Effect of immunosuppression on experimental Argentine hemorrhagic fever in guinea pigs.

AUTOR(ES)

Kenyon, R H

RESUMO

Immunosuppression with cyclosporin A or cyclophosphamide had no apparent effect on the disease course of guinea pigs infected with a virulent strain of Junin virus. Immunosuppression of guinea pigs infected with an attenuated strain of Junin virus led to fulminating Argentine hemorrhagic fever. All immunosuppressed infected animals died. Virus distribution patterns in target organs, as determined by plaque assay and fluorescent antibody procedures, were similar to those from non-immunosuppressed animals infected with a virulent strain. Histopathological lesions in immunosuppressed guinea pigs infected with an attenuated strain of virus were similar to those in non-immunosuppressed guinea pigs infected with a virulent strain. Histological changes attributable to the immunosuppressive drug(s) were regularly observed. Immunosuppressed animals infected with attenuated Junin virus and non-immunosuppressed animals infected with virulent virus failed to develop antibody or responded at a minimal level. Virus-specific cytotoxic spleen cell activity, previously shown to be antibody dependent, failed to develop in the same animals. The presence of a competent immune response, probably serum antibody, determined whether Argentine hemorrhagic fever infection of the guinea pig was lethal or whether recovery ensued; no evidence for harmful effects of the immune response was obtained.

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