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Infezione da EBV Mononucleosi infettiva - Il diario di Fable

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Model of Epstein –Barr Virus (<strong>EBV</strong>) Infection in Humans<br />

After convalescence, <strong>EBV</strong> is<br />

present in the peripheral blood in<br />

latently infected memory B cells<br />

that express latent membrane<br />

protein (LMP)2 and possibly <strong>EBV</strong><br />

nuclear antigen (EBNA)1. The<br />

latter cells can undergo <strong>EBV</strong><br />

reactivation and express other<br />

latent viral proteins, resulting in<br />

their recognition and destruction<br />

by cytotoxic T cells. Some<br />

latently infected cells undergo<br />

lytic replication in the<br />

oropharynx, resulting in<br />

production of virus with shed<strong>di</strong>ng<br />

of virus into the saliva or<br />

infection of epithelial cells with

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