title: Characterization of a murine central nervous system-derived cell line: infectability and presentation of viral antigen.
abstract: The cerebral endothelial cell line, 33-Mse, was characterized for its MHC antigen expression, infectability with viruses and capacity to present antigen to immune spleen cells. The cell line had interferon-gamma inducible MHC antigen expression. Infection by Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis influenced the expression of MHC molecules on the cell surface of this line. These cells could not stimulate T splenocyte proliferation or act as targets for Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis cytolytic immune spleen cells. These cells were able to present viral antigen to vaccinia virus immune spleen cells and act as targets for cytotoxic T cells from vaccinia virus immune mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84132.
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Kurtz
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: McCarron
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spatz
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Fujinami
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000502:physiology; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D017945:Theilovirus / Q000276:immunology; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens