Functional Activity of Monocytes and Macrophages in HTLV-1 Infected Subjects

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...

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Main Authors: Amorim, Camila F., Souza, Anselmo S., Diniz, Angela G., Carvalho, Natália B., Santos, Silvane B., Carvalho, Edgar M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270688/