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J. Virol., Feb 1996, 898-904, Vol 70, No. 2
Copyright © 1996, American Society for Microbiology

Neutrophil-mediated suppression of virus replication after herpes simplex virus type 1 infection of the murine cornea

TM Tumpey, SH Chen, JE Oakes and RN Lausch
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile 36688, USA.

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection of the murine cornea induces the rapid infiltration of neutrophils. We investigated whether these cells could influence virus replication. BALB/c mice treated with monoclonal antibody (MAb) RB6-8C5 experienced a profound depletion of neutrophils in the bloodstream, spleen, and cornea. In these animals, virus titers in the eye were significantly higher than those in the immunoglobulin G-treated controls at 3 days postinfection. By day 9, virus was no longer detectable in the controls, whereas titers of 10(3) to 10(6) PFU were still present in the neutrophil-depleted hosts. Furthermore, virus spread more readily to the skin and brains of MAb RB6-8C5-treated animals, rendering them significantly more susceptible to HSV-1-induced blepharitis and encephalitis. Only 25% of the treated animals survived, whereas all of the controls lived. Although MAb RB6- 8C5 treatment did not alter the CD4+ T-cell, B-cell, natural killer cell, or macrophage populations, the CD8+ T-cell population was partially reduced. Therefore, the experiments were repeated in severe combined immunodeficiency mice, which lack CD8+ T cells. Again virus growth was found to be significantly elevated in the eyes, trigeminal ganglia, and brains of the MAb RB6-8C5-treated hosts. These results strongly indicate that in both immunocompetent and immunodeficient mice, neutrophils play a significant role in helping to control the replication and spread of HSV-1 after corneal infection.

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