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Detection of maedi-visna virus in the kidneys of naturally infected sheep.

Abstract
Infections with maedi-visna virus (MVV) cause progressive inflammation in different organs, mainly the lung, mammary gland, brain and joints. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the kidney represents a viral target in natural MVV infection. For this, kidney samples from 13 sheep naturally infected with MVV were examined by histology, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and immunohistochemistry. The kidneys of nine animals showed membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and interstitial nephritis. The inflammatory infiltrate consisted of lymphocytes, plasma cells and macrophages. Interestingly, lymphoid follicles resembling those known to occur in other MVV-infected tissues were observed. Lung tissue from the same animals had typical MVV lesions, such as lymphofollicular hyperplasia and interstitial pneumonia. Maedi-visna proviral DNA sequences were detected in renal and lung tissue samples from these nine sheep by PCR, and the specificity of the amplified products was further verified by DNA sequencing. Moreover, MVV-specific immunohistochemistry revealed viral antigen in affected kidneys and lungs. These results suggest that the kidney may be a common target in natural MVV infection, and raise the issue of the role of this organ in the disease.
AuthorsK Angelopoulou, G D Brellou, I Vlemmas
JournalJournal of comparative pathology (J Comp Pathol) Vol. 134 Issue 4 Pg. 329-35 (May 2006) ISSN: 0021-9975 [Print] England
PMID16709422 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • DNA, Viral
Topics
  • Animals
  • DNA, Viral (analysis)
  • Electrophoresis, Agar Gel (veterinary)
  • Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative (pathology, veterinary, virology)
  • Immunohistochemistry (veterinary)
  • Kidney (pathology, virology)
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear (chemistry, virology)
  • Lung (pathology, virology)
  • Nephritis, Interstitial (pathology, veterinary, virology)
  • Pneumonia, Progressive Interstitial, of Sheep (blood, pathology, virology)
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (veterinary)
  • Sheep
  • Visna-maedi virus (genetics, isolation & purification, pathogenicity)

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