Skip to main content
. 2013 May 5;3(2):91–101.

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Interaction between CCR5 with its ligand CCL5, promotes B-cell activation. The cytokine milieu plays an important role in the immortalization and survival of EBV infected cells. In a state of chronic inflammation, such as autoimmune conditions, it is presumed that a common multistep -process that eliminates checkpoints that prevent uncontrolled B-cell clonal expansion is involved.