Epstein-Barr virus and the origin of Hodgkin lymphoma.
- Author:
Martina VOCKERODT
1
;
Fathima Zumla CADER
;
Claire SHANNON-LOWE
;
Paul MURRAY
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Epstein-Barr Virus Infections; Herpesvirus 4, Human; Hodgkin Disease; virology; Humans; Reed-Sternberg Cells
- From:Chinese Journal of Cancer 2014;33(12):591-597
- CountryChina
- Language:English
- Abstract: Although Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is present in the malignant Hodgkin/Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells of a proportion of cases of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), how the virus contributes to the pathogenesis of this disease remains poorly defined. It is clear from the studies of other EBV-associated cancers that the virus is usually not sufficient for tumor development and that other oncogenic co-factors are required. This article reviews what is known about the contribution of EBV to the pathogenesis of cHL and focuses on emerging evidence implicating chronic inflammation as a potential oncogenic co-factor in this malignancy.
