High expression of CD244 and SAP regulated CD8 T cell responses of patients with HTLV-I associated neurologic disease.

HTLV-I-specific CD8(+) T cells have been characterized with high frequencies in peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid and production of proinflammatory cytokines, which contribute to central nervous system inflammation in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Howeve...

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Main Authors: Yoshimi Enose-Akahata, Eiji Matsuura, Unsong Oh, Steven Jacobson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2779586?pdf=render