| Literature DB >> 6330746 |
R Szigeti, D Sulitzeanu, G Henle, W Henle, G Klein.
Abstract
Soluble membrane fractions derived from Raji cells trigger lymphocytes of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-seropositive, but not EBV-seronegative, individuals to release a lymphokine that inhibits leukocyte migration. The reaction can be blocked by the sera of patients with EBV-DNA-carrying tumors, Burkitt lymphoma, or nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Absorption of these sera with EBV-positive, but not EBV-negative, cells abrogates their blocking activity. These findings suggest that the antigen responsible for the leukocyte migration inhibition reaction is an EBV-encoded or an EBV-induced membrane component. The antigen is not identical with EBV-associated nuclear antigen or any other known antibody-detected EBV antigen.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6330746 PMCID: PMC345392 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.13.4178
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205