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

• Hoofdauteurs: Camila F Amorim (Auteur), Anselmo S Souza (Auteur), Angela G Diniz (Auteur), Natália B Carvalho (Auteur), Silvane B Santos (Auteur), Edgar M Carvalho (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...