Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has led to significant economic losses in the global swine industry. Type I interferon (IFN-I) plays a crucial role in the host's resistance to PRRSV infection. Despite extensive research showing that PRRSV employs multiple strategies to antagonise IFN-I induction, the underlying mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMacroautophagy/autophagy is a cellular degradation and recycling process that maintains the homeostasis of organisms. A growing number of studies have reported that autophagy participates in infection by a variety of viruses. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes severe financial losses to the global swine industry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), caused by PED virus (PEDV), is a severe enteric disease burdening the global swine industry in recent years. Especially, the mortality of PED in neonatal piglets approaches 100%. Maternal antibodies in milk, particularly immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies, are of great importance for protection neonatal suckling piglets against PEDV infection as passive lactogenic immunity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is the causative agent of porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD). Its prevalence in swine herds was first reported in China in 2000. PCV2 infection causes immunosuppression that leads to multiple diseases, causing serious economic problems for the swine industry in China.
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