Abstract
Structural and functional changes were studied in murine peritoneal macrophages infected with murine cytomegalovirus by using centrifugal enhancement to achieve a high-level (greater than 90%) pulsed infection. During 3 d of culture the infected cells became enlarged and rounded with smooth surface contours. Transmission electron microscopy demonstrated various stages of viral maturation in the nucleus and cytoplasm. Intracellular organization was generally retained, apart from the development of large, irregular, intracytoplasmic vacuoles, in which enveloped virions and cell debris accumulated. The infected macrophages lost most surface markers tested (F4/80, Mac-1, FcR, and the receptor for gluteraldehyde-fixed sheep red blood cells), but H-2 expression was increased. Moreover, ingestion of colloidal gold or horseradish peroxidase was depressed, and the levels of acid phosphatase activity, lymphocytostatic activity, and interleukin 1 production were also decreased. The latter may explain the observed loss of accessory cell function.
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