2014
Comparison of pathogenicities and nucleotide changes between porcine and bovine reassortant rotavirus strains possessing the same genotype constellation in piglets and calves
Park J, Kim D, Matthijnssens J, Kwon H, Zeller M, Alfajaro M, Son K, Hosmillo M, Ryu E, Kim J, Lee J, Park S, Kang M, Kwon J, Choi J, Cho K. Comparison of pathogenicities and nucleotide changes between porcine and bovine reassortant rotavirus strains possessing the same genotype constellation in piglets and calves. Veterinary Microbiology 2014, 172: 51-62. PMID: 24861840, DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost range restrictionGenotype constellationHistopathological changesCritical molecular determinantsSmall intestineReassortant rotavirusesComparison of pathogenicityDiarrheic pigletsPathological phenotypesDifferent virulenceReassortant strainsPigletsCalvesNSP4 genesSpecific mutationsAmino acid substitutionsRotavirus evolutionMolecular determinantsNSP3 genePathogenicityVirulenceAcid substitutionsNucleotide changesDiarrheaRotavirusAnti-rotavirus effects by combination therapy of stevioside and Sophora flavescens extract
Alfajaro M, Rho M, Kim H, Park J, Kim D, Hosmillo M, Son K, Lee J, Park S, Kang M, Ryu Y, Park K, Oh H, Lee S, Park S, Lee W, Cho K. Anti-rotavirus effects by combination therapy of stevioside and Sophora flavescens extract. Research In Veterinary Science 2014, 96: 567-575. PMID: 24704033, DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2014.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination therapyAnti-rotaviral activityAnti-rotavirus effectIntestinal lesion scoresLethal dose 50Rotavirus enteritisCurative medicationsRotaviral enteritisSophora flavescensRotaviral diarrheaOrgan weightsPiglet modelPathological changesFecal virusBody weightTherapyVirus replicationLesion scoresSingle treatmentDose 50Porcine rotavirusAdverse effectsPreliminary dataDiarrheaEnteritis
2013
Different virulence of porcine and porcine-like bovine rotavirus strains with genetically nearly identical genomes in piglets and calves
Park J, Kim H, Matthijnssens J, Alfajaro M, Kim D, Son K, Kwon H, Hosmillo M, Ryu E, Kim J, Cena R, Lee J, Kang M, Park S, Cho K. Different virulence of porcine and porcine-like bovine rotavirus strains with genetically nearly identical genomes in piglets and calves. Veterinary Research 2013, 44: 88. PMID: 24083947, PMCID: PMC3851489, DOI: 10.1186/1297-9716-44-88.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistopathological changesSmall intestineGroup A rotavirusesDirect interspecies transmissionGenotype constellationCritical molecular determinantsFull-length sequencing analysisA rotavirusesBovine rotavirusVP1-VP4Pathological phenotypesDifferent virulencePigletsDiarrheaInterspecies transmissionAmino acid mutationsRotavirusCalvesIntestineSpecific mutationsTropismMolecular determinantsSequencing analysisUntranslated regionPorcine
2012
Anti-rotaviral effects of Glycyrrhiza uralensis extract in piglets with rotavirus diarrhea
Alfajaro M, Kim H, Park J, Ryu E, Kim J, Jeong Y, Kim D, Hosmillo M, Son K, Lee J, Kwon H, Ryu Y, Park S, Park S, Lee W, Cho K. Anti-rotaviral effects of Glycyrrhiza uralensis extract in piglets with rotavirus diarrhea. Virology Journal 2012, 9: 310. PMID: 23244491, PMCID: PMC3547719, DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-9-310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntiviral AgentsCell LineColostrumDiarrheaDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalFecesGlycyrrhiza uralensisInterleukin-8Intestine, SmallMAP Kinase Signaling SystemModels, AnimalNF-kappa BPhytotherapyPlant ExtractsPlant RootsRNA, MessengerRotavirusRotavirus InfectionsSpleenSwineSwine DiseasesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVirus SheddingConceptsInflammation-related cytokinesGlycyrrhiza uralensis extractMRNA expression levelsSmall intestineRotavirus diarrheaRotaviral enteritisAnti-rotaviral effectAnti-inflammatory effectsFecal virus sheddingOnset of diarrheaColostrum-deprived pigletsExpression levelsIntestinal lesion scoresFecal consistency scoreAntiviral efficacyVirus sheddingHistological changesSevere gastroenteritisFecal virusAntiviral agentsDiarrheaLesion scoresViable medicationsHerbal medicineAntiviral propertiesPathogenicity characterization of a bovine triple reassortant rotavirus in calves and piglets
Kim H, Park J, Alfajaro M, Kim D, Hosmillo M, Son K, Lee J, Bae Y, Park S, Kang M, Cho K. Pathogenicity characterization of a bovine triple reassortant rotavirus in calves and piglets. Veterinary Microbiology 2012, 159: 11-22. PMID: 22465801, DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.03.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtra-intestinal organsMesenteric lymph nodesCross-species pathogenicityReassortant rotavirusesLymph nodesIntestinal pathologyPersistent severe diarrheaSevere intestinal pathologyExtra-intestinal infectionsDiarrhea fecal samplesReal-time RT-PCRGreen real-time RT-PCRSYBR Green real-time RT-PCRSevere diarrheaCerebrospinal fluidChoroid plexusViral replicationRotavirusRT-PCRViral RNAFecal samplesPigletsDiarrheaPublic healthPathology