Detection of Tax protein expression in CD4+ T cells from HTLV-1-infected subjects
| . | Percentage of Tax-expressing cells . | |
|---|---|---|
| IFN-γ+ cells . | IFN-γ− cells . | |
| TAF | 3.3 | 5.8 |
| TAT | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| TW | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| HAY | 10.7 | 0.4 |
| HT | 5.9 | 0.8 |
| . | Percentage of Tax-expressing cells . | |
|---|---|---|
| IFN-γ+ cells . | IFN-γ− cells . | |
| TAF | 3.3 | 5.8 |
| TAT | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| TW | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| HAY | 10.7 | 0.4 |
| HT | 5.9 | 0.8 |
The 6-hour flow cytometric assay for intracellular IFN-γ was combined with staining for Tax protein expression. Patients with HAM/TSP have codes beginning with T and ACs have codes beginning with H.