Article
Quantitative and functional diversity of cross-reactive EBV-specific CD8+ T cells in a longitudinal study cohort of lung transplant recipients.
Transplantation - 27 Dec 2010
Mifsud Nicole A, Nguyen Thi Hoang Oanh, Tait Brian D, Kotsimbos Tom C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cross-reactive antiviral memory T cells constitute a significant proportion of the alloresponse, potentially playing a pivotal role in adverse posttransplant outcomes in human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-mismatched allografts. We explored the longitudinal dynamics of cross-reactive HLA-B8-restricted Epstein-Barr virus-specific CD8+ T cells directed toward the EBNA3A epitope FLRGRAYGL (FLR) in lung...
Topics
- B-Lymphocytes
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Cell Line
- Cohort Studies
- Cross Reactions
- DNA, Viral
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
- Genetic Variation
- HLA-B Antigens
- HLA-B44 Antigen
- HLA-B8 Antigen
