Abstract

The multiplication of vesicular stomatitis virus in HeLa cells was inhibited by treating the cells with tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Comparison of the kinetics of virus multiplication and that of virus-induced apoptosis in the TNF-treated cells revealed that the antiviral effect of TNF is accompanied by a rapid induction of apoptosis in the cells upon infection, suggesting that TNF can inhibit virus multiplication by accelerating an apoptotic response in the infected cells.

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