title: Strain differences in the production of mouse interferon.
abstract: Studies were conducted to compare the interferon (IFN) production of four strains of mice when injected with Newcastle disease virus (NDV), polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly I. C), lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or purified protein derivative (PPD). When injected with NDV, C57BL/6 and DDD mice generated higher levels of IFN than BALB/c and C3H/He mice. Upon injection with poly I. C or LPS, C57BL/6 and C3H/He mice produced higher levels of IFN than BALB/c and DDD mice. Differences in IFN production were also observed among BCG-sensitized mice of all four strains upon injection with PPD, C57BL/6 mice engendered the highest levels of IFN, while the C3H/He and DDD mice were intermediate in their response, with the BALB/c mice producing the least amount of IFN.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007372:Interferons / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C / Q000378:metabolism; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H / Q000378:metabolism; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL / Q000378:metabolism; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains / Q000378:metabolism*; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000276:immunology; D011070:Poly I-C / Q000494:pharmacology; D011506:Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011506:Proteins; D007372:Interferons; D011070:Poly I-C