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IFN-γ gene was disrupted by homologous recombination in A3-1 embryonic stem cells. Germinally transmitted chimeric mice were successfully obtained and backcrossed with C57BL/6 (B6) mice 5 or 6 times. Deficiency of IFN-γ in homozygous mice was confirmed by northern blot analysis of spleen cells stimulated with phorbor esther and cal-cium ionophore and also by IFN-γ production in the culture supernatant of spleen cells stimulated with the same reagents. B6 mice lacking IFN-γ were infected intraperitoneally (ip) with 106 PFU of JHMV and monitored for their survival. Approximately 90% of the mice died at 50 days post-infection (pi) and the mean survival time was 28 days. Mice sacrificed at 3 weeks pi showed severe peritonitis accompanying the accumulation of a viscous fluid in the abdominal and thoracic cavities. Microscopically, the disease was characterized by disseminated granulomatous inflammation and exudative fibrinous se-rositis in the abdominal cavity. Infectious virus was isolated in most tissues including the liver, spleen, kidney, pancreas and lung during the experimental periods. The disease was not observed in wild-type or heterozygous littermates infected ip with JHMV. These re-sults suggest that IFN-γ plays a critical role in MHV infection in mice. This experimental model may provide a unique opportunity to address the pathogenesis of virus-induced peritonitis such as feline infectious peritonitis in cats.
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Kyuwa, S. et al. (1998). MHV-Induced Fatal Peritonitis in Mice Lacking IFN-γ. In: Enjuanes, L., Siddell, S.G., Spaan, W. (eds) Coronaviruses and Arteriviruses. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 440. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5331-1_56
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