IL-10-mediated signals act as a switch for lymphoproliferation in Human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 infection by activating the STAT3 and IRF4 pathways.

Human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) causes two distinct diseases, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Since there are no disease-specific differences among HTLV-1 strains, the etiological mechanisms separating these re...

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Main Authors: Leila Sawada, Yoshiko Nagano, Atsuhiko Hasegawa, Hikari Kanai, Kai Nogami, Sayaka Ito, Tomoo Sato, Yoshihisa Yamano, Yuetsu Tanaka, Takao Masuda, Mari Kannagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5614654?pdf=render