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IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS
卷 123, 期 2, 页码 132-137出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2009.03.001
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Anti-HSV-2 activity; Exopolysaccharide; Immunomodulatory effect; Thermophilic bacilli
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The immunomodulatory and antiviral effects of an extracellular polysaccharide (EPS-2), produced by a strain of Geobacillus thermodenitrificans isolated from a shallow marine vent of Vulcano Island (Italy), were evaluated. In the present study, we show for the first time that EPS-2 treatment hinder HSV-2 replication in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) but not in WISH cells. In fact, high levels of IFN-alpha, IL-12, IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, IL-18 were detected in supernatants of EPS-2 treated PBMC. Moreover, this effect was dose-dependent. Taken together, our results confirm that the immunological disorders determined by HSV-2 could be partially restored by treatment with EPS-2. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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