Study on the anti bovine viral diarrhea virus effect of swainsonine extract of Astragalus strictus Grah Ex Bend in vitro

Author(s):  
Jianping Liang ◽  
Yonghao Hu ◽  
Baocheng Hao ◽  
Xiaoyong Xing ◽  
Fanling Wu ◽  
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This study was designed to investigate anti-virus action of the swainsonine (SW) extract of Astragalus strictus Grah. Ex Bend on bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). Using cell culture techniques, and combining cytopathic effect (CPE) observation method and methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) method to detect the toxicities of different concentrations of SW in bovine kidney primary cells (Madin-Darby Bovine Kidney Cells, MDBK), determine the drug safety concentration and TD50, Testing the comprehensive effect of different concentrations of SW for BVDV by adding swainsonine after virus-and-swainsonine added. The results showed that the TCID50 of BVDV is 10-4.7; there is no toxicity to MDBK when the concentration of SW below 0.256,mg·mL-1, and TD50 is 2.512mg·mL-1; Under the way of comprehensive action, IC50 is 0.782mg·mL-1,TI is 3.21. it showed that the comprehensive effect on BVDV of SW (65.29%, P less than 0.01) is good. The anti-BVDV effect of swainsonine in vitro is good and the antiviral mechanism of SW was speculated to SW inhibit the replication of BVDV proliferation or directly inactivate free BVDV.

2002 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 923-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Charleston ◽  
L. S. Brackenbury ◽  
B. V. Carr ◽  
M. D. Fray ◽  
J. C. Hope ◽  
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ABSTRACT In contrast to the results of previous in vitro studies, experimental infection of calves with noncytopathic bovine viral diarrhea virus (ncpBVDV) was found to induce strong alpha/beta and gamma interferon responses in gnotobiotic animals. These responses were associated with depressed levels of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) in serum. The results of this study indicate that the immunosuppression caused by ncpBVDV is not associated with low interferon responses or elevated levels of TGF-β.


2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
J. A. Gard ◽  
M. D. Givens ◽  
P. K. Galik ◽  
K. P. Riddell ◽  
M. S. D. Marley ◽  
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The primary objective of this study was to determine the percentage of individual, preimplantation, in vitro-produced bovine embryos which maintained association with virus despite washing following artificial exposure to a high affinity strain of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). Another objective of this study was to determine the quantity of virus associated with these embryos. A total of eighty-seven zona pellucida-intact, Day 7, in vitro-produced bovine embryos were exposed for 1 h to 2 � 106 cell culture infected doses per mL to the 50 percent endpoint (CCID50 mL–1) of a type 1 noncytopathic strain of BVDV (SD-1). Following exposure, the embryos were washed according to International Embryo Transfer Society standards for in vitro-produced bovine embryos; they then underwent sonication, RNA extraction, and freezing at –80�C until assayed for virus. A real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) was run in duplicate on each of the 87 embryos. Forty-two percent (39/87) of the embryos assayed were determined to be positive for virus. The quantity of virus associated with the embryos averaged 0.55 viral copies per 5 µL (SD = 0.89 copies/5 µL, SEM = 0.14 copies/5 µL). Assessment of data using tolerance intervals (P = 0.05) indicates that 90% of contaminated embryos were associated with ≤2.40 viral copies per 5 µL while 99% of contaminated embryos were associated with ≤3.44 viral copies per 5 µL. These findings show that there is a low level of virus associated with in vitro-produced embryos but virus is associated with a significant number of exposed embryos. In conclusion, this study indicates that the potential for transmission of BVDV via embryo transfer of in vitro-produced embryos is small given the amount of virus that was found to associate with individual embryos.


1994 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 841-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.V. Zurovac ◽  
D.A. Stringfellow ◽  
K.V. Brock ◽  
M.G. Riddell ◽  
J.C. Wright

2006 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 594-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie G. Waldrop ◽  
David A. Stringfellow ◽  
Patricia K. Galik ◽  
M. Daniel Givens ◽  
Kay P. Riddell ◽  
...  

1998 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 717-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Trachte ◽  
D Stringfellow ◽  
K Riddell ◽  
P Galik ◽  
M Riddell ◽  
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