Psoralen inactivation of influenza and herpes simplex viruses and of virus-infected cells
Psoralen compounds covalently bind to nucleic acids when irradiated with long-wavelength ultraviolet light. This treatment can destroy the infectivity of deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid viruses. Two psoralen compounds, 4'-hydroxymethyltrioxsalen and 4'-aminomethyltrioxsalen, were used with long-wavelength ultraviolet light to inactivate cell-free herpes simplex and influenza viruses and to render virus-infected cells noninfectious. This method of inactivation was compared with germicidal (short-wavelength) ultraviolet light irradiation. The antigenicity of the treated, virus-infected, antigen-bearing cells was examined by immunofluorescence and radioimmunoassay and by measuring the capacity of the herpes simplex virus-infected cells to stimulate virus-specific lymphocyte proliferation. The infectivity of the virus-infected cells could be totally eliminated without altering their viral antigenicity. The use of psoralen plus long-wavelength ultraviolet light is well suited to the preparation of noninfectious virus antigens and virus antigen-bearing cells for immunological assays.
- OSTI ID:
- 5576958
- Journal Information:
- Infect. Immun.; (United States), Journal Name: Infect. Immun.; (United States) Vol. 32:3; ISSN INFIB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMAL CELLS
ANTICOAGULANTS
ANTIGENS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BODY FLUIDS
CELL PROLIFERATION
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS
COUMARINS
DISEASES
DRUGS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FLUORESCENCE
HEMATOLOGIC AGENTS
HERPES SIMPLEX
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INACTIVATION
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INFLUENZA VIRUSES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
LEUKOCYTES
LUMINESCENCE
LYMPHOCYTES
MATERIALS
MICROORGANISMS
NEAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARASITES
PSORALEN
RADIATIONS
RADIOASSAY
RADIOIMMUNOASSAY
RADIOINDUCTION
SKIN DISEASES
SOMATIC CELLS
SYNTHESIS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
VIRAL DISEASES
VIRUSES