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Journal of Virology, June 1999, p. 5196-5200, Vol. 73, No. 6
0022-538X/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Gamma Interferon (IFN-gamma ) Receptor Null-Mutant Mice Are More Susceptible to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infection than IFN-gamma Ligand Null-Mutant Mice

Edouard Cantin,1,* Becky Tanamachi,1 Harry Openshaw,1 Jeff Mann,2 and Ken Clarke3

Department of Neurology,1 Division of Biology,2 and Division of Biostatistics,3 Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California 91010

Received 15 December 1998/Accepted 22 February 1999

Mouse strains with null mutations in the gamma interferon gene (Ifng) or the gamma interferon receptor gene (Ifngr) have been engineered. The use of these strains as animal models of viral and bacterial infections has enhanced our understanding of the role of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma ) in the host immune response. However, direct comparisons between Ifng-/- (GKO) and Ifngr-/- (RGKO) mice have been problematic because previously available strains of these mice have had different genetic backgrounds (i.e., C57BL/6 and BALB/c for GKO mice and 129/Sv//Ev for RGKO mice). To enable direct comparison of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infections in GKO and RGKO mice, we introduced the IFN-gamma null mutation into the 129/Sv//Ev background. We report that, after HSV-1 inoculation, mortality was significantly greater in RGKO mice than in GKO mice (38 versus 23%, P = 0.0001). Similarly, the mortality from vaccinia virus challenge was significantly greater in RGKO mice than in GKO mice. With differences in genetic background excluded as a confounding issue, these results are consistent with the existence of an alternative ligand(s) for the IFN-gamma receptor that is also capable of mediating protection against viral challenge.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: City of Hope Medical Center, Department of Neurology, 1500 E. Duarte Rd., Duarte, CA 91010. Phone: (626) 301-8480. Fax: (626) 301-8852. E-mail: ecantin{at}coh.org.

Journal of Virology, June 1999, p. 5196-5200, Vol. 73, No. 6
0022-538X/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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