title: Cell-mediated immunity to Sendai virus infection in mice.
abstract: The development of a cell-mediated immune response to Sendai virus infection in mice was examined by the use of a 51Cr release assay of cytotoxicity. A low level of "background cytotoxicity" to Sendai virus-infected L cells was found in the spleens of uninfected CBA mice. Spleen cells from Sendai-infected mice showed an elevated level of cytotoxicity against these target cells for a period of 5 weeks, commencing 4 days after infection of the mice. A more transient response was observed in the spleens of mice infected with a serologically distinct virus, the Kunz strain of influenza. This cross-reacting, cell-mediated immune response was intermediate between that observed in unsensitized and Sendai-sensitized spleen cells. The relevance of these cell-mediated immune responses to respiratory tract virus infections is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002460:Cell Line; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology; D010222:Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral