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L A GLASGOW

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LEUKOCYTES AND INTERFERON IN THE HOST RESPONSE TO VIRAL INFECTIONS. I. MOUSE LEUKOCYTES AND LEUKOCYTE-PRODUCED INTERFERON IN VACCINIA VIRUS INFECTION IN VITRO.

1. Investigation of the role of leukocytes in vaccinia virus infection is reported in an in vitro model, in the absence of an immune response. 2. Mouse leukocytes were shown to be capable of inhibiting the progression of vaccinia virus infection in primary mouse embryo fibroblast cultures. The degree of protection varied from slowing of spread of infection to complete control of the infection with eventual elimination of detectable virus and recovery of the culture. 3. Interferon production by leukocytes is thought to be an important factor in the observed protective effect.

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Interferon production by mouse leukocytes in vitro and in vivo.

Vaccinia virus penetrates, or is phagocytosed by, mouse leukocytes in vitro. A cytotoxic effect is observed, but no new infectious virus is produced. Vaccinia virus, as infectious particles, is eliminated from a culture of leukocytes at a more rapid rate than can be accounted for by thermal inactivation. Leukocytes infected with vaccinia virus produce a substance with the properties of interferon. The evidence presented suggests that leukocytes also produce interferon in vivo and that this interferon is related to the observed protective effect on the outcome of intracerebral vesicular stomatitis virus challenge in mice. It is postulated that leukocytes, in this manner, may make a positive contribution to the host's defense mechanism and to the process of recovery from viral infections.

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The role of interferon in vaccinia virus infection of mouse embryo tissue culture.

The production of an interferon-like substance by vaccinia virus is described. The physical properties of vaccinia interferon are shown to be similar to those of previously reported interferons. Data defining the role of vaccinia interferon in cell resistance and in establishment and maintenance of a carrier culture are presented. Elimination of virus from an infected culture is demonstrated and the role of interferon in the recovery process is considered.

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Studies of delayed hypersensitivity in vitro. II. Delayed hypersensitivity in experimental mumps virus infections.

Guinea pigs experimentally infected with mumps virus develop a delayed, hypersensitive skin reaction following the intradermal injection of heat-inactivated mumps virus. This in vivo hypersensitivity is accompanied by a state of cellular hypersensitivity which can be demonstrated in vitro by the addition of mumps viral antigen to cultures of splenic macrophages, following which they become less motile and undergo lysis. These observations support the hypothesis that the state of hypersensitivity which develops early in mumps virus infections may have a role in the pathogenesis of the disease.

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