Table 1.

Detection and quantification of HTLV-1 DNA in rabbit PBMCs


Inoculum and rabbit

Weeks after inoculation
0
2
4
6
8*
729.HTLV-1      
    R1   -   + (0.001)   +   +   + (0.112)  
    R2   -   + (0.001)   +   +   + (0.108)  
    R3   -   + (0.004)   +   +   + (0.122)  
    R4   -   + (0.013)   +   +   + (0.035)  
    R5   -   + (0.002)   +   +   + (0.053)  
729.HTLV-1ΔHBZ      
    R6   -   + (0.0003)   +   +   + (0.002)  
    R7   -   + (0.0003)   +   +   + (0.004)  
    R8   -   + (0.0008)   +   +   + (0.007)  
    R9   -   + (0.0003)   +   +   + (0.001)  
    R10   -   + (0.0002)   +   +   + (0.001)  
    R11   -   + (0.0005)   +   +   + (0.013)  
729.HTLV-1HBZΔLZ      
    R12   -   + (0.0003)   +   +   + (0.001)  
    R13   -   + (0.0002)   +   +   + (0.005)  
    R14   -   + (0.0002)   +   +   + (0.014)  
    R15   -   + (0.0002)   +   +   + (0.006)  
    R16   -   + (0.0003)   +   +   + (0.004)  
    R17   -   + (0.0001)   +   +   + (0.003)  
729      
    R18   -   - (0.0001)   -   -   - (0.0001)  
Media      
    R19
 
-
 
- (0.0001)
 
-
 
-
 
- (0.0001)
 

Inoculum and rabbit

Weeks after inoculation
0
2
4
6
8*
729.HTLV-1      
    R1   -   + (0.001)   +   +   + (0.112)  
    R2   -   + (0.001)   +   +   + (0.108)  
    R3   -   + (0.004)   +   +   + (0.122)  
    R4   -   + (0.013)   +   +   + (0.035)  
    R5   -   + (0.002)   +   +   + (0.053)  
729.HTLV-1ΔHBZ      
    R6   -   + (0.0003)   +   +   + (0.002)  
    R7   -   + (0.0003)   +   +   + (0.004)  
    R8   -   + (0.0008)   +   +   + (0.007)  
    R9   -   + (0.0003)   +   +   + (0.001)  
    R10   -   + (0.0002)   +   +   + (0.001)  
    R11   -   + (0.0005)   +   +   + (0.013)  
729.HTLV-1HBZΔLZ      
    R12   -   + (0.0003)   +   +   + (0.001)  
    R13   -   + (0.0002)   +   +   + (0.005)  
    R14   -   + (0.0002)   +   +   + (0.014)  
    R15   -   + (0.0002)   +   +   + (0.006)  
    R16   -   + (0.0003)   +   +   + (0.004)  
    R17   -   + (0.0001)   +   +   + (0.003)  
729      
    R18   -   - (0.0001)   -   -   - (0.0001)  
Media      
    R19
 
-
 
- (0.0001)
 
-
 
-
 
- (0.0001)
 

Genomic DNA was isolated from rabbit PBMCs (weeks 2 and 8 after inoculation) and subjected to real-time Taqman PCR using HTLV-1-specific primers (670/671). Numbers in parentheses at weeks 2 and 8 denote copy number per cell in rabbit PBMCs.

- indicates no amplified PCR fragment; +, amplified PCR fragment.

*

Copy numbers in rabbits inoculated with the mutant proviruses at week 8 were significantly different from wild type, as determined by ANOVA followed by Tukey test (P < .001).

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