Leukotrienes are upregulated and associated with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated neuroinflammatory disease.

Leukotrienes (LTs) are lipid mediators involved in several inflammatory disorders. We investigated the LT pathway in human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection by evaluating LT levels in HTLV-1-infected patients classified according to the clinical status as asymptomatic carriers (HACs) an...

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Main Authors: Bruno Caetano Trindade, Carlos Artério Sorgi, Larissa Deadame de Figueiredo Nicolete, Tathiane Maistro Malta, Mariana Tomazini Pinto, Osvaldo Massaiti Takayanagui, Dimas Tadeu Covas, Olindo Assis Martins Filho, Simone Kashima, Lúcia Helena Faccioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3527467?pdf=render