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Volume 4 Journal of Infectious Diseases and Treatment
ISSN: 2472-1093
Page 37
Euro Infectious Diseases 2018 &
Histopathology 2018
September 27-29, 2018
&
JOINT EVENT
September 27-29, 2018 Rome, Italy
5th International Conference on Histopathology & Cytopathology
10th Euro-Global Conference on Infectious Diseases
Histological examination of a Yorkshire pig line for SCID-like occurring individuals
Raita Stefania Mariana
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania
The severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in pigs has been recently reported beneficial for development of animal model
for human research, especially for preclinical testing of potential cancer treatment. Immuno-compromised animal models
can be used for successfully hosting the growth of xenografted human tumors, and serve as effective animal model for cancer
therapy. Spontaneous occurrence of SCID-like defects has been reported as common in intensively selected breed lines. This
study aimed to screen a population of Yorkshire pigs selected for feed efficiency, from a private holding with reported increased
morbidity and mortality, in order to assess the SCID-like occurrence rate. SCID animals are valuable biomedical models and
can be used for scientific purposes. In total, 20 randomly selected piglets from 15 litters were processed for blood sampling,
as well as thymus and lymph node tissue samples collection. Blood samples were analyzed for lymphocyte number, while
the thymus and lymph node samples were histologically examined for atrophy signs. Six piglets (30%) tested positive for low
lymphocyte count, atrophied thymus and lymph nodes, while five piglets (25%) tested positive for either one/two of the three
considered examinations. Based on these results it can be hypothesized that the immunodeficiency phenotype is affecting the
selected line of pigs in the population. The identification of spontaneously occurring SCID-like defects in pigs is beneficial for
research institutes and for the owner of the holding, who can find a destination for affected individuals and redirect animal
selection to obtain defect-free individuals.
Biography
Raita Stefania Mariana has completed her PhD from University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania. She is Lecturer within the
Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Bucharest and the Coordinator of the Histology and Embryology Discipline for the Veterinary Medicine Romanian Program and the
Veterinary Medicine French Program. She has published over 60 scientific papers in reputed journals and has been involved as member of the research team, or
project coordinator in numerous research grants. Her research interests lies in animal and human histology and embryology, histopathology and cytology.
Raita Stefania Mariana, J Infec Dis Treat 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-1093-C1-003