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Vogl, BA; Fagin, U; Nerbas, L; Schlenke, P; Lamprecht, P; Jabs, WJ.
Longitudinal analysis of frequency and reactivity of Epstein-Barr virus-specific T lymphocytes and their association with intermittent viral reactivation.
J Med Virol. 2012; 84(1): 119-131.
Doi: 10.1002/jmv.22258
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- Persistent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is controlled tightly by virus-specific T cells. EBV infection is reactivated intermittently over time, even in apparently healthy carriers. Changes in frequency and reactivity of memory T cells, particularly of CD8(+) origin, have not been assessed in this context. It is hypothesized that viral reactivation is facilitated by diminished EBV-specific T-cell immunity. To this end, blood samples from 14 healthy donors were collected at irregular time intervals for a period of about 1 year. Samples were screened for both EBV plasma viremia and increases in viral load in PBMCs as parameters of EBV reactivation. PBMCs were subject to IFN-γ ELISPOT analysis using the autologous EBV-transformed lymphoblastoid cell line (EBV-LCL) or appropriate HLA class I-restricted EBV peptides as stimulators. Frequencies of epitope-specific CD8(+) T cells were monitored further using HLA tetramers and flow cytometry. Twelve of 14 donors exhibited signs of asymptomatic EBV reactivation. Viral reactivation was accompanied by either substantially decreased IFN-γ responses against autologous EBV-LCL (eight of 12 study participants) and/or increased responses against particular EBV peptides (six of 12 donors). In seven persons with HLA-A2 and/or -B8 alleles numbers of HLA tetramer-positive CD8(+) T cells also varied over time, but showed no correlation to episodes of detectable viral activity. In summary, IFN-γ reactivity of EBV-specific T cells is not constant. Viral reactivation is detected preferably at times of diminished EBV-LCL-specific cellular immunity. However, increased reactivity of single immunodominant CD8(+) EBV-specific T-cell clones may occur in response to virus replication.
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- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes - immunology
- Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay -
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - immunology
- Female -
- Flow Cytometry -
- Herpesvirus 4, Human - immunology
- Humans -
- Immunologic Memory -
- Interferon-gamma - secretion
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- Middle Aged -
- Recurrence -
- Virus Activation -
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- CD8-positive CTL
- healthy carriers
- ELISPOT
- HLA tetramers