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ArticleAIDS research and human retroviruses2017

Association of Tuberculosis Status with Neurologic Disease and Immune Response in HTLV-1 Infection.

Anselmo Souza, Natália Carvalho, Yuri Neves, Silvane Braga Santos, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Sérgio Arruda, Eduardo Martins Netto, Marshall J Glesby, Edgar Carvalho

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Article in AIDS research and human retroviruses, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 53% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. HTLV-1-associated diseases: a systematic review.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2026
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  4. HTLV-1 and Co-infections.Frontiers in medicine · 2022
    Review
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  6. Overview on coinfection of HTLV-1 and tuberculosis: Mini-review.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Anselmo Souza1 Immunology Service, University Hospital Prof. Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia , Salvador, Bahia, Brazil .
Natália Carvalho1 Immunology Service, University Hospital Prof. Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia , Salvador, Bahia, Brazil .
Yuri Neves1 Immunology Service, University Hospital Prof. Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia , Salvador, Bahia, Brazil .
Silvane Braga Santos1 Immunology Service, University Hospital Prof. Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia , Salvador, Bahia, Brazil .
Maria de Lourdes Bastos1 Immunology Service, University Hospital Prof. Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia , Salvador, Bahia, Brazil .
Sérgio Arruda5 Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz (CPqGM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) , Salvador, Bahia, Brazil .
Eduardo Martins Netto6 University Hospital Prof. Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia , Salvador, Bahia, Brazil .
Marshall J Glesby7 Center for Global Health, Weill Cornell Medical College , New York, New York.
Edgar Carvalho1 Immunology Service, University Hospital Prof. Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia , Salvador, Bahia, Brazil .
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development · BREscola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública · BRCornell University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiologic agent of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). HTLV-1 infected individuals have increased susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection but the influence of tuberculosis (TB) on the course of HTLV-1 infection is unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of TB on immunological, virologic, and neurologic features of HTLV-1 infection. This is a retrospective analysis of individuals enrolled in a cohort study from an HTLV-1 clinic who were evaluated for past or latent tuberculosis (LTB) and classified clinically as HTLV-1 carriers, probable HAM/TSP and definite HAM/TSP. Spontaneous cytokine production (interferon-gamma [IFN-γ], tumor necrosis factor [TNF], and interleukin[IL]-10), serum chemokines (CXCL9 and CXCL10) and HTLV-1 proviral load were evaluated. Of 172 participants, 64 did not have histories of TB (TB- group), 81 had LTB and 27 had TB in the past (TB+ group). In the TB+ group, there was a higher frequency of HAM/TSP patients (35%) than in HTLV-1 carriers (10%) (OR = 3.8, p = .0001). HAM/TSP patients with histories of TB had higher IFN-γ/IL-10 and TNF/IL-10 ratios when compared with HAM/TSP patients without histories of TB. There were no differences in serum chemokine production and proviral load across TB groups stratified on HTLV-1 clinical status. In conclusion, TB may influence the development of HAM/TSP, and patients with these two diseases have an impairment in the modulation of immune response.

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AdolescentAdultAgedCytokinesFemaleHTLV-I InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNervous System DiseasesRetrospective StudiesTuberculosisViral LoadYoung AdultCytokinesHTLV-1immune responsetuberculosis

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PMID28540757
PMCPMC5665362
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