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. 1966 Jun;91(6):2300–2304. doi: 10.1128/jb.91.6.2300-2304.1966

Production of Interferon by Alveolar Macrophages

Jean D Acton 1, Quentin N Myrvik 1
PMCID: PMC316210  PMID: 4287582

Abstract

Acton, Jean D. (Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C.), and Quentin N. Myrvik. Production of interferon by alveolar macrophages. J. Bacteriol. 91:2300–2304. 1966.—Rabbit alveolar macrophages inoculated with parainfluenza-3 virus in vitro produce a viral inhibitor which possesses the properties of interferon. The interferon is nondialyzable, is stable at pH 4, is not sedimented at 100,000 × g, exhibits species specificity, and can passively protect other alveolar macrophages from infection with virulent rabbitpox virus. The possible significance of alveolar macrophage-produced interferon is discussed.

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