... abundance does not impair the capacity of ascid mouse to limit HSV-1 spread from the site of inoculation. Role of peripheral WBCs in innate resistance to HSV-1 The lack of effect of NK cell depletion ... capacity to impair innate resistance to HSV-1 [56,57]. Further study is needed to test thishypothesis. Role of Stat 1 in innate resistance to HSV-1 The biological functions of IFN-α/β and IFN-γ ... markers [27].Therefore, the effect of anti-asialo GM1 and anti-NK1.1antibodies on host resistance to HSV-1 may be due, atleast in part, to their capacity to blunt the T cell response to viral infections...