Unusual Permeability of Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus Subgroup A Through Membrane Filters
Unusual Permeability of Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus Subgroup A Through Membrane Filters
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DOI:
10.1292/jvms.09-0184
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发表时间:
2010-01-01
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
Miyazawa, Takayuki
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作者:
Nakaya, Yuki;Shojima, Takayuki;Miyazawa, Takayuki
In xenotransplantation from pigs to humans, a bio-artificial endocrine pancreas (Bio-AEP), in which pancreatic endocrine cells are encapsulated within a semipermeable membrane of 100 nm pore size, has been developed. We evaluated the permeability of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) through membrane filters using a pseudotype virus (LacZ(PERV-A)) containing a viral core derived from murine leukemia virus and ail envelope (Env) from PERV Subgroup A. Contrary to our expectations, LacZ(PERV-A) lost its infectivity by filtration through a 200 nm membrane filter. This unusual phenotype was not observed in pseudotype Viruses harboring Envs from other gammaretroviruses. The infectivity of LacZ(PERV-A) was significantly decreased by repeated freeze/thaw treatment, indicating that LacZ(PERV-A) was physically labile. In addition, LacZ(PERV-A) may be agglutinated because copy numbers of viral RNA after filtration were significantly reduced by filtration through the 200 nm membrane. This phenotype is advantageous to develop a safe Bio-AEP blocking PI-RV infection.