[Pathology and immune lysis of cells infected with measles virus isolated from subacute sclerosing panencephalitis].

The Si strain isolated from a patient with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis like reference measles virus strains was shown to induce in cell cultures formation of symplasts and spindle-shaped cells, cytoplasmic and intranuclear inclusions, pathology of mitosis, appearance of intracellular and surface virus-induced antigens. The presence of the latter caused cell cytolysis under the effect of measles immune sera and complement.