Interferon Sensitivity of Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus
AUTOR(ES)
Jordan, George W.
RESUMO
Two strains of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus, which differ in virulence for mice, have been studied for their production of and sensitivity to chick and mouse interferon. Little interferon was produced by chick cells in response to the virulent Trinidad strain or the attenuated TC-83 strain without either aging or priming the cultures. Consistent differences in the production of chick interferon were not found between the two strains. Plaque variants of the Trinidad strain produced higher titers of mouse interferon than the TC-83 strain in both primed and control L-cell cultures. The TC-83 strain was found to be more sensitive than the Trinidad strain to the inhibitory effects of interferon. The greater sensitivity of the TC-83 strain was observed at both high and low multiplicities and for both chick and mouse interferons. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that interferon sensitivity may have a role as a determinant of virulence in some virus-host systems.
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