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CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY
卷 334, 期 -, 页码 70-77出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2018.09.009
关键词
HTLV-1; HAM/TSP pathogenesis; Chemokines; Adhesion molecules; Integrins
资金
- National Institute of Science and Technology in Tropical Diseases - Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), Brazil, (INCT-DT) [573839/2008-5]
Background: HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is related with high proviral load, high proinflammatory cytokine levels, and passage of infected cell from the blood to the central nervous system. We aimed to evaluate the participation of chemokines and adhesion molecules in HAM/TSP pathogenesis. Methods: CXCL9, CXCL10, sICAM-1, and sVCAM-1 were determined by ELISA in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of HTLV-1 infected individuals. The frequency and median fluorescence intensity (MFI) of lymphocytes and monocytes expressing ligands of adhesion molecules (CD11a and CD49d) and a chemokine receptor (CXCR3) were analyzed by flow cytometry. Results: The levels of CXCL9 and CXCL10 in serum of definite HAM/TSP were higher than in serum of probable HAM/TSP and HTLV-1 carriers. Considering the production of chemokines by patients with definite HAM/TSP, CXCL9 levels were higher in serum than in CSF, and CXCL10 production was higher in CSF than in serum. Levels of adhesion molecules in serum and CSF of HTLV-1 infected individuals did not differ. The MFI of CD11a on CD4(+), CD8(+) and CD14(+) cells was lower in definite HAM/TSP than in HTLV-1 carriers and did not differ from probable HAM/TSP and healthy subjects (HS). The frequency of lymphocytes expressing CXCR3 was lower in definite HAM/TSP than in cells of probable HAM/TSP and did not differ from carrier and HS. Conclusion: These data point to the participation of proinflammatory chemokines, especially CXCL10, in the pathogenesis of definite HAM/TSP.
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