Sparse PrP<sup>Sc </sup>accumulation in the placentas of goats with naturally acquired scrapie
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Domestic goats (<it>Capra hircus</it>) are a natural and experimental host of scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) of sheep and cattle. Goats are also susceptib...
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doaj-e9fc09662eb74506b0281260ac41536f2020-11-24T21:53:02ZengBMCBMC Veterinary Research1746-61482011-02-0171710.1186/1746-6148-7-7Sparse PrP<sup>Sc </sup>accumulation in the placentas of goats with naturally acquired scrapieYan HuijanTruscott Thomas CZhuang DongyueO'Rourke Katherine ISchneider David A<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Domestic goats (<it>Capra hircus</it>) are a natural and experimental host of scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) of sheep and cattle. Goats are also susceptible to experimental infection with the agents of TSEs of deer and elk (chronic wasting disease) and humans (Creutzfeldt Jakob disease). Distribution of PrP<sup>Sc</sup>, the abnormal prion protein, is similar in the tissues of scrapie-infected sheep and goats but no data are available on the potential shedding of the agent through the placenta, the presumed route of transmission of ovine scrapie. We describe the sparse accumulation of PrP<sup>Sc </sup>in the placentas of goats with naturally acquired classical scrapie in comparison to field cases of classical ovine scrapie.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>PrP<sup>Sc </sup>was detected in the shed placentas from a sample of U.S. goats with naturally occurring scrapie, diagnosed by antemortem lymphoid tissue biopsy or identified as high risk progeny of infected dams. PrP<sup>Sc </sup>accumulation patterns in the intact placentome and western blot banding was similar in the caprine and ovine samples. However, levels of PrP<sup>Sc </sup>estimated from ELISA and immunohistochemistry assays were generally lower in goats than in sheep, although wide variation was noted in both species.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>PrP<sup>Sc </sup>accumulates in the shed placentas of goats with naturally acquired scrapie. Although these levels were low in most caprine samples, the caprine placenta may contribute to prion contamination of kidding facilities and transmission to co-housed sheep or goats.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/7/7 |
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Yan Huijan Truscott Thomas C Zhuang Dongyue O'Rourke Katherine I Schneider David A |
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Sparse PrP<sup>Sc </sup>accumulation in the placentas of goats with naturally acquired scrapie |
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Sparse PrP<sup>Sc </sup>accumulation in the placentas of goats with naturally acquired scrapie |
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Sparse PrP<sup>Sc </sup>accumulation in the placentas of goats with naturally acquired scrapie |
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Sparse PrP<sup>Sc </sup>accumulation in the placentas of goats with naturally acquired scrapie |
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Sparse PrP<sup>Sc </sup>accumulation in the placentas of goats with naturally acquired scrapie |
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sparse prp<sup>sc </sup>accumulation in the placentas of goats with naturally acquired scrapie |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Domestic goats (<it>Capra hircus</it>) are a natural and experimental host of scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) of sheep and cattle. Goats are also susceptible to experimental infection with the agents of TSEs of deer and elk (chronic wasting disease) and humans (Creutzfeldt Jakob disease). Distribution of PrP<sup>Sc</sup>, the abnormal prion protein, is similar in the tissues of scrapie-infected sheep and goats but no data are available on the potential shedding of the agent through the placenta, the presumed route of transmission of ovine scrapie. We describe the sparse accumulation of PrP<sup>Sc </sup>in the placentas of goats with naturally acquired classical scrapie in comparison to field cases of classical ovine scrapie.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>PrP<sup>Sc </sup>was detected in the shed placentas from a sample of U.S. goats with naturally occurring scrapie, diagnosed by antemortem lymphoid tissue biopsy or identified as high risk progeny of infected dams. PrP<sup>Sc </sup>accumulation patterns in the intact placentome and western blot banding was similar in the caprine and ovine samples. However, levels of PrP<sup>Sc </sup>estimated from ELISA and immunohistochemistry assays were generally lower in goats than in sheep, although wide variation was noted in both species.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>PrP<sup>Sc </sup>accumulates in the shed placentas of goats with naturally acquired scrapie. Although these levels were low in most caprine samples, the caprine placenta may contribute to prion contamination of kidding facilities and transmission to co-housed sheep or goats.</p> |
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