Alpha/Beta Interferon and Gamma Interferon Synergize To Inhibit the Replication of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1
AUTOR(ES)
Sainz, Bruno
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
In vivo evidence suggests that T-cell-derived gamma interferon (IFN-γ) can directly inhibit the replication of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). However, IFN-γ is a weak inhibitor of HSV-1 replication in vitro. We have found that IFN-γ synergizes with the innate IFNs (IFN-α and -β) to potently inhibit HSV-1 replication in vitro and in vivo. Treatment of Vero cells with either IFN-β or IFN-γ inhibits HSV-1 replication by <20-fold, whereas treatment with both IFN-β and IFN-γ inhibits HSV-1 replication by ∼1,000-fold. Treatment with IFN-β and IFN-γ does not prevent HSV-1 entry into Vero cells, and the inhibitory effect can be overcome by increasing the multiplicity of HSV-1 infection. The capacity of IFN-β and IFN-γ to synergistically inhibit HSV-1 replication is not virus strain specific and has been observed in three different cell types. For two of the three virus strains tested, IFN-β and IFN-γ inhibit HSV-1 replication with a potency that approaches that achieved by a high dose of acyclovir. Pretreatment of mouse eyes with IFN-β and IFN-γ reduces HSV-1 replication to nearly undetectable levels, prevents the development of disease, and reduces the latent HSV-1 genome load per trigeminal ganglion by ∼200-fold. Thus, simultaneous activation of IFN-α/β receptors and IFN-γ receptors appears to render cells highly resistant to the replication of HSV-1. Because IFN-α or IFN-β is produced by most cells as an innate response to virus infection, the results imply that IFN-γ secreted by T cells may provide a critical second signal that potently inhibits HSV-1 replication in vivo.
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http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=136787Documentos Relacionados
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