Cerebrospinal Fluid From Patients With HTLV-1-associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP) With Rapid Evolution Affects Mitochondrial DNA Transcription and Network Organization in Human Glioblastoma Cells.

ABSTRACT: Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting motor and sensory functions. While alterations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have been used to identify disease biomarkers, the effects of such modified CSF on CNS cells remain unexplored. This study compared the effects of pools of CSF from HTLV-1 asymptomatic carriers (HAC) and HAM/TSP patients-categorized by disease progression as: very slow (HAMvs), typical (HAMt), and rapid (HAMr)-on the glioblastoma cell line U87-MG, a cellular model often used to study neurodegenerative diseases. RNA sequencing of U87-MG cells treated with a pool of CSFs from HAMr patients revealed a significant downregulation of transcription of mitochondrial genes a

SUBMITTER: Gomes YCP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619954 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature