| Literature DB >> 2983424 |
R W Engelman, R W Fulton, R A Good, N K Day.
Abstract
Supernatants from cultures of normal feline lymphocytes stimulated with Staphylococcus enterotoxin A showed antiviral activity, characterized as a gamma-like interferon. With the addition of inactivated feline leukemia virus, markedly less interferon was produced. The reduction in interferon production was not attributable to lowered lymphocyte viability or reduced mitogenic properties of Staphylococcus enterotoxin A and appears to be a direct retroviral effect. This finding may reflect clinically relevant events that may contribute to the development of the feline or human states of acquired immunodeficiency.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2983424 DOI: 10.1126/science.2983424
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728