Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1
Retinal pigment epithelial cell HTLV-1 infection inhibited by ICAM-1 neutralizing antibody
Published in Drug Week, June 9th, 2006
In a recent report published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, researchers in the United States conducted a study to "examine whether human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) could infect a human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell Line, ARPE-19, in vitro and to investigate its regulation.
"A coculture system with ARPE-19 and irradiated cells of an HTLV-1-producing T-cell line, MT2 was used to determine the permissivity of RPE to HTLV-I infection in vitro."
"The...
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Source: Drug Week (2006-06-09)
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