<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Background: There are few reports about the interactions of EBV with peripheral T-cells, especially during the early phase of infection. Objective: Demonstrate the capability of EBV to infect and replicate in human peripheral T-cells in vitro. Methods: After treating with EBV, the susceptibility of in vitro EBV infection into T-cells was confirmed using electron microscopy, the expression of EBV mRNA using RT-PCR, and the expression of EBV proteins using Western blot analysis. The expression of CD19 and CD21 mRNA was determined using RT-PCR. The induction of cell death was measured using trypan blue exclusion assay. Results: The susceptibility of in vitro EBV infection was confirmed by the presence of virus particles in the cytoplasm. The entering to lytic infection was confirmed by detection the expression of EBV lytic (BZLF1) mRNA, and the expression of late lytic proteins (VCA and gp350/220). The expression of CD19 and CD21 were not observed using RT-PCR. The interactions of EBV with T-cells leaded to induction of T-cell death. Conclusion: Peripheral T-cells are a direct target of EBV infection. At the beginning of infection by EBV, EBV infection of T-cells leads to the entering into lytic virus replication. EBV binds to these cells through a receptor distinct from the CD21.</p></abstract>

Background: There are few reports about the interactions of EBV with peripheral T-cells, especially during the early phase of infection. Objective: Demonstrate the capability of EBV to infect and replicate in human peripheral T-cells in vitro. Methods: After treating with EBV, the susceptibility of in vitro EBV infection into T-cells was confirmed using electron microscopy, the expression of EBV mRNA using RT-PCR, and the expression of EBV proteins using Western blot analysis. The expression of CD19 and CD21 mRNA was determined using RT-PCR. The induction of cell death was measured using trypan blue exclusion assay. Results: The susceptibility of in vitro EBV infection was confirmed by the presence of virus particles in the cytoplasm. The entering to lytic infection was confirmed by detection the expression of EBV lytic (BZLF1) mRNA, and the expression of late lytic proteins (VCA and gp350/220). The expression of CD19 and CD21 were not observed using RT-PCR. The interactions of EBV with T-cells leaded to induction of T-cell death. Conclusion: Peripheral T-cells are a direct target of EBV infection. At the beginning of infection by EBV, EBV infection of T-cells leads to the entering into lytic virus replication. EBV binds to these cells through a receptor distinct from the CD21.

Lytic replication of Epstein-Barr virus in human peripheral T-lymphocytes

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Background: There are few reports about the interactions of EBV with peripheral T-cells, especially during the early phase of infection. Objective: Demonstrate...

Lytic replication of Epstein-Barr virus in human peripheral T-lymphocytes

Publicado en línea: 13 abr 2018

Páginas: 207 - 214

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abm-2010-0028

Palabras clave
CD21, entry, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), lytic replication, T-lymphocytes

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Lytic replication of Epstein-Barr virus in human peripheral T-lymphocytes

Publicado en línea: 13 abr 2018

Páginas: 207 - 214

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abm-2010-0028

Palabras claveCD21, entry, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), lytic replication, T-lymphocytes

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
CD21, entry, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), lytic replication, T-lymphocytes