EFFECTS OF CYCLOSPORINE-A ON HUMORAL IMMUNE-RESPONSE AND RESISTANCE AGAINST VESICULAR STOMATITIS-VIRUS IN MICE
EFFECTS OF CYCLOSPORINE-A ON HUMORAL IMMUNE-RESPONSE AND RESISTANCE AGAINST VESICULAR STOMATITIS-VIRUS IN MICE
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DOI:
10.1128/jvi.57.3.1139-1144.1986
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发表时间:
1986-03-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
ZINKERNAGEL, RM
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作者:
CHARAN, S;HUEGIN, AW;ZINKERNAGEL, RM
The effect of cyclosporin A (CS-A) on the antiviral humoral response was studied by using vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV); VSV provided the opportunity to simultaneously assess both T-independent and T-dependent antibody responses. The T-independent anti-VSV immunoglobulin M (IgM) response was virtually unaffected, whereas the T-dependent primary anti-VSV IgG response was suppressed by CS-A; in contrast, the secondary IgG response was highly resistant to CS-A. Moreover, once the switch from IgM to IgG had occurred, the primary response also became refractory to suppression by CS-A. We concluded that the effects of CS-A on the primary anti-VSV antibody response was mediated via impairment of a T-dependent mechanim; in contrast, memory T cells or memory B cells or both were quite resistant to the suppressive effects of CS-A. CS-A treatment rendered mice highly susceptible to VSV infection; under CS-A treatment, mortality was 100% after infection via footpads, whereas immunocompetent mice survived. Since CS-A does not impair induction of early T-independent anti-VSV IgM neutralizing antibodies, this high mortality in CS-A treated mice illustrates the crucial role of CS-A-sensitive cells in resistance against VSV.