Atypical cilia in the bronchiolar epithelium of pigs experimentally infected with hog cholera virus

Authors
Carrasco, L Ruiz-Villamor, E Gomez-Villamandos, JC Bautista, MJ Nunez, A Quezada, M Sierra, MA
Citation
L. Carrasco et al., Atypical cilia in the bronchiolar epithelium of pigs experimentally infected with hog cholera virus, J COMP PATH, 124(1), 2001, pp. 29-35
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY
ISSN journal
00219975 → ACNP
Volume
124
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
29 - 35
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9975(200101)124:1<29:ACITBE>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
To study the effect of hog cholera virus on the epithelial cells of the bro nchiolar mucosa, 12 pigs were inoculated with a highly virulent strain. Imm unohistochemical and ultrastructural examination of the ciliated epithelial cells demonstrated an increase in the number of atypical cilia. The latter showed alterations in the microtubular pattern. possibly resulting from vi ral interference with the normal metabolism of the epithelial cells. (C) 20 01 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.