Table 1

Virus replication and virus-induced islet disintegration in different donors

Donor numberStrain of CVB
(day of termination)
Islet disintegration*
(graded from 0 to 4)
Titer change†
from day 0
1Adr (6 dpi)0+4
V89-4557 (6 dpi)3–4+4
2VD2921 (4 dpi)0+3
V89-4557 (4 dpi)0+2.5
V89-4557 (7 dpi)3+4.5
3Adr (7 dpi)0+3.5
VD2921 (7 dpi)0+3.5
4E2-Yoon (7 dpi)3+3
VD2921 (7 dpi)2+6
5E2-Yoon (4 dpi)2+1.5
E2-Yoon (7 dpi)3–4+2
V89-4557 (7 dpi)2+2.5
6E2-Yoon (6 dpi)3–4+2.5
7E2-Yoon (6 dpi)0+2
8E2-Yoon (6 dpi)3+2.5
9VD2921 (6 dpi)2+4.5
V89-4557 (6 dpi)3–4+4
E2-Yoon (6 dpi)3–4+3
10VD2921 (6 dpi)2+5
V89-4557 (6 dpi)3–4+6
E2-Yoon (6 dpi)2+2.5
  • *Virus-induced islet disintegration evaluated under a light microscope.

  • †Determined by TCID50 titration and presented as logTCID50/200 µL.

  • CVB, coxsackievirus B; Dpi, days postinfection; TCID, tissue culture infectious dose50.