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Etiological and molecular genetic surveillance of scrapie in Mongolia

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12575030
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section海外学術
Research Field Applied veterinary science
Research InstitutionObihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Principal Investigator

HORIUCHI Motohiro (2002)  Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Research Center for protozoan diseases, Associate Professor, 原虫病研究センター, 助教授 (30219216)

品川 森一 (2000-2001)  帯広畜産大学, 畜産学部, 教授 (00001537)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MURAMATSU Yasukazu  Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Research Center for protozoan diseases, Associate Professor, 獣医学部, 講師 (50254701)
ISHIGURO Naotaka  Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of animal husbandry, Associate Professor, 畜産学部, 助教授 (00109521)
堀内 基広  帯広畜産大学, 原虫病研究センター, 助教授 (30219216)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2002
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2002)
Budget Amount *help
¥11,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥3,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥3,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥4,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000)
Keywordsprion / scrapie / PrP / Mongolia / Genotype / PCR / BSE / 羊プリオン蛋白遺伝子 / モンゴル産羊 / 疫学調査 / プリオン蛋白遺伝子型 / モンゴル羊
Research Abstract

Mongolia has a far long history for sheep-farming and is now farming over twelve million sheep. In the future, Mongolia has a potential for the major provider of livestock products among the world. Thus surveillance of prion diseases in animal in Mongolia will provide important information to evaluate the safety of livestock products in the country. During the research term, we visit to central, west, and east part of Mongolia, we did not get a positive indication on the existence of scrapie-suspected sheep in hearing. We also checked PrPSc in the medulla oblongata from sheep showed neurological symptoms, but all were negative for PrPSc.
In order to investigate the diversity of PrP gene of sheep in Mongolia, we collected a total of 470 venous blood samples from 9 different breeds (Khalkh, Yeroo, Orkhon, Khangai, Sartuul, Govi-altai, Bayad, Darhad, and Symber-Karakul) and purified genomic DNA. PrP genotype (amino acid type) was determined by direct sequencing of PCR-amplified fragment corresponding to PrP open reading frame. With regard to PrP genotype at codon 171 determining susceptibility to scrapie, sheep carrying 171-Gln/Gln genotype that is associated with the susceptibility to scrape, varied from 58 to 97% among the breeds. Sheep carrying 171-Arg/Arg or 171-Arg/Gln genotype that confers resistance to scrapie infection were less abundant, especially only a small percentage of sheep possessed homozygous for 171-Arg alle. These results indicate sheep in Mongolia is composed rather of scrapie-susceptible population, so continuous surveillance as well as preventive measures against prion-infected animal are important to evaluate the risk of prion disease. These results are also useful for performing a selective breeding program that produce scrapie-resistant flock.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2002 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All Other

All Publications (14 results)

  • [Publications] Horiuchi, M. et al.: "Biological and biochemical characterization of sheep scrapie in Japan"J.Clin.Microbiol.. 40. 3421-3426 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Gombojav, A. et al.: "Amino acid polymorphisms of PrP gene in Mongolian sheep"J.Vet.Med.Sci.. 65. 75-81 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Gombojav, A. et al.: "Susceptibility of Transgenic Mice Expressing Chimeric Sheep, Bovine and Human PrP Genes to Sheep Scrapie"J.Vet.Med.Sci.. (in press). (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Horiuchi, M., et al.: "Biological and biochemical characterization of sheep scrapie in Japan"J. Clin. Microbiol.. 40. 3421-3226 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Gombojav, A., et al.: "Amino acid polymorphisms of PrP gene in Mongolia sheep"J. Vet. Med. Sci.. 65. 75-81 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Gombojav, A., et al.: "Susceptibility of transgenic mice expressing chimeric sheep, bovine and human PrP genes to sheep scrapie"J. Vet. Med. Sci.. in press.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Horiuchi, M.et al.: "Biological and biochemical characterization of sheep scrapie in Japan"J.Clin.Microbiol.. 40. 3421-3426 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Gombojav, A.et al.: "Amino acid polymorphisms of PrP gene in Mongolian sheep"J.Vet.Med.Sci.. 65. 75-81 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Gombojav, A.et al.: "Susceptibility of Transgenic Mice Expressing Chimeric Sheep, Bovine and Human PrP Genes to Sheep Scrapie"J.Vet.Med.Sci.. (in press). (2003)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Yamamoto, M, et al.: "Glycidol Degrades Scrapie Mouse Prion Protein"J. Vet. Med. Sci.. 63・9. 983-990 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 品川森一ら: "プリオン病の免疫学的検出法"生活衛生. 45・5. 259-269 (2001)

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      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 池田徹也ら: "牛海綿状脳症に関する検査概要と今後の対応"食品衛生研究. 52・1. 33-42 (2001)

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      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Horiuchi, M. et al: "Inhibition of interaction and interconversions of prion protein isoforms by peptide fragments from the C-terminal folded domain"J. Biol. Chem.. 276. 15489-15497 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 堀内 基広: "動物のプリオン病"ウイスル. 51. 145-150 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report

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