PubMed · 6995189
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W Pierpaoli. 1980. Why immunology?. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0145-305x(80)80024-3
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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection is associated with a variety of human diseases including HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), a chronic progressive inflammatory neurological disease. An important risk factor for the development of HAM/TSP is thought to be a high HTLV-I proviral load. Histopathological studies have demonstrated the presence of HTLV-I virus in the affected areas of spinal cords from HAM/TSP patients. Furthermore, T-cell infiltrations have been shown in spinal cord lesions. The precise mechanism for disease development is still unknown. Virus-host immune interactions are considered to play an important role in disease pathogenesis. This review focuses on current molecular, histopathological, and immunological approaches to understand the immunopathogenesis of HAM/TSP.
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