Interferon Production by Simian Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines2

Abstract
Six Iymphoblastoid cell cultures, established from tumors induced in cotton-topped and white-lipped marmosets with Herpesvirus saimiri (HVS) were studied for spontaneous interferon production over a period of 14 months. Five of 6 cell lines produced virus inhibitor at levels from 4 to 256 interferon U/ml. The cell lines were virus producing when first established in culture, but production of infectious HVS, formation of infectious centers in permissive cell cultures, and expression of virus-specific antigens by the cells decreased progressively during 14 months' cultivation, with little or no change in levels of interferon production.

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