| Literature DB >> 22553331 |
Tracy Jo Pasieka1, Vineet D Menachery, Pamela C Rosato, David A Leib.
Abstract
Herpes simplex viruses lacking the virion host shutoff function (Δvhs) are avirulent and hypersensitive to type I and type II interferon (IFN). In this study, we demonstrate that even in the absence of IFN responses in AG129 (IFN-αβγR(-/-)) mice, Δvhs remains highly attenuated via corneal infection but is fully virulent via intracranial infection. The data demonstrate that the interferon-independent inherent replication defect of Δvhs has a significant impact upon peripheral replication and neuroinvasion.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22553331 PMCID: PMC3416281 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00761-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103