title: Role of interferon in the pathogenesis of virus diseases in mice as demonstrated by the use of anti-interferon serum. VI. Polyoma virus infection.
abstract: We have determined the effect of a single injection of potent sheep anti-mouse interferon globulin on polyoma-virus-induced early runting disease and tumor formation in Swiss mice. When newborn mice were injected with greater than or equal to 9 X 10(6) PFU of polyoma virus, 16% (7/44) of mice runted and died in contrast to 96% (45/47) of mice injected with virus and anti-interferon globulin. Likewise, a greater percentage of mice injected with lower doses of virus and anti-interferon globulin developed tumors than did control virus-injected mice. These results suggest that interferon is an important factor in determining the susceptibility of newborn mice to polyoma virus.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007372:Interferons / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011120:Polyomavirus; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D007372:Interferons