Poliomyelitis virus was successfully propagated in vitro in monkey or human testicular tissues for 36 to 263 days, achieving dilution factors up to 10(95.3) by fluid replacements.
The study demonstrates the successful in vitro propagation of poliomyelitis virus in extraneural tissues (monkey or human testicular tissues).
Poliomyelitis virus was propagated in vitro successfully in extraneural tissues. Suspended tissue fragment cultures and combined plasma clot-suspended tissue fragment cultures of monkey or human testicular tissues were employed. Five strains representative of poliomyelitis virus were maintained for from 36 to 263 days in the suspended tissue fragment type of culture. The dilution factors calculated by tissue replacements for the eight serial passages ranged from 10(7.8) to 10(44.5) and when assessed by fluid replacements, from 10(15) to 10(95.3). The LD(50) for each strain of Type 2 virus was determined for selected transfers. The identify of each strain of virus was established by neutralization tests and histopathological findings in monkeys dead from the injection of tissue culture virus. Control experiments and other tests made known that propagation of poliomyelitis virus did not occur in the absence of viable testicular cells and that an extraneous virus was not inadvertently acquired during the course of these studies.
Syverton et al. (1952) studied Poliomyelitis virus propagation. In vitro propagation in extraneural tissues vs. Absence of viable testicular cells was evaluated on Propagation of poliomyelitis virus (dilution factors). Poliomyelitis virus was successfully propagated in vitro in monkey or human testicular tissues for 36 to 263 days, achieving dilution factors up to 10(95.3) by fluid replacements.