Outcome of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in guinea pigs
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Medical Virology
- Vol. 36 (4), 303-308
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.1890360413
Abstract
Factors that influence the outcome of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection were explored in a guinea pig model. The viral inoculum required to establish infection in 50% of animals (ID50) was similar for inbred (strain 2) and out-bred (Hartley) guinea pigs. However, the viral inoculum required to produce clinical disease in 50% of the animals (CD50) was 10 times greater for strain 2 compared to Hartley animals. HSV infection of both inbred and outbred animals was more likely to result in death of weanling than adult animals. The duration and severity of genital disease and the magnitude of vaginal viral replication were similar for strain 2 and Hartley animals in both young and adult animals. The lethal dose for 50% of animals (LD50) was 100- fold greater than the CD50 for Hartley animals, but the LD50 and the CD50 were equal in strain 2 guinea pigs. Viral cultures of homogenized neural tissues from infected animals revealed that HSV ascended to the level of the temporal cortex in strain 2 guinea pigs while virus was never recovered above the lumbar spinal cord in Hartley animals. Endogenous peripheral blood mononuclear cell-mediated cytolytic activity against HSV-infected targets was greater prior to HSV inoculation in survivors compared to animals that died. A fatal outcome of genital HSV-2 may relate to the failure to limit CNS viral replication. Death is more common among guinea pigs that have low endogenous HSV-directed natural killer activity, such as occurs among strain 2 and young animals whether inbred or outbred.Keywords
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