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. 2009 Nov 15;200(10):1611-5.
doi: 10.1086/644644.

T cell-mediated control of Epstein-Barr virus infection in humanized mice

Misako Yajima  1 , Ken-Ichi Imadome, Atsuko Nakagawa, Satoru Watanabe, Kazuo Terashima, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Mamoru Ito, Norio Shimizu, Naoki Yamamoto, Shigeyoshi Fujiwara
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T cell-mediated control of Epstein-Barr virus infection in humanized mice

Misako Yajima et al. J Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Humanized NOD/Shi-scid/interleukin-2Rgamma(null) (NOG) mice with full T cell development had significantly longer life span after Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, compared with those with minimal T cell development. Removing CD3(+) or CD8(+) T cells from EBV-infected humanized mice by administration of anti-CD3 or anti-CD8 antibodies reduced their life span. CD8(+) T cells obtained from EBV-infected mice suppressed the outgrowth of autologous B cells isolated from uninfected mice and inoculated with EBV in vitro. These results indicate that humanized NOG mice are capable of T cell-mediated control of EBV infection and imply their usefulness as a tool to evaluate immunotherapeutic and prophylactic strategies for EBV infection.

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