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Table 1 Testicular lesion score (TLS), in situ hybridization (ISH), and apoptosis in boars at different days post-inoculation (dpi)

From: Comparative pathogenesis of type 1 (European genotype) and type 2 (North American genotype) porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in infected boar

DPI

n

PRRSV

TLS

Number of positive germ cells for ISH

Apoptosis

    

Spermatogonia

Spermatocyte

Spermatid

Non-sperm cell

 

14

3

Type 1

5.9 ± 1.5

1.4 ± 0.8

2.5 ± 0.6

2.0 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 0.4

35.2 ± 1.4b

  

Type 2

6.0 ± 1.4

1.1 ± 0.6

2.1 ± 0.4a

1.9 ± 0.7

1.4 ± 0.4

28.4 ± 5.8

21

3

Type 1

7.1 ± 1.0

0.9 ± 0.5

1.9 ± 0.5a

1.1 ± 0.7

1.2 ± 0.3

23.6 ± 7.2

  

Type 2

7.2 ± 1.2

0.9 ± 0.5

1.7 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 0.7

21.6 ± 6.8

35

3

Type 1

8.5 ± 0.5

0.5 ± 0.7

0.9 ± 0.5

0.5 ± 0.5

0.3 ± 0.4

16.0 ± 4.2

  

Type 2

8.4 ± 0.6

0.4 ± 0.6

0.8 ± 0.4

0.6 ± 0.4

0.4 ± 0.5

16.2 ± 6.4

  1. aSignificantly different PRRSV-positive cells between spermatogonia and spermatocyte.
  2. bSignificantly different numbers of apoptosis between type 1 and type 2 PRRSV-infected boars.