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. 1983 Sep;41(3):1279–1283. doi: 10.1128/iai.41.3.1279-1283.1983

In vivo replication of pathogenic and attenuated strains of Junin virus in different cell populations of lymphatic tissue.

M Laguens, J G Chambó, R P Laguens
PMCID: PMC264636  PMID: 6309667

Abstract

Lymphatic tissue is one of the main sites for replication of Junin virus. To characterize which cells are involved in that replication, the presence of Junin virus in purified populations of macrophages and dendritic cells from the spleens of guinea pigs infected with pathogenic and attenuated strains was investigated by immunofluorescence and intracerebral inoculation into newborn mice. The pathogenic strain was present both in macrophages and in dendritic cells, but the attenuated strain selectively infected dendritic cells. These observations suggest that the pathogenic behavior and replication efficiency of these two strains of Junin virus may be related to a difference in cell targets.

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