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2. Temperature Gradient Determination with Thermography and Image Correlation in Curved Surfaces with Application to Additively Manufactured Components
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Hartmann, S., Müller-Lohse, L., and Tröger, J.-A.
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- 2023
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3. Bioexposure assays to assess uptake and survival of viruses in mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) and black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae
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Lecocq, A., primary, Olesen, A.S., additional, Lazov, C.M., additional, Rajiuddin, S.M., additional, Jensen, A.B., additional, Lohse, L., additional, Rasmussen, T.B., additional, Belsham, G.J., additional, and Bøtner, A., additional
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- 2023
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4. Temperature Gradient Determination with Thermography and Image Correlation in Curved Surfaces with Application to Additively Manufactured Components
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Hartmann, S., primary, Müller-Lohse, L., additional, and Tröger, J.-A., additional
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- 2022
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5. Experimental Infection of Young Pigs with an Early European Strain of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus and a Recent US Strain
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Lohse, L., Krog, J. S., Strandbygaard, B., Rasmussen, T. B., Kjær, J., Belsham, G. J., and Bøtner, A.
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- 2017
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6. Classical swine fever virus infection modulates serum levels of INF-α, IL-8 and TNF-α in 6-month-old pigs
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von Rosen, T., Lohse, L., Nielsen, J., and Uttenthal, Å.
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- 2013
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7. Spectral µCT with an energy resolving and interpolating pixel detector
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Lohse, L. M., Vassholz, M., Töpperwien, M., Jentschke, T., Bergamaschi, A., Chiriotti, S., and Salditt, T.
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A main challenge in x-ray µCT with laboratory radiation derives from the broad spectral content, which in contrast to monochromatic synchrotron radiation gives rise to reconstruction artifacts and impedes quantitative reconstruction. Due to the low spectral brightness of these sources, monochromatization is unfavorable and parallel recording of a broad bandpath is practically indispensable. While conventional CT sums up all spectral components into a single detector value, spectral CT discriminates the data in several spectral bins. Here we show that a new generation of charge integrating and interpolating pixel detectors is ideally suited to implement spectral CT with a resolution in the range of 10 µm. We find that the information contained in several photon energy bins largely facilitates automated classification of materials, as demonstrated for of a mouse cochlea. Bones, soft tissues, background and metal implant materials are discriminated automatically. Importantly, this includes taking a better account of phase contrast effects, based on tailoring reconstruction parameters to specific energy bins. Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2020 unKnown
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- 2020
8. Spectral µCT with an energy resolving and interpolating pixel detector
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Lohse, L. M., primary, Vassholz, M., additional, Töpperwien, M., additional, Jentschke, T., additional, Bergamaschi, A., additional, Chiriotti, S., additional, and Salditt, T., additional
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- 2020
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9. Short time window for transmissibility of African swine fever virus from a contaminated environment
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Olesen, A. S., primary, Lohse, L., additional, Boklund, A., additional, Halasa, T., additional, Belsham, G. J., additional, Rasmussen, T. B., additional, and Bøtner, A., additional
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- 2018
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10. Tomography with extended sources: Theory, error estimates, and a reconstruction algorithm
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Lohse, L. M., primary, Vassholz, M., additional, and Salditt, T., additional
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- 2017
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11. Experimental Infection of Young Pigs with an Early European Strain of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus and a Recent US Strain
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Lohse, L., primary, Krog, J. S., additional, Strandbygaard, B., additional, Rasmussen, T. B., additional, Kjaer, J., additional, Belsham, G. J., additional, and Bøtner, A., additional
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- 2016
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12. 3D Navigable Interface for Interactive Movie Gormenghast Explore.
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Sussner, J., Lohse, L., Thomas, M., Garcia, G., Alonso, I., and Munoz, A.
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- 2006
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13. Benthic denitrification and nitrogen cycling at the slope and rise of the N.W. European Continental Margin (Goban Spur)
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Balzer, W., primary, Helder, W., additional, Epping, E., additional, Lohse, L., additional, and Otto, S., additional
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- 1998
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14. Recycling of organic matter along a shelf-slope transect across the N.W. European Continental Margin (Goban Spur)
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Lohse, L, primary, Helder, W, additional, Epping, E.H.G, additional, and Balzer, W, additional
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- 1998
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15. Iron and manganese cycling in different sedimentary environments on the North Sea continental margin
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Slomp, C.P, primary, Malschaert, J.F.P, additional, Lohse, L, additional, and Van Raaphorst, W, additional
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- 1997
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16. Oxygen pore water profiles in continental shelf sediments of the North Sea:turbulent versus molecular diffusion
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Lohse, L, primary, Epping, EHG, additional, Helder, W, additional, and van Raaphorst, W, additional
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- 1996
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17. Denitrification rates as measured by the isotope pairing method and by the acetylene inhibition technique in continental shelf sediments of the North Sea
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Lohse, L, primary, Kloosterhuis, HT, additional, van Raaphorst, W, additional, and Helder, W, additional
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- 1996
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18. Nitrogen cycling in North Sea sediments: interaction of denitrification and nitrification in offshore and coastal areas
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Lohse, L, primary, Malschaert, JFP, additional, Slomp, CP, additional, Helder, W, additional, and van Raaphorst, W, additional
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- 1993
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19. Seasonal variation in denitrification rates and nitrous oxide fluxes in intertidal sediments of the western Wadden Sea
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Kieskamp, WM, primary, Lohse, L, additional, Epping, E, additional, and Helder, W, additional
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- 1991
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20. AIRDROP.
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Davisson, Budd, Hallion, Richard P., Bybee, John, Lohse, L. K., Wayne, and Manser, David
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Several letter to the editor are presented in response to article related to "Out for a Sunday Ride" and attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, published in December 2016 issue.
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- 2017
21. Capsid coding sequences of foot-and-mouth disease viruses are determinants of pathogenicity in pigs
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Lohse Louise, Jackson Terry, Bøtner Anette, and Belsham Graham J
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Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
Abstract The surface exposed capsid proteins, VP1, VP2 and VP3, of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) determine its antigenicity and the ability of the virus to interact with host-cell receptors. Hence, modification of these structural proteins may alter the properties of the virus. In the present study we compared the pathogenicity of different FMDVs in young pigs. In total 32 pigs, 7-weeks-old, were exposed to virus, either by direct inoculation or through contact with inoculated pigs, using cell culture adapted (O1K B64), chimeric (O1K/A-TUR and O1K/O-UKG) or field strain (O-UKG/34/2001) viruses. The O1K B64 virus and the two chimeric viruses are identical to each other except for the capsid coding region. Animals exposed to O1K B64 did not exhibit signs of disease, while pigs exposed to each of the other viruses showed typical clinical signs of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). All pigs infected with the O1K/O-UKG chimera or the field strain (O-UKG/34/2001) developed fulminant disease. Furthermore, 3 of 4 in-contact pigs exposed to the O1K/O-UKG virus died in the acute phase of infection, likely from myocardial infection. However, in the group exposed to the O1K/A-TUR chimeric virus, only 1 pig showed symptoms of disease within the time frame of the experiment (10 days). All pigs that developed clinical disease showed a high level of viral RNA in serum and infected pigs that survived the acute phase of infection developed a serotype specific antibody response. It is concluded that the capsid coding sequences are determinants of FMDV pathogenicity in pigs.
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- 2012
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22. A study on the applicability of implantable microchip transponders for body temperature measurements in pigs
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Enøe Claes, Uttenthal Åse, Lohse Louise, and Nielsen Jens
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Abstract Background The applicability of an electronic monitoring system using microchip transponders for measurement of body temperatures was tested in 6-week-old conventional Danish weaners infected with classical swine fever virus (CSFV). Subcutaneous tissue temperatures obtained by the implantable transponders were compared with rectal temperatures, recorded by a conventional digital thermometer. Methods In a preliminary study, transponders were inserted subcutaneously at 6 different positions of the body of 5 pigs. The transponders positioned by the ear base provided the best correlation to rectal temperature. To test the stability of the monitoring system in a larger group of pigs, transponders were therefore inserted by the left ear base in a subsequent infection experiment with 30 pigs. Results Generally, the microchip transponders measured a subcutaneous tissue temperature, which was about 1°C lower than the rectal temperature. However, a simple linear relationship between the measures of the two methods was found. Conclusions Our study showed that the tested body monitoring system may represent a promising tool to obtain an approximate correlate of body temperatures in groups of pigs. In contrast, however, the tested system did not constitute a suitable tool to measure body temperatures of individual animals in the present pig infection experiment.
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- 2010
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23. A Global Declaration on Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway
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Sartelli, M., Kluger, Y., Ansaloni, L., Carlet, J., Brink, A., Hardcastle, T. C., Khanna, A., Chicom-Mefire, A., Rodríguez-Baño, J., Nathwani, D., Mendelson, M., Watkins, R. R., Pulcini, C., Beović, B., May, A. K., Itani, K. M. F., Mazuski, J. E., Fry, D. E., Coccolini, F., Rasxa, K., Montravers, P., Eckmann, C., Abbo, L. M., Abubakar, S., Abu-Zidan, F. M., Adesunkanmi, A. K., Al-Hasan, M. N., Althani, A. A., Ticas, J. E. A., Ansari, S., Ansumana, R., Da Silva, A. R. A. , Augustin, G. , Bala, M. , Balogh, Z. J. , Baraket, O. , Bassetti, M. , Bellanova, G. , Beltran, M. A. , Ben-Ishay, O. , Boermeester, M. A. , Brecher, S. M. , Bueno, J. , Cainzos, M. A. , Cairns, K. , Camacho-Ortiz, A. , Ceresoli, M. , Chandy, S. J. , Cherry-Bukowiec, J. R. , Cirocchi, R. , Colak, E. , Corcione, A. , Cornely, O. A. , Cortese, F. , Cui, Y. , Curcio, D. , Damaskos, D. , Dasx, K. , Delibegovic, S. , Demetrashvili, Z. be, De Simone, B. bf, De Souza, H. P. bg, De Waele, J. bh, Dhingra, S. bi, Diaz, J. 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J., Carlo, Di, Bk, I., Di, Marzo, Bl, F., Saverio, Di, Dogjani, S., Dorj, A., Dortet, G., Duane, L., Dupont, T. M., Egiev, H., Eid, V. N., Elmangory, H. O., El-Sayed, Marei, Enani, H., Escandón-Vargas, M. A., Faro, K., M. P., J. r., Ferrada, P., Foghetti, D., Foianini, E., Fraga, G. P., Frattima, S., Gandhi, C., Gattuso, G., Giamarellou, E., Ghnnam, W., Gkiokas, G., M., Girardi, Goff, D. A., Gomes, C. A., Gomi, H., Gronerth, R. I. G., Guirao, X., Guzman-Blanco, M., Haque, M., Hecker, A., Hell, M., Herzog, T., Hicks, L., Kafka-Ritsch, R., Kao, L. S., Kanj, S. S., Kaplan, L. J., Kapoor, G., Karamarkovic, A., Kashuk, J., Kenig, J., Khamis, F., Khokha, V., Kiguba, R., Kirkpatrick, A. W., Kørner, H., Koike, K., Kok, K. Y. Y., Kon, K., Kong, V., Inaba, K., Ioannidis, O., Isik, A., Iskandar, K., Labbate, M., Labricciosa, F. M., Lagrou, K., Lagunes, L., Latifi, R., Lasithiotakis, K., Laxminarayan, R., Lee, J. G., Leone, M., Leppäniemi, A., Li, Y., Liang, S. Y., Liau, K. -. H., Litvin, A., Loho, T., Lowman, W., Machain, Mf, G., Maier, R. V., Manzano-Nunez, R., Marinis, A., Marmorale, C., Martin-Loeches, I., Marwah, S., Maseda, E., Mcfarlane, M., De, Melo, Melotti, R., Memish, R., Mertz, Z., Mesina, D., Menichetti, C., Mishra, F., Montori, S. K., Moore, G., Moore, E. E., Naidoo, F. A., Napolitano, N., Negoi, L., Nicolau, I., Nikolopoulos, D. P., Nord, I., Ofori-Asenso, C. E., Olaoye, R., Omari, I., Ordoñez, A. H., Ouadii, C. A., Ouedraogo, M., Pagani, A., Paiva, L., Parreira, J. A., Pata, J. G., F., Fm, Pereira, J., Pereira, N. R., Petrosillo, N., Picetti, E., Pintar, T., Ponce-De-Leon, A., Popovski, Z., Poulakou, G., Preller, J., Guerrero, A. P., Pupelis, G., Quiodettis, M., Rawson, T. M., Reichert, M., Reinhart, K., Rems, M., Rello, J., Rizoli, S., Roberts, J., Rubio-Perez, I., Ruppé, E., Sakakushev, B., Sall, I., Kafil, H. S. j, Sanders, J., Sato, N., Sawyer, R. G., Scibé, T., Scudeller, R., Lohse, L., Sganga, H. S., Shafiq, G., Shah, N., Spigaglia, J. N., Suroowan, P., Tsioutis, S., Sifri, C., Siribumrungwong, C. D., Sugrue, B., Talving, M., Tan, P., Tarasconi, B. K., Tascini, A., Tilsed, C., Timsit, J., Tumbarello, J. -. F., Trung, M., Ulrych, N. T., Uranues, J., Velmahos, S., Vereczkei, G., Viale, A. G., Estape, P., Viscoli, J. V., Wagenlehner, C., Wright, F., Xiao, B. J., Yuan, Y., Zachariah, K. -. C., Zahar, S. K., Mergulhão, J. R., and Catena, P.
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International audience; This declaration, signed by an interdisciplinary task force of 234 experts from 83 different countries with different backgrounds, highlights the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance and the need for appropriate use of antibiotic agents and antifungal agents in hospitals worldwide especially focusing on surgical infections. As such, it is our intent to raise awareness among healthcare workers and improve antimicrobial prescribing. To facilitate its dissemination, the declaration was translated in different languages.
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24. TEMPUS, a Timepix4-based system for the event-based detection of X-rays.
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Correa J, Ignatenko A, Pennicard D, Lange S, Fridman S, Karl S, Lohse L, Senfftleben B, Sergeev I, Velten S, Prajapat D, Bocklage L, Bromberger H, Samartsev A, Chumakov A, Rüffer R, von Zanthier J, Röhlsberger R, and Graafsma H
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TEMPUS is a new detector system being developed for photon science. It is based on the Timepix4 chip and, thus, it can be operated in two distinct modes: a photon-counting mode, which allows for conventional full-frame readout at rates up to 40 kfps; and an event-driven time-stamping mode, which allows excellent time resolution in the nanosecond regime in measurements with moderate X-ray flux. In this paper, the initial prototype, a single-chip device, is introduced, and the readout system described. Moreover, and in order to evaluate its capabilities, some tests were performed at PETRA III and ESRF for which results are also presented., (open access.)
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25. Microbiological and decomposition analysis of mass mink burial sites during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thamsborg KKM, Hansen MS, Scheutz C, Klintø K, Kjeldsen P, Kvisgaard LK, Jensen HE, Hjerpe FB, Lohse L, Rasmussen TB, Rasmussen LD, Bedsted AE, Belsham GJ, Leisner JJ, and Dalsgaard A
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- Animals, Denmark, Pandemics, Cadaver, Humans, RNA, Viral genetics, Coronavirus isolation & purification, Coronavirus genetics, Mink virology, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 virology, Burial, SARS-CoV-2 isolation & purification
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In 2020, Denmark buried approximately four million culled, farmed mink in mass graves treated with slaked lime due to widespread SARS-CoV-2 infections. After six months, environmental concerns prompted the exhumation of these cadavers. Our analysis encompassed visual inspections, soil pH measurements, and gas emission assessments of the grave environment. Additionally, we evaluated carcasses for decay status, cadaverine content, and the presence of various pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2 and mink coronavirus. Our findings revealed minimal microbial activity and limited carcass decomposition. Although viral RNA from SARS-CoV-2 and mink coronavirus, along with DNA from Aleutian mink disease virus, were detected, the absence of infectious SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture assays suggests slow natural degradation processes. This study provides critical insights for future considerations in managing mass burial scenarios during outbreaks of livestock-associated zoonotic pathogens., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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26. Digital nature: Unveiling the impact and safety of FlowVR group intervention for depression in a feasibility trial.
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Miegel F, Lohse L, Jelinek L, Scheunemann J, Gabbert T, Schauenburg G, Bittner L, Mostajeran F, Kühn S, Gallinat J, and Yassari A
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Objective: This study addresses the limitations of existing interventions for depression, such as a deficit-oriented focus, overlooking the utilization of positive elements such as nature, and neglecting the incorporation of group effects. The present feasibility study examines FlowVR, a resource-oriented, nature-inspired virtual reality (VR)-based group therapy. Previously tested individually in a pilot study for non-clinical participants, FlowVR has demonstrated positive effects on depressive symptoms. This study assesses the impact and safety of FlowVR in a group setting within a clinical sample using a one-armed study design., Method: Forty-two inpatients and day patients with depression were recruited. Before and after the FlowVR intervention period of 4 weeks (two sessions per week), depressive symptoms were assessed (Beck Depression Inventory-II; BDI). Symptomatology (i.e., depressive symptoms), depression-associated variables (i.e., self-efficacy), intervention-specific variables (feeling of flow), and VR-specific variables (simulator sickness) were assessed before and after each session., Results: Linear mixed effect models showed that symptomatology (depression, negative affect, current anxiety), depression-associated constructs (self-efficacy, motivation), and intervention-specific variables (flow) improved over the course of the sessions. No variable deteriorated more in one session compared to any other session. The lasso regression identified five potential predictors for the change in depression (BDI-II), yet these could not be validated in a subsequent linear regression analysis., Conclusion: To conclude, FlowVR had the hypothesized positive impact over the course of the sessions, showing, for example, improvements in symptomatology. The sessions have demonstrated safety with no notable deteriorations. Therefore, FlowVR is deemed safe for clinical patients and group settings. However, further research is needed to explore predictors for the change in depression., (© 2024 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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27. Emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants from farmed mink to humans and back during the epidemic in Denmark, June-November 2020.
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Rasmussen TB, Qvesel AG, Pedersen AG, Olesen AS, Fonager J, Rasmussen M, Sieber RN, Stegger M, Calvo-Artavia FF, Goedknegt MJF, Thuesen ER, Lohse L, Mortensen S, Fomsgaard A, Boklund A, Bøtner A, and Belsham GJ
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- Animals, Denmark epidemiology, Humans, Pandemics, Farms, Betacoronavirus genetics, Betacoronavirus classification, Genome, Viral, Coronavirus Infections veterinary, Coronavirus Infections epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections virology, Coronavirus Infections transmission, Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus genetics, Mink virology, COVID-19 transmission, COVID-19 virology, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 veterinary, SARS-CoV-2 genetics, Phylogeny
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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) not only caused the COVID-19 pandemic but also had a major impact on farmed mink production in several European countries. In Denmark, the entire population of farmed mink (over 15 million animals) was culled in late 2020. During the period of June to November 2020, mink on 290 farms (out of about 1100 in the country) were shown to be infected with SARS-CoV-2. Genome sequencing identified changes in the virus within the mink and it is estimated that about 4000 people in Denmark became infected with these mink virus variants. However, the routes of transmission of the virus to, and from, the mink have been unclear. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the generation of multiple clusters of the virus within the mink. Detailed analysis of changes in the virus during replication in mink and, in parallel, in the human population in Denmark, during the same time period, has been performed here. The majority of cases in mink involved variants with the Y453F substitution and the H69/V70 deletion within the Spike (S) protein; these changes emerged early in the outbreak. However, further introductions of the virus, by variants lacking these changes, from the human population into mink also occurred. Based on phylogenetic analysis of viral genome data, we estimate, using a conservative approach, that about 17 separate examples of mink to human transmission occurred in Denmark but up to 59 such events (90% credible interval: (39-77)) were identified using parsimony to count cross-species jumps on transmission trees inferred using Bayesian methods. Using the latter approach, 136 jumps (90% credible interval: (117-164)) from humans to mink were found, which may underlie the farm-to-farm spread. Thus, transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to mink, mink to mink, from mink to humans and between humans were all observed., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright: © 2024 Rasmussen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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28. A Deep Sequencing Strategy for Investigation of Virus Variants within African Swine Fever Virus-Infected Pigs.
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Johnston CM, Olesen AS, Lohse L, le Maire Madsen A, Bøtner A, Belsham GJ, and Rasmussen TB
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African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the causative agent of African swine fever, an economically important disease of pigs, often with a high case fatality rate. ASFV has demonstrated low genetic diversity among isolates collected within Eurasia. To explore the influence of viral variants on clinical outcomes and infection dynamics in pigs experimentally infected with ASFV, we have designed a deep sequencing strategy. The variant analysis revealed unique SNPs at <10% frequency in several infected pigs as well as some SNPs that were found in more than one pig. In addition, a deletion of 10,487 bp (resulting in the complete loss of 21 genes) was present at a nearly 100% frequency in the ASFV DNA from one pig at position 6362-16849. This deletion was also found to be present at low levels in the virus inoculum and in two other infected pigs. The current methodology can be used for the currently circulating Eurasian ASFVs and also adapted to other ASFV strains and genotypes. Comprehensive deep sequencing is critical for following ASFV molecular evolution, especially for the identification of modifications that affect virus virulence.
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29. Intranasal Inoculation with Classical Swine Fever Virus Provided a More Consistent Experimental Disease Model Compared to Oral Inoculation.
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Hansen MS, Nielsen J, Uttenthal Å, Jensen GØ, and Lohse L
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The severity of disease resulting from classical swine fever virus (CSFV) infection is determined by several factors, including virus strain and host factors. The different outcomes of experimental studies in pigs with the same strain of CSFV emphasize the need to elucidate the influence of individual factors within experimental protocols. In this study, we investigated the outcome of disease after oral and intranasal inoculation with a moderately virulent CSFV strain in young pigs. To compare the two routes of inoculation, various infection parameters were examined during a period of two weeks. While all intranasally inoculated pigs ( n = 5) were directly infected, this was only the case for two out of five pigs after oral inoculation. In addition, the intranasally inoculated pigs developed a more pronounced clinical disease and pathological lesions, as well as markedly more change in hematological and immunological parameters than the orally inoculated pigs. The wide variation among the orally inoculated pigs implied that statistical evaluation was markedly impaired, leaving this route of application less suitable for comparative studies on classical swine fever. Furthermore, our study provides additional details about the immunomodulatory effects of CSFV on the kinetics of CRP, TNF-α, and leukocyte sub-populations in pigs after infection with the CSFV strain Paderborn.
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30. Antiepileptic treatment with levetiracetam during the first trimester and pregnancy outcome: An observational study.
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Hoeltzenbein M, Bartz I, Fietz AK, Lohse L, Onken M, Dathe K, and Schaefer C
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- Infant, Newborn, Male, Pregnancy, Female, Humans, Anticonvulsants adverse effects, Levetiracetam adverse effects, Pregnancy Trimester, First, Lamotrigine therapeutic use, Cohort Studies, Birth Weight, Pregnancy Outcome epidemiology, Abortion, Spontaneous chemically induced, Abortion, Spontaneous epidemiology, Epilepsy complications
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Objective: Levetiracetam is increasingly used in pregnant women with epilepsy. Although teratogenic effects have not been observed so far, data on the risks of spontaneous abortion and major birth defects are still limited, especially for the frequently used dual therapy of levetiracetam and lamotrigine. Our primary aim was to analyze rates of major birth defects and spontaneous abortion after maternal levetiracetam treatment., Methods: This was a cohort study based on pregnancies recorded by the Embryotox Center from 2000 to 2017. Outcomes of prospectively ascertained pregnancies with first trimester levetiracetam monotherapy (n = 221) were compared to pregnancies with lamotrigine monotherapy for epilepsy (n = 469). In addition, all pregnancies with levetiracetam (n = 364) exposure during the first trimester were analyzed in comparison to a nonexposed cohort (n = 729). Pregnancies with the most frequently used combination therapy comprising levetiracetam and lamotrigine (n = 80) were evaluated separately., Results: There was no significantly increased risk of major birth defects or of spontaneous abortions after first trimester exposure to levetiracetam. Birth weight of male neonates was significantly lower after levetiracetam monotherapy compared to lamotrigine monotherapy. Dual therapy with levetiracetam and lamotrigine resulted in a significantly increased risk of spontaneous abortion (adjusted hazard ratio = 3.01, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.43-6.33) and a nonsignificant effect estimate for major birth defects (7.7%, n = 5/65, adjusted odds ratio = 1.47, 95% CI = .48-4.47) compared to a nonexposed cohort., Significance: Our study confirms the use of levetiracetam as a suitable antiepileptic drug in pregnancy. The lower birth weight of male neonates after maternal levetiracetam monotherapy and the unexpectedly high risk of spontaneous abortion and birth defects after dual therapy with levetiracetam and lamotrigine require further investigation., (© 2023 The Authors. Epilepsia published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy.)
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31. Effects of maternal modafinil treatment on fetal development and neonatal growth parameters - a multicenter case series of the European Network of Teratology Information Services (ENTIS).
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Onken M, Lohse L, Coulm B, Beghin D, Richardson JL, Bermejo-Sánchez E, Aguilera C, Bosch M, Cassina M, Chouchana L, De Santis M, Duman MK, Gören MZ, Johnson D, Bera APJ, Kaplan YC, Kennedy D, Kwok S, Lacroix I, Lepelley M, Pistelli A, Schaefer C, Te Winkel B, Uysal N, Winterfeld U, Yakuwa N, Diav-Citrin O, Vial T, and Dathe K
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Objective: In recent years, safety concerns about modafinil exposure during pregnancy have emerged. In particular, increased risks for major congenital anomalies (MCA) and impaired fetal growth were reported, although study results were conflicting. Our investigation aims to examine previously reported safety signals., Method: Multicenter case series based on data from 18 Teratology Information Services from 12 countries. Modafinil exposed pregnancies with an estimated date of birth before August 2019 were included in this study. For prospectively ascertained pregnancies, cumulative incidences of pregnancy outcomes, rate of nonchromosomal MCA in first trimester exposed pregnancies and percentiles of neonatal/infant weight and head circumference (HC) were calculated. Potential dose-dependent effects on fetal growth were explored by linear regression models. Retrospectively ascertained cases were screened for pattern of MCA and other adverse events., Results: One hundred and seventy-five prospectively ascertained cases were included, of which 173 were exposed at least during the first trimester. Cumulative incidences for live birth, spontaneous abortion and elective termination of pregnancy were 76.9% (95% CI, 68.0%-84.8%), 9.3% (95% CI, 5.0%-16.9%), and 13.9% (95% CI, 8.1%-23.1%), respectively. Nonchromosomal MCA was present in 3/150 live births, corresponding to an MCA rate of 2.0% (95%CI, 0.6%-6.1%), none were reported in pregnancy losses. Compared to reference standards, birth weight (BW) tended to be lower and neonatal HC to be smaller in exposed newborns (data available for 144 and 73 of 153 live births, respectively). In nonadjusted linear regression models, each 100 mg increase of average dosage per pregnancy day was associated with a decrease in standard deviation score (SDS) of -0.28 SDS (95% CI, -0.45 to -0.10) for BW and of -0.28 SDS (95% CI, -0.56 to 0.01) for HC. Screening of 22 retrospectively reported cases did not reveal any specific pattern of MCA or other adverse outcomes., Conclusion: The results do not indicate an increased risk of MCA after in utero exposure to modafinil, but a tendency toward lower BW and reduced neonatal HC. However, these findings should be regarded as preliminary. Until further studies allow for a definite conclusion, modafinil should not be used during pregnancy., (© 2023 The Authors. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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32. Increased Presence of Circulating Cell-Free, Fragmented, Host DNA in Pigs Infected with Virulent African Swine Fever Virus.
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Olesen AS, Lohse L, Johnston CM, Rasmussen TB, Bøtner A, and Belsham GJ
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- Swine, Animals, Sus scrofa, DNA, Mitochondrial, African Swine Fever Virus genetics, African Swine Fever, Cell-Free Nucleic Acids
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African swine fever virus (ASFV) causes severe hemorrhagic disease in domestic pigs and wild boar, often with high case fatality rates. The virus replicates in the circulating cells of the monocyte-macrophage lineage and within lymphoid tissues. The infection leads to high fever and a variety of clinical signs. In this study, it was observed that ASFV infection in pigs resulted in a >1000-fold increase in the level of circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA), derived from the nuclei of host cells in the serum. This change occurred in parallel with the increase in circulating ASFV DNA. In addition, elevated levels (about 30-fold higher) of host mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) were detected in the serum from ASFV-infected pigs. For comparison, the release of the cellular enzyme, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), a commonly used marker of cellular damage, was also found to be elevated during ASFV infection, but later and less consistently. The sera from pigs infected with classical swine fever virus (CSFV), which causes a clinically similar disease to ASFV, were also tested but, surprisingly, this infection did not result in the release of cfDNA, mtDNA, or LDH. It was concluded that the level of cfDNA in the serum is a sensitive host marker of virulent ASFV infection.
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33. Mixed results for exposure and response prevention therapy in mixed reality for patients with contamination-related obsessive-compulsive disorder: A randomized controlled pilot study.
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Miegel F, Jelinek L, Moritz S, Lohse L, Yassari AH, and Bücker L
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- Humans, Pilot Projects, Treatment Outcome, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods, Augmented Reality, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder therapy
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Introduction: Technology-supported exposure and response prevention (ERP) for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as tested in clinical research, holds promise but also has limitations. The present study aims to overcome these limitations by using mixed reality for ERP (MERP). The objectives of this pilot study were to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and acceptance of MERP and to identify possible obstacles., Methods: Twenty inpatients with contamination-related OCD were recruited and randomized to two conditions: MERP (six sessions in 3 weeks) and care as usual treatment. Patients were assessed before treatment (baseline), after the 3-week intervention period (post), as well as 3 months after post assessment (follow-up) regarding symptomatology (Y-BOCS)., Results: Results showed a similar reduction in symptomatology in both groups from baseline to post. Regarding safety, no clinically significant deterioration was detected in the MERP group. Patients' evaluation of the MERP was heterogeneous. The qualitative feedback provided helpful indications for further development of the software. Sense of presence was below the midpoint of the scales., Conclusion: This is the first study evaluating a MERP for patients with OCD that shows cautious evidence for the acceptance and safety of MERP. The results of the subjective evaluation suggest revisions of the software., (© 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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34. Detection of African Swine Fever Virus and Blood Meals of Porcine Origin in Hematophagous Insects Collected Adjacent to a High-Biosecurity Pig Farm in Lithuania; A Smoking Gun?
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Olesen AS, Stelder JJ, Tjørnehøj K, Johnston CM, Lohse L, Kjær LJ, Boklund AE, Bøtner A, Belsham GJ, Bødker R, and Rasmussen TB
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- Swine, Animals, Farms, Lithuania, Biosecurity, Sus scrofa, Disease Outbreaks veterinary, Insecta, African Swine Fever Virus genetics, African Swine Fever
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A seasonal trend of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in domestic pig farms has been observed in affected regions of Eastern Europe. Most outbreaks have been observed during the warmer summer months, coinciding with the seasonal activity pattern of blood-feeding insects. These insects may offer a route for introduction of the ASF virus (ASFV) into domestic pig herds. In this study, insects (hematophagous flies) collected outside the buildings of a domestic pig farm, without ASFV-infected pigs, were analyzed for the presence of the virus. Using qPCR, ASFV DNA was detected in six insect pools; in four of these pools, DNA from suid blood was also identified. This detection coincided with ASFV being reported in the wild boar population within a 10 km radius of the pig farm. These findings show that blood from ASFV-infected suids was present within hematophagous flies on the premises of a pig farm without infected animals and support the hypothesis that blood-feeding insects can potentially transport the virus from wild boars into domestic pig farms.
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35. Efficacy of exposure and response prevention therapy in mixed reality for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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Lohse L, Jelinek L, Moritz S, Blömer J, Bücker L, and Miegel F
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- Humans, Pilot Projects, Treatment Outcome, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Augmented Reality, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder prevention & control, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods
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Many patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not receive cognitive behavioral therapy with exposure and response prevention (first line treatment for OCD), for example, due to patients' fear of the exposure and reservations of the therapists. Technology-supported exposure (e.g., exposure therapy with response prevention in mixed reality [MERP]) for patients with OCD may help to overcome this obstacle. Building upon findings of our pilot study objectives of this study are to evaluate the efficacy, expectations of treatment success, feasibility, and acceptance of MERP as well as to identify possible limitations. In total, 64 outpatients with contamination-related OCD will be recruited and randomized to one of two conditions: MERP (six sessions in six weeks) and self-guided exposure therapy (six exercises in six weeks). Participants will be assessed before (baseline), after the six-week intervention period (post), as well as three months after post assessment (follow-up) regarding symptomatology (Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale; Y-BOCS), their subjective evaluation of MERP (acceptance) and sense of presence. The planned study is the first to investigate MERP in patients with OCD., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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36. Uptake and Survival of African Swine Fever Virus in Mealworm ( Tenebrio molitor ) and Black Soldier Fly ( Hermetia illucens) Larvae.
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Olesen AS, Lazov CM, Lecocq A, Accensi F, Jensen AB, Lohse L, Rasmussen TB, Belsham GJ, and Bøtner A
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Insect production offers a sustainable source of nutrients for livestock. This comes with a risk for transmission of pathogens from the insects into the livestock sector, including viruses causing serious diseases, such as African swine fever virus (ASFV), classical swine fever virus and foot-and-mouth disease virus. ASFV is known to survive for a long time within animal meat and byproducts. Therefore, we conducted experimental exposure studies of insects to ASFV using larvae of two key insect species produced for food and feed, the mealworm; Tenebrio molitor , and the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens . The larvae were exposed to ASFV POL/2015/Podlaskie, via oral uptake of serum or spleen material from ASFV-infected pigs. Using qPCR, the amounts of viral DNA present immediately after exposure varied from ~10
4.7 to 107.2 genome copies per insect. ASFV DNA was detectable in the larvae of H. illucens for up to 3 days post exposure and in T. molitor larvae for up to 9 days post exposure. To assess the presence of infectious virus within the larvae and with this, the risk of virus transmission via oral consumption, pigs were fed cakes containing larvae exposed to ASFV. Pigs that consumed 50 T. molitor or 50 H. illucens virus-exposed larvae did not become infected with ASFV. Thus, it appears, that in our experimental setting, the risk of ASFV transmission via consumption of unprocessed insect larvae, used as feed, is low.- Published
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37. Experimental Infection of Pigs with Recent European Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Viruses.
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Lazov CM, Lohse L, Belsham GJ, Rasmussen TB, and Bøtner A
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- Animals, Diarrhea pathology, Feces, Swine, Coronavirus Infections, Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, Swine Diseases
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Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), belonging to the genus Alphacoronavirus , can cause serious disease in pigs of all ages, especially in suckling pigs. Differences in virulence have been observed between various strains of this virus. In this study, four pigs were inoculated with PEDV from Germany (intestine/intestinal content collected from pigs in 2016) and four pigs with PEDV from Italy (intestine/intestinal material collected from pigs in 2016). The pigs were re-inoculated with the same virus on multiple occasions to create a more robust infection and enhance the antibody responses. The clinical signs and pathological changes observed were generally mild. Two distinct peaks of virus excretion were seen in the group of pigs inoculated with the PEDV from Germany, while only one strong peak was seen for the group of pigs that received the virus from Italy. Seroconversion was seen by days 18 and 10 post-inoculation with PEDV in all surviving pigs from the groups that received the inoculums from Germany and Italy, respectively. Attempts to infect pigs with a swine enteric coronavirus (SeCoV) from Slovakia were unsuccessful, and no signs of infection were observed in the inoculated animals.
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38. Behavioral factors predict all-cause mortality in female coronary patients and healthy controls over 26 years - a prospective secondary analysis of the Stockholm Female Coronary Risk Study.
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Deter HC, Meister R, Leineweber C, Kecklund G, Lohse L, and Orth-Gomér K
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- Humans, Female, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Social Isolation, Exercise
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Objective: The prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) is related to its severity and cardiovascular risk factors in both sexes. In women, social isolation, marital stress, sedentary lifestyle and depression predicted CAD progression and outcome within 3 to 5 years. We hypothesised that these behavioral factors would still be associated with all-cause mortality in female patients after 26 years., Methods: We examined 292 patients with CAD and 300 healthy controls (mean age of 56 ± 7 y) within the Fem-Cor-Risk-Study at baseline. Their cardiac, behavioral, and psychosocial risk profiles, exercise, smoking, and dietary habits were assessed using standardized procedures. Physiological characteristics included a full lipid profile, the coagulation cascade and autonomic dysfunction (heart rate variability, HRV). A new exploratory analysis using machine-learning algorithms compared the effects of social and behavioral mechanisms with standard risk factors. Results: All-cause mortality records were completed in 286 (97.9%) patients and 299 (99.7%) healthy women. During a median follow-up of 26 years, 158 (55.2%) patients and 101 (33.9%) matched healthy controls died. The annualized mortality rate was 2.1% and 1.3%, respectively. After controlling for all available confounders, behavioral predictors of survival in patients were social integration (HR 0.99, 95% CI 0.99-1.0) and physical activity (HR 0.54, 95% CI 0.37-0.79). Smoking acted as a predictor of all-cause mortality (HR 1.56, 95% CI 1.03-2.36). Among healthy women, moderate physical activity (HR 0.42, 95% CI 0.24-0.74) and complete HRV recordings (≥50%) were found to be significant predictors of survival., Conclusions: CAD patients with adequate social integration, who do not smoke and are physically active, have a favorable long-term prognosis. The exact survival times confirm that behavioral risk factors are associated with all-cause mortality in female CAD patients and healthy controls., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright: © 2022 Deter et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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39. Estimating transmission dynamics of African swine fever virus from experimental studies.
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Main AR, Halasa T, Olesen AS, Lohse L, Rasmussen TB, Belsham GJ, Boklund A, Bøtner A, and Christiansen LE
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- Swine, Animals, Genotype, African Swine Fever Virus genetics, African Swine Fever, Swine Diseases
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African swine fever virus (ASFV) continues to spread across the world, and currently, there are no treatments or vaccines available to combat this virus. Reliable estimates of transmission parameters for ASFV are therefore needed to establish effective contingency plans. This study used data from controlled ASFV inoculations of pigs to assess the transmission parameters. Three models were developed with (binary, piecewise-linear and exponential) time-dependent levels of infectiousness based on latency periods of 3-5 days derived from the analysis of 294 ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid-stabilized blood samples originating from 16 pigs with direct and 10 pigs with indirect contact to 8 inoculated pigs. The models were evaluated for three different discrete latency periods of infection. The likelihood ratio test showed that a binary model had an equally good fit for a latency period of 4 or 5 days as the piecewise-linear and exponential model. However, for a latency period of 3 days, the piecewise-linear and exponential models had the best fit. The modelling was done in discrete time as testing was conducted on specific days. The main contribution of this study is the estimation of ASFV genotype II transmission through the air in a confined space. The estimated transmission parameters via air are not much lower than for direct contact between pigs. The estimated parameters should be useful for future simulations of control measures against ASFV., (© 2022 The Authors. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.)
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40. Influence of African Swine Fever Virus on Host Gene Transcription within Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Infected Pigs.
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Olesen AS, Kodama M, Skovgaard K, Møbjerg A, Lohse L, Limborg MT, Bøtner A, and Belsham GJ
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- Swine, Animals, Leukocytes, Mononuclear metabolism, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Transcription, Genetic, African Swine Fever Virus physiology, African Swine Fever
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African swine fever virus (ASFV) has become a global threat to the pig production industry and has caused enormous economic losses in many countries in recent years. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from pigs infected with ASFV not only express ASFV genes (almost 200 in number) but have altered patterns of host gene expression as well. Both up- and down-regulation of host cell gene expression can be followed using RNAseq on poly(A)+ mRNAs harvested from the PBMCs of pigs collected at different times post-infection. Consistent with the time course of changes in viral gene expression, only few and limited changes in host gene expression were detected at 3 days post-infection (dpi), but by 6 dpi, marked changes in the expression of over 1300 host genes were apparent. This was co-incident with the major increase in viral gene expression. The majority of the changes in host gene expression were up-regulation, but many down-regulated genes were also identified. The patterns of changes in gene expression within the PBMCs detected by RNAseq were similar in each of the four infected pigs. Furthermore, changes in the expression of about twenty selected host genes, known to be important in host defence and inflammatory responses, were confirmed using high-throughput microfluidic qPCR assays.
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41. Exposure and Response Prevention in Virtual Reality for Patients with Contamination-Related Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: a Case Series.
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Miegel F, Bücker L, Kühn S, Mostajeran F, Moritz S, Baumeister A, Lohse L, Blömer J, Grzella K, and Jelinek L
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- Anxiety psychology, Anxiety Disorders diagnosis, Emotions physiology, Female, Humans, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder psychology, Virtual Reality
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Exposure therapy in virtual reality is successful in treating anxiety disorders. Studies on exposure and response prevention in virtual reality (VERP) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are rare, and it is unclear whether distress associated with other emotions than anxiety (e.g., disgust) can be evoked. The present study aimed to investigate whether distress can be induced during VERP in patients with contamination-related OCD (C-OCD) and a primary feeling of disgust. We treated eight female patients with C-OCD with the primary emotion of disgust over six weeks with VERP and assessed their OC symptoms before and after the intervention period with the Y-BOCS. We measured subjective units of distress (SUD), heart rate and skin conductivity (arousal), sense of presence, and simulator sickness during four consecutive exposure sessions. VERP was able to induce distress and arousal. The qualitative feedback was heterogeneous and sense of presence moderate. Patients' OC symptoms reduced over the treatment period with medium to large effect sizes, but only two patients were considered responders; two patients discontinued treatment due to lack of treatment success. Although VERP was able to induce distress and arousal associated with disgust and evoked a moderate sense of presence, the low rate of symptom reduction diminishes the positive results. Possible reasons for the heterogeneous results and implications are discussed. Trial registration: German Registry for Clinical Studies (DRKS00016929), 10.04.2019., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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42. Experimental Infections of Pigs with African Swine Fever Virus (Genotype II); Studies in Young Animals and Pregnant Sows.
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Lohse L, Nielsen J, Uttenthal Å, Olesen AS, Strandbygaard B, Rasmussen TB, Belsham GJ, and Bøtner A
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- Animals, DNA, Viral, Female, Genotype, Pregnancy, Sus scrofa, Swine, African Swine Fever virology, African Swine Fever Virus genetics
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African swine fever is an important viral disease of wild and domestic pigs. To gain further knowledge of the properties of the currently circulating African swine fever virus (ASFV), experimental infections of young pigs (approximately 8 weeks of age) and pregnant sows (infected at about 100 days of gestation) with the genotype II ASFV Georgia/2007 were performed. The inoculated young pigs developed typical clinical signs of the disease and the infection was transmitted (usually within 3-4 days) to all of the "in contact" animals that shared the same pen. Furthermore, typical pathogical lesions for ASFV infection were found at necropsy. Inoculation of pregnant sows with the same virus also produced rapid onset of disease from post-infection day three; two of the three sows died suddenly on post-infection day five, while the third was euthanized on the same day for animal welfare reasons. Following necropsy, the presence of ASFV DNA was detected in tonsils, spleen and lymph nodes of some of the fetuses, but the levels of viral DNA were much lower than in these tissues from the sows. Thus, only limited transplacental transmission occurred during the course of this experiment. These studies contribute towards further understanding about the spread of this important viral disease in domestic pigs.
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43. Identification of African Swine Fever Virus Transcription within Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Acutely Infected Pigs.
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Olesen AS, Kodama M, Lohse L, Accensi F, Rasmussen TB, Lazov CM, Limborg MT, Gilbert MTP, Bøtner A, and Belsham GJ
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- Animals, Gene Expression Regulation, Viral, Leukocytes, Mononuclear, Male, Swine, African Swine Fever virology, African Swine Fever Virus genetics, African Swine Fever Virus isolation & purification, Genome, Viral
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African swine fever virus (ASFV) has become widespread in Europe, Asia and elsewhere, thereby causing extensive economic losses. The viral genome includes nearly 200 genes, but their expression within infected pigs has not been well characterized previously. In this study, four pigs were infected with a genotype II strain (ASFV POL/2015/Podlaskie); blood samples were collected before inoculation and at both 3 and 6 days later. During this period, a range of clinical signs of infection became apparent in the pigs. From the blood, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated. The transcription of the ASFV genes was determined using RNAseq on poly(A)+ mRNAs isolated from these cells. Only very low levels of virus transcription were detected in the PBMCs at 3 days post-inoculation (dpi) but, at 6 dpi, extensive transcription was apparent. This was co-incident with a large increase in the level of ASFV DNA within these cells. The pattern of the virus gene expression was very reproducible between the individual pigs. Many highly expressed genes have undefined roles. Surprisingly, some genes with key roles in virus replication were expressed at only low levels. As the functions of individual genes are identified, information about their expression becomes important for understanding their contribution to virus biology.
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44. Infection, recovery and re-infection of farmed mink with SARS-CoV-2.
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Rasmussen TB, Fonager J, Jørgensen CS, Lassaunière R, Hammer AS, Quaade ML, Boklund A, Lohse L, Strandbygaard B, Rasmussen M, Michaelsen TY, Mortensen S, Fomsgaard A, Belsham GJ, and Bøtner A
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- Animals, Antibodies, Neutralizing immunology, Antibodies, Viral immunology, COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing, COVID-19 Serological Testing, Farms, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Mutation, Pharynx virology, Phylogeny, RNA, Viral, Reinfection virology, Whole Genome Sequencing, COVID-19 veterinary, COVID-19 virology, Mink immunology, Mink virology, SARS-CoV-2 genetics, SARS-CoV-2 immunology, Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus genetics
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Mink, on a farm with about 15,000 animals, became infected with SARS-CoV-2. Over 75% of tested animals were positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in throat swabs and 100% of tested animals were seropositive. The virus responsible had a deletion of nucleotides encoding residues H69 and V70 within the spike protein gene as well as the A22920T mutation, resulting in the Y453F substitution within this protein, seen previously in mink. The infected mink recovered and after free-testing of 300 mink (a level giving 93% confidence of detecting a 1% prevalence), the animals remained seropositive. During further follow-up studies, after a period of more than 2 months without any virus detection, over 75% of tested animals again scored positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Whole genome sequencing showed that the viruses circulating during this re-infection were most closely related to those identified in the first outbreak on this farm but additional sequence changes had occurred. Animals had much higher levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in serum samples after the second round of infection than at free-testing or during recovery from initial infection, consistent with a boosted immune response. Thus, it was concluded that following recovery from an initial infection, seropositive mink were readily re-infected by SARS-CoV-2., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist
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45. Vitamin D and Blood Parameters.
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Müller T, Lohse L, Blodau A, and Frommholz K
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- Adult, Erythrocyte Count, Erythrocyte Indices, Female, Hematocrit, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multiple Sclerosis diet therapy, Vitamin D analogs & derivatives, Cholecalciferol pharmacology, Multiple Sclerosis blood, Vitamin D blood
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Background: Vitamin D has a steroid- and an anabolic-resembling chemical structure. Vitamin D is essential for many processes in the human body after hydroxylation., Aims of the Study: To investigate the impact of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D plasma concentrations on the blood parameters number of erythrocytes, hematocrit, mean corpuscular hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume., Methods: Serial assessments were done in 290 patients with multiple sclerosis and repeated after a mean interval of 245 days. A recommendation for vitamin D supplementation was given in case of a concentration lower than 20 ng/mL combined with a prescription of a formulation containing vitamin D but not vitamin K., Results: There was a fall of vitamin D in 119 subjects and a rise in 164, while no change appeared in 7 participants. When vitamin D values went down between both assessments moments, the computed increase of mean corpuscular haemoglobin was significantly lower compared with the rise of mean corpuscular haemoglobin associated with a vitamin D elevation. When vitamin D declined, the computed fall of mean corpuscular volume fall was significantly lower compared with the decrease of mean corpuscular volume, when vitamin D rose. Positive correlations were found between differences of vitamin D and mean corpuscular haemoglobin, respectively mean corpuscular volume. Inverse relations appeared between disparities of vitamin D and erythrocytes, respectively haematocrit., Conclusions: The elevation of vitamin D plasma levels provides enhanced preconditions for a better tissue oxygenation on a cellular level.
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46. In vitro Characterization of Fitness and Convalescent Antibody Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Cluster 5 Variant Emerging in Mink at Danish Farms.
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Lassaunière R, Fonager J, Rasmussen M, Frische A, Polacek C, Rasmussen TB, Lohse L, Belsham GJ, Underwood A, Winckelmann AA, Bollerup S, Bukh J, Weis N, Sækmose SG, Aagaard B, Alfaro-Núñez A, Mølbak K, Bøtner A, and Fomsgaard A
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In addition to humans, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can transmit to animals that include hamsters, cats, dogs, mink, ferrets, tigers, lions, cynomolgus macaques, rhesus macaques, and treeshrew. Among these, mink are particularly susceptible. Indeed, 10 countries in Europe and North America reported SARS-CoV-2 infection among mink on fur farms. In Denmark, SARS-CoV-2 spread rapidly among mink farms and spilled-over back into humans, acquiring mutations/deletions with unknown consequences for virulence and antigenicity. Here we describe a mink-associated SARS-CoV-2 variant (Cluster 5) characterized by 11 amino acid substitutions and four amino acid deletions relative to Wuhan-Hu-1. Temporal virus titration, together with genomic and subgenomic viral RNA quantitation, demonstrated a modest in vitro fitness attenuation of the Cluster 5 virus in the Vero-E6 cell line. Potential alterations in antigenicity conferred by amino acid changes in the spike protein that include three substitutions (Y453F, I692V, and M1229I) and a loss of two amino acid residues 69 and 70 (ΔH69/V70), were evaluated in a virus microneutralization assay. Compared to a reference strain, the Cluster 5 variant showed reduced neutralization in a proportion of convalescent human COVID-19 samples. The findings underscore the need for active surveillance SARS-CoV-2 infection and virus evolution in susceptible animal hosts., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 Lassaunière, Fonager, Rasmussen, Frische, Polacek, Rasmussen, Lohse, Belsham, Underwood, Winckelmann, Bollerup, Bukh, Weis, Sækmose, Aagaard, Alfaro-Núñez, Mølbak, Bøtner and Fomsgaard.)
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47. SARS-CoV-2 Transmission between Mink (Neovison vison) and Humans, Denmark.
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Hammer AS, Quaade ML, Rasmussen TB, Fonager J, Rasmussen M, Mundbjerg K, Lohse L, Strandbygaard B, Jørgensen CS, Alfaro-Núñez A, Rosenstierne MW, Boklund A, Halasa T, Fomsgaard A, Belsham GJ, and Bøtner A
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- Animals, COVID-19 veterinary, COVID-19 virology, Denmark epidemiology, Farms, Humans, Viral Zoonoses virology, COVID-19 transmission, Disease Transmission, Infectious veterinary, Mink virology, SARS-CoV-2 genetics, Viral Zoonoses transmission
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has caused a pandemic in humans. Farmed mink (Neovison vison) are also susceptible. In Denmark, this virus has spread rapidly among farmed mink, resulting in some respiratory disease. Full-length virus genome sequencing revealed novel virus variants in mink. These variants subsequently appeared within the local human community.
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48. Preliminary report of an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in mink and mink farmers associated with community spread, Denmark, June to November 2020.
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Larsen HD, Fonager J, Lomholt FK, Dalby T, Benedetti G, Kristensen B, Urth TR, Rasmussen M, Lassaunière R, Rasmussen TB, Strandbygaard B, Lohse L, Chaine M, Møller KL, Berthelsen AN, Nørgaard SK, Sönksen UW, Boklund AE, Hammer AS, Belsham GJ, Krause TG, Mortensen S, Bøtner A, Fomsgaard A, and Mølbak K
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- Animals, COVID-19 transmission, COVID-19 virology, COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing, Denmark epidemiology, Disease Outbreaks statistics & numerical data, Disease Reservoirs virology, Farms, Genes, Viral, Humans, Incidence, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Public Health, RNA, Viral analysis, RNA, Viral genetics, SARS-CoV-2 classification, Viral Zoonoses virology, Whole Genome Sequencing, Zoonoses transmission, Zoonoses virology, Animals, Wild virology, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 veterinary, Disease Outbreaks veterinary, Disease Reservoirs veterinary, Disease Transmission, Infectious veterinary, Mink virology, Pandemics veterinary, SARS-CoV-2 genetics, SARS-CoV-2 isolation & purification, Viral Zoonoses transmission
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In June-November 2020, SARS-CoV-2-infected mink were detected in 290 of 1,147 Danish mink farms. In North Denmark Region, 30% (324/1,092) of people found connected to mink farms tested SARS-CoV-2-PCR-positive and approximately 27% (95% confidence interval (CI): 25-30) of SARS-CoV-2-strains from humans in the community were mink-associated. Measures proved insufficient to mitigate spread. On 4 November, the government ordered culling of all Danish mink. Farmed mink constitute a potential virus reservoir challenging pandemic control.
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49. SARS-CoV-2 in Danish Mink Farms: Course of the Epidemic and a Descriptive Analysis of the Outbreaks in 2020.
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Boklund A, Hammer AS, Quaade ML, Rasmussen TB, Lohse L, Strandbygaard B, Jørgensen CS, Olesen AS, Hjerpe FB, Petersen HH, Jensen TK, Mortensen S, Calvo-Artavia FF, Lefèvre SK, Nielsen SS, Halasa T, Belsham GJ, and Bøtner A
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SARS-CoV-2 infection is the cause of COVID-19 in humans. In April 2020, SARS-CoV-2 infection in farmed mink ( Neovision vision ) occurred in the Netherlands. The first outbreaks in Denmark were detected in June 2020 in three farms. A steep increase in the number of infected farms occurred from September and onwards. Here, we describe prevalence data collected from 215 infected mink farms to characterize spread and impact of disease in infected farms. In one third of the farms, no clinical signs were observed. In farms with clinical signs, decreased feed intake, increased mortality and respiratory symptoms were most frequently observed, during a limited time period (median of 11 days). In 65% and 69% of farms, virus and sero-conversion, respectively, were detected in 100% of sampled animals at the first sampling. SARS-CoV-2 was detected, at low levels, in air samples collected close to the mink, on mink fur, on flies, on the foot of a seagull, and in gutter water, but not in feed. Some dogs and cats from infected farms tested positive for the virus. Chickens, rabbits, and horses sampled on a few farms, and wildlife sampled in the vicinity of the infected farms did not test positive for SARS-CoV-2. Thus, mink are highly susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2, but routes of transmission between farms, other than by direct human contact, are unclear.
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50. Identification of specific amino acid residues in the border disease virus glycoprotein E2 that modify virus growth in pig cells but not in sheep cells.
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Fahnøe U, Deng Y, Davids NA, Lohse L, Bukh J, Belsham GJ, and Rasmussen TB
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- Adaptation, Physiological, Amino Acid Sequence, Amino Acid Substitution, Animals, Border disease virus genetics, Cells, Cultured, DNA, Complementary, DNA, Viral genetics, Host Specificity, Models, Molecular, Protein Conformation, Protein Domains, Serial Passage, Viral Structural Proteins genetics, Viral Tropism, Border disease virus chemistry, Border disease virus growth & development, Host Adaptation, Sheep virology, Swine virology, Viral Structural Proteins chemistry
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Border disease virus (BDV) envelope glycoprotein E2 is required for entry into cells and is a determinant of host tropism for sheep and pig cells. Here, we describe adaptive changes in the BDV E2 protein that modify virus replication in pig cells. To achieve this, two BDV isolates, initially collected from a pig and a sheep on the same farm, were passaged in primary sheep and pig cells in parallel with a rescued variant of the pig virus derived from a cloned full-length BDV cDNA. The pig isolate and the rescued virus shared the same amino acid sequence, but the sheep isolate differed at ten residues, including two substitutions in E2 (K771E and Y925H). During serial passage in cells, the viruses displayed clear selectivity for growth in sheep cells; only the cDNA-derived virus adapted to grow in pig cells. Sequencing revealed an amino acid substitution (Q739R) in the E2 domain DA of this rescued virus. Adaptation at the same residue (Q739K/Q739R) was also observed after passaging of the pig isolate in sheep cells. Use of reverse genetics confirmed that changing residue Q739 to R or K (each positively charged) was sufficient to achieve adaptation to pig cells. Furthermore, this change in host tropism was suppressed if Q739R was combined with K771E. Another substitution (Q728R), conferring an additional positive charge, acquired during passaging, restored the growth of the Q739R/K771E variant. Overall, this study provided evidence that specific, positively charged, residues in the E2 domain DA are crucial for pig-cell tropism of BDV.
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