Functional activity of monocytes and macrophages in HTLV-1 infected subjects.

• Main Authors: Camila F Amorim (Author), Anselmo S Souza (Author), Angela G Diniz (Author), Natália B Carvalho (Author), Silvane B Santos (Author), Edgar M Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Human T lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infects predominantly T cells, inducing proliferation and lymphocyte activation. Additionally, HTLV-1 infected subjects are more susceptible to other infections caused by other intracellular agents. Monocytes/macrophages are important cells in the defen...