Identification of nitric oxide synthase 2 as an innate resistance locus against ectromelia virus infection.

Abstract:

:To assess whether nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS2) fulfills the criteria of an innate resistance locus against an acute viral infection, we inoculated genetically deficient NOS2-/- mice with virulent ectromelia virus (EV), the causative agent of mousepox. NOS2-/- mice proved highly susceptible to EV yet showed no diminution in other well-characterized anti-EV immune responses, i.e. , gamma interferon secretion and NK cell and EV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte activities. Thus, the NOS2 locus can be considered a critical monogenic determinant of EV resistance that contributes to host survival.

journal_name

J Virol

journal_title

Journal of virology

authors

Karupiah G,Chen JH,Nathan CF,Mahalingam S,MacMicking JD

doi

10.1128/JVI.72.9.7703-7706.1998

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-09-01 00:00:00

pages

7703-6

issue

9

eissn

0022-538X

issn

1098-5514

journal_volume

72

pub_type

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