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. 2004 Apr 30;15(5):367–377. doi: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2004.03.009

Table 1.

Common DNA virus infection in the absence of IFN-γ- or IL-12/IL-23-mediated immunity in humans and mice

Virus family Humans
Mice
Virus speciesa No. of seropositivesb Severe illness (infections)c Virus speciesd Apparently normale Abnormalf
Adenoviridae (ds) HAV No data No case reported HAV 12KO [43]


Herpesviridae (ds) 

HSV 

4/16 (25%) 

One case [10] 

HSV 

GKO [55] 

GKO [44], [45], [46], [47], [48], [49]; aG [52], [53], [54]
HCMV 14/23 (61%) Three cases [10], [30] MCMV GKO [64] GKO [56], [57], [58]; aG [54], [59], [60]; 12KO [61], [62]; a12 [63]
VZV 16/20 (80%) Two cases [10], [30] No infection
EBV 17/24 (71%) No case reported γ-MHV68 GKO, aG [65] GKO [66], [67], [68]; 12KO [69]
HHV6 2/2 (100%) No case reported No infection
HHV8 No data One Kaposi’s sarcoma [12] No infection


Poxviridae (ds) 

MCV 

No data 

No lesion reported 

No infection
Parvoviridae (ss) B19 2/3 (67%) No case reported No infection
Papovaviridae (ds) HPV 1/1 (100%) No lesion reported No infection
a

HAV, human adenovirus; HSV, herpes simplex virus; HCMV, human cytomegalovirus; VZV, varicella zoster virus; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; HHV6, human herpes virus 6; HHV8, human herpes virus 8; MCV, molluscum contagiosum virus; B19, parvovirus B19; HPV, human papilloma virus.

b

Data from IL-12β1, IL-12p40, IFNγR1 and IFN-γR2 and STAT1 deficient patients; mean±S.D. age (years) of the patients in which the specific seropositivity was evaluated: HSV 13+6, CMV 14+10, VZV 17+10, EBV 15+10, HHV6 18+21, B19 12+18, HPV 33.

c

An abnormal immune defense refers to more severe infection or disease in patients with impaired IL-12- or IFN-γ-mediated responses than in healthy individuals.

d

Species related to human-tropic virus; non-human, mouse-tropic virus species are indicated in italics; MCMV, murine cytomegalovirus; γ-MHV-68, γ murine herpes virus 68.

e

An apparently normal immune defense refers to a comparable disease or in vitro response between mice with or without impaired IFNγ- or IL-12- and IL-23-mediated response.

f

An abnormal immune defense refers to a more severe disease or in vitro immune response in mice with impaired IFNγ- or IL-12- and IL-23-mediated response; GKO: IFN-γ and IFN-γR1KO mice; aG: anti-IFNγ antibody-treated mice; 12KO: IL-12p40 and IL-12Rβ1 mice; a12: anti-IL-12 antibody-treated mice. Infection routes: intranasal [43], [61], [67], [68], [69]; corneal [46], [49], [50], [51], [55]; intradermal [47], [52]; intraperitoneal [43], [45], [53], [54], [55], [56], [57], [58], [59], [60], [61], [62], [63], [64], [66]. References for each experimental infection are indicated. The genetic backgrounds were: IFN-γKO mice: Balb/C [46], [47], [48], [49], [57], [65], [66]; C57BL/6 [56]; 129/SV/E [50], [51]; IFN-γR1KO mice: 129/SV/E [44], [45], [47], [48], [49], [50], [51], [55], [56], [57], [64], [66], [67], [68]; anti-IFNγ antibody-treated mice: Balb/C [52], [53], [59], [60], [65]; 129/SV/E [44]; CB17 SCID [54]; p40IL-12KO mice: Balb/C [43], [61], [62]; C57BL/6 [43], [69]; anti-IL-12Ab-treated mice: nu/nu SCID [63].