id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-275413-e2rhioty Rowland, Raymond R.R. The interaction between PRRSV and the late gestation pig fetus 2010-09-09 .txt text/plain 6183 344 50 The purpose of this study was to characterize the interaction between PRRSV and the pig fetus by (1) identifying sites of virus replication, (2) measuring immune and inflammatory cytokines in different compartments, and (3) evaluating the response of lymph nodes. Maternal, accessory and fetal tissues were collected and stored in formalin for histological staining and immunohistochemistry (IHC), or storage in RNAlater (Ambion) for RT-PCR of cytokine mRNAs. PRRSV-specific antibody was measured in sera using the HerdCheck ® PRRS ELISA (IDEXX) and performed by personnel at Kansas State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. As shown in Fig. 4A , IFN-␥ and TNF-␣ PCR products were not detected in lung, lymph node or placenta from the non-infected fetuses. To determine if cytokine gene expression was the direct result of PRRSV infection, RT-PCR for IFN-␥ and TNF-␣ was performed on the same tissues from fetuses of infected dam no. ./cache/cord-275413-e2rhioty.txt ./txt/cord-275413-e2rhioty.txt