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. 2020 Mar 30;17:871–893. doi: 10.1016/j.omtm.2020.03.028

Table 2.

Histopathology and Immunohistochemistry Evaluation

Animal ID Day of Death CD45 Immunoreactive Interpretation
Group 1

Control males, scheduled deaths 101 4 no significant microscopic lesions
103 4
105 4
108 31
110 31
112 31
113 61
116 61
117 61
Control females, scheduled deaths 151 4 no significant microscopic lesions
153 4
155 4
157 31
160 31
162 31
163 61
165 61
167 61

Group 2

CPA males, scheduled deaths 202 4 no significant microscopic lesions
204 4
206 4
208 31
210 31
211 31
214 61
CPA males, early deaths 215 52 (FD) cause of death not apparent
218 55 (FD) cause of death not apparent
CPA females, scheduled deaths 252 4 no significant microscopic lesions
254 4
256 4
257 31
259 31
262 31
267 61
CPA females, early deaths 264 59 (FD) cause of death not apparent
265 54 (FD) cause of death not apparent

Group 3

4.2 × 104 PFU virus, male scheduled deaths 302 4 minimal HSV infection of nervous tissue in the absence of cytopathic effect or inflammatory change
304 4 no significant microscopic lesions
306 4 minimal HSV infection of nervous tissue in the absence of cytopathic effect or inflammatory change
307 31 no significant microscopic lesions
312 31 no significant microscopic lesions
315 31 no significant microscopic lesions
314 61 no significant microscopic lesions
317 61 no significant microscopic lesions
4.2 × 104 PFU virus, female scheduled deaths 352 4 no significant microscopic lesions
354 4 minimal viral infection with no cytopathic effect and a minimal inflammatory response
356 4 minimal viral infection of ependyma and periventricular tissues in the absence of cytopathic effect and a minimal inflammatory response
358 31 no significant microscopic lesions
359 31 no significant microscopic lesions
361 31 no significant microscopic lesions
367 61 no significant microscopic lesions
4.2 × 104 PFU virus, male early deaths 309 6 (FD) cause of death not apparent
316 53 (FD) cause of death not apparent
4.2 × 104 PFU virus, female early deaths 365 54 (FD) cause of death not apparent
364 55 (FD) death attributed to viral infection in brain

Group 4

3 × 103 PFU virus + CPA, male scheduled deaths 402 4 no significant microscopic lesions
404 4 no significant microscopic lesions
406 4 there was a single HSV antigen-positive cell that was not associated with cytopathic effect or an inflammatory response
408 31 no significant microscopic lesions
410 31 no significant microscopic lesions
411 31 no significant microscopic lesions
415 61 no significant microscopic lesions
3 × 103 PFU virus + CPA, female scheduled deaths 452 4 no significant microscopic lesions
454 4 no significant microscopic lesions
456 4 no significant microscopic lesions
458 31 minimal focal viral infection in the absence of inflammatory responses or cytopathic effect
459 31 no significant microscopic lesions
461 31 no significant microscopic lesions
464 61 no significant microscopic lesions
466 61 no significant microscopic lesions
3 × 103 PFU virus + CPA, male early deaths 418 53 (FD) cause of death not apparent
413 54 (FD) cause of death not apparent
3 × 103 PFU virus + CPA, female early death 467 53 (FD) cause of death not apparent

FD, found dead.