Immunopathology of rabies infection in mice selected for high or low acute inflammatory reaction



Document title: Immunopathology of rabies infection in mice selected for high or low acute inflammatory reaction
Journal: The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000299006
ISSN: 1678-9199
Authors: 1
2
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Institutions: 1Instituto Pasteur, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
3Instituto Butantan, Laboratorio de Inmunogenetica, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Year:
Volumen: 13
Number: 1
Pages: 39-55
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, aplicado
English abstract Rabies is a severe and lethal disease that produces a slight inflammatory response during the infection process. We analyzed the immunopathological mechanisms that occur in the central nervous system (CNS) using mice genetically selected for maximal or minimal acute inflammatory reaction (AIRmax or AIRmin). As viral samples, we adopted the antigenic variant 3 (AgV3) of rabies virus from hematophagous bats and a fixed virus strain (PV1 43/3). Titration of specific antibodies was performed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). We observed a slight increase in IgG and IgG1 isotypes in infected AIRmax mice. Incubation period, determined by intracerebral inoculation with 100 LD50, was 6-7 days for PV1 43/4 strain and 9-10 days for AgV3. No difference in viral replication was noticed between AIRmax and AIRmin mice. Mortality was 100% with both viral strains. Histopathological analysis of brains and spinal cords showed inflammatory foci in all regions of the CNS. No differences were noticed in the number of neutrophils. Negri bodies were observed in practically all sites analyzed. Results suggested that inflammatory reaction is not a determining factor in the susceptibility to rabies infection
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Medicina experimental,
Inmunología,
Rabia,
Replicación viral,
Inflamación,
Inmunoglobulinas,
Isotipos
Keyword: Medicine,
Experimental medicine,
Immunology,
Rabies,
Viral replication,
Inflammation,
Immunoglobulins,
Isotypes
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