mortality/aging
• WNV-infected triple homozygotes display prolonged mean survival time (MST) but significantly increased mortality (50%) relative to either wild-type (29%) or Prf1tm1Sdz (18%) mice
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immune system
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• triple homozygotes develop a normal contact hypersensitivity (CHS) response (based on increase in ear thickness) to trinitrophenyl (TNP) relative to wild-type mice
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• decreased clearance and survival after infection with Trypanosoma cruzi
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• triple homozygotes display increased susceptibility to West Nile flavivirus (WNV) infection relative to wild-type
• triple mutants show a higher level of infectious virus in brain relative to wild-type or Prf1tm1Sdz mice at the same time point
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