Production of lymphokines and interferon by immune cells involved in recovery of mice from herpes simplex virus type 2 hepatitis.
Adoptive transfer of spleen cells from mice 4 days after infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) reduced the virus titer in the liver of recipient mice infected 24 h before transfer. Macrophage chemotactic factor (CF) and macrophage migration inhibition factor (MIF) were produced by day 3 of infection in spleen cell cultures stimulated with HSV-2, but not with control antigen, i.e. 1 day before the cells are active in adoptive transfer. Interferon was produced in cultures established throughout the infection but not in normal spleen cells. From days 1 to 5 of infection interferon was produced irrespective of in vitro restimulation, although the highest amounts were always produced after stimulation with the specific antigen. Spleen cells from mice infected for 6 days produced interferon only when stimulated with HSV-2. The cells from 6-day-immune mice active in adoptive transfer and CF and MIF production were found to be Thy 1+, Ig- and Lyt2-. Both Thy 1+ and plastic adherent cells were necessary for interferon production, whereas Ig+ and Lyt2+ cells did not produce interferon. The interferon was acid stable and neutralized by antiserum against alpha/beta-interferon and thus has the characteristics of alpha-interferon. The data indicate that a delayed type hypersensitivity reaction with lymphokine-induced macrophage recruitment into infectious foci may be a central feature of the recovery process in HSV-2-induced hepatitis. A possible role of interferon produced by the accumulated cells needs further investigation.
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D000818:Animals; D000950:Antigens, Ly / Q000032:analysis; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D006524:Hepatitis, Viral, Animal / Q000276:immunology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000276:immunology*; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D007372:Interferons / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007700:Kinetics; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008263:Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008264:Macrophages; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology
D000950:Antigens, Ly; D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D008222:Lymphokines; D008263:Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors; D007372:Interferons