Cytotoxic lymphocytes induced by African swine fever infection.
The generation of lymphocytes cytotoxic to African swine fever virus infected testis cells during in vivo infection is described. Peripheral blood lymphocytes from 16 pigs developed cytotoxicity seven to eight days after infection but the lysis was not restricted to autologous cells.
D000357:African Swine Fever / Q000276:immunology*; D000358:African Swine Fever Virus / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D046508:Culture Techniques; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D011558:Herpesvirus 1, Suid / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D004915:Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D013552:Swine; D013737:Testis