Effect of HSV-2 Infected Monocytes on the Production of TNF- α and IL-6

摘要

Objectiwe: In order to detect the role of monocytes in HSV-2 infection, we studied the effect of herpes sim-plex Virus-2 infection on the production of tumor ne-crosis factor (TNF- α ), interleukin-6 (IL-6) secreted by monocytes. Methods: Monocytes were infected by HSV-2 (333 Strain). Culture supernatants were collected at 1, 3,5, 7 days post-infection. The levels of TNF- α, IL-6 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent as-say (ELISA). Results: The levels of TNF- α secretion by mono-cytes significantly decreased on first day post-infection. The levels of IL-6 significantly decreased on first and third days post-infection, and then gradu-ally increased to the control on seventh day post-infection.Conclusions: TNF- α and IL-6 production by mono-cytes was inhibited during HSV-2 infection. The pro-duction of cytokines may play an important role in herpes simplex viurs-2 pathogenicity and immunity.