immune system
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• similar to wild-type, antiviral CTL from RSV-infected mutants are capable of lysing target cells by a perforin-independent, FasL-dependent mechanism that is inhibited by anti-FasL antibody
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• RSV-infected homozygotes show a significantly higher % of CD8+ T cells on day 8 post-infection relative to wild-type; no significant differences are noted in the lungs on days 4, 6, and 10
• consistent with increased CD8+ T cell numbers, mutants show enhanced lung histopathology on day 8 after RSV infection, with marked cellularity around the interstitial spaces
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• antiviral cytokine production is temporally correlated with illness
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• RSV-infected mutants produce 5-fold more IFN-gamma on day 8 and 3-fold more on day 10 relative to wild-type mice
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• RSV-infected mutants produce 3-fold more TNF on day 8 relative to wild-type mice
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• in response to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, homozygotes exhibit delayed virus clearance relative to wild-type
• RSV-infected mutants retain a higher titer of virus at days 6 and 8; however, both genotypes clear the virus by day 10, suggesting an alternative mode of RSV clearance
• homozygotes display a delay in RSV-induced weight loss and illness as well as a prolonged recovery relative to wild-type
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hematopoietic system
• RSV-infected homozygotes show a significantly higher % of CD8+ T cells on day 8 post-infection relative to wild-type; no significant differences are noted in the lungs on days 4, 6, and 10
• consistent with increased CD8+ T cell numbers, mutants show enhanced lung histopathology on day 8 after RSV infection, with marked cellularity around the interstitial spaces
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