IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POLYMYOSITIS IN PATIENTS WITH HTLV-I-ASSOCIATED MYELOPATHY AND HTLV-I CARRIERS

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作者
HIGUCHI, I [1 ]
MONTEMAYOR, ES [1 ]
IZUMO, S [1 ]
INOSE, M [1 ]
OSAME, M [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PHILIPPINES,PHILIPPINE GEN HOSP,DEPT MED,MANILA,PHILIPPINES
关键词
POLYMYOSITIS; HTLV-I; MHC CLASS-I; MHC CLASS-II; ADHESION MOLECULE;
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10.1002/mus.880160507
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The immunohistochemical characteristics of polymyositis in patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM) and HTLV-I carriers were studied. Infiltrating cells were predominantly T cells and were not different from in the control group. All specimens contained positively staining muscle fibers for MHC class I antigens, but class II antigens were also expressed in some muscle fibers in 1 patient with HTLV-I-negative polymyositis, 3 patients with HTLV-I-positive polymyositis, and all 5 HAM patients with polymyositis. Expression of the neural cell adhesion molecule was lowest in the HAM patients. These findings may suggest a different immune environment in polymyositis with HAM.
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