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Integrated Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Host Response Mechanisms to Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea
Yajing Zhou1, Tongxi Lu1, Jie Wang1
1Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics, Breeding, Reproduction and Molecular Design, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) causes acute diarrhea, dehydration and death in piglets, resulting in significant economic losses in the pig industry. It is crucial to identify the pathogenesis and mechanism between host-PEDV interactions. In our study, we performed transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses in PEDV-infected Large White (LW) pigs. PEDV infection caused blunted and fused intestinal villi, necrosis of the intestinal mucosal epithelial cells and atrophy of intestinal glands. Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses revealed 692 differentially expressed genes and 1485 differential metabolites, respectively. Among them, differentially expressed genes were enriched in virion assembly, lipoprotein metabolic process and PPAR signaling pathway. Differential metabolites were enriched in primary bile acid biosynthesis and lipoic acid metabolism. An integrated analysis of the transcriptome and metabolome revealed that differentially expressed genes and metabolites were co-enriched in steroid hormone biosynthesis and bile secretion. In addition, key metabolites Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and Estriol in steroid hormone biosynthesis both inhibited PEDV infection and alleviated the excessive inflammatory response in vitro. Collectively, our study constructed a multi-omics landscape of PEDV infection in LW pigs, providing potential targets for developing metabolic-targeted antiviral interventions.
