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ArticleJournal of leukocyte biology2009

Presentation of human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Tax protein by dendritic cells: the underlying mechanism of HTLV-1-associated neuroinflammatory disease.

Sharrón L Manuel, Todd D Schell, Edward Acheampong, Saifur Rahman, Zafar K Khan, Pooja Jain

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Article in Journal of leukocyte biology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sharrón L ManuelInstitute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA.
Todd D Schell
Edward Acheampong
Saifur Rahman
Zafar K Khan
Pooja Jain
Drexel University · USInstitute for Molecular Medicine · USPennsylvania State University · US

Funding

Define the role of dendritic cells in HTLV-1 associated neuroinflammatory diseaseR01AI077414 · NIAID · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI JAIN, POOJA · 2009 to 2013
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI077414NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI077414-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HTLV-1 is the etiologic agent of a debilitating neurologic disorder, HAM/TSP. This disease features a robust immune response including the oligoclonal expansion of CD8+ CTLs specific for the viral oncoprotein Tax. The key pathogenic process resulting in the proliferation of CTLs and the presentation of Tax peptide remains uncharacterized. We have investigated the role of APCs, particularly DCs, in priming of the anti-Tax CTL response under in vitro and in vivo conditions. We investigated two routes (direct vs. indirect) of Tax presentation using live virus, infected primary CD4+/CD25+ T cells, and the CD4+ T cell line (C8166, a HTLV-1-mutated line that only expresses Tax). Our results indicated that DCs are capable of priming a pronounced Tax-specific CTL response in cell cultures consisting of naïve PBLs as well as in HLA-A*0201 transgenic mice (line HHD II). DCs were able to direct the presentation of Tax successfully through infected T cells, live virus, and cell-free Tax. These observations were comparable with those made with a known stimulant of DC maturation, a combination of CD40L and IFN-gamma. Our studies clearly establish a role for this important immune cell component in HTLV-1 immuno/neuropathogenesis and suggest that modulation of DC functions could be an important tool for therapeutic interventions.

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AnimalsAntigens, CDCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell LineDeltaretrovirus InfectionsDendritic CellsGene Products, taxHumansHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1Interferon-gammaInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitMiceNervous System DiseasesT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicAntigens, CDGene Products, taxInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunittax protein, Human T-lymphotrophic virus 1

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PMID19656902
PMCPMC2774881
OpenAlexW2164341300

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