Characterization of the Cytolytic T-Lymphocyte Response to a Candidate Vaccine Strain of Equine Herpesvirus 1 in CBA Mice
AUTOR(ES)
Smith, Patrick M.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
The cytolytic T-lymphocyte (CTL) response to respiratory infection with equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) in CBA (H-2k) mice was investigated. Intranasal (i.n.) inoculation of mice with the attenuated EHV-1 strain KyA resulted in the generation of a primary virus-specific CTL response in the draining mediastinal lymph nodes 5 days following infection. EHV-1-specific CTL could be restimulated from the spleen up to 26 weeks after the resolution of infection, indicating that a long-lived memory CTL population was generated. Depletion of CD8+ T cells by treatment with antibody and complement prior to assay eliminated CTL activity from both primary and memory populations, indicating that cytolytic activity in this model was mediated by class I major histocompatibility complex-restricted, CD8+ T cells. A single i.n. inoculation with KyA induced protective immunity against infection with the pathogenic EHV-1 strain, RacL11. The adoptive transfer of splenocytes from KyA-immune donors into sublethally irradiated recipients resulted in a greater than 250-fold reduction in RacL11 in the lung. The elimination of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from the transferred cells abrogated clearance of RacL11, while the selective depletion of either subpopulation alone had little effect. These results suggested that both lymphocyte subpopulations contribute to viral clearance, with either subpopulation alone being sufficient.
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