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  • Title: Novel activation of gamma-interferon in nonimmune cells during human cytomegalovirus replication.
    Author: Boldogh I, Bui TK, Szaniszlo P, Bresnahan WA, Albrecht T, Hughes TK.
    Journal: Proc Soc Exp Biol Med; 1997 May; 215(1):66-73. PubMed ID: 9142139.
    Abstract:
    This is the first study documenting the induction of gamma-interferon (IFN-gamma) in human embryonic fibroblasts during human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replication. Infection of cells with HCMV resulted in the consistent production of IFN-gamma RNA, as determined by RT-PCR and Northern blot analysis. Western blot analysis of cell lysates and immunoprecipitates from the cultural fluids of infected cells demonstrated the presence of IFN-gamma at the protein level. Induction of IFN-gamma required infectious HCMV, since high-dose ultraviolet inactivation of the virus stock eliminated IFN-gamma production. Further, IFN-gamma induction appears to be a late event in the virus replication cycle, since inhibition of HCMV DNA synthesis (e.g., phosphonoacetic acid) blocked the increase in IFN-gamma. Soluble factor(s) released from HCMV-infected cells apparently did not contribute to the induction of IFN-gamma, since virus stocks from which virus had been removed by sedimentation did not induce production of IFN-gamma. The appearance of IFN-gamma at late stages of HCMV infection and its elimination in the presence of an inhibitor (Actinomycin D) of RNA synthesis indicate a true transcriptional induction of this lymphokine at the RNA and protein levels. The significance of IFN-gamma production with regard to the replication and pathogenesis of HCMV in vitro and in vivo will require further investigation.
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