1999
HTLV-I-Infected T Cells Evade the Antiproliferative Action of IFN-β
Smith D, Buckle G, Hafler D, Frank D, Höllsberg P. HTLV-I-Infected T Cells Evade the Antiproliferative Action of IFN-β. Virology 1999, 257: 314-321. PMID: 10329542, DOI: 10.1006/viro.1999.9679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesIFN-betaT cellsAntiproliferative actionHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type IMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisLymphotropic virus type INormal immunoregulatory mechanismsInnate immune defense mechanismsHost T cellsExogenous IL-2Tropical spastic paraparesisT cell proliferationImmune defense mechanismsVirus type IT cell activationPathogenesis of HTLVImmunoregulatory mechanismsSpastic paraparesisIL-2Phosphorylation of STAT1IFN-gammaViral infectionHigh dosesHTLV
1996
HTLV-I-induced T-cell activation.
Buckle GJ, Hafler DA, Höllsberg P. HTLV-I-induced T-cell activation. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1996, 13 Suppl 1: s107-13. PMID: 8797712, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199600001-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell activationT cellsUninfected T cellsT cell interactionsMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type ILymphotropic virus type ITropical spastic paraparesisInfected T cellsT cell clonesIL-2 productionInterleukin-2 productionVirus type ISpastic paraparesisSpontaneous proliferationCD28 pathwayGeneralized activationCostimulatory signalsImmune systemSeparate mechanismsHTLVProlonged stateType IActivationCells
1995
Differential activation of proliferation and cytotoxicity in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I Tax-specific CD8 T cells by an altered peptide ligand.
Höllsberg P, Weber WE, Dangond F, Batra V, Sette A, Hafler DA. Differential activation of proliferation and cytotoxicity in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I Tax-specific CD8 T cells by an altered peptide ligand. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 4036-4040. PMID: 7732026, PMCID: PMC42097, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.9.4036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesB-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DivisionCell Line, TransformedCytotoxicity, ImmunologicGene Products, taxHerpesvirus 4, HumanHLA-A2 AntigenHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1HumansKineticsLymphocyte ActivationMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPoint MutationThymidineConceptsCD8 T cellsInterleukin-2 secretionT cell receptor contact residuesT cellsReceptor contact residuesCD8 T cell clonesCytotoxic CD8 T cellsMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisT cell-mediated cytotoxicityHAM/TSPTropical spastic paraparesisT cell clonesAltered peptide ligandT cell-mediated cytolysisHuman T-cell leukemia virus type IT cell stimulationVirus type IAnalog peptidesHLA-A2Spastic paraparesisNeurologic diseaseSecondary stimulationSecondary responsePeptide antigensPrimary activationTropical spastic paraparesis on the Caribbean coast of Colombia.
Dangond F, Daza JS, Rosania A, Quin MJ, Zaninovic V, Chaplin B, Marlink R, Hafler DA. Tropical spastic paraparesis on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1995, 52: 155-8. PMID: 7872443, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1995.52.155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTropical spastic paraparesisSpastic paraparesisHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1Chronic spastic paraparesisProgressive leg weaknessVirus type 1Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayChronic myelopathySerum positivityLeg weaknessRetroviral diseaseParaparesisType 1Western blotImmunosorbent assayPatientsEthnic originFirst reportMyelopathyDiseaseAntibodiesWhat is the pathogenesis of human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type I–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis?
Höllsberg P, Hafler D. What is the pathogenesis of human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type I–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis? Annals Of Neurology 1995, 37: 143-145. PMID: 7847855, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410370203.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
T-cell activation by autologous human T-cell leukemia virus type I-infected T-cell clones.
Wucherpfennig KW, Höllsberg P, Richardson JH, Benjamin D, Hafler DA. T-cell activation by autologous human T-cell leukemia virus type I-infected T-cell clones. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 2110-2114. PMID: 1549569, PMCID: PMC48606, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.6.2110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntercellular cell adhesion moleculeBlood T cellsT cell clonesT cell activationIL-2 receptorT cellsActivated T cellsHuman T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) carriersSuch activated T cellsHAM/TSP patientsMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisClass II major histocompatibility complex moleculesHAM/TSPChronic inflammatory diseaseExogenous interleukin-2HTLV-I infectionTropical spastic paraparesisMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesHuman T-cell leukemia virus type IVirus type IHistocompatibility complex moleculesCD2/LFATSP patientsSpastic paraparesisSpontaneous proliferation