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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
The role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) in acute lethal and sublethal murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection in BALB/c mice was examined. During the course of acute infection, TNF alpha was not detectable in the serum or bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids, while TNF alpha was uniformly detected in both serum and BAL following intravenous administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Administration of recombinant murine (rMu) TNF alpha did not consistently alter the virus content of tissues during acute infection. Passive transfer of purified polyclonal immunoglobulin containing neutralizing antibody to TNF alpha did not alter mortality or MCMV replication in tissues during acute infection but did block the TNF alpha response when LPS was administered to BALB/c mice. Thus, TNF alpha appears to play little role in the course and outcome of acute MCMV infection.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
169
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1088-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in acute murine cytomegalovirus infection in BALB/c mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.