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Journal of Virology, July 2006, p. 6333-6338, Vol. 80, No. 13
0022-538X/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.00115-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Protective Immunity against Secondary Poxvirus Infection Is Dependent on Antibody but Not on CD4 or CD8 T-Cell Function

Vijay Panchanathan, Geeta Chaudhri, and Gunasegaran Karupiah*

Infection and Immunity Group, Division of Immunology and Genetics, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Received 16 January 2006/ Accepted 21 April 2006

Renewed interest in smallpox and the need for safer vaccines have highlighted our lack of understanding of the requirements for protective immunity. Since smallpox has been eradicated, surrogate animal models of closely related orthopoxviruses, such as ectromelia virus, have been used to establish critical roles for CD8 T cells in the control of primary infection. To study the requirements for protection against secondary infection, we have used a prime-challenge regime, in which avirulent ectromelia virus was used to prime mice that were then challenged with virulent ectromelia virus. In contrast to primary infection, T cells are not required for recovery from secondary infection, since gene knockout mice deficient in CD8 T-cell function and wild-type mice acutely depleted of CD4, CD8, or both subsets were fully protected. Protection correlated with effective virus control and generation of neutralizing antibody. Notably, primed mice that lacked B cells, major histocompatibility complex class II, or CD40 succumbed to secondary infection. Thus, antibody is essential, but CD4 or CD8 T cells are not required for recovery from secondary poxvirus infection.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Building 54, Mills Road, Australian National University, Acton, ACT 0200, Australia. Phone: 61-2-6125-4562. Fax: 61-2-6125-2595. E-mail: guna.karupiah{at}anu.edu.au.

Journal of Virology, July 2006, p. 6333-6338, Vol. 80, No. 13
0022-538X/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.00115-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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