title: Protective effect of mucosal administration of recombinant human macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhM-CSF) on mucosal infection of Sendai virus in mice.
abstract: We investigated the protection confered by the mucosal administration of recombinant human macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhM-CSF) against mucosal infection of Sendai virus in mice. In an experimental infection model using Sendai virus, an intranasal (i.n.) administration of rhM-CSF (20 micrograms per mouse) 2 days before injection induced significant protection against a lethal infection of this virus. Also, its antiviral activity was dependent upon the dose of rhM-CSF. However, a subcutaneous (s.c.) administration of rhM-CSF with an effective dose (20 micrograms per mouse) i.n. did not confer protection. In a time course analysis of virus growth in the lungs, mice given rhM-CSF. i.n. significantly inhibited the early period of infection, compared with the untreated mice. Moreover, the level of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in lung wash fluids from the rhM-CSF-treated mice was higher than that of the untreated mice. These results suggested that the mucosal (i.n.), but not the systemic (s.c.) administration of rhM-CSF augments host resistance against mucosal infection with Sendai virus, and that its prophylactic activity is related to growth inhibition of the virus and enhanced IFN-gamma secretion in the lungs.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunological Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuzawa
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimatsu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arikawa
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Azuma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D018108:Respirovirus / Q000502:physiology; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor