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Neurobiol Dis ; 124: 263-275, 2019 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30471417

RESUMEN

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neural disorder gradually leading to paralysis of the whole body. Alterations in superoxide dismutase SOD1 gene have been linked with several variants of familial ALS. Here, we investigated a transgenic (Tg) cloned swine model expressing the human pathological hSOD1G93A allele. As in patients, these Tg pigs transmitted the disease to the progeny with an autosomal dominant trait and showed ALS onset from about 27 months of age. Post mortem analysis revealed motor neuron (MN) degeneration, gliosis and hSOD1 protein aggregates in brainstem and spinal cord. Severe skeletal muscle pathology including necrosis and inflammation was observed at the end stage, as well. Remarkably, as in human patients, these Tg pigs showed a quite long presymptomatic phase in which gradually increasing amounts of TDP-43 were detected in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Thus, this transgenic swine model opens the unique opportunity to investigate ALS biomarkers even before disease onset other than testing novel drugs and possible medical devices.


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Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/patología , Neuronas Motoras/patología , Enfermedades Musculares/genética , Degeneración Nerviosa/genética , Superóxido Dismutasa-1/genética , Proteinopatías TDP-43/genética , Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/genética , Animales , Animales Modificados Genéticamente , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Humanos , Enfermedades Musculares/patología , Degeneración Nerviosa/patología , Porcinos , Proteinopatías TDP-43/patología
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PLoS One ; 13(5): e0198037, 2018.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29795663

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Monitoring of small ruminants for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) has recently become more relevant after two natural scrapie suspected cases of goats were found to be positive for classical BSE (C-BSE). C-BSE probably established itself in this species unrecognized, undermining disease control measures. This opens the possibility that TSEs in goats may remain an animal source for human prion diseases. Currently, there are no data regarding the natural presence of the atypical BSE in caprines. Here we report that C-BSE and L-type atypical BSE (L-BSE) isolates from bovine species are intracerebrally transmissible to goats, with a 100% attack rate and a significantly shorter incubation period and survival time after C-BSE than after L-BSE experimental infection, suggesting a lower species barrier for classical agentin goat. All animals showed nearly the same clinical features of disease characterized by skin lesions, including broken hair and alopecia, and abnormal mental status. Histology and immunohistochemistry showed several differences between C-BSE and L-BSE infection, allowing discrimination between the two different strains. The lymphoreticular involvement we observed in the C-BSE positive goats argues in favour of a peripheral distribution of PrPSc similar to classical scrapie. Western blot and other currently approved screening tests detected both strains in the goats and were able to classify negative control animals. These data demonstrate that active surveillance of small ruminants, as applied to fallen stock and/or healthy slaughter populations in European countries, is able to correctly identify and classify classical and L-BSE and ultimately protect public health.


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Encéfalo/patología , Encefalopatía Espongiforme Bovina/patología , Enfermedades de las Cabras/patología , Proteínas PrPSc/metabolismo , Scrapie/patología , Animales , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Bovinos , Encefalopatía Espongiforme Bovina/metabolismo , Encefalopatía Espongiforme Bovina/transmisión , Enfermedades de las Cabras/metabolismo , Enfermedades de las Cabras/transmisión , Cabras , Patología Clínica , Scrapie/metabolismo , Scrapie/transmisión
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