Epstein–Barr virus is present in neoplastic cytotoxic T cells in extranodal, and predominantly in B cells in nodal T non‐Hodgkin lymphomas
Epstein–Barr virus is present in neoplastic cytotoxic T cells in extranodal, and predominantly in B cells in nodal T non‐Hodgkin lymphomas
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Epstein-Barr 病毒存在于结外肿瘤细胞毒性 T 细胞中,主要存在于结节 T 非霍奇金淋巴瘤的 B 细胞中
作者:
A. Brink;R. L. ten Berge;A. V. D. van den Brule;R. Willemze;A. Chott;C. Meijer
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)‐positive T non‐Hodgkin lymphomas (T‐NHLs) have been described, but it is at present unknown how EBV infects T lymphocytes. It has been postulated that cytotoxic T cells (CTLs) or natural killer (NK) cells can be infected by EBV during the killing of an EBV‐infected target cell. The objective of this study was therefore to determine whether the neoplastic cells in EBV‐positive T‐NHLs (n=221) of various locations have a cytotoxic phenotype. To identify EBV‐harbouring cells, combinations were used of EBV‐encoded RNA (EBER) in situ hybridization (RISH) and immunohistochemistry for T‐ and B‐cell markers and the cytotoxic proteins TIA‐1 and granzyme B. EBV was detected in the neoplastic cells of all nasal T‐NHLs (n=9), 5/34 gastrointestinal (GI) T‐NHLs, and 2/6 lung T‐NHLs, but not in primary cutaneous T‐NHLs (n=103). Moreover, EBV was found in the neoplastic cells of 2/48 nodal anaplastic large cell lymphomas (ALCLs), but not in neoplastic T cells of other nodal T‐NHLs. However, 5/17 nodal peripheral T‐NHLs not otherwise specified (PTCLs NOS) and 1/4 T‐prolymphocytic leukaemias did contain EBV‐positive non‐T cells. Double staining revealed that in EBV‐positive extranodal T‐NHLs (n=16), the EBER‐positive cells had a cytotoxic phenotype (TIA‐1‐ and/or granzyme B‐positive). In nodal non‐ALCL T‐NHLs, the EBER‐positive cells were not positive for TIA‐1 or granzyme B, nor did they express CD3, CD21 or HECA452. Instead, most of these cells expressed the B‐cell marker CD20. These PTCLs NOS with EBER‐positive cells showed features of AILD‐like T‐NHL. It is concluded that neoplastic cells of EBV‐positive extranodal T‐NHLs always have a cytotoxic phenotype, supporting the view that EBV can infect CTLs. In nodal non‐ALCL T‐NHL, EBV is only found in T‐NHL with AILD‐like features and is present in B cells, where it may contribute to the outgrowth of a malignant B‐cell clone. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
DOI:
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发表时间:
1988
期刊:
The American journal of pathology
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作者:
Duijvestijn,AM;Horst,E;Pals,ST;Rouse,BN;Steere,AC;Picker,LJ;Meijer,CJ;Butcher,EC
通讯作者:
Butcher,EC
DOI:
10.1006/smim.1997.0060
发表时间:
1997
期刊:
Seminars in immunology.
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作者:
Pham,CT;Ley,TJ
通讯作者:
Ley,TJ
DOI:
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发表时间:
1993
期刊:
The American journal of pathology
影响因子:
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作者:
Garnier,JL;Cooper,NR;Cannon,MJ
通讯作者:
Cannon,MJ