Epstein‐Barr virus promotes interferon‐α production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells
Quan TE, Roman RM, Rudenga BJ, Holers VM, Craft JE. Epstein‐Barr virus promotes interferon‐α production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2010, 62: 1693-1701. PMID: 20178121, PMCID: PMC2885535, DOI: 10.1002/art.27408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, NuclearDendritic CellsDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansImmunity, HumoralInterferon-alphaLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMajor Histocompatibility ComplexStatistics, NonparametricToll-Like Receptor 7Toll-Like Receptor 9ConceptsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsSystemic lupus erythematosusHuman plasmacytoid dendritic cellsIFNalpha productionDendritic cellsEpstein-Barr virus infectionToll-like receptor 9Interferon-alpha levelsPresence of EBVChronic viral infectionsElevated viral loadAbility of EBVInnate immune cellsEpstein-Barr virusMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesInnate immune responseEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayHistocompatibility complex moleculesSLE patientsEBV DNATLR-7Lupus erythematosusViral loadReceptor 9Immune cells