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. 1970 Jul;2(1):69–76. doi: 10.1128/iai.2.1.69-76.1970

Potentiating Effect of Freund's Adjuvant on Interferon Production by Endotoxin or Poly rI•Poly rC

Erik De Clercq a,1, Marc R Nuwer a, Thomas C Merigan a
PMCID: PMC415966  PMID: 16557802

Abstract

Intraperitoneal injection of mice with mineral oil, incomplete (IFA) or complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) increased the interferon response to endotoxin or (poly rI)•(poly rC) administered intravenously 2 days later. After endotoxin administration, circulating interferon titers were increased at several different times of sampling and with a variety of endotoxin dosages. When injection of endotoxin was delayed until 6 to 8 days after the administration of IFA or CFA, interferon production was markedly decreased. Mice treated with CFA and injected with endotoxin 2 days later became more resistant to intranasal vesicular stomatitis virus challenge than mice injected with endotoxin alone. Hyporeactivity to the interferon-inducing capacity of a second injection of endotoxin 2 days after the first injection could not be overcome by administering CFA simultaneously with the first dose. CFA treatment not only raised the serum interferon titers produced by endotoxin, but also increased the number of interferon-forming cells in the spleen after administration of endotoxin in vivo. In addition, CFA enhanced the intravascular clearance of (poly rI)•(poly rC). The possibility that Freund's adjuvant increased the interferon response to endotoxin and (poly rI)•(poly rC) by stimulating the uptake and processing of the interferon inducer by lymphoreticular cells is discussed.

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