Effect of different Epstein-Barr virus-determined antigens (EBNA, EA, and VCA) on the leukocyte migration of healthy donors and patients with infectious mononucleosis and certain immunodeficiencies

R. Szigeti, Maria G. Masucci, W. Henle, Gertrude Henle, D. Purtilo, G. Klein

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Abstract

Leukocytes from healthy Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-seropositive (SP) subjects show significant migration (LMI) with EBNA (EBV-determined nuclear antigen)-containing extracts derived from nonproducer, EBV-genome-carrying cells, or presented in the form of partially purified EBNA-preparation. Additional EBV antigens, EA and VCA, presented in the form of induced cell extracts do not add any measurable increase to their response. Leukocytes from acute infectious mononucleosis (IM) patients, on the other hand, do not respond to EBNA, but they show a good response to induced EA- or EA and VCA-containing cell extracts. This is in accordance with known differences in EBV-antibody pattern in healthy SPs as contrasted to acute IM patients. Leukocytes from chronic mononucleosis patients resemble those from acute IM patients in their preferential EA/VCA and deficient EBNA response in the LMI test. Cells from four X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP) patients showed complete absence of reactivity to PHA and to EBV antigens in the LMI test, showing a general defect in cell-mediated immune responses. Leukocytes from a group of patients with lymphoproliferative malignancies in remission and elevated EBV-antibody titers showed a variety of responses, resembling normal SP donors, or IM patients, or showing a complete unresponsiveness in the LMI test.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)128-138
Number of pages11
JournalClinical Immunology and Immunopathology
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1982
Externally publishedYes

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