The topic of this work is the MHC class II-restricted immune answer to the infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a ubiquitous human pathogenic virus. In a first step, the frequency of EBV-specific CD4+ T cells in the blood of healthy EBV-positive donors was detected and subsequently compared to the one of patients with infectious mononucleosis. In a second step, two structural antigens of EBV, gp350 and BNRF1, were used to generate specific CD4+ T cell lines. Their reactivity and specificity were analyzed and the HLA molecules relevant for antigen presentation were determined.
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The topic of this work is the MHC class II-restricted immune answer to the infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a ubiquitous human pathogenic virus. In a first step, the frequency of EBV-specific CD4+ T cells in the blood of healthy EBV-positive donors was detected and subsequently compared to the one of patients with infectious mononucleosis. In a second step, two structural antigens of EBV, gp350 and BNRF1, were used to generate specific CD4+ T cell lines. Their reactivity and specificity...
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