mortality/aging
• after encephalomyocarditis virus infection, homozygotes had a slightly enhanced survival rate than controls but not when a 10-fold higher viral dose was used
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immune system
• observed a slight increase in CD69+ natural killer cells in MCMV-infected homozygotes indicating that NK cells were slightly more activated, however lytic activity of NK cells was normal
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• 10-fold increase in serum levels of the IL-12 p40 subunit 24 hours after MCMV infection compared to controls
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• elevated levels of interferon-alpha and interferon-beta in spleen of MCMV-infected homozygotes compared to wild-type
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• serum levels of interferon-gamma at 36 hours postinfection with MCMV were greatly elevated compared to wild-type
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• spleen derived dendritic cells of MCMV-infected mutants produced 8-fold more IL-12 than infected wild-type
• bone marrow derived dendritic cells stimulated with E.coli LPS had higher levels of IL-12 than controls
• peritoneal macrophages stimulated with E.coli or Salmonella LPS, lipoteichoic acid, or poly (I:C) had higher levels of IL-12 than controls
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• peritoneal macrophages stimulated with E.coli or Salmonella LPS had higher levels of TNF-alpha than controls
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• enhanced innate immune responses to encephalomyocarditis virus and murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection but not to Salmonella typhimurium or Listeria monocytogenes infection
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• 3 days after murine cytomegalovirus infection, viral titers in the spleen, but not the liver or lung, were decreased by 40-fold compared to wild-type, indicating enhanced clearance of MCMV
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• after encephalomyocarditis virus infection, homozygotes had a slightly enhanced survival rate than controls but not when a 10-fold higher viral dose was used
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hematopoietic system
• observed a slight increase in CD69+ natural killer cells in MCMV-infected homozygotes indicating that NK cells were slightly more activated, however lytic activity of NK cells was normal
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homeostasis/metabolism
• 10-fold increase in serum levels of the IL-12 p40 subunit 24 hours after MCMV infection compared to controls
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• elevated levels of interferon-alpha and interferon-beta in spleen of MCMV-infected homozygotes compared to wild-type
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• serum levels of interferon-gamma at 36 hours postinfection with MCMV were greatly elevated compared to wild-type
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