POLYADENYLIC - POLYURIDYLIC ACID-INDUCED PROTECTION OF BALB/C MICE AGAINST ACUTE MURINE CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-INFECTION

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作者
ADAMS, A [1 ]
MOHRMAN, M [1 ]
JOHNSON, AG [1 ]
MORIN, A [1 ]
DEPAILLETTE, ED [1 ]
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[1] INST HENRI BEAUFOUR, PARIS, FRANCE
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10.1099/0022-1317-73-9-2409
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Treatment of BALB/c mice with poly(A): poly(U) 18 h prior to infection with a lethal dose of murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) increased survival. In parallel with increased survival, a 10- to 100-fold reduction of plaque-forming MCMV was found in the liver and spleen of mice 4 days post-infection with a sublethal dose of MCMV. Poly(A): poly(U) did not significantly increase natural killer cell activity or prolong the duration of elevated cytotoxic activity in infected animals. The possible role of interferon in the poly(A): poly(U)-induced protection of BALB/c mice is discussed.
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