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Knockout of maternal CD163 protects fetuses from infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV).
Scientific reports - 17 Oct 2017
Prather Randall S, Wells Kevin D, Whitworth Kristin M, Kerrigan Maureen A, Samuel Melissa S, Mileham Alan, Popescu Luca N, Rowland Raymond R R
Abstract excerpt
After infection of the porcine dam at about 90 days of gestation, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) crosses the placenta and begins to infect fetuses. Outcomes of include abortion, fetal death and respiratory disease in newborn piglets. CD163 is the receptor for the virus. In this study, CD163-positive fetuses, recovered between 109 days of gestation or 20 days after maternal infection,...
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