HTLV	Human T-lymphotropic virus
ATL	Adult T-Cell Leukemia
HAM/TSP	HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
CNS	Central nervous system
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
IFN-γ	Interferon-gamma
IL	Interleukin
PBMCs	Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
hBMEC	Human brain microvascular endothelial cells
SH-SY5Y	Neuroblastoma cells
MT-2	HTLV-1 immortalized T cells
DMEM/F12	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium with HAM/F12
M199	Medium 199
FBS	Fetal Bovine Serum
Pen/Strep	Penicillin/Streptomycin
NEAA	Non-essential amino acids