Abstract Background: The mechanisms through which HTLV-1 leads to and maintains damage in the central nervous system of patients undergoing HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) are still poorly understood. In recent years, increasing evidence indicates that, not only lympho...
CD4(+)CD25(High) Treg cells in HIV/HTLV co-infected patients with neuropathy: high expression of Alpha4 integrin and lower expression of Foxp3 transcription factor
As células T CD4 reguladoras (Tregs) são críticas na manutenção da homeostase do sistema imunológico. Alterações quantitativas ou fenotípicas e comprometimento funcional de Tregs têm sido associados ao desenvolvimento de patologias incluindo as do sistema nervoso central. Indivíduos com coinfe...
Background: Recent data have shown that HTLV-1 is prevalent among HIV positive patients in Mozambique, although the impact of HTLV-1 infection on HIV disease progression remains controversial. Our aim was to determine the phenotypic profile of T lymphocytes subsets among Mozambican patients co-infected b...
