HTLV-1 is the etiological agent of a neurological disease named HAM/TSP that has clinical
characteristics similar to those of multiple sclerosis (MS). The PBMC obtained from …

Human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is the causative agent of an inflammatory
neurological disease termed HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis …

Human T lymphotropic virus–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis
(HTLV/TSP), also known as HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis …

Objective: Human T lymphotropic virus-type 1 (HTLV-1) activates the immune system
leading to a persistent and exacerbated T-cell response with increased production of IFN-γ …

Infection by the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) causes T-cell activation by at
least two separate mechanisms. One mechanism involves activation of the T cells harboring …

CD8+ T cells contribute to central nervous system inflammation in human T-cell
lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis …

Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was the first human retrovirus isolated. 1 HTLV-
1 is the etiologic agent of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis …

Less than 1% of individuals infected with the human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)
develop an inflammatory neurological disorder, termed HTLV-1-associated …

Objective: Th1 activation based on a high HTLV-I proviral load is one of the characteristic
immunological abnormalities in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with HTLV-I …

Abstract Background HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis
(HAM/TSP) is a neurological inflammatory disease associated with a predominant infiltration …