EBV infection inhibits the development of DCs from blood monocytes
Experiment
.
Cell recovery (× 106)
.
Cell loss, %
.
Control
.
EBV
.
1
7.3
2.5
65.8
2
1.8
0.7
61.1
3
9.0
3.0
66.7
4
1.3
0.4
68.0
5
3.7
1.1
69.5
Mean ± SD
—
—
66.2 ± 3.2
Experiment
.
Cell recovery (× 106)
.
Cell loss, %
.
Control
.
EBV
.
1
7.3
2.5
65.8
2
1.8
0.7
61.1
3
9.0
3.0
66.7
4
1.3
0.4
68.0
5
3.7
1.1
69.5
Mean ± SD
—
—
66.2 ± 3.2
Monolayers of uninfected and EBV-infected PBMCs were cultured for 7 days in the presence of GM-CSF and IL-4. The yield of viable cells was evaluated by trypan blue dye exclusion.