Abstract
Malignant lymphoma (ML) was induced in eight of nine rabbits inoculated by oral spray of the cell-free pellets from Si-IIA culture (HTLV-II- transformed leukocyte cell line of the Cynomolgus-producing Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related herpesvirus) after 64-141 days. None of the rabbits inoculated with EBV from B-95-8 cells or HTLV-II from MOT cells developed ML. Malignant lymphomas were usually of diffuse, large-cell or mixed type. HTLV- II infection was excluded by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the particle agglutination teat. EBV-encoded RNA-1 and EBV-related DNA were detected in the tumor tissues by in situ hybridization and PCR, respectively. Anti-viral capsid antigen of EBV antibody (anti-VCA) was observed 3 weeks after oral inoculation of Si-IIA cell-free pellets. Polymerase chain reaction revealed continuous detection of EBV-related virus DNA in the peripheral blood leukocytes from 3 days after oral inoculation. These results show that ML induced orally with Si-IIA cell-free pellets was caused by EBV-related herpesvirus harbored by Si-IIA cells. Oral spray of EBV from B-95-8 also induced EBV infection in rabbits, which was confirmed both by the presence of anti-VCA and by PCR. These oral infection and malignant lymphoma induction systems of rabbit using EBV-related virus from Si-IIA or human EBV are useful animal models for the study of EBV infection and EBV-related lymphomas in humans.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 442-448 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Pathology International |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- Animal model
- Epstein-Barr virus
- Herpes virus
- Human T lymphotropic virus
- Malignant lymphoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine