Multiomics reveals alterations in the gut microbiome, host proteins, and host metabolites correlating with SADS-CoV pathogenicity and the immune response in piglets
- 1State Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- 2Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- 3College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Abstract
Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV) infection causes severe acute diarrhea, vomiting, and lethality in piglets. To explore the molecular mechanisms by which intestinal flora regulate viral infection, we conducted multi-omics analysis [proteomics, metabolomics, short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) quantification] and 16S rRNA sequencing on intestinal mucosal and fecal samples from piglets infected with highly pathogenic SADS-CoV P7 stain or low-pathogenic SADS-CoV P83 strain. In both ileal mucosa and fecal samples, the abundance of Enterobacteriaceae was markedly higher in the highly pathogenic strain infection group than in either the control group or the low-pathogenic strain infection group. The concentration of SCFAs was significantly lower in the highly pathogenic SADS-CoV infected pigs than the low-pathogenic strain infected pigs, and SCFA levels were negatively correlated with the abundance of Enterobacteriaceae and Escherichia coli in the ileal mucosa. Compared with the low-pathogenic group, differentially expressed proteins in the highly pathogenic group were mainly associated with extracellular matrix-receptor interaction and focal adhesion pathways. SADS-CoV P7 infection increased both the adhesion capacity and the number of adherent Escherichia coli O157 on IPEC-J2 cells. This study demonstrates that the highly pathogenic SADS-CoV P7 strain remodels gut microbiota to exacerbate intestinal inflammation and tissue damage via activating integrin alpha5-mediated extracellular matrix-pathogen interactions. In contrast, the low-pathogenic SADS-CoV P83 strain exhibits attenuated virulence due to a lack of these regulatory pathways. This study elucidates the distinct pathogenic mechanisms of highly pathogenic and low-pathogenic SADS-CoV strains and provides critical insights for the development of broad-spectrum anti-coronavirus therapeutics and rational vaccine design.
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BibTeX
@article{tang2026multiomics,
title = {{Multiomics reveals alterations in the gut microbiome, host proteins, and host metabolites correlating with SADS-CoV pathogenicity and the immune response in piglets}},
author = {Xiaoyu Tang and Huang Chao and Chenyu Li and Jingshuai Sun and Wenjie Li and Yuan Sun and Tian Lan and Jingyun Ma},
journal = {Virologica Sinica},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1016/j.virs.2026.10.001},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virs.2026.10.001},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Multiomics reveals alterations in the gut microbiome, host proteins, and host metabolites correlating with SADS-CoV pathogenicity and the immune response in piglets
AU - Xiaoyu Tang
AU - Huang Chao
AU - Chenyu Li
AU - Jingshuai Sun
AU - Wenjie Li
AU - Yuan Sun
AU - Tian Lan
AU - Jingyun Ma
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/06
JO - Virologica Sinica
DO - 10.1016/j.virs.2026.10.001
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virs.2026.10.001
AB - Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV) infection causes severe acute diarrhea, vomiting, and lethality in piglets. To explore the molecular mechanisms by which intestinal flora regulate viral infection, we conducted multi-omics analysis [proteomics, metabolomics, short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) quantification] and 16S rRNA sequencing on intestinal mucosal and fecal samples from piglets infected with highly pathogenic SADS-CoV P7 stain or low-pathogenic SADS-CoV P83 strain. In both ileal mucosa and fecal samples, the abundance of Enterobacteriaceae was markedly higher in the highly pathogenic strain infection group than in either the control group or the low-pathogenic strain infection group. The concentration of SCFAs was significantly lower in the highly pathogenic SADS-CoV infected pigs than the low-pathogenic strain infected pigs, and SCFA levels were negatively correlated with the abundance of Enterobacteriaceae and Escherichia coli in the ileal mucosa. Compared with the low-pathogenic group, differentially expressed proteins in the highly pathogenic group were mainly associated with extracellular matrix-receptor interaction and focal adhesion pathways. SADS-CoV P7 infection increased both the adhesion capacity and the number of adherent Escherichia coli O157 on IPEC-J2 cells. This study demonstrates that the highly pathogenic SADS-CoV P7 strain remodels gut microbiota to exacerbate intestinal inflammation and tissue damage via activating integrin alpha5-mediated extracellular matrix-pathogen interactions. In contrast, the low-pathogenic SADS-CoV P83 strain exhibits attenuated virulence due to a lack of these regulatory pathways. This study elucidates the distinct pathogenic mechanisms of highly pathogenic and low-pathogenic SADS-CoV strains and provides critical insights for the development of broad-spectrum anti-coronavirus therapeutics and rational vaccine design.
SN - 1674-0769
SN - 1995-820X
ER -