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. 1995 Jul;101(1):121–126. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1995.tb02287.x

Enhanced expression of MHC class I molecules on cultured human thyroid follicular cells infected with reovirus through induction of type 1 interferons.

M S Atta 1, W L Irving 1, R J Powell 1, I Todd 1
PMCID: PMC1553300  PMID: 7621581

Abstract

Certain viruses are known to modulate the cellular expression of MHC molecules. We have investigated whether reovirus types 1 or 3 can alter the normal MHC molecule expression on cultured human thyroid follicular cells (TFC). Primary TFC cultures were established from eight human thyroid donors and MHC class I and II expression was assessed by indirect immunofluorescence microscopy. Both types of reovirus enhanced MHC class I expression on TFC from all thyroid donors. Class II MHC protein was strongly induced by type 1 reovirus on TFC from one donor, while weak induction of expression, by either reo-1 or reo-3 virus, was noted on the TFC of five other donors. Studies on the mechanism(s) of MHC class I hyperexpression showed that mouse MoAb against the type 3 reovirus haemagglutinin (anti-HA3) reduced the ability of the virus to induce hyperexpression of class I MHC molecules on TFC. However, supernatant harvested from type 3 reovirus-infected TFC cultures maintained its ability to enhance class I expression after incubation with anti-HA3. Moreover, adding rabbit anti-sera to interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) or IFN-beta inhibited the increased class I MHC expression on TFC by both types of reovirus. These data suggest that reoviruses (types 1 and 3) can enhance MHC class I on cultured TFC. The mechanism of MHC class I enhancement is most probably through the release of IFN-alpha and IFN-beta.

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