Interleukin-10 abrogates the inhibition of Epstein-Barr virus-induced B-cell transformation by memory T-cell responses |
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Authors: | MT Bejarano MG Masucci |
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Affiliation: | Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. maria.teresa.bejarano@mtc.ki.se |
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Abstract: | In vitro infection of human B lymphocytes by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) results in their growth transformation and establishment of immortalized lymphoblastoid cell lines. The virus was found to encode a homologue of the pleiotropic cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10), which has wide-ranging effects on the immune system. We investigated the effect of human IL-10 (hIL-10) and viral IL-10 (vIL-10) on EBV-specific immunological memory, as assessed by the inhibition of EBV-induced B-cell transformation by the autologous T cells. We found that IL-10 abrogates the inhibitory capacity of T cells. This IL-10 effect is mediated through suppression of T-cell activation-induced IL-2 and interferon-gamma production and through a direct enhancement of EBV-infected B-cell growth. |
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