Are lipid disorders involved in the predominance of human T-lymphotropic virus-1 infections in women?
Abstract INTRODUCTION : The human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) is associated with chronic inflammatory diseases such as HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), a chronic inflammatory disease. Disturbances in lipid metabolism are involved in inflammatory and demyelinat...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:07f2385cb9b94aedbf7911fc9498ebc2 2023-05-15T15:02:42+02:00 Are lipid disorders involved in the predominance of human T-lymphotropic virus-1 infections in women? Luciana Debortoli de Carvalho Sandra Rocha Gadelha Lauro Juliano Marin Gustavo Eustaquio Alvim Brito-Melo Camila Pacheco Silveira Martins Flavio Guimarães da Fonseca Edel Figueiredo Barbosa-Stancioli 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0068-2015 https://doaj.org/article/07f2385cb9b94aedbf7911fc9498ebc2 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000600759&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0068-2015 https://doaj.org/article/07f2385cb9b94aedbf7911fc9498ebc2 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 48, Iss 6, Pp 759-761 (2015) HTLV-1 Lipid disorders and sex differences Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0068-2015 2022-12-31T03:20:53Z Abstract INTRODUCTION : The human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) is associated with chronic inflammatory diseases such as HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), a chronic inflammatory disease. Disturbances in lipid metabolism are involved in inflammatory and demyelinating diseases. METHODS : Plasma levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, and fractions of HTLV-1-infected individuals of both sexes with different clinical progressions were determined. RESULTS : Elevated levels of triglyceride and very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) were exclusively detected in HTLV-1-infected women from asymptomatic and HAM/TSP groups compared with uninfected individuals (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS : Elevated triglyceride and VLDL levels in HTLV-1-infected women may be related to the predominance of HAM/TSP in women. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 48 6 759 761 |
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Abstract INTRODUCTION : The human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) is associated with chronic inflammatory diseases such as HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), a chronic inflammatory disease. Disturbances in lipid metabolism are involved in inflammatory and demyelinating diseases. METHODS : Plasma levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, and fractions of HTLV-1-infected individuals of both sexes with different clinical progressions were determined. RESULTS : Elevated levels of triglyceride and very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) were exclusively detected in HTLV-1-infected women from asymptomatic and HAM/TSP groups compared with uninfected individuals (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS : Elevated triglyceride and VLDL levels in HTLV-1-infected women may be related to the predominance of HAM/TSP in women. |
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Luciana Debortoli de Carvalho Sandra Rocha Gadelha Lauro Juliano Marin Gustavo Eustaquio Alvim Brito-Melo Camila Pacheco Silveira Martins Flavio Guimarães da Fonseca Edel Figueiredo Barbosa-Stancioli |
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Luciana Debortoli de Carvalho Sandra Rocha Gadelha Lauro Juliano Marin Gustavo Eustaquio Alvim Brito-Melo Camila Pacheco Silveira Martins Flavio Guimarães da Fonseca Edel Figueiredo Barbosa-Stancioli |
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Are lipid disorders involved in the predominance of human T-lymphotropic virus-1 infections in women? |
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Are lipid disorders involved in the predominance of human T-lymphotropic virus-1 infections in women? |
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Are lipid disorders involved in the predominance of human T-lymphotropic virus-1 infections in women? |
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Are lipid disorders involved in the predominance of human T-lymphotropic virus-1 infections in women? |
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Are lipid disorders involved in the predominance of human T-lymphotropic virus-1 infections in women? |
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are lipid disorders involved in the predominance of human t-lymphotropic virus-1 infections in women? |
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