The main pathological feature of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1)-associated
myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAWTSP) is chronic inflammation of the spinal …

Human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1) is a human retrovirus that preferentially infects
CD 4+ lymphocytes in vivo. The virus causes a hematological malignancy known as adult T …

TSP/HAM, a chronic spastic paraparesis or paraplegia with sphincter disturbances and
minimal sensory loss, is characterized pathologically by a meningo-myelitis of the lower …

FOLIA 2-2009 Page 1 Folia Neuropathologica 2009; 47/2 182 HTLV-I-associated
myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP): the role of HTLV-I-infected Th1 cells in the …

HTLV-I-infected cells play an important role in pathogenesis HTLV-I-associated
myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Our previous studies of quantitative …

Human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic
paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is associated with accumulation of HTLV-I–infected T cells in the …

The reasons for the development of HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic
paraparesis (HAM/TSP) in certain infected individuals remain poorly understood, but the …

To clarify clinical and laboratory findings that may be related to the pathomechanism of
HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), we analyzed these …

Human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic
paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is an inflammatory neurologic disease caused by HTLV-I infection …

The in vitro proliferation of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) without any mitogenic
stimulation is one of the hallmarks of human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection …