| Literature DB >> 15827204 |
Masanori Daibata1, Kentaro Bandobashi, Masayuki Kuroda, Shosuke Imai, Isao Miyoshi, Hirokuni Taguchi.
Abstract
The purposeful induction of the lytic form of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection combined with ganciclovir (GCV) treatment has been advocated as a novel strategy for EBV-positive B-cell lymphoma. We demonstrated that rituximab had a synergistic effect with dexamethasone on induction of the lytic EBV infection in CD20-positive lymphoma cells. Addition of GCV to the dexamethasone/rituximab-treated cells was more effective than dexamethasone/rituximab alone in killing EBV-positive lymphoma cells in vitro and in lymphoma-bearing nude mice but not in EBV-negative cells. These data suggest that induction of the lytic EBV infection with dexamethasone/rituximab in combination with GCV could be a potential virally targeted therapy for EBV-associated B-cell lymphoma.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15827204 PMCID: PMC1082780 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.79.9.5875-5879.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103