Human t lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 htlv 1 and 2 were discovered in the early 1980s and cause chronic infection of humans. Relationship between human t lymphotropic virus htlv type 1. Comparative virology of htlv1 and htlv2 retrovirology full text. If arup consult does not answer your test selection and interpretation questions, or if youd like to suggest ways to improve content or usability, please leave a message for the arup clinical content team. The tax protein of htlv 1 acts both as mitogen and. Human tlymphotropic virus type i and ii htlv1, htlv2. Human tcell leukemia virus type 1 genetic and rare. Type 1 htlv is irregularly distributed throughout the world, as opposed to type 2 virus, which is a new world virus, more common among americans in north, central, and south america. Shortly after the discovery of htlv 1, human tcell leukemia virus type 2 htlv 2 was isolated from a patient with hairy cell leukemia.
Approximately 12% of asymptomatic carriers progress to atl over a 2040 year period. History of the discoveries of the first human retroviruses. Journal of reproducti6e immunology 47 2000 197206 1. Human tlymphotropic virus types i, ii htlv i, ii arup. Human tcell leukemia virus1 htlv1 is the first pathogenic human retrovirus. Htlv 1 is endemic in parts of japan, the caribbean, west africa and probably south america, and is associated with disease in these areas. Human tcell lymphotropic virus type 1 htlv 1 associated uveitis, characterized by a granulomatous or nongranulomatous reaction accompanied by vitreous opacities and retinal vasculitis, can be the only manifestation of this viral infection. It is a retrovirus that infects a type of white blood cell called a tcell or tlymphocyte. Human tcell lymphotropic virus types i and ii htlv i and htlv ii are closely related exogenous human retroviruses. Recommendations for counseling persons infected with human. Approximately onetenth of the 10 million individuals living with human tcell leukemia virus type 1 htlv 1 worldwide live in japan. Human tcell lymphotropic virus type 1 uveitis eyewiki. Malignant diseases and mortality in blood donors infected with human tlymphotropic virus type 1 in israel. Human tlymphotropic virus type 1 htlv 1 infection, a frequently ignored but important disease, is hyperendemic in the south of japan and endemic in africa, the caribbean, and latin america.
Recommendations for counseling persons infected with human t. Human tcell leukaemia virus type 1 htlv1 infectivity. Lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 seroprevalence among. The y axis depicts percentages of subjects falling into each stratum htlv1 is. Data on all blood donors in a large network of chilean blood centers were examined during 201120. Antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 hiv 1 and type 2 hiv 2 and to human tcell leukemia virus htlv 1 were investigated by elisa, western blot and radioimmunoprecipitation ripa assay in 318 sera 191 males and 127 females obtained from syphilitic patients. The nature of the htlv1 provirus in naturally infected individuals. Human tcell leukemia virus htlv 1 and 2 are deltaretroviruses that infect a wide range of cells.
The x axis shows the 3 strata of htlv12 proviral dna load undetectable. Hamtsp has been reported to develop in 1 % 2 % of individuals with htlv 1 infection. This led to the discovery of the first htlv, designated htlv 1, and marked the beginning of the human retrovirus era. Based on small studies, the clinical course of pregnancy does not seem to be altered by the presence of infection by htlv 1 and babies appear normal at. Comparative virology of htlv1 and htlv2 retrovirology. Human tcell leukaemia virus type 1 htlv 1, a retrovirus that infects 20 million people worldwide, was the first retrovirus to be shown to be causal for a human cancer, adult tcell leukaemia atl. Glut1, the major vertebrate glucose transporter, has been shown to be the htlv env receptor. Mothertochild transmission of human tcell lymphotropic. Htlv 1 is the only known retrovirus to directly cause cancer in humans. Human tcell leukemia virus type1 htlv1 was first described by. Antibodies to htlv12, hiv1 and hiv2 in syphilitic patients. Human tlymphotropic viruses htlv are causally associated with adult tcell leukaemia and with a progressive form of lower limb paralysis known as tropical spastic paraparesis. The nature of the htlv1 provirus in naturally infected individuals analyzed by the viral dnacaptureseq approach. The years of preparation that led to the discoveries of human retroviruses.
How to handle western blot wb seroindeterminate individuals for human tlymphotropic virus 12 htlv12 constitutes a challenge for blood banks and fam ilies. The infected cd4 positive host cell produces new htlv 1 virus particles 1, and htlv 1 derived antigenic peptides complexed with class i and class ii human major histocompatibility complex hla proteins on its surface 2. Human tcell lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 htlv 1 and htlv 2 were described in 1980 1, 2, and they were the first human retroviruses described. Marcelo grossi araujo,1,2 sonia regina pinheiro,2 antonio carlos guedes,1,2 and anna barbara. Articles on htlv 1 replication, pathogenesis, treatment and prevention and identify essential areas of unmet need in htlv 1 basic and translational research. The aap recommends that those who are htlv i or htlv ii positive should not breastfeed or donate breastmilk. Screening transplant donors for htlv1 and 2 american society. Htlvi and atl human tlymphotropic virus type i htlvi is the. Information on the human tlymphotropic virus type 1 htlv 1 virus which infects white blood cells including the geographic range of the disease, symptoms, how it is spread, not breastfeeding if you have htlv1, how to protect again htlv1, the lack of treatment, the low risk of htlv1 transmission by blood transfusion, and htlv1 testing. Epidemiological aspects and world distribution of htlv1. Although this virus generally causes no signs or symptoms, some affected people may later develop adult tcell leukemia atl, htlv1 associated myelopathytropical spastic paraparesis hamtsp or other medical conditions.
Human t cell leukemia virus type 1 htlv 1 was the first discovered human retrovirus and the etiologic agent of adult tcell leukemia and htlv 1 associated myelopathytropical spastic paraparesis. Infection with human tlymphotropic virus types1 and 2. Herein we describe a case of recurrent spontaneous rupture of the bladder in a 39yearold woman with human tlymphotropic virus type 1 htlv1 associated myelopathytopical spastic paraparesis. Human t cell leukemia virus type 1 htlv1 was the first discovered human retrovirus and the etiologic agent of adult tcell leukemia and. The htlv 1 virions infect susceptible neighbouring cd4 positive cells. A virus closely related to htlv i, human tlymphotropic virus 2 htlv ii shares approximately 70% genomic homology structural similarity with htlv i. Although this virus generally causes no signs or symptoms, scientists suspect that some affected people may later develop neurological problems andor chronic lung infections. Human tcell leukemia virus type 2 genetic and rare. Soon after their discovery, it was realized that blood transfusion was associated with high rates of transmission due to the infusion of infected lymphocytes. The human tlymphotropic viruses, type i htlv i and type ii htlv ii, are closely related but distinct retroviruses that can infect humans. Human tcell lymphotropic virus type 1 or human tlymphotropic virus type 1 htlv i, also called the adult tcell lymphoma virus type 1, is a retrovirus of the human tlymphotropic virus htlv family that has been implicated in several kinds of diseases including very aggressive adult tcell lymphoma atl, htlv iassociated myelopathy, uveitis, strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection and. Jul 29, 2014 htlv 1 and htlv 2 share broad similarities in their overall genetic organization and expression pattern, but they differ substantially in their pathogenic properties.
Epidemiology, treatment, and prevention of human tcell. More recently, 2 other types of htlv were identified, htlv 3 and htlv 4. Western blot seroindeterminate individuals for human t. For preventing the htlv 1 spread, we previously generated a humanized. Stienlauf s, yahalom v, shinar e, sidi y, segal g, schwartz e. Aug 20, 2019 in 1979, human tcell lymphotropic virus htlv was isolated in a patient with adult cutaneous tcell lymphoma atl. Although htlv 1 is endemic to certain parts of the world such as japan, melanesia, caribbean islands, central and south america, and central african. Human tlymphotropic virus type 1 htlv1 is a member of the deltatype. Geographical distribution of the main foci of htlv 1 infection. Human tcell leukaemia virus type 1 htlv1, a retrovirus that infects 20 million people worldwide, was the first retrovirus to be shown to be causal.
Limited data exist regarding the effects of antiretroviral therapy on htlv12 virus expression and disease progression. The recent discovery of regulatory t cells treg cells has generated new. Screen patients for infection with human tlymphotropic virus and, if positive, confirm infection with either htlv 1 or htlv 2 limitations htlv 1 or htlv 2 immunoblot testing should only be performed on patient specimens previously found positive for htlv infection by immunoassay eia. Htlv i was first isolated in 1980 from a patient with a cutaneous tcell lymphoma, while htlv ii was identified from a patient with hairy cell leukemia in 1982. Human tlymphotropic virus htlv type 1 and 2 are human retroviruses, which were discovered in the early 1980s, and it is estimated that 1520 million people are infected worldwide. Htlv 1 is a very old virus, which appears to have infected and moved with humans for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Human tcell leukaemia virus type 1 htlv1 infectivity and.
Htlv 1 is an abbreviation for human tcell lymphotropic virus type 1, also called human tcell leukemia type 1, a virus that has been implicated in several kinds of diseases, including tropical spastic paraparesis, and as a virus cancer link for leukemia see adult tcell leukemialymphoma. Herein we describe a case of recurrent spontaneous rupture of the bladder in a 39yearold woman with human tlymphotropic virus type 1 htlv 1 associated myelopathytopical spastic paraparesis. After the discovery of htlv1, a second human retrovirus. Pathogens free fulltext conservation of a neutralization. Htlv1 is less commonly associated with other disease. Their geographical distribution and a possible association with human disease are currently being investigated, and not much is known. While it is well established that the extracellular surface component su of the htlv envelope glycoprotein env harbors all of the determinants of interaction with the receptor, identification of su. Other associations htlv i infection has been associated with a large variety of clinical syndromes, of which there is strong evidence in the case of htlv i associated infective dematitis and htlv i associated uvetis. Htlv1, the other pathogenic yet neglected human retrovirus. Recommendations for counseling persons infected with human tlymphotrophic virus, types i and ii summary. Feb 23, 2016 human tlymphotropic virus htlv type 1 and 2 are human retroviruses, which were discovered in the early 1980s, and it is estimated that 1520 million people are infected worldwide. Estimates of the number of htlv 1 infected carriers, based on approximately 1. Publications are often used as a measure of research work success. May 01, 2007 human t lymphotropic virus htlv types 1 and 2 status, as determined by western blot findings, by htlv load n 72.