Murine cytomegalovirus: induction of and sensitivity to interferon in vitro.

AUTOR(ES)

Oie, H K

RESUMO

Moderate amounts of viral inhibitor were produced by mouse embryo (ME) cultures infected with two strains of plaque-purified murine cytomegalovirus (MCV). This inhibitor was shown to be interferon, based on the possession of similar properties. The growth studies of MCV in ME cells showed that interferon was produced as early as 4 h after infection, infectious virus was produced between 12 to 16 h, and cytopathic effect was produced between 16 to 18 h. Since MCV-induced interferon production and the subsequent development of antiviral state occurred early, the long eclipse period may be due to an interferon-mediated delay of virus replication. Pretreatment of ME cells with varying concentrations of interferon before infection with MCV did not result in increased interferon production, but at high pretreatment doses a slight inhibitory effect on interferon production was observed. In vitro sensitivity studies showed that small doses of MCV were highly sensitive to the antiviral action of interferon, but higher viral doses proved to be markedly resistant. Although the available evidence does not permit a definitive interpretation of the mechanism by which MCV may show differing sensitivities to interferon action, the presence of a small interferon-resistant fraction of virus-infected cells may account for the observations.

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