| Literature DB >> 1377517 |
D J Moss1, S R Burrows, R Khanna, I S Misko, T B Sculley.
Abstract
Following primary infection, EBV retains a life-long latent association with B lymphocytes and a permissive association with stratified epithelium in the oropharynx. This review presents a model for the host-virus relationships in healthy virus carriers, a relationship which, if perturbed, may result in EBV-associated disease. Cytotoxic T cells that recognise virally-determined epitopes on infected cells are the major effector arm and control the persistant infection. A strategy for developing a vaccine to EBV is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1377517
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Immunol ISSN: 1044-5323 Impact factor: 11.130