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Yamano, Y. et al.

Increased expression of human T lymphocyte virus type I (HTLV-I) Tax11-19 peptide-human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen A*201 complexes on CD4+ CD25+ T Cells detected by peptide-specific, major histocompatibility complex-restricted antibodies in patients with HTLV-I-associated neurologic disease.

Human T lymphocyte virus type I (HTLV-I)-associated chronic inflammatory neurological disease (HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis [HAM/ TSP]) is suggested to be an immunopathologically mediated disorder characterized by large numbers of HTLV-I Tax-specific CD8+ T cells. The frequency of these cells in the peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid is proportional to the amount of HTLV-I proviral load and the levels of HTLV-I tax mRNA expression. As the stimulus for these virus-specific T cells are immunodominant peptide-human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA) complexes expressed on antigen-presenting cells, it was of interest to determine which cells express these complexes and at what frequency. However, until now, it has not been possible to identify and/or quantify these peptide-HLA complexes. Using a recently developed antibody that specifically recognizes Tax11-19 peptide-HLA-A*201 complexes, the level of Tax11-19-HLA-A*201 expression on T cells was demonstrated to be increased in HAM/ TSP and correlated with HTLV-I proviral DNA load, HTLV-I tax mRNA load, and HTLV-I Tax-specific CD8+ T cell frequencies. Furthermore, CD4+ CD25+ T cells were demonstrated to be the major reservoir of HTLV-I provirus as well as Tax11-19 peptide-HLA-A*201 complexes. These results indicate that the increased detection and visualization of peptide-HLA complexes in HAM/ TSP CD4+ CD25+ T cell subsets that are shown to stimulate and expand HTLV-I Tax-specific CD8+ T cells may play an important role in the pathogenesis of HTLV-I-associated neurological disease.[1]

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Increased expression of human T lymphocyte virus type I (HTLV-I) Tax11-19 peptide-human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen A*201 complexes on CD4+ CD25+ T Cells detected by peptide-specific, major histocompatibility complex-restricted antibodies in patients with HTLV-I-associated neurologic disease. Yamano, Y., Cohen, C.J., Takenouchi, N., Yao, K., Tomaru, U., Li, H.C., Reiter, Y., Jacobson, S. J. Exp. Med. (2004) [Pubmed]

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