Depressed chemiluminescence response by influenza virus is enhanced after conjugation of viral subunits to muramyl dipeptide.
AUTOR(ES)
Masihi, K N
RESUMO
The effect on respiratory burst of murine spleen cells after in vitro exposure to influenza virus, subunits, or subunits conjugated to muramyl dipeptide (MDP) was studied by luminol-dependent chemiluminescence (CL) in response to stimulation by zymosan. CL induced by infectious influenza A virus was depressed but could be elevated to normal levels when MDP was added together with a low, but not with a high, dose of the virus. Profound depression of CL was induced by high doses of influenza A/Brazil, A/Bangkok, and B/Singapore subunits. The same amounts of viral subunits conjugated to MDP restored or even enhanced the CL responses of spleen cells from BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice. Splenic cells from BALB/c mice generated higher levels of CL than did cells from C57BL/6 mice.
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