T cell clonal expansion and proviral load levels among human t cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) asymptomatic carriers

• Grant number: 10/08550-1
• Support type: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: December 01, 2010 - November 30, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Ester Cerdeira Sabino
• Grantee: Ester Cerdeira Sabino
• Home Institution: Hemocentro de São Paulo. Fundação Pró-Sangue. Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Assoc. researchers: Sabri Saeed Mohamed Ahmed Al-Sanabani ; Walter Kleine Neto

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:Early prediction of Adult T Cell Leukemia (ATL) in HTLV-1 carriers can be difficult before a disease becomes clinically evident. In this study, we aimed to determine the rate of T cell clonality among HTLV-1 asymptomatic carriers with different titers of proviral load (PL) and to establish a criterion for follow up for those who will present higher PL.METHODS:A sensitive SYBR Green real time PCR will be applied on mononuclear cells from a group of 261 HTLV-1 asymptomatic subjects followed in our institute since march 1997. PL will be classified into three categories; low titer (50 copies/1000 PBMCs), intermediate titer (50-100 copies/1000 PBMCs) and high titer (above 100 copies/1000 PBMCs). Approximately 213 samples will be assessed for their T cell receptor rearrangements by etablished TCRg multiplex PCR using primers able to amplify all Vg and Jg regions. The size and profile of PCR products will be determined using GeneMapper v 3.2-computer software. Appropriate statistical methods will be used and data of T cell clonality will be cross-referenced to PL to allow for subsequent association studies. (AU)

Scientific publications

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SANABANI, SABRI SAEED; NUKUI, YOUKO; PEREIRA, JULIANA; DA COSTA, ANTONIO CHARLYS; SOARES DE OLIVEIRA, ANA CAROLINA; PESSOA, RODRIGO; LEAL, FABIO EUDES; SEGURADO, ALUISIO C.; KALLAS, ESPER GEORGES; SABINO, ESTER CERDEIRA. Lack of evidence to support the association of a single IL28B genotype SNP rs12979860 with the HTLV-1 clinical outcomes and proviral load. BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, v. 12, DEC 23 2012. Web of Science Citations: 10.

NETO, WALTER K.; DA-COSTA, ANTONIO C.; DE OLIVEIRA, ANA CAROLINA S.; MARTINEZ, VANESSA P.; NUKUI, YOUKO; SABINO, ESTER C.; SANABANI, SABRI S. Correlation between LTR point mutations and proviral load levels among Human T cell Lymphotropic Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) asymptomatic carriers. VIROLOGY JOURNAL, v. 8, DEC 13 2011. Web of Science Citations: 6.