title: Production of murine cytotoxic T lymphocytes by bluetongue virus following various immunisation procedures.
abstract: The induction of bluetongue virus specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in C3H mice by various live and inactivated bluetongue virus preparations was studied. Live virus preparations were shown to induce good levels of CTLs; however, inactivation of virus preparations either by beta propriolactone or glutaraldehyde induced only a low level response. The use of Freund's adjuvants and double immunisation procedures failed to improve the response of the inactivated preparations. These findings are discussed in relationship to protection from bluetongue disease with various bluetongue virus vaccines.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D005976:Glutaral / Q000494:pharmacology; D007114:Immunization / Q000662:veterinary; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D011420:Propiolactone / Q000494:pharmacology; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D014765:Viral Vaccines; D011420:Propiolactone; D005976:Glutaral