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T cells or active Epstein-Barr virus infection in the development of lymphoproliferative disease in human B cell-injected severe combined immunodeficient mice.

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Coles, RE; Boyle, TJ; DiMaio, JM; Berend, KR; Via, DF; Lyerly, HK
Published in: Ann Surg Oncol
September 1994

BACKGROUND: Severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice develop Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) containing human lymphoproliferative disease (LPD) tumors when reconstituted with human peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) from EBV-seropositive donors, but LPD tumors do not develop in the presence of immunosuppressive agents, such as cyclosporine A or corticosteroids. METHODS: Therefore, LPD development in SCID mice was used as a model to explore the relationship among B cells, T cells, and EBV in vivo. SCID mice were engrafted with PBLs isolated by leukapheresis from a single EBV-seropositive donor. Purified populations of CD3+ lymphocytes (T cells) or CD19+ lymphocytes (B cells) were isolated and engrafted into SCID mice. RESULTS: SCID mice engrafted with purified CD3+ lymphocytes (T cells) or CD19+ lymphocytes (B cells) did not develop LPD. In contrast, mice engrafted with purified B cells developed LPD if they were co-engrafted with purified T cells or if they were inoculated with infectious EBV. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the requirement of T cells or active EBV infection in the development of LPD in animals engrafted with B cells latently infected with EBV. A greater understanding of the cellular and viral interactions leading to transformation and malignancy may allow the development of specific interventional therapies for malignancies in the immunosuppressed host.

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Ann Surg Oncol

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ISSN

1068-9265

Publication Date

September 1994

Volume

1

Issue

5

Start / End Page

405 / 410

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tumor Virus Infections
  • T-Lymphocytes
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Mice, SCID
  • Mice
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders
  • Injections
  • Humans
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human
  • Herpesviridae Infections
 

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Coles, R. E., Boyle, T. J., DiMaio, J. M., Berend, K. R., Via, D. F., & Lyerly, H. K. (1994). T cells or active Epstein-Barr virus infection in the development of lymphoproliferative disease in human B cell-injected severe combined immunodeficient mice. Ann Surg Oncol, 1(5), 405–410. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02303813
Coles, R. E., T. J. Boyle, J. M. DiMaio, K. R. Berend, D. F. Via, and H. K. Lyerly. “T cells or active Epstein-Barr virus infection in the development of lymphoproliferative disease in human B cell-injected severe combined immunodeficient mice.Ann Surg Oncol 1, no. 5 (September 1994): 405–10. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02303813.
Coles, R. E., et al. “T cells or active Epstein-Barr virus infection in the development of lymphoproliferative disease in human B cell-injected severe combined immunodeficient mice.Ann Surg Oncol, vol. 1, no. 5, Sept. 1994, pp. 405–10. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/BF02303813.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ann Surg Oncol

DOI

ISSN

1068-9265

Publication Date

September 1994

Volume

1

Issue

5

Start / End Page

405 / 410

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tumor Virus Infections
  • T-Lymphocytes
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Mice, SCID
  • Mice
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders
  • Injections
  • Humans
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human
  • Herpesviridae Infections