Inhibition of ABL1 tyrosine kinase reduces HTLV-1 proviral loads in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis

• Daisuke Kodama ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: kodamada@m.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Division of Neuroimmunology, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1118-4856

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• Masakazu Tanaka,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Neuroimmunology, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN

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• Toshio Matsuzaki,

  Roles Investigation, Resources

  Affiliations Division of Neuroimmunology, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN, Medical Corporation Sanshukai Ohkatsu Hospital, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN

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• Kimiko Izumo,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations Division of Neuroimmunology, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN, Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN

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• Nobuaki Nakano,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Hematology, Imamura General Hospital, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN

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• Eiji Matsuura,

  Roles Investigation, Resources

  Affiliation Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN

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• Mineki Saito,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki City, Okayama, JAPAN

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• Masahiro Nagai,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Neurology and Clinical Pharmacology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon City, Ehime, JAPAN

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• Masahisa Horiuchi,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN

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• Atae Utsunomiya,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Hematology, Imamura General Hospital, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN

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• Hiroshi Takashima,

  Roles Investigation, Resources

  Affiliation Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN

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• Ryuji Kubota,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Neuroimmunology, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4158-3471

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• Shuji Izumo

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Validation

  Affiliation Division of Neuroimmunology, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JAPAN

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