POLY I-C POLY-L-LYSINE - POTENT INDUCER OF INTERFERONS IN PRIMATES
POLY I-C POLY-L-LYSINE - POTENT INDUCER OF INTERFERONS IN PRIMATES
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DOI:
10.1089/jir.1981.1.539
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
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HILLEMAN, MR
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LAMPSON, GP;FIELD, AK;HILLEMAN, MR
A soluble complex of poly I:C and poly-L-lysine (poly I:C/poly-L-lysine) induced high titers of circulating interferon in monkeys. By limiting the molar ratio of lysine to nucleotide to 0.5, a complex was formed that was soluble up to 2.0 mg poly I:C/ml of phosphate-buffered saline. Poly I:C/poly-L-lysine complexes of various MW, and with a constant ratio (0.5) of lysine to nucleotide, were evaluated for capacity to induce serum interferon in grivet monkeys. Substantial enhancement (10- to 100-fold) of the capacity of poly I:C to induce interferon in grivet monkeys was observed using poly I:C/poly-L-lysine complexes of MW .gtoreq. 104 daltons. The poly I:C/poly-L-lysine was an effective inducer of interferon in grivet monkeys, rhesus monkeys, chimpanzees and marmosets. A high interferon titer (> 100 U/ml blood) was maintained in grivet monkeys by repeated daily administration of the complex. No long-term hyporesponsiveness was noted following repeat inductions over a period of months. The serum interferon produced in monkeys in response to poly I:C/poly-L-lysine resembled human leukocyte interferon in its biological characteristics.