f Evidence for Latency of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in T Lymphocytes
- Authors: Asha Mathur*, R. Kulshreshtha, U. C. Chaturvedi
*Address for correspondence: C-11/7 River Bank Colony, Lucknow-226001, India.
- J. Gen. Virol., February 1989 70: 461-465, doi: 10.1099/0022-1317-70-2-461
- Subject: Animal
- Published Online:
Activation of latent Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the spleen has been studied by co-cultivation with allogeneic or syngeneic cells. Activated virus was isolated by cocultivation from T lymphocytes of spleen, as shown by indirect immunofluorescence or by inoculation into mice. The B lymphocytes and macrophages of latently infected mice did not reactivate the virus. A higher proportion of Lyt 1 cells than Lyt 2 cells were harbouring JEV as shown by indirect immunofluorescence. The spleen cells from latently infected mice elicited the lymphoproliferative response but this was much lower than that observed in the controls. These findings suggest the establishment of latent JEV infection in T lymphocytes.
Address for correspondence: C-11/7 River Bank Colony, Lucknow-226001, India.
© Society for General Microbiology 1989 | Published by the Microbiology Society
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