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ArticleJCI insight2023

Identification and tracking of HTLV-1-infected T cell clones in virus-associated neurologic disease.

Satoshi Nozuma, Eiji Matsuura, Masakazu Tanaka, Daisuke Kodama, Toshio Matsuzaki, Akiko Yoshimura, Yusuke Sakiyama, Shingo Nakahata, Kazuhiro Morishita, Yoshimi Enose-Akahata and 3 more

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Article in JCI insight, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Satoshi NozumaDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Eiji MatsuuraDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Masakazu TanakaDivision of Neuroimmunology, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, and.
Daisuke KodamaDivision of Neuroimmunology, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, and.
Toshio MatsuzakiDivision of Neuroimmunology, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, and.
Akiko YoshimuraDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Yusuke SakiyamaDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Shingo NakahataDivision of HTLV-1/ATL Carcinogenesis and Therapeutics, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
Kazuhiro MorishitaProject for Advanced Medical Research and Development, Project Research Division, Frontier Science Research Center, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
Yoshimi Enose-AkahataViral Immunology Section, Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Steven JacobosonViral Immunology Section, Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Ryuji KubotaDivision of Neuroimmunology, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, and.
Hiroshi TakashimaDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Kagoshima University · JPNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · USUniversity of Miyazaki · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human T lymphotropic virus type 1-assoicated (HTLV-1-associated) myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a neuroinflammatory disease caused by the persistent proliferation of HTLV-1-infected T cells. Here, we performed a T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire analysis focused on HTLV-1-infected cells to identify and track the infected T cell clones that are preserved in patients with HAM/TSP and migrate to the CNS. TCRβ repertoire analysis revealed higher clonal expansion in HTLV-1-infected cells compared with noninfected cells from patients with HAM/TSP and asymptomatic carriers (ACs). TCR clonality in HTLV-1-infected cells was similar in patients with HAM/TSP and ACs. Longitudinal analysis showed that the TCR repertoire signature in HTLV-1-infected cells remained stable, and highly expanded infected clones were preserved within each patient with HAM/TSP over years. Expanded HTLV-1-infected clones revealed different distributions between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and peripheral blood and were enriched in the CSF of patients with HAM/TSP. Cluster analysis showed similarity in TCRβ sequences in HTLV-1-infected cells, suggesting that they proliferate after common antigen stimulation. Our results indicate that exploring TCR repertoires of HTLV-1-infected cells can elucidate individual clonal dynamics and identify potential pathogenic clones expanded in the CNS.

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Human T-lymphotropic virus 1Paraparesis, Tropical SpasticClone CellsHumansReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellInflammationNeurological disordersT cell receptorT cellsVirology

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