Previous Article | Next Article ![]()
Journal of Virology, September 1999, p. 7866-7869, Vol. 73, No. 9
Department of Immunology, St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Received 1 February 1999/Accepted 15 June 1999
Respiratory challenge of C57BL/6 mice with murine gammaherpesvirus
68 induces proliferation of T lymphocytes early after infection, as
evidenced by incorporation of the DNA precursor bromodeoxyuridine. Using pulse-chase analysis, splenic and peripheral blood activated T
lymphocytes were found to continue dividing for at least a month after
the initial virus challenge. The results are in accord with the idea
that T cells are stimulated for a substantial time after the acute,
lytic phase of virus infection is resolved.
0022-538X/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Turnover of T Cells in Murine Gammaherpesvirus
68-Infected Mice
*
Corresponding author. Mailing address: St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105. Phone: (901) 495-3470. Fax: (901) 495-3107. E-mail:
peter.doherty{at}stjude.org.
This article has been cited by other articles:
Copyright © 2009 by the American Society for Microbiology. For an alternate route to Journals.ASM.org, visit: http://intl-journals.asm.org | More Info»