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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
Pt 6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-28
pubmed:abstractText
T helper cytokine and IgG subtype responses were studied in three strains of mice (C57BL/6J, Swiss albino, BALB/c; n=90 per strain) immunized with live Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) by intraperitoneal (IP), subcutaneous (SC) and peroral (PO) routes. Lymphocytes obtained from the spleens of immunized and control mice were stimulated in vitro with JEV for 48 h and the supernatants were assayed for the presence of the cytokines IL-4 and IFN-gamma. JEV-specific IgG isotypes were also measured in the sera of immunized mice. T helper cytokine responses in mice immunized with JEV were found to be strain- and route-specific in the three species tested. Moreover, they were also dependent on the type of immunogen used (live vs killed virus), as well as the number of doses administered. C57BL/6J and BALB/c mice were more uniform in their T helper responses compared with the outbred Swiss albino mice and induced a good Th1 response (P<0.001). Among the three routes evaluated, the IP and SC routes consistently elicited a Th1 response compared with the PO route (P<0.001), where an initial Th2-type response reverted to a Th1 response after repeated immunization. Live JEV induced a Th1 response while the commercial killed vaccine induced a predominant Th2 profile.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-1317
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1559-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Encephalitis, Japanese, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Encephalitis Virus, Japanese, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Injections, Intraperitoneal, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Injections, Subcutaneous, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Interleukin-4, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:12771426-T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
T helper responses to Japanese encephalitis virus infection are dependent on the route of inoculation and the strain of mouse used.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurovirology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't