Immunosuppression with Cyclosporine during the Incubation Period of Experimental Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus Infection Increases the Frequency of Chronic Infection in Adult Woodchucks

The immunosuppressive agent cyclosporine was given to adult woodchucks during acute experimental infection with woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV). All 17 woodchucks given WHV alone or with a vehicle resolved the infection (i.e., zero chronicity), but when cyclosporine was given throughout the incubati...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of infectious diseases 1992-09, Vol.166 (3), p.628-631
Hauptverfasser: Cote, Paul J., Korba, Brent E., Baldwin, Betty, Hornbuckle, William E., Tennant, Bud C., Gerin, John L.
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Zusammenfassung:The immunosuppressive agent cyclosporine was given to adult woodchucks during acute experimental infection with woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV). All 17 woodchucks given WHV alone or with a vehicle resolved the infection (i.e., zero chronicity), but when cyclosporine was given throughout the incubation and acute phases of infection (0-12 or 14 weeks; n = 12), the rate of chronic infection increased to 92%. When cyclosporine was given only during the incubation period (0-4 weeks; n = 10) or only during the acute phase of infection (2-12 weeks; n = 9), the rates increased to 50% and 55%, respectively. However, when the drug was given after the acute phase (8-18 weeks; n = 9), the chronic infection rate (11%) did not differ from that in untreated and vehicle controls. Immune responses inhibited by cyclosporine are important in resolution of acute WHV infection and occur mainly during the first 8 weeks. Immunosuppression of these responses for even short intervals during incubation (e.g., 0-4 weeks) increases the risk of chronicity.
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1093/infdis/166.3.628