Epstein-Barr virus activation in Raji cells with ether extracts of soil from different areas in China

Epstein-Barr virus activation in Raji cells with ether extracts of soil from different areas in China

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) inducers were found in soil samples collected from the ground under tung oil trees and other plant species of Euphorbiaceae family growing in southern provinces of China where incidence of an EBV-associated malignancy, nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is prevalent. In such NPC...

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Published in:Cancer letters Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 53
Main Authors: Zeng, Y, Miao, X C, Jaio, B, Li, H Y, Ni, H Y, Ito, Y
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Ireland 01-05-1984
Subjects:
Burkitt Lymphoma
Cell Line
China
Ecology
Herpesvirus 4, Human - growth & development
Humans
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - epidemiology
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - etiology
Oils - analysis
Plants - metabolism
Soil - analysis
Soil Pollutants - isolation & purification
Virus Activation - drug effects
Water Supply
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Summary:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) inducers were found in soil samples collected from the ground under tung oil trees and other plant species of Euphorbiaceae family growing in southern provinces of China where incidence of an EBV-associated malignancy, nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is prevalent. In such NPC high risk areas, the positive rate of EBV inducers in soil samples was up to 59.5%. Since many tung oil trees are planted along the roads and rivers of the high risk area, the possible significance of EBV inducers in soil under the trees in the development of malignancy among inhabitants of the area is discussed.
ISSN:0304-3835
DOI:10.1016/0304-3835(84)90061-2