Interleukin-15 and Natural Killer and NKT Cells Play a Critical Role in Innate Protection against Genital Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection
AUTOR(ES)
Ashkar, Ali A.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Interleukin-15 (IL-15), natural killer (NK) cells, and NK T (NKT) cells, components of the innate immune system, are known to contribute to defense against pathogens, including viruses. Here we report that IL-15−/− (NK− and NKT−/+) mice and RAG-2−/−/γc−/− (NK− and NKT−) mice that lack all lymphoid cells were very susceptible to vaginal infection with a low dose of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). IL-15−/− and RAG-2−/−/γc−/− mice were 100-fold more susceptible and RAG-2−/−, CD-1−/− (NKT−), and gamma interferon (IFN-γ)−/− mice were 10-fold more susceptible to vaginal HSV-2 infection than control C57BL/6 mice. NK and/or NKT cells were the early source of IFN-γ in vaginal secretions following genital HSV-2 infection. This study demonstrates that IL-15 and NK-NKT cells are critical for innate protection against genital HSV-2.
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