Neutrophil apoptosis induction by tick-borne encephalitis virus.
Tick-borne encephalitis virus infects neutrophils and induces their apoptosis, judging from moderate increase of succinate dehydrogenase activity and a trend to anaerobic energy production in neutrophils infected with the virus (shown by an increase of lactate dehydrogenase activity).
Laboratory of Pathomorphology and Electron Microscopy, Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia. pl_nat@hotmail.com
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D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000502:physiology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology* / Q000821:virology*