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Epstein-Barr virus induces the differentiation of semi-mature dendritic cells from cord blood monocytes.
Human immunology - 1 Apr 2014
Jin Ying-Ying, Wang Xi, Du Jing, Cao Rui-Ming, Law Helen K W, Wang Juan-Juan, Chen Tong-Xin
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BACKGROUND: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a tumorigenic virus which has effectively infected nearly all human beings with over 95% adult being seropositive. The persistence of latent EBV infection is not fully understood. Recent studies point towards a hypothesis of immune suppression and immune evasion involving regulatory T cells (Tregs) and dendritic cells (DCs). We sought to explore the mechanism of EBV...
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