非洲猪瘟研究进展

非洲猪瘟是由非洲猪瘟病毒感染家猪或野猪后引发的一种急性、烈性传染病,主要通过病猪及其周围环境传播,蜱是中间宿主。1921年该病首次暴发于非洲肯尼亚,2018年8月传入我国,目前已有24个省级行政区发生疫情。非洲猪瘟病毒主要经呼吸道和消化道进入猪体内,感染靶细胞主要是单核-巨噬细胞,目前受体还不明确。非洲猪瘟病毒是单分子双链DNA病毒,长度为170~190kb,编码150~200种蛋白,包括多种免疫调控蛋白,可以抵抗机体免疫。非洲猪瘟病毒疫苗研究较多,包括灭活疫苗、减毒疫苗、亚单位疫苗和基因疫苗等,但迄今这些疫苗都不能保护家猪免受非洲猪瘟病毒感染。今后需要对非洲猪瘟病毒及其发病机制做详细系统的研究,为开发有效防治方案提供资料。     

野猪在非洲猪瘟流行中的重要作用

非洲猪瘟因其高死亡率、没有疫苗防疫、影响国际贸易而备受广泛关注。1921年首次确认非洲猪瘟疫情以来,先后在非洲、欧洲、美洲等多个国家和地区发病造成重大经济损失。野猪作为该病传播的重要生物媒介在俄罗斯等多个国家非洲猪瘟疫情散播中发挥了重要作用。充分了解全球非洲猪瘟疫情状况和野猪在俄罗斯非洲猪瘟疫情中的影响,分析我国野猪分布、疫病监测和管理现状,将为我国非洲猪瘟外来疫情防控策略制定提供参考。     

非洲猪瘟病毒的生物学特性与疫苗研制的难点

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)是由非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)引起的一种猪烈性传染病,是全球养猪业的"头号杀手",强毒株引发的超急性和急性感染死率高达100%。2018年8月ASF首次传入我国,截止2019年6月6日,已有32个省份累计暴发137起疫情,给我国社会、经济构成巨大威胁。ASF疫苗的研制始于20世纪60年代,但均以失败而告终,其主要原因是对ASFV生物学特性缺乏深入的研究。有效控制当前ASF疫情扩散、研制安全有效的疫苗将是我国面临的巨大挑战。本文对ASFV形态与基本结构、传播途径、致病机制、基因组及编码蛋白、入侵机制、免疫逃逸等生物学特性进行了概述,并分析了当前疫苗研制面临的难点,以期为我国有效控制ASF疫情及病原研究提供参考。     

湖北省神农架林区野猪分布与传播非洲猪瘟风险分析

野猪是非洲猪瘟(ASF)传播的重要媒介,神农架林区野猪种群数量高、分布广,调查野猪分布对ASF防控有着重要意义.本研究首先通过布设红外相机117台、样线287条调查神农架林区野猪实体和痕迹位点后,应用最大熵模型预测林区野猪分布,再根据野猪、居民区、交通要道的空间分布数据,应用核密度估计法分析神农架林区各地野猪传播ASF...     

非洲猪瘟病毒跨膜蛋白CD2v的结构与功能研究进展

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)是由非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASF V)感染家猪和野猪,引起的高度传染性和致死性动物传染病,不同品种和年龄阶段的猪均易感,发病率和死亡率可高达100％.ASFV是全球生猪产业的重点疫病之一,目前无商品化疫苗.ASFV是一种大而复杂的双链DNA双层囊膜病毒.ASFV主要跨膜蛋白CD2v是介导血细胞吸附(Hemadsorption,HAD)和鉴定病毒血清型的关键蛋白,它参与ASFV宿主免疫应答、免疫逃逸和病毒复制等生理生化过程,且是ASFV疫苗和抗病毒分子研发的潜在重要靶点.探究CD2v在ASFV感染中的作用及机制渐成热点.因此,本文对ASFV CD2v的结构及其生物学功能研究报道进行分析综述,将为阐明ASFV致病机理和疫苗研发等提供重要参考.     

非洲猪瘟病毒编码蛋白功能研究进展

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)是非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)感染家猪或野猪引起的一种急性、出血性、高度接触性传染病,其特征是病程短、高热和出血性病变,急性感染死亡率高达100%,严重威胁全球养猪业但目前尚未开发出有效的疫苗和治疗方法。ASFV是非洲猪瘟病毒科非洲猪瘟病毒属的唯一成员,为大型双链DNA病毒,主要在巨噬细胞胞质中复制,其基因组约170?193 kb,含有150?167个开放阅读框,编码150?200种蛋白质。目前已知功能的病毒编码蛋白约有50个,大部分为病毒的结构蛋白,仍有一半以上的ASFV编码蛋白功能尚不清楚。除结构蛋白以外,病毒含有完整的酶和与病毒转录有关的因子,编码调节宿主细胞功能及与病毒免疫逃逸相关的蛋白等。本文综述了ASFV的结构蛋白、非结构蛋白以及参与免疫逃逸等相关蛋白功能的研究进展,以期为ASFV病毒蛋白研究及疫苗研发提供相关借鉴。     

非洲猪瘟病毒多样性

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)是由非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)引起猪的一种急性、高度致死性传染病.该病在全世界多个地方流行,导致该病流行的原因之一是缺乏有效的预防及治疗药物、疫苗等.尽管ASFV基因总的突变率相对其基因组来说较低,但是,与其它病毒相比,其基因突变总数则相当巨大.研究发现ASFV的多个基因具有高突变率的特性,表现为基因多样性,此外,由于该病毒为核质大DNA病毒,编码大量蛋白,其抗原也表现为多样性.本文总结了 ASFV基因多样性和抗原多样性,分析其发生原理并综述了最新研究成果,以期为研究ASFV病毒遗传演化、开发疫苗及指导疫情防控提供思路.     

非洲猪瘟病毒研究进展:组学视角

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)是由非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)引起的一种致死率可高达100%的猪烈性传染病。ASF的传播方式复杂多样,目前无商品化疫苗可用,仅能依靠检疫结合扑杀进行防控,严重威胁全球养猪及相关行业的健康发展。阻碍ASF疫苗研发的主要因素是ASFV的基因型众多、结构复杂,以及对ASFV致病和免疫逃逸机制的认识不足。本文从基因组学、转录组学、蛋白质组学和代谢组学等层面多角度综述ASFV的生物学特性及其致病和免疫逃逸机制,以期揭开ASF这个"杀手"的神秘面纱,为ASFV的致病机制研究和ASF的防控提供参考。     

非洲猪瘟病毒调控宿主细胞因子表达水平的研究进展

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)是由非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)引起的一种猪的急性、热性、高度接触性传染病,给全球养猪业造成了巨大的经济损失.ASFV基因组庞大,结构复杂,至今无有效药物和疫苗,只能依靠生物安全对其防控.由于非洲猪瘟发病急的特点,发病后极易引发细胞因子风暴,加快病情发展.本文综述了当前已证实的猪感染ASFV后白介素、干扰素、肿瘤坏死因子等细胞因子的变化及其调控机制.了解细胞因子与ASFV感染的关系,以期对保护性免疫机制的探究奠定基础,为ASFV疫苗研发提供参考.     

非洲猪瘟病毒结构蛋白在病毒感染过程中的作用

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)是由非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)引起的一种急性、烈性、出血性的猪传染性疫病,给疫情发生国家(地区)的养猪业带来严重的经济损失。ASFV作为双股DNA病毒,含有150-167个开放阅读框(ORFs),编码200余种蛋白质,其中结构蛋白约50种。结构蛋白作为病毒颗粒的主要组分,在病毒吸附、侵入和复制等感染过程中起着重要作用。综述了ASFV结构蛋白在病毒感染中的作用,以期为ASFV结构蛋白的进一步研究提供参考。     

非洲猪瘟防控及疫苗研发：挑战与对策

非洲猪瘟是由非洲猪瘟病毒引起的一种接触传染性、广泛出血性猪烈性传染病,最急性和急性感染死亡率高达100%。自2018年8月我国发生首起非洲猪瘟疫情后,3个多月内,已有18个省份累计暴发69起,给我国养猪业造成了沉重打击。从目前非洲猪瘟全球流行态势及世界各国防控经验来看,我国非洲猪瘟防控和根除面临的形势不容乐观,亟需安全有效的疫苗用于该病的防控。文中结合当前非洲猪瘟病原学最新研究成果,系统总结了非洲猪瘟防控策略、疫苗研究进展及其面临的挑战,重点分析了疫苗研发历程、存在的问题、未来发展方向以及商业化应用所面临的关键科学问题,以期为我国非洲猪瘟防控及病原和疫苗研究提供借鉴。     

非洲猪瘟病毒的免疫逃逸策略

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)是由非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)引起的一种猪烈性传染病。目前无商品化的ASF疫苗,一旦发病,仅能依靠快速扑杀进行防控,严重威胁我国养猪及相关行业的健康发展。ASF疫苗研发面临的主要困难是对ASFV的毒力相关基因、致病及其免疫逃逸机制知之甚少。本文对ASFV的免疫逃逸研究进行了总结,探讨了ASFV免疫逃逸基因及其编码蛋白的功能,以便加深对ASFV及其免疫逃逸策略的认知,为致病机制研究和疫苗研发提供借鉴。     

Regulation of antiviral immune response by African swine fever virus (ASFV)

African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and acute hemorrhagic viral disease with a high mortality approaching 100% in domestic pigs. ASF is an endemic in countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Now, it has been spreading to many countries, especially in Asia and Europe. Due to the fact that there is no commercial vaccine available for ASF to provide sustainable prevention, the disease has spread rapidly worldwide and caused great economic losses in swine industry. The knowledge gap of ASF virus (ASFV) pathogenesis and immune evasion is the main factor to limit the development of safe and effective ASF vaccines. Here, we will summarize the molecular mechanisms of how ASFV interferes with the host innate and adaptive immune responses. An in-depth understanding of ASFV immune evasion strategies will provide us with rational design of ASF vaccines.     

Development of A Super-Sensitive Diagnostic Method for African Swine Fever Using CRISPR Techniques

African swine fever(ASF) is an infectious disease caused by African swine fever virus(ASFV) with clinical symptoms of high fever, hemorrhages and high mortality rate, posing a threat to the global swine industry and food security. Quarantine and control of ASFV is crucial for preventing swine industry from ASFV infection. In this study, a recombinase polymerase amplification(RPA)-CRISPR-based nucleic acid detection method was developed for diagnosing ASF. As a highly sensitive method, RPA-CRISPR can detect even a single copy of ASFV plasmid and genomic DNA by determining fluorescence signal induced by collateral cleavage of CRISPR-lwCas13 a(previously known as C2 c2) through quantitative real-time PCR(qPCR) and has the same or even higher sensitivity than the traditional qPCR method. A lateral flow strip was developed and used in combination with RPA-CRISPR for ASFV detection with the same level of sensitivity of TaqMan qPCR. Likewise, RPA-CRISPR is capable of distinguishing ASFV genomic DNA from viral DNA/RNA of other porcine viruses without any cross-reactivity. This diagnostic method is also available for diagnosing ASFV clinical DNA samples with coincidence rate of 100% for both ASFV positive and negative samples. RPA-CRISPR has great potential for clinical quarantine of ASFV in swine industry and food security.     

非洲猪瘟病毒的非必需基因：真的可有可无吗？

非洲猪瘟（African swine fever,ASF）是由非洲猪瘟病毒（African swine fever virus,ASFV）引起的一种出血性、致死性的猪烈性传染病。ASF在全球广泛传播,给养猪业造成重大的经济损失。ASFV基因组庞大,可编码150多种蛋白,一些非必需基因编码的蛋白与调控病毒毒力、复制和免疫逃逸等相关。通过删除ASFV毒力相关的非必需基因所构建的减毒株是当前比较有前景的疫苗,然而其安全性有待提高。系统地鉴定ASFV非必需基因及其功能,不仅有助于ASF基因缺失疫苗的研发,也有益于ASFV致病机制研究。本文对目前已鉴定的ASFV非必需基因及其功能研究进行了总结分析,着重讨论了影响ASFV毒力、调控病毒复制、参与免疫逃逸的非必需基因及其编码蛋白的功能,旨在加深对ASFV病原学的认识,为新的ASFV非必需基因的鉴定和功能研究提供参考。     

Experimental Infection of Ornithodoros erraticus sensu stricto with Two Portuguese African Swine Fever Virus Strains. Study of Factors Involved in the Dynamics of Infection in Ticks

African swine fever (ASF) is a frequently devastating hemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs and wild boar and Ornithodoros erraticus sensu stricto argasid ticks are the only biological vectors of African swine fever virus (ASFV) known to occur in Europe. Recently this disease emerged in Eastern Europe and Russian Federation, showing a huge potential for a rapid spread between countries. There is some risk of re-emergence of ASF in the countries where these ticks exist, that can contribute for the persistence of infection and compromise control measures. In this study we aimed to identify factors that determine the probability of infection and its dynamics in the tick vector Ornithodoros erraticus sensu stricto, with two Portuguese strains of ASFV. Our results suggest that these ticks have a high likelihood of excreting the two haemadsorbing ASF viruses of different host origins and that, in field surveys, the analysis of adults and 5^th nymphal stage can provide the best chance of detecting virus infection. The results also indicate that infection of pigs with highly virulent ASF viruses will promote higher rates of infection and a higher likelihood for virus excretion by ticks. Nevertheless, there is also a risk, although lower, that ticks can become infected on pigs that have overcome the acute phase of infection, which was simulated in our study by membrane feeding ticks with low titres of virus. We believe these results can be valuable in designing and interpreting the results of ASF control programmes, and future work can also be undertaken as our dataset is released under open access, to perform studies in risk assessment for ASFV persistence in a region where O. erraticus sensu stricto ticks are present.     

African Swine Fever Virus MGF-110-9L-deficient Mutant Has Attenuated Virulence in Pigs

African swine fever virus(ASFV) is the etiological agent of African swine fever(ASF), an often lethal disease in domestic and wild pigs. ASF represents a major threat to the swine industry worldwide. Currently, no commercial vaccine is available because of the complexity of ASFV or biosecurity concerns. Live attenuated viruses that are naturally isolated or genetically manipulated have demonstrated reliable protection against homologous ASFV strain challenge. In the present study, a mutant ASFV strain with the deletion of ASFV MGF-110-9 L(ASFV-D9 L) was generated from a highly virulent ASFV CN/GS/2018 parental strain, a genotype II ASFV. Relative to the parental ASFV isolate, deletion of the MGF-110-9 L gene significantly decreased the ability of ASFV-D9 L to replicate in vitro in primary swine macrophage cell cultures. The majority of animals inoculated intramuscularly with a low dose of ASFV-D9 L(10 HAD50) remained clinically normal during the 21-day observational period. Three of five ASFV-D9 L-infected animals displayed low viremia titers and low virus shedding and developed a strong virus-specific antibody response, indicating partial attenuation of the ASFV-D9 L strain in pigs. The findings imply the potential usefulness of the ASFV-D9 L strain for further development of ASF control measures.