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Virucidal activity of MICRO-CHEM PLUS against African swine fever virus
JIANG Cheng-gang, SUN Ying, ZHANG Fan, AI Xin, LU Ming, QIN Jia-lin, ZHANG Xian-feng, WANG Jing-fei, BU Zhi-gao, ZHAO Dong-ming, HE Xi-jun
2023, 22 (11): 3560-3563.   DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2023.09.021
Abstract270)      PDF in ScienceDirect      
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Development of a recombinant pB602L-based indirect ELISA assay for detecting antibodies against African swine fever virus in pigs
WANG Peng-fei, WANG Ming, SHI Zhi-bin, SUN Zhen-zhao, WEI Li-li, LIU Zai-si, WANG Shi-da, HE Xi-jun, WANG Jing-fei
2022, 21 (3): 819-825.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(21)63767-X
Abstract219)      PDF in ScienceDirect      
African swine fever (ASF), caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV), is a devastating disease of domestic and wild pigs.  There is no effective vaccine, and the control of the disease relies mainly on surveillance and early detection of infected pigs.  Previously, serological assays, such as ELISA, have been developed mainly based on recombinant structural viral proteins of ASFV, including p72, p54, and p30.  However, the antibodies against these proteins do not provide efficient protection against ASFV infection in pigs.  Therefore, new serological assays that can be applied for clinical diagnosis and evaluating serological immune response in vaccinated pigs are still required.  In this study, we expressed and purified a recombinant pB602L protein.  The purified pB602L protein was then used as an antigen to develop an indirect ELISA assay.  This assay has no cross-reaction with the anti-sera against the 15 most common pig pathogens in China, such as classical swine fever virus, pseudorabies virus, and porcine parvovirus.  This assay and a commercial ELISA kit were then used to detect 60 field pig serum samples, including an unknown number of anti-ASFV sera.  The coincidence of the two assays was 95%.  Furthermore, the pB602L-based ELISA was employed to test the antibody responses to the seven-gene-deleted ASFV strain HLJ/18-7GD in pigs.  The results showed that the antibody levels in all vaccinated pigs, starting from the 10th day post-inoculation, have increased continuously during the observation period of 45 days.  Our results indicate that this pB602L-based indirect ELISA assay can be employed potentially in the field of ASFV diagnosis.
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Viricidal activity of several disinfectants against African swine fever virus
JIANG Cheng-gang, SUN Ying, ZHANG Fan, AI Xin, FENG Xiao-ning, HU Wei, ZHANG Xian-feng, ZHAO Dong-ming, BU Zhi-gao, HE Xi-jun
2021, 20 (11): 3084-3088.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(21)63631-6
Abstract114)      PDF in ScienceDirect      
Prevention of African swine fever, a disease caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV), requires maintenance of high biosecurity standards, which principally relies on disinfection.  Finding the perfect disinfectant against ASFV is difficult because of the lack of relevant data.  Therefore, we aimed to find the most effective disinfectant and to optimise its concentration as well as contact time to confirm the viricidal effect against ASFV in vitro.  We evaluated the viricidal activity of three concentrations each of six common disinfectants against ASFV using immersion disinfection assay (IDA) and spray disinfection assay (SDA); the concentrations of these disinfectants at which complete viral inactivation occurred were almost same as the manufacturer-recommended concentrations, but the exposure times for viral inactivation are different.  The following disinfectants (assay: concentration, exposure time) showed complete inactivation: iodine and acid mixed solution (IDA/SDA: 0.5%, 10 min); compound potassium peroxymonosulfate (IDA: 0.25%, 30 min; SDA: 0.25%, 60 min); citric acid (IDA: 0.25%, 60 min; SDA: 0.5%, 60 min); sodium dichloroisocyanurate (IDA: 0.125%, 60 min; SDA: 0.25%, 60 min); and glutaral ang deciquam (IDA/SDA: 0.2%, 60 min); and deciquam (IDA/SDA: 0.5%, 60 min).  However, in the presence of organic material contamination, disinfectants did not show a marked inactivation effect.  Therefore, disinfection procedures should be performed in two steps: thorough mechanical cleaning followed by application of disinfectant.  In conclusion, all the tested disinfectants can inactivate ASFV; these can be used as alternative disinfectants to enhance biosecurity.
 
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Mycoplasma leachii causes bovine mastitis: Evidence from clinical symptoms, histopathology and immunohistochemistry
CHANG Ji-tao, YU De-bin, LIANG Jian-bin, CHEN Jia, WANG Jian-fa, WANG Fang, JIANG Zhi-gang, HE Xi-jun, WU Rui, YU Li
2019, 18 (1): 160-168.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(18)62051-9
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Twelve quarters of six lactating cows were inoculated with Mycoplasma leachii strain GN407 through intramammary ductal infusion; another 12 quarters were inoculated with heat-inactivated M. leachii culture medium as negative controls.  Multidisciplinary procedures, including clinical assessment, etiology assessment, pathology and immunohistochemistry (IHC), were used to elucidate the pathogenicity of M. leachii in bovine mastitis.  From post-inoculation days (PIDs) 3 to 9, 12 inoculated quarters developed mild to severe clinical mastitis and mammary tissue histopathological changes, including inflammatory cell infiltration and architectural destruction of mammary gland ducts.  The M. leachii antigen was also detected by IHC in the mammary gland epithelial cells of the inoculated quarters as a weak signal on PID 6 and as a strong signal on PID 9.  The control quarters also developed mild mastitis and histopathological changes on PID 9, and M. leachii was also detected by IHC.  Throughout the experimental period, the quarters of the negative control cow were clinically and pathologically normal, and the M. leachii antigen was not detected.  In conclusion, direct histological and immunohistochemical evidence confirmed that M. leachii causes clinical bovine mastitis through histopathological lesions induced by invasion of the pathogen into mammary gland cells and through inflammatory cell infiltration.
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