3 imunizações, as células esplênicas dos animais imunizados foram utilizadas nos ensaios de linfoproliferação. A soroconversão para o PCV2 foi detectada por ELISA nos animais inoculados com a construção vacinal quando comparados com o grupo controle. Nos ensaios de linfoproliferação foi observada uma grande proliferação celular nos animais inoculados comparados ao grupo controle. Portanto, o candidato vacinal demonstrou ser capaz de induzir tanto uma resposta humoral e celular nos camundongos inoculados