immune system
• following infection with murine cytomegalovirus, viral titers are increased 30- to 40-fold in the liver and 2- to 5-fold in the spleen compared to in wild-type mice
• pre-treatment of murine cytomegalovirus infected mice with NK1.1 antibodies does not increase viral titer as in wild-type mice
• mice infected with murine cytomegalovirus exhibit increased severity of hepatitis compared to similarly treated wild-type mice that corresponds to elevated viral titers
• following infection with murine cytomegalovirus, mice exhibit 56% fewer IFN-gamma producing NK1.1+ cells and reduced INF-gamma production in the liver is decreased compared to similarly treated wild-type mice
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