NATURE OF THE EFFECTOR-CELLS OF CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNE-RESPONSES TO SENDAI AND KUNZ VIRUS-INFECTIONS IN MICE

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 60  (3) , 314-319
Abstract
The development of virus-specific cell-mediated immune (CMI) responses to Sendai and Kunz virus infections of the respiratory tract of mice is described. A heterotypic CMI response develops during each of the virus infections. Cell depletion studies indicate that the effector cells of the virus-specific CMI responses are .theta. antigen bearing T [thymus-derived]. Similar studies of the heterotypic responses suggest that 2 cell types are involved. T lymphocytes and NK [natural killer] cells.