CYTO-TOXIC T-CELLS ARE INDUCED IN MICE INFECTED WITH LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS-STRAINS OF MARKEDLY DIFFERENT PATHOGENICITIES
CYTO-TOXIC T-CELLS ARE INDUCED IN MICE INFECTED WITH LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS-STRAINS OF MARKEDLY DIFFERENT PATHOGENICITIES
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DOI:
10.1128/iai.36.2.598-602.1982
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
PEVEAR, DC
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作者:
PFAU, CJ;VALENTI, JK;PEVEAR, DC
The ability of 2 lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus substrains to induce cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses in i.c. infected mice was examined. One strain, designated A (aggressive), provoked a convulsive type of death in 100% of the mice within 8-9 days; the other strain, designated D (docile), killed < 10% of the mice during 28 day observation periods. CTL activity was assessed by the capacity of partially purified splenocytes to lyse 51Cr-labeled L cell targets infected with either type of lymphocytic choriomeningitis substrain. The CTL population was identified by its sensitivity to anti-Thy-1 serum and its inability to lyse uninfected target cells or infected target cells with which it differed at the level of antigens controlled by the major histocompatability gene complex. A strong CTL response developed in mice infected with either lymphocytic choriomeningitis substrain, although the activity provoked by substrain D was somewhat less than that seen after substrain A infection. Peak CTL activities induced by both strains occurred at about the same time. Even though D virus replicated more extensively in the brain than did A virus and fluorescent antibody staining revealed similar distributions of viral antigen, no inflammatory response was noted in the brains of mice infected with D virus. The role of CTL in mediating classic CNS pathology is discussed.