Abstract:
Objective To establish a mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) model latently infected by EBV for researches of prevention and treatment of lymphoma.
Methods Neomycin resistant recombinant EBV (NeoR EBV) and B95-8 EBV genes were used to infect B cell lines of SP49, SP53 and Jeko-1. EBV-positive MCL cell lines were selected through immunofluorescence and Southern blot. The immune phenotypes and biological activities of EBV-positive MCL cell lines were detected by Western blot and flow cytometry.
Results SP49/EBV and SP53/EBV cell lines expressing EBER1, EBNA2 and LMP1 were successfully established, with only enhanced CD38 immune phenotype. The abilities of proliferation, apoptotic resistance as well as tumor forming decreased in both cell lines.
Conclusion SP49/EBV and SP53/EBV cell lines established in this study were characterized with lower abilities of proliferation similar to resting B cells latently infected by EBV in vivo. Therefore the above cell lines may be good models of research for latent EBV infection in vivo.