Abstract
Studies were made on the cellular immunity of 13 African green monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) naturally infected with Simian T cell leukemia virus type 1 (STLV-1), closely related to human T cell leukemia virus type 1. They were classified into 3 groups: 1) progressed carrier, 2) carrier, and 3) normal control. This grouping was made according to their hematologic features, i.e., number of peripheral white blood cells, existence of blastoid cells, presence of STLV-1 Ag on PBL and anti-STLV-1 antibody titers. None of the STLV-1 carriers showed any clinical signs, but STLV-1-specific killer T cells was detected in these PBL without in vitro stimulation. In vitro studies on Ag stimulation showed that the STLV-1-specific killer T cells had been fully activated in vivo, and that no augmentation of in vitro stimulation with STLV-1 Ag was necessary, and that primary in vitro stimulation of normal control PBL was not sufficient to induce specific killer T cells. In addition NK cell activity in PBL of infected monkeys were significantly higher than those in the uninfected.
- Copyright © 1990 by American Association of Immunologists
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