scholarly journals THE ANTIGENIC POTENCY OF NON-INFECTIOUS POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS AS DETERMINED BY ITS LIBERATING EFFECT ON ACTIVE VIRUS NEUTRALIZED BY IMMUNE SERUM

1955 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Krech
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Virus ◽  
Immune Serum ◽  
Relative Potency ◽  
Tissue Cultures ◽  
Virus Antibody ◽  
Poliomyelitis Virus ◽  
Active Virus ◽  
Petri Dishes ◽  
Antibody Mixture

The activation of poliomyelitis virus from a "neutral" virus-antibody mixture by the addition of non-infectious virus is described. The phenomenon was demonstrated in tissue cultures using both Petri dishes and roller tubes. The reaction was found to be type-specific and a relationship between antigen dilution and number of plaques counted was established. The relative potency of vaccine preparations determined in this system was found to be comparable to their relative potency in respect to protection-inducing activity in mice.

scholarly journals OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING A PERSISTING INFECTION OF HELA CELLS WITH POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS

1955 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
pp. 555-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Wilbur Ackermann ◽  
Hilda Kurtz
Keyword(s):  
Hela Cells ◽  
Immune Serum ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
Poliomyelitis Virus ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Active Virus ◽  
Prolonged Observation ◽  
Cytopathogenic Effect ◽  
Infectious Property

A culture of HeLa cells has been subjected to prolonged observation with the finding that periodically Type III poliomyelitis virus could be isolated from it. A requirement of the culture for survival was the presence in it of serum of certain individuals who had had previous experience with poliomyelitis virus. In the presence of serum containing no antibodies to poliomyelitis virus, the culture demonstrated spontaneous cytopathology. From certain series of passages virus could be isolated while attempts were unsuccessful from others also showing cellular disintegration. The conclusion is reached that the virus does not persist in the culture always in a state exhibiting the infectious property, rather what persists is the potentiality of the culture to give rise to fully active virus. The immune serum could inhibit the cytopathogenic effect of the virus without eliminating the infection.

scholarly journals INTERFERENCE BETWEEN POLIOMYELITIS VIRUSES IN TISSUE CULTURE

1954 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nada Ledinko ◽  
Joseph L. Melnick
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Ultraviolet Light ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Coxsackie Virus ◽  
Complete Suppression ◽  
Tissue Cultures ◽  
Poliomyelitis Virus ◽  
Active Virus ◽  
High Energy Electrons ◽  
Homologous Virus

The inhibition of multiplication of one poliomyelitis virus by a poliomyelitis virus of another immunologic type has been established by using tissue cultures of monkey testes. The degree of interference varied from none, to partial, to complete, depending upon the time between inoculation of the interfering and the challenge viruses, and the amount of each virus inoculated. Reciprocal interference was demonstrated between Types 1, 2, and 3 poliomyelitis viruses. Under conditions which resulted in complete suppression of the growth of one poliomyelitis virus by another, interference by poliomyelitis virus with the multiplication of four antigenically distinct "orphan" viruses and of three antigenically related strains of Coxsackie virus could not be demonstrated. Poliomyelitis virus rendered non-infective by formalin or by irradiation with high energy electrons or with ultraviolet light, or treated so that only traces of residual active virus remained, failed to interfere with the propagation of active homologous virus.

scholarly journals ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION AGAINST POLIOMYELITIS IN MONKEYS

1931 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 885-893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice Brodie ◽  
Alton Goldbloom
Keyword(s):  
Human Serum ◽  
Neutralization Test ◽  
Active Immunization ◽  
Immune Serum ◽  
Virus Neutralization Test ◽  
Virus Neutralization ◽  
Poliomyelitis Virus ◽  
Active Virus ◽  
Active Immunity ◽  
Human Immune

1. A combination of poliomyelitis virus and specific human serum is effective for the production of active immunity. 2. For each gram of active virus given intradermally as an emulsion, 6 cc. of human immune serum, injected subcutaneously, was required in our experiments to protect a monkey from paralysis. Some degree of active immunity was induced. 3. Immunity, without symptom of the disease, was secured when the serum was given at the time of inoculation, or within 3 days preceding or following inoculation of the virus. 4. For the production of immunity, virus, preceded by serum administration, is probably less effective than when it is given simultaneously with, or before, the injection of serum. 5. The virus neutralization test is more sensitive than the direct intracerebral test for determining the production of immunity.

POLIOMYELITIS IN CANADIAN ESKIMOS: LABORATORY STUDIES. V. TYPE 1 AND TYPE 3 POLIOMYELITIS ANTIBODY LEVELS IN BAFFIN ISLAND ESKIMOS

1954 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
W. Wood ◽  
Eina M. Clark ◽  
F. T. Shimada ◽  
A. J. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Baffin Island ◽  
Tissue Cultures ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Poliomyelitis Virus ◽  
Antibody Titers ◽  
Antibody Levels ◽  
Type 3

Studies on the basic immunology of poliomyelitis in Canadian Eskimos have been continued. Some 87 sera collected from Eskimos at Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, have been examined for the presence of Type 1 and Type 3 poliomyelitis antibody by quantitative tests in tissue cultures. The same sera were previously examined for Type 2 antibody by quantitative tests in mice. The results of the three determinations are now presented together for comparison. These sera came from Eskimos aged 2 to 72 years of age. None of the Eskimos showed any evidence of paralysis. Examination of the medical records did not suggest that any paralytic disease had been present in this part of Baffin Island. Very few of the sera showed the presence of poliomyelitis antibody; thus, Type 1 antibody was demonstrated in the sera of 8%, Type 2 antibody in the sera of 9%, and Type 3 antibody in the sera of 14%. No significant number of Eskimos below the age of 45 years had acquired poliomyelitis antibody. The antibody titers mostly ranged between 10−1.0 and 10−2.0, and were significantly lower than the titers customarily found in recently paralyzed cases. These findings suggest that poliomyelitis infection occurred in Pangnirtung Eskimos many years before the date on which the samples were taken (1951). These results point to the worldwide prevalence of the three types of poliomyelitis virus.

POLIOMYELITIS IN CANADIAN ESKIMOS: LABORATORY STUDIES. V. TYPE 1 AND TYPE 3 POLIOMYELITIS ANTIBODY LEVELS IN BAFFIN ISLAND ESKIMOS

1954 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
W. Wood ◽  
Eina M. Clark ◽  
F. T. Shimada ◽  
A. J. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Baffin Island ◽  
Tissue Cultures ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Poliomyelitis Virus ◽  
Antibody Titers ◽  
Antibody Levels ◽  
Type 3

Studies on the basic immunology of poliomyelitis in Canadian Eskimos have been continued. Some 87 sera collected from Eskimos at Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, have been examined for the presence of Type 1 and Type 3 poliomyelitis antibody by quantitative tests in tissue cultures. The same sera were previously examined for Type 2 antibody by quantitative tests in mice. The results of the three determinations are now presented together for comparison. These sera came from Eskimos aged 2 to 72 years of age. None of the Eskimos showed any evidence of paralysis. Examination of the medical records did not suggest that any paralytic disease had been present in this part of Baffin Island. Very few of the sera showed the presence of poliomyelitis antibody; thus, Type 1 antibody was demonstrated in the sera of 8%, Type 2 antibody in the sera of 9%, and Type 3 antibody in the sera of 14%. No significant number of Eskimos below the age of 45 years had acquired poliomyelitis antibody. The antibody titers mostly ranged between 10−1.0 and 10−2.0, and were significantly lower than the titers customarily found in recently paralyzed cases. These findings suggest that poliomyelitis infection occurred in Pangnirtung Eskimos many years before the date on which the samples were taken (1951). These results point to the worldwide prevalence of the three types of poliomyelitis virus.

scholarly journals Growth and Division of Single Cells of Higher Plants in Vitro

1960 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 841-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludwig Bergmann
Keyword(s):  
Nicotiana Tabacum ◽  
Higher Plants ◽  
Single Cells ◽  
Tissue Cultures ◽  
Phaseolus Vulgaris L ◽  
Isolated Cells ◽  
Nicotiana Tabacum L ◽  
Agar Layer ◽  
Petri Dishes

The cultivation of single cells of Nicotiana tabacum L. var. "Samsun" and Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. "Early Golden Cluster" on a thin agar layer in Petri dishes is described. Under these conditions about 20 per cent of the cells divided repeatedly and established tissue clones which could be isolated and maintained as growing tissue cultures. It was possible also to follow the successive divisions of isolated cells and to observe their behavior during cytogenesis under the microscope.

Comparative Biochemical Studies on normal and on Poliomyelitis Virus Infected Tissue Cultures

1958 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Kovacs
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Inhibitors ◽  
Tissue Cultures ◽  
Irreversible Loss ◽  
Virus Inoculation ◽  
Similar Nature ◽  
Poliomyelitis Virus ◽  
Biochemical Studies ◽  
Temporary Rise ◽  
Cytopathogenic Effect

Es wurden zwei verschiedene Thymo-nucleodepolymerasen viskosimetrisch in Gewebekultur nachgewiesen. Bei beiden Fermenten beobachteten wir eine Aktivitätsabnahme nach Infizierung der Gewebekultur mit Poliomyelitis-Virus. In gleicher Weise hemmt virushaltige Flüssigkeit aus Gewebekultur die Aktivität kristalliner DNA-se von Kalbspankreas und die Aktivität der DNA-sen im Affennieren-Homogenat. Die Fermenthemmung im Organbrei war am größten. Die Versuche zeigen, daß die Hemmwirkung in den 3 verschiedenen Systemen (infizierte Gewebekultur, kristallisierte DNA-se, ungereinigter Organextrakt) ähnlicher Natur sind. Sie scheint von spezifischen und allgemeinen Inhibitoren verursacht zu sein. Während des durch die Viren bedingten Zellzerfalles beobachteten wir eine geringe temporäre Zunahme der DNA-ase-Aktivität; dann folgte die irreversible Abnahme. Die theoretische Bedeutung der Befunde wurde besprochen.Two distinct thymonucleo-depolymerases were demonstrated in tissue cultures (TC), by viscosimetric techniques. An inhibition of their activity was found after virus inoculation and multiplication, in vitro. A similar depressive effect of virus-infected culture fluids was detected upon addition to crystalline DNA-ase of beef-pancreas or to crude enzymes of Rhesus kidney homogenate. The inhibition was more marked in the latter. These assays suggest that the analogous processes observed in the three different testsystems (infected cultivated cells, crystalline DNA-ase, unpurified tissueextract), are of similar nature. The decrease of DNA-ase activity seems to be caused by the presence of specific and general enzyme-inhibitors. During disintegration of the cells due to the cytopathogenic effect of the virus, a small, temporary rise of DNA-ase activities may be found, followed by irreversible loss of these nucleases. Theoretical bearings of the findings were discussed.

scholarly journals CHARACTERIZATION OF A FACTOR FORMED IN THE COURSE OF ADENOVIRUS INFECTION OF TISSUE CULTURES CAUSING DETACHMENT OF CELLS FROM GLASS

1958 ◽  
Vol 108 (5) ◽  
pp. 713-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wallace P. Rowe ◽  
Janet W. Hartley ◽  
Bernard Roizman ◽  
Hilton B. Levy
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Infectious Virus ◽  
Neutralizing Antibody ◽  
Cell Detachment ◽  
Tissue Cultures ◽  
Kb Cells ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Reproducible Method ◽  
Glass Surfaces

Infectious tissue culture fluids of the majority of serotypes of adenovirus at low dilutions detach HeLa or KB cells from glass surfaces within a few hours after inoculation. A reproducible method for testing cell detachment was devised. The factor present in infectious tissue culture fluids and responsible for cell detachment is trypsin-sensitive and non-dialyzable; it is smaller and more resistant to the effect of heat or ultraviolet light than the infectious virus particle. Cell detachment activity was found to be temperature-dependent, and the cell-detaching titer of infectious tissue culture fluids was not affected by repeated exposure to HeLa cells. Inhibition of cell detachment by human or rabbit sera was observed only when other antibodies to adenovirus antigens were also present, but the antibody inhibiting cell detachment could not be correlated quantitatively with complement-fixing or homologous neutralizing antibody.

scholarly journals FURTHER CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ADENOVIRUS ERYTHROCYTE RECEPTOR-MODIFYING FACTOR

1961 ◽  
Vol 114 (5) ◽  
pp. 717-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julius A. Kasel ◽  
Wallace P. Rowe ◽  
John L. Nemes
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Virus ◽  
Rabbit Antiserum ◽  
Human Erythrocytes ◽  
Red Cells ◽  
Tissue Cultures ◽  
Test Virus

Agglutinability of human erythrocytes for 3 hemagglutinating adenoviruses was markedly reduced by pretreatment of red cells with a factor present in tissue cultures which had been infected with adenovirus types 1, 2,4, or 15. The factor responsible for erythrocyte receptor modification was non-dialyzable and unaffected by the action of ribonuclease, desoxyribonuclease, trypsin, chymotrypsin, or ether. The factor was smaller, more thermostable, and separable from the infectious virus. Erythrocyte receptor modification was found to be a function of time and temperature. Titers of erythrocyte receptor-modifying activity were not diminished by successive exposures to fresh erythrocytes. Erythrocytes treated with erythrocyte receptor-modifying factor suspensions failed to significantly adsorb test virus hemagglutinin. Inhibition of erythrocyte receptor modifying-activity of the adenovirus suspensions by rabbit antiserum was type-specific.

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