The evolution of humoral immune responses during Epstein-Barr virus infection

In a recent study published in PLoS Pathogens

Study : Evolution of functional antibodies following acute Epstein-Barr virus infection. Crédit image : Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock

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About the study

In the present study, researchers characterized the specificities and Fc functionality of antibody anti-EBV during EBV infections (from the acute stage to the convalescent stage).

⁺: viral capsid antigen-negative (VCA)^– immunoglobulin M-negative (IgM^–) IgG⁺early antigen (EA) IgG^–EB nuclear antigen-1 (ENBA-1) IgG1⁺]were included.

Acute infections were confirmed by an elevated VCA level^–

Results

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Conclusion