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Cross-reactive, cell-mediated immunity and protection of chickens from lethal H5N1 influenza virus infection in Hong Kong poultry markets.

Journal of virology ·Vol. 75 ·No. 6 ·2001-03-00 ·Pages 2516-25

Seo SH, Webster RG

Abstract

In 1997, avian H5N1 influenza virus transmitted from chickens to humans resulted in 18 confirmed infections. Despite harboring lethal H5N1 influenza viruses, most chickens in the Hong Kong poultry markets showed no disease signs. At this time, H9N2 influenza viruses were cocirculating in the markets. We investigated the role of H9N2 influenza viruses in protecting chickens from lethal H5N1 influenza virus infections. Sera from chickens infected with an H9N2 influenza virus did not cross-react with an H5N1 influenza virus in neutralization or hemagglutination inhibition assays. Most chickens primed with an H9N2 influenza virus 3 to 70 days earlier survived the lethal challenge of an H5N1 influenza virus, but infected birds shed H5N1 influenza virus in their feces. Adoptive transfer of T lymphocytes or CD8(+) T cells from inbred chickens (B(2)/B(2)) infected with an H9N2 influenza virus to naive inbred chickens (B(2)/B(2)) protected them from lethal H5N1 influenza virus. In vitro cytotoxicity assays showed that T lymphocytes or CD8(+) T cells from chickens infected with an H9N2 influenza virus recognized target cells infected with either an H5N1 or H9N2 influenza virus in a dose-dependent manner. Our findings indicate that cross-reactive cellular immunity induced by H9N2 influenza viruses protected chickens from lethal infection with H5N1 influenza viruses in the Hong Kong markets in 1997 but permitted virus shedding in the feces. Our findings are the first to suggest that cross-reactive cellular immunity can change the outcome of avian influenza virus infection in birds in live markets and create a situation for the perpetuation of H5N1 influenza viruses.

MeSH Terms
Adoptive Transfer Animals Chickens Cross Reactions Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests Hong Kong Immunity, Cellular Immunization Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype Influenza A virus/classification,immunology,pathogenicity Influenza in Birds/immunology,prevention & control,virology T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
Authors & Affiliations
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Seo S H
Department of Virology and Molecular Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-2794, USA.
Webster R G
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of virology
Abbr.
J Virol
ISSN
0022-538X
DOI
10.1128/JVI.75.6.2516-2525.2001
Published
2001-03-00
Pages
2516-25
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0113724
PMCID
PMC115873
Subset
IM
Grants
NIAID NIH HHS · N01AI95357 · United States
NCI NIH HHS · P30 CA021765 · United States
NCI NIH HHS · CA-21765 · United States
NIAID NIH HHS · AI29680 · United States
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.6.2516-2525.2001 PMC Full Text View journal details
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