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2. Large granular lymphocytes are universally increased in human, macaque, and feline lentiviral infection.
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Sprague WS, Apetrei C, Avery AC, Peskind RL, and Vandewoude S
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- Animals, CD3 Complex blood, CD56 Antigen blood, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, Cat Diseases blood, Cat Diseases immunology, Cats, Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome blood, Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome immunology, HIV Infections blood, HIV Infections immunology, Humans, Immunophenotyping, Interferon-gamma blood, Lentivirus Infections blood, Lentivirus Infections immunology, Lymphocytes classification, Lymphocytes pathology, Macaca mulatta, Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome blood, Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome immunology, Species Specificity, fas Receptor blood, Lentivirus Infections veterinary, Lymphocytes immunology
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Large granular lymphocytes (LGLs) have only been anecdotally reported in HIV infection. We previously reported an LGL lymphocytosis in FIV-infected cats associated with a rise in FIV proviral loads and a marked neutropenia that persisted during chronic infection. Extensive immunophenotyping of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in cats chronically infected with FIV were identified LGLs as CD8lo(+)FAS(+); this cell population expanded commensurate with viral load. CD8lo(+)FAS(+) cells expressed similar levels of interferon-γ compared to CD8lo(+)FAS(+) cells from FIV-naive control animals, yet CD3ɛ expression, which was increased on total CD8(+) T cells in FIV-infected cats, was decreased on CD8lo(+)FAS(+) cells. Down-modulation of CD3 expression was reversed after culturing PBMC for 3 days in culture with ConA/IL-2. We identified CD8lo(+)FAS(+) LGLs to be polyclonal T cells lacking CD56 expression. Blood smears from HIV-infected individuals and SIVmac239-infected rhesus macaques revealed increased LGLs compared to HIV/SIV negative counterparts. In humans, there was no correlation with viral load or treatment and in macaques the LGLs arose in acute SIV infection with increases in viremia. This is the first report describing and partially characterizing LGL lymphocytosis in association with lentiviral infections in three different species., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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3. Microsphere immunoassay for the detection of cytokines in domestic cat (Felis catus) plasma: elevated IL-12/23 in acute feline immunodeficiency virus infections.
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Wood BA, Troyer RM, Terwee JA, and Vandewoude S
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- Acute Disease, Animals, Cats, Interferon-gamma blood, Interferon-gamma genetics, Interleukin-10 blood, Interleukin-10 genetics, Microspheres, RNA, Messenger analysis, Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome immunology, Immunoassay methods, Interleukin-12 blood, Interleukin-23 blood
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We recently described the development and validation of a highly sensitive and specific microsphere immunoassay capable of simultaneously quantifying three domestic cat cytokines in tissue culture supernatant. Here we describe the modification of this assay to measure interferon gamma (IFNγ), interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-12/IL-23 p40 (IL-12/23) in domestic cat plasma, report values obtained from plasma collected after feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) exposure, and compare plasma concentrations to blood cell mRNA expression. The validated quantitation limits of this assay are 31-1000 pg/ml for IFNγ, 63-2000 pg/ml for IL-10, and 20-625 pg/ml for IL-12/23. Plasma cytokine levels from domestic cats infected with pathogenic and/or apathogenic FIV were determined at 3-4 and 7-8 weeks post-infection. IL-12/23 was elevated (p<0.05) during acute infection with both FIV strains in two similar studies, conducted five years apart in different feline cohorts (n=44 total animals). IL-12/23 concentrations ranged from 377 to 1904 pg/ml in naïve cats and 552 to 3460 pg/ml in infected cats. In contrast, the majority of plasma samples had IFNγ and IL-10 concentrations below the lowest standard tested. The inability to consistently detect levels of IFNγ and IL-10 in plasma, despite the fact that mRNA changes were detected, suggests that these cytokines may be secreted and/or cleared in a more highly regulated manner than IL-12/23, or perhaps exert local effects under tighter peripheral constraints and/or at a lower effective concentration., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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4. Pattern of seroreactivity against feline foamy virus proteins in domestic cats from Germany.
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Bleiholder A, Mühle M, Hechler T, Bevins S, vandeWoude S, Denner J, and Löchelt M
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- Animals, Antibodies, Viral immunology, Cat Diseases epidemiology, Cats virology, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay veterinary, Gene Products, gag immunology, Germany epidemiology, Immunoblotting veterinary, Retroviridae Infections epidemiology, Retroviridae Infections virology, Serotyping veterinary, Cat Diseases virology, Retroviridae Infections veterinary, Spumavirus classification
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The prevalence of feline foamy virus (FFV, spumaretrovirinae) in naturally infected domestic cats ranges between 30 and 80% FFV positive animals depending on age, sex and geographical region analyzed. Two serotypes have been reported for FFV designated FUV7-like and F17/951-like. Serotype-specific neutralization has been shown to correlate with sequence divergence in the surface (SU) domain of the envelope protein (Env). We analyzed a serum collection of 262 domestic cat sera from Germany using a GST-capture ELISA setup screening for Gag and Bet specific antibodies and identified 39% FFV positive animals. Due to the heterogeneity of the serological samples, cut-offs for Gag and Bet reactivity had to be experimentally determined since application of calculated cut-off values yielded some false-positive results; the new cut-off values turned out to be also fully applicable to a previous study. Using the already established FUV7 ElpSU antigen and the newly cloned and produced F17/951 ElpSU antigen, both consisting of the corresponding ectodomains of the envelope leader protein (Elp) and SU protein, we aimed at the detection of Env-specific antibodies and discrimination between the two known FFV serotypes within the diagnostic FFV ELISA. We validated the ElpSU antigens using cat reference sera of known serotype and screened with this assay domestic cat sera from Germany. Use of the FUV7- and F17/951 ElpSU antigens in ELISA resulted in the detection of Env-specific antibodies in both cat reference sera and sera from domestic cats in Germany, but failed to allow serotyping at the same time., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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5. Strain-specific viral distribution and neuropathology of feline immunodeficiency virus.
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Miller C, Bielefeldt-Ohmann H, MacMillan M, Huitron-Resendiz S, Henriksen S, Elder J, and VandeWoude S
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- Animals, Brain pathology, Brain virology, Brain Stem physiopathology, Brain Stem virology, Cats virology, Central Nervous System pathology, Central Nervous System physiopathology, Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem physiology, Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome pathology, Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome physiopathology, Gene Products, gag metabolism, Magnetic Resonance Imaging veterinary, RNA, Viral metabolism, Viral Load veterinary, Central Nervous System virology, Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome virology, Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline physiology
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Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a naturally occurring lentivirus of domestic cats, and is the causative agent of feline AIDS. Similar to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the pathogenesis of FIV involves infection of lymphocytes and macrophages, and results in chronic progressive immune system collapse and death. Neuropathologic correlates of FIV infection have not yet been elucidated, and may be relevant to understanding HIV-associated neurologic disease (neuroAIDS). As in HIV, FIV strains have been shown to express differential tendencies towards development of clinical neuroAIDS. To interrogate viral genetic determinants that might contribute to neuropathogenicity, cats were exposed to two well-characterized FIV strains with divergent clinical phenotypes and a chimeric strain as follows: FIV(PPR) (PPR, relatively apathogenic but associated with neurologic manifestations), FIV(C36) (C36, immunopathogenic but without associated neurologic disease), and Pcenv (a chimeric virus consisting of a PPR backbone with substituted C36 env region). A sham inoculum control group was also included. Peripheral nerve conduction velocity, CNS imaging studies, viral loads and hematologic analysis were performed over a 12 month period. At termination of the study (350 days post-inoculation), brain sections were obtained from four anatomic locations known to be involved in human and primate lentiviral neuroAIDS. Histological and immunohistochemical evaluation with seven markers of inflammation revealed that Pcenv infection resulted in mild inflammation of the CNS, microglial activation, neuronal degeneration and apoptosis, while C36 and PPR strains induced minimal neuropathologic changes. Conduction velocity aberrations were noted peripherally in all three groups at 63 weeks post-infection. Pcenv viral load in this study was intermediate to the parental strains (C36 demonstrating the highest viral load and PPR the lowest). These results collectively suggest that (i) 3' C36 genomic elements contribute to viral replication characteristics, and (ii) 5' PPR genomic elements contribute to CNS manifestations. This study illustrates the potential for FIV to provide valuable information about neuroAIDS pathogenesis related to genotype and viral kinetics, as well as to identify strains useful to evaluation of therapeutic intervention., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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6. FIV associated neoplasms--a mini-review.
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Magden E, Quackenbush SL, and VandeWoude S
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- Animals, Cats, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Lentivirus Infections complications, Lentivirus Infections virology, Leukemia virology, Lions virology, Lymphoma virology, Cat Diseases virology, Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline, Lentivirus Infections veterinary, Leukemia veterinary, Lymphoma veterinary
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Retroviral induced neoplasms have been key to understanding oncogenesis and are important etiologic agents associated with cancer formation. Cats infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), the feline analogue to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are reported to be at increased incidence of neoplasia. This review highlights reported risk factors and tumor cell phenotypes associated with neoplasias arising in FIV-infected animals, differences in oncogenic disease in natural versus experimental FIV infections, and similarities between FIV- and HIV-related malignancies. The most common type of FIV-associated neoplasm reported in the literature is lymphoma, specifically of B-cell origin, with experimentally infected cats developing neoplastic lesions at an earlier age than their naturally infected cohorts. The mechanism of FIV-induced lymphoma has not been completely ascertained, though the majority of published studies addressing this issue suggest oncogenesis arises via indirect mechanisms. HIV-infected individuals have increased risk of neoplasia, specifically B cell lymphoma, in comparison with uninfected individuals. Additional similarities between FIV- and HIV-associated neoplasms include the presence of extranodal lymphoma, a synergism with other oncogenic viruses, and an apparent indirect mechanism of induced oncogenesis. This literature supports study of FIV-associated neoplasms to further characterize this lentiviral-neoplasia association for the benefit of both human and animal disease, and to advance our general knowledge of mechanisms for viral-induced oncogenesis., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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7. Restrictions to cross-species transmission of lentiviral infection gleaned from studies of FIV.
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VandeWoude S, Troyer J, and Poss M
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- Adaptive Immunity physiology, Animals, Cats virology, Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome transmission, Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome virology, HIV-1 physiology, HIV-2 physiology, Host-Pathogen Interactions physiology, Humans, Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline pathogenicity, Lentivirus Infections virology, Lynx virology, Puma virology, Species Specificity, Virus Internalization, Virus Replication physiology, Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline physiology, Lentivirus Infections transmission
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More than 40 species of primates and over 20 species of cats harbor antibodies that sero-react to lentiviral antigens. In nearly all cases where viral genetic analysis has been conducted, each host species is infected with a unique lentivirus. Though lentivirus clades within a species can be substantially divergent, they are typically monophyletic within that species. A notable significant departure from this observation is apparent cross-species transmission of FIV between bobcats (Lynx rufus) and pumas (Puma concolor) in Southern California that has occurred at least three times; evidence from one bobcat sequence suggests this cross-over may have also occurred in Florida between bobcats and the endangered Florida panther. Several other isolated reports demonstrate cross-species transmission of FIV isolates among captive animals housed in close proximity, and it is well established that HIV-1 and HIV-2 arose from human contact with SIV-infected non-human primates. Using an experimental model, we have determined that domestic cats (Felis catus) are susceptible to FIVs originating from pumas or lions. While infections are initially replicative, and animals seroconvert, within a relatively short period of time circulating virus is reduced to nearly undetectable levels in a majority of animals. This diminution of viral load is proportional to initial viral peak. Although viral reservoirs can be identified in gastrointestinal tissues, most viral genomes recovered peripherally are highly mutated, suggesting that the non-adapted host successfully inhibits normal viral replication, leading to replication incompetent viral progeny. Mechanisms possible for such restriction of cross-species infections in natural settings include: (1) Lack of contact conducive to lentiviral transmission between infected and shedding animals of different species; (2) Lack of suitable receptor repertoire to allow viral entry to susceptible cells of a new species; (3) Cellular machinery in the new host sufficiently divergent from the primary host to support viral replication (i.e. passive unfacilitated viral replication); (4) Intracellular restriction mechanisms present in the new host that is able to limit viral replication (i.e. active interrupted viral replication. These include factors that limit uncoating, replication, packaging, and virion release); (5) Unique ability of new host to raise sterilizing adaptive immunity, resulting in aborted infection and inability to spread infections among con-specifics; or (6) Production of defective or non-infectious viral progeny that lack cellular cofactors to render them infectious to con-specifics (i.e. particles lacking appropriate cellular components in viral Env to render them infectious to other animals of the same species). Data to support or refute the relative importance of each of these possibilities is described in this review. Insights based on our in vivo cross-species model suggest intracellular restriction mechanisms effectively inhibit rapid inter-specific transmission of lentiviruses. Further, limited contact both within and between species in natural populations is highly relevant to limiting the opportunity for spread of FIV strains. Studies of naturally occurring SIV and innate host restriction systems suggest these same two mechanisms are significant factors inhibiting widespread cross-species transmission of lentiviruses among primate species as well., (Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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8. FIV cross-species transmission: an evolutionary prospective.
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Troyer JL, Vandewoude S, Pecon-Slattery J, McIntosh C, Franklin S, Antunes A, Johnson W, and O'Brien SJ
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- Animals, Felidae genetics, Genome, Viral genetics, Lentivirus Infections transmission, Lentivirus Infections virology, Phylogeny, Species Specificity, Evolution, Molecular, Felidae virology, Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline genetics, Lentivirus Infections veterinary
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Feline and primate immunodeficiency viruses (FIVs, SIVs, and HIV) are transmitted via direct contact (e.g. fighting, sexual contact, and mother-offspring transmission). This dynamic likely poses a behavioral barrier to cross-species transmission in the wild. Recently, several host intracellular anti-viral proteins that contribute to species-specificity of primate lentiviruses have been identified revealing adaptive mechanisms that further limit spread of lentiviruses between species. Consistent with these inter-species transmission barriers, phylogenetic evidence supports the prediction that FIV transmission is an exceedingly rare event between free-ranging cat species, though it has occurred occasionally in captive settings. Recently we documented that puma and bobcats in Southern California share an FIV strain, providing an opportunity to evaluate evolution of both viral strains and host intracellular restriction proteins. These studies are facilitated by the availability of the 2x cat genome sequence annotation. In addition, concurrent viral and host genetic analyses have been used to track patterns of migration of the host species and barriers to transmission of the virus within the African lion. These studies illustrate the utility of FIV as a model to discover the variables necessary for establishment and control of lentiviral infections in new species.
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- 2008
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9. The molecular biology and evolution of feline immunodeficiency viruses of cougars.
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Poss M, Ross H, Rodrigo A, Terwee J, Vandewoude S, and Biek R
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- Animals, Cats, Female, Genetic Variation, Genome, Viral, Male, Viral Load, Evolution, Molecular, Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline genetics, Puma virology
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Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a lentivirus that has been identified in many members of the family Felidae but domestic cats are the only FIV host in which infection results in disease. We studied FIVpco infection of cougars (Puma concolor) as a model for asymptomatic lentivirus infections to understand the mechanisms of host-virus coexistence. Several natural cougar populations were evaluated to determine if there are any consequences of FIVpco infection on cougar fecundity, survival, or susceptibility to other infections. We have sequenced full-length viral genomes and conducted a detailed analysis of viral molecular evolution on these sequences and on genome fragments of serially sampled animals to determine the evolutionary forces experienced by this virus in cougars. In addition, we have evaluated the molecular genetics of FIVpco in a new host, domestic cats, to determine the evolutionary consequences to a host-adapted virus associated with cross-species infection. Our results indicate that there are no significant differences in survival, fecundity or susceptibility to other infections between FIVpco-infected and uninfected cougars. The molecular evolution of FIVpco is characterized by a slower evolutionary rate and an absence of positive selection, but also by proviral and plasma viral loads comparable to those of epidemic lentiviruses such as HIV-1 or FIVfca. Evolutionary and recombination rates and selection profiles change significantly when FIVpco replicates in a new host.
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- 2008
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10. Development and validation of puma (Felis concolor) cytokine and lentivirus real-time PCR detection systems.
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Sondgeroth K, Leutenegger C, and Vandewoude S
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- Animals, Cats, Concanavalin A pharmacology, Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline genetics, Interferon-gamma genetics, Interferon-gamma immunology, Interleukins genetics, Interleukins immunology, Lentivirus Infections immunology, Lentivirus Infections virology, Leukocytes, Mononuclear drug effects, Leukocytes, Mononuclear immunology, Puma immunology, RNA chemistry, RNA genetics, Reproducibility of Results, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary, Sensitivity and Specificity, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha genetics, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha immunology, Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline immunology, Interferon-gamma biosynthesis, Interleukins biosynthesis, Lentivirus Infections veterinary, Puma virology, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction methods, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha biosynthesis
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Studies of immune correlates of disease outcome associate humoral immune response mediated by T-helper 2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-10) with more virulent disease relative to a cell-mediated response driven by T-helper 1 cytokines (IL-2, IFN-gamma), particularly in viral and other intra-cellular infections. Specifically, the kinetics of both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection are closely associated with Type 1 versus Type 2 cytokine profiles. Puma (Felis concolor) lentivirus (PLV) is closely related to FIV, but based on phylogenetic and clinical studies, is more ancient and less pathogenic. The aims of this study were to validate feline real-time PCR primer/probe systems for puma cytokines and PLV as sensitive, quantitative assays for use in investigations of PLV pathogenicity. We demonstrate that primer/probe systems for IL-4, IL-10, IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, GAPDH, and the pol region of PLV-1695 amplify puma cytokines and PLV-1695 with high amplification efficiency and sensitivity. Detection of PLV-1695 provirus in experimentally inoculated domestic cats proved to be of equivalent sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive value to co-culture of one million peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Evaluation of cytokine induction during naturally occurring PLV infection will allow insight into mechanisms of host control associated with apathogenic infection. In addition, determination of viral loads during different stages of PLV infection or in different tissues from domestic cats or pumas will further elucidate capacity of these viruses to replicate and establish infection.
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- 2005
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