Immunoperoxidase staining for detection of Colorado tick fever virus, and a study of congenital infection in the mouse.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 28(4): 729-32, 1979 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Indirect immunoperoxidase (IP) staining was evaluated for sensitivity and specificity in detecting Colorado tick fever (CTF) virus antigen in infected cell cultures and infected mouse tissues, and then was applied to a study of congenital CTF infection in mice. The sensitivity of IP staining was comparable to that of immunofluorescence staining in detecting CTF antigen in infected cell cultures. Endogenous peroxidase activity of mouse tissues caused nonspecific reactivity in the IP system, but this could be abolished by treatment with sodium azide and hydrogen peroxide without destroying CTF antigen. Offspring of mice infected with CTF virus during the 2nd week of pregnancy showed a highly significant increase in the incidence of stillbirths and neonatal deaths as compared with offspring of uninfected controls. CTF antigen or virus was demonstrable in only a low proportion (7%) of embryos, ill newborns or stillborns examined, but a high proportion of mice examined at a time when maternal antibody would be lost (6 and 12 weeks) showed CTF antibody, indicating a higher incidence of infection. IP staining showed potential for use in studies of viral pathogenesis in the mouse model.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Reoviridae
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Techniques immunoenzymatiques
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Fièvre à tiques du Colorado
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Virus de la fièvre à tiques du Colorado
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Infections à Reoviridae
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Antigènes viraux
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
Limites:
Animals
Langue:
En
Journal:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Année:
1979
Type de document:
Article