purpose. To examine whether human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) could infect a
human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell line, ARPE-19, in vitro and to investigate its …

PURPOSE. To examine whether or not retinal glial cells can be infected by human T-cell
lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and test the possibility that HTLV-1-infected retinal glial …

Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the first retrovirus described as a
causative agent of human disease. Following adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma and HLTV-1 …

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was the first retrovirus described as a
causative agent for human disease. In the field of ophthalmology, a close relationship …

Development of modern molecular biology makes it possible to reveal deep insights of
HTLV-1-related ocular diseases. Although effective therapies based on basic researches …

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) or human T lymphotropic virus type 1 is a
retrovirus. Retroviruses are single-stranded RNA viruses that encode an RNA-dependent …

Introduction HTLV-1 (human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1) is a retrovirus that infects
approximately 20 million people worldwide. Many diseases are caused by this virus …

The pathogenic mechanisms of intraocular inflammation had not been well studied until
Wacker and his colleagues found retinal soluble antigen (S antigen) and established …

Adalimumab (ADA), a fully human monoclonal tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α antibody, is
one of the most widely used biologics in the treatment of inflammatory diseases. However …

AIMS--This study aimed to characterise the status of viral infection in patients with HTLV-1
uveitis (HU) by quantifying the circulating HTLV-1 infected cells in the peripheral blood …