Although cell culture systems for hepatitis E virus (HEV) have been established by using cell lines such as PLC/PRF/5 and A549, small-animal models for this virus are limited. Since Mongolia gerbils are susceptible to genotype 1, 3 and 4 HEV (HEV-1, HEV-3 and HEV4), we intraperitoneally inoculated Mongolia gerbils with HEV-5, HEV-7, HEV-8, rabbit HEV or rat HEV in addition to the above three genotypes to investigate the infectivity and to assess whether Mongolia gerbil is an appropriate animal model for HEV infection. The results indicated that (i) HEV-5 and rat HEV were effectively replicated in the Mongolia gerbils in the same manner as HEV-4: large amounts of the viral RNA were detected in the feces and livers, and high titers of the serum anti-HEV IgG antibodies were induced in all animals. The feces were shown to contain HEV that is infectious to naïve gerbils. Furthermore, HEV-4, HEV-5 and rat HEV were successfully transmitted to the gerbils by oral inoculation. (ii) Although the viral RNA and serum anti-HEV IgG antibodies were detected in all animals inoculated with HEV-1 and HEV-8, both titers were low. The viral RNA was detected in the feces collected from two of three HEV-3-inoculated, and one of three HEV-7-inoculated gerbils, but the titers were low. The serum antibody titers were also low. The viruses excreted into the feces of HEV-1-, HEV-3-, HEV-7- and HEV-8-inoculated gerbils failed to infect naïve Mongolia gerbils. (iii) No infection sign was observed in the rabbit HEV-inoculated gerbils. These results demonstrated that Mongolia gerbils are broadly susceptible to HEV, and their degree of sensitivity was dependent on the genotype. Mongolia gerbils were observed to be susceptible to not only HEVs belonging to HEV-A but also to rat HEV belonging to HEV-C1, and thus Mongolia gerbil could be useful as a small-animal model for cross-protection experiments between HEV-A and HEV-C1. Mongolia gerbils may also be useful for the evaluation of the efficacy of vaccines against HEV.
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