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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) is the etiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and of some lymphoproliferative disorders of B cells. Most malignancies develop after long-lasting viral dormancy, and a preventing role for both humoral and cellular immune control is suggested by the high frequency of these pathologies in immunosuppressed patients. B cells, macrophages and dendritic cells of peripheral lymphoid organs and blood represent the major reservoir of HHV-8. Due to the dual role of B cells in HHV-8 infection, both as virus reservoir and as agents of humoral immune control, we analyzed the subset distribution and the functional state of peripheral blood B cells in HHV-8-infected individuals with and without cKS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1932-6203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
e15029
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Human herpesvirus-8 infection leads to expansion of the preimmune/natural effector B cell compartment.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. silvia.dellabella@unimi.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't