Abstract |
It is estimated that about 10-20 million peoples are infected with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) around the world and suffered from HTLV-related diseases. The present study was aimed to evaluate the cellular immunity, T-cell activation, humoral immunity, and inflammatory response hallmarks which affect HTLV-1-associated disease progression. A total of 78 participants were included in the study, comprising 39 HTLV-1 asymptomatic careers (ACs) and 39 healthy controls. The HTLV-proviral load (PVL) was determined via real-time PCR technique, and anti-HTLV antibody, sIL2R, sCD30, Neoptrin, hs-CRP, IgE, anti-VCA, anti-EBNA, and anti-EA were assessed by ELISA method. Mean PVL in ACs was 352.7 ± 418.7 copies/104 PBMCs. A significant higher level of sIL-2R was observed in ACs (P < 0.0001). Anti-VCA antibody titer in ACs and healthy controls was 80.72 ± 105.95 and 156.05 ± 130.71, respectively (P = 0.007). Intriguingly, suppression in ACs immune response was not observed. Resultantly, HTLV-1 infection has no effect on the humoral immune response in ACs but greater T-cell activation and function cellular responses were detected. Finally, more studies on various immune markers in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma ( ATLL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/ tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) patients are greatly needed to illuminate the association of ACs' immune status with the development of the related diseases.
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Authors | Mohammad Reza Hedayati-Moghaddam, Farzad Mollahosseini, Mohammad Javad Namazi, Arman Mosavat, Seyed Abdolrahim Rezaee, Maryam Mahdifar, Hamid Reza Bidkhori, Narges Valizadeh, Houshang Rafatpanah |
Journal | Journal of neurovirology
(J Neurovirol)
Vol. 26
Issue 6
Pg. 863-869
(12 2020)
ISSN: 1538-2443 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 33025348
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Viral
- IL2RA protein, human
- Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit
- Ki-1 Antigen
- Immunoglobulin E
- Neopterin
- C-Reactive Protein
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Topics |
- Adult
- Antibodies, Viral
(blood)
- Asymptomatic Diseases
- C-Reactive Protein
(immunology, metabolism)
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
(immunology, virology)
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- HTLV-I Infections
(blood, diagnosis, immunology, virology)
- Human T-lymphotropic virus 1
(immunology)
- Humans
- Immunity, Cellular
- Immunity, Innate
- Immunoglobulin E
(blood)
- Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit
(blood, immunology)
- Iran
- Ki-1 Antigen
(blood, immunology)
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neopterin
(blood, immunology)
- Viral Load
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