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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2020

Co-infection of Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus Diminishes the Frequency of CD56

Janice K P Lam, Tarik Azzi, K F Hui, Aikha M G Wong, Donal McHugh, Nicole Caduff, K H Chan, Christian Münz, Alan K S Chiang

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Janice K P LamDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.
Tarik AzziExperimental Infectious Diseases and Cancer Research, University Children's Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
K F HuiDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.
Aikha M G WongDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.
Donal McHughDepartment of Viral Immunobiology, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Nicole CaduffDepartment of Viral Immunobiology, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
K H ChanDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Christian MünzDepartment of Viral Immunobiology, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Alan K S ChiangDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.
Queen Mary Hospital · CNUniversity of Zurich · CHUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich · CHUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication, frequently associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which develops after solid organ or stem cell transplantation. Immunosuppression received by transplant recipients has a significant impact on the development of PTLD by suppressing the function of T cells. The preferential proliferation of NKG2A-positive natural killer (NK) cells during primary symptomatic EBV infection known as infectious mononucleosis (IM) and their reactivity toward EBV-infected B cells point to a role of NK cell in the immune control of EBV. However, NK cell-mediated immune response to EBV in immunosuppressed transplant recipients who develop PTLD remains unclear. In this study, we longitudinally analyzed the phenotype and function of different NK cell subsets in a cohort of pediatric liver transplant patients who develop PTLD and compared them to those of children with IM. We found persistently elevated plasma EBV DNA levels in the PTLD patients indicating suboptimal anti-viral immune control. PTLD patients had markedly decreased frequency of CD56

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CoinfectionCytomegalovirusHerpesvirus 4, HumanAge FactorsCell DegranulationCell LineChild, PreschoolCytomegalovirus InfectionsDisease SusceptibilityEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFemaleHumansImmunocompromised HostImmunophenotypingImmunosuppression TherapyImmunosuppressive AgentsImmunosuppressive AgentsReceptors, KIRcytomegalovirusEBVimmunosuppressioninfectious mononucleosisKIRnatural killer cellsNKG2Apost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder

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PMID32625211
PMCPMC7311655
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