Effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis BCG infection on the resistance of mice to ectromelia virus infection: participation of interferon in enhanced resistance.

Infection and immunity ·Vol. 20 ·No. 1 ·1978-04-00 ·Pages 312-4

Suenaga T, Okuyama T, Yoshida I, Azuma M

Abstract

Mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis BCG were more resistant than normal mice to ectromelia virus infection. It is suggested that enhanced interferon production in peritoneal exudate cells and spleen cells of BCG-infected mice plays an important role in this resistance.

MeSH Terms

Animals Ascitic Fluid/metabolism BCG Vaccine Cells, Cultured Ectromelia, Infectious/immunology Female Interferons/blood,metabolism Liver/metabolism Mice Mycobacterium bovis/immunology Poxviridae Infections/immunology Spleen/metabolism

Chemicals

BCG Vaccine Interferons

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Suenaga T

Okuyama T

Yoshida I

Azuma M

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13 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Infection and immunity

Abbr.

Infect Immun

ISSN

0019-9567

DOI

10.1128/iai.20.1.312-314.1978

Published

1978-04-00

Pages

312-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0246127

PMCID

PMC421853

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