The Immune Response to Epstein Barr Virus and Implications for Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder.
The Immune Response to Epstein Barr Virus and Implications for Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder.
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对爱泼斯坦Barr病毒的免疫反应及其对移植后淋巴增生性疾病的影响。
DOI:
10.1097/tp.0000000000001767
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发表时间:
2017-09
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影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Krams SM
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作者:
Martinez OM;Krams SM
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a serious complication in organ transplant recipients and is most often associated with the Epstein Barr virus (EBV). EBV is a common gammaherpes virus with tropism for B lymphocytes and infection in immunocompetent individuals is typically asymptomatic and benign. However, infection in immunocompromised or immunosuppressed individuals can result in malignant B cell lymphoproliferations such as PTLD. EBV+ PTLD can arise following primary EBV infection, or because of reactivation of a prior infection, and represents a leading malignancy in the transplant population. The incidence of EBV+ PTLD is variable depending on the organ transplanted and whether the recipient has preexisting immunity to EBV but can be as high as 20%. It is generally accepted that impaired immune function due to immunosuppression is a primary cause of EBV+ PTLD. In this overview, we review the EBV life cycle and discuss our current understanding of the immune response to EBV in healthy, immunocompetent individuals, in transplant recipients, and in PTLD patients. We review the strategies that EBV utilizes to subvert and evade host immunity and discuss the implications for the development of EBV+ PTLD.