Impact of an HPV6/11/16/18 L1 virus-like particle vaccine on progression to cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in seropositive women with HPV16/18 infection

The impact of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2-3 or adenocarcinoma in situ (CIN2-3/AIS) in women with ongoing HPV16 or 18 infections prevaccination is reported. Seventeen thousand six-hundred and twenty-two women aged 16-26 were enrolled in 1 of 2 randomized, placebo-controlled, efficacy trials (Protocols 013 and 015). Vaccine or placebo was given at day 1, month 2 and 6. Women were tested for HPV6/11/16/18 DNA and antibodies at day 1. We focus on the subset of women who were seropositive and DNA positive to HPV16 or HPV18 prevaccination. Incidence is expressed as the number of women with an endpoint per 100 person-years-at-risk. In total, 419 vaccine and 446 placebo recipients were both seropositive and DNA positive to HPV16 or HPV18 prevaccination and had at least one follow-up visit. In Protocol 013, the incidence of HPV16/18-related CIN2-3/AIS among these women was 10.9 in the vaccine arm and 7.0 in the placebo arm (vaccine efficacy = -54.9; 95% CI: -181.7, 13.0). In Protocol 015, the incidence of HPV16/18-related CIN2-3/AIS was 5.5 in the vaccine arm and 6.2 in the placebo arm (vaccine efficacy = 12.2%; 95% CI: -29.8, 40.9). These data suggest HPV vaccination neither reduces nor enhances progression to HPV16/18-related high grade cervical lesions, and cervical cytology screening and corresponding management should continue as per local recommendations. Ultimately, population-based surveillance of vaccinated individuals beyond these clinical trials will be required to further address questions regarding the impact of vaccination in women exposed to vaccine HPV types before vaccination.     

预防性九价HPV疫苗的研究进展

阐述预防性九价HPV疫苗的研究进展,系统性回顾分析截止2015年5月在PubMed上搜录的相关文献,结合预防性九价人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)疫苗的疗效、安全性及对公共健康的影响从而阐述九价HPV疫苗的研究进展.提供九价HPV疫苗对预防HPV的疗效、安全性、及对公众健康影响的相关信息.     

Age‐specific prevalence of HPV16/18 genotypes in cervical cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

The prevalence of HPV16/18 in cervical cancer has been reported to decline with age in some papers. However, whether this decline in proportion of cancers positive for HPV16/18 is consistently observed across studies remains to be elucidated. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify papers reporting data on age‐specific prevalence of HPV16/18 in cervical cancer and to summarize the results. We employed MEDLINE and Embase for a systematic literature search and thereby identified a total of 644 papers published in the period 1999–2015, of which 15 papers, reporting cross‐sectional data, were included for review (11,526 cervical cancers). The prevalence of HPV16/18 in cervical cancer declined significantly with age (ρ = ?0.83, p = 0.04) from 74.8% (95% CI 67.6–80.8) in women aged 30–39 years to 56.8% (95% CI 43.9–68.8) in women aged ≥70 years. As the HPV16/18 positive cancers are prevented in fully vaccinated cohorts, the age‐specific epidemiology of cervical cancer is anticipated to change, with a shift in peak incidence rate to older ages. It will be important for integrated vaccination and screening strategies to consider predicted change in the age‐specific epidemiology of cervical cancer.     

HLA class II alleles associated with infection by HPV16 in cervical cancer in situ

HLA class II alleles have been associated with an increased risk of developing cervical cancer through infection with oncogenic forms of human papilloma virus (HPV). We have examined the association of variation at the DRB1 and DQB1 loci with HPV16 infection and risk of development of cervical cancer by analysis of 440 cases diagnosed with cervical cancer in situ and 476 age-matched controls in a retrospective case-control study. The infection history of a woman was studied by analysis of cervical smears taken at multiple times during a period of up to 27 years (1969-95). The frequency of a number of alleles are either increased (DRB1*0801, DRB1*1501, DQB1*0402 and DQB1*0602) or decreased (DRB1*0101, DRB1*1301, DQB1*0501 and DQB1*0603) in the cancer patients compared to the controls. After correction for multiple testing, only the DQB1*0602 and the DRB1*1501 alleles remain associated with cancer and only in HPV16-infected patients (DQB1*0602: 102/264 (39%) vs. 130/476 (28%), p = 0.028 and DRB1*1501: 104/259 (40%) vs. 132/469 (28%), p = 0.027). These alleles are associated primarily with infection by HPV and only indirectly affect the risk of developing cervical cancer in situ. To study the impact of these alleles on persistence of infection, women with short-term infections were compared to those with long-term infections. Carriers of DQB1*0602 and DRB1*1501 were more frequent in the group with long-term HPV infections, indicating that these class II alleles contribute to the inability to clear an HPV infection.     

Estimating the long-term impact of a prophylactic human papillomavirus 16/18 vaccine on the burden of cervical cancer in the UK

To predict the public health impact on cervical disease by introducing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the United Kingdom, we developed a mathematical model that can be used to reflect the impact of vaccination in different countries with existing screening programmes. Its use is discussed in the context of the United Kingdom. The model was calibrated with published data. The impact of vaccination on cervical cancer and deaths, precancerous lesions and screening outcomes were estimated for a vaccinated cohort of 12-year-old girls, among which it is estimated that there would be a reduction of 66% in the prevalence of high-grade precancerous lesions and a 76% reduction in cervical cancer deaths. Estimates for various other measures of the population effects of vaccination are also presented. We concluded that it is feasible to forecast the potential effects of HPV vaccination in the context of an existing national screening programme. Results suggest a sizable reduction in the incidence of cervical cancer and related deaths. Areas for future research include investigation of the beneficial effects of HPV vaccination on infection transmission and epidemic dynamics, as well as HPV-related neoplasms in other sites.     

早期宫颈癌前哨淋巴结中高危型HPV16/18 DNA表达的检测及临床意义

目的：探讨早期宫颈癌患者前哨淋巴结（SLN）中人乳头状瘤病毒（HPV）16/18 DNA表达检测对于微转移的临床意义。方法选取72例早期宫颈癌患者,予患者均行广泛性子宫切除加双侧盆腔淋巴结清扫术,术中采用染料法识别SLN的宫颈癌患者有46例,应用基因检测法（FQ-PCR）检测SLN中HPV16/18 DNA阳性表达情况,并分析其与各种临床病理因素的关系;对SLN病理阴性的33例患者进行长期随访,分析SLN中HPV16/18 DNA阳性与淋巴结转移的关系。结果46例宫颈癌患者SLN中HPV16/18 DNA阳性表达者共22例,其中13例淋巴结病理阳性患者中有10例阳性,而33例淋巴结病理阴性患者中仅12例阳性（P=0.013）;46例患者共检出前哨淋巴结102枚,均用FQ-PCR法检测HPV16/18 DNA,结果13例淋巴结病理阳性患者检出的37枚SLN中有29枚HPV16/18 DNA阳性,而33例淋巴结病理阴性患者检出的65枚SLN中仅有36枚阳性（P=0.033）;分析46例成功检出SLN的早期宫颈癌患者的临床资料,发现SLN中HPV16/18 DNA阳性表达仅与临床分期有关,具有统计学意义（P=0.034）;长期随访33例SLN病理阴性的患者,发现HPV16/18 DNA阳性的患者复发率高于HPV16/18 DNA阴性的患者,具有统计学意义（P=0.02）。结论检测宫颈癌SLN组织中HPV16/18 DNA表达可能是预测早期宫颈癌淋巴结微转移的可行方法。     

Human papillomavirus vaccine as a new way of preventing cervical cancer: a dream or the future?

Cervical cancer is the major cause of death in women of reproductive age in parts of the developing world. Thanks to the effectiveness of national screening programs, the incidence and mortality rates for cervical cancer have declined dramatically in developed countries. According to many researchers, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has an important role in the development of cervical neoplasm. The effects of HPV infection on the oncogenesis of cervical carcinoma can be explained to a large degree by the regulation and function of the two viral oncogenes, E6 and E7. About 25 of >80 types infect the genital tract. HPV types are stratified into low, intermediate- and high-risk categories. Today, vaccines are available against many serious human pathogens. It is accepted worldwide that cervical carcinoma is a consequence of infection with HPV viruses. Therefore it is reasonable to assume that vaccine that prevents infection will reduce the incidence of cervical cancer. Virus-like particles are empty viral capsids, and are the leading candidate vaccines for the treatment or prevention of cervical cancer in humans. The HPV type 16 (HPV16) L1 virus-like particle vaccines have been shown to be generally well tolerated and they generate high levels of antibodies against HPV16. Since approximately 50% of cervical cancers are associated with HPV16 infection, the administration of this type of vaccine to young women could reduce the incidence of HPV16 infection, which is related to cervical dysplasia and cervical neoplasm. Vaccination against HPV infection could reduce the risk of infection and, most importantly, decrease the incidence of cervical cancer. A vaccine for cervical cancer is not a dream in the far future, it is happening today.     

Clinical evaluation of human papillomavirus 16/18 oncoprotein test for cervical cancer screening and HPV positive women triage

The prognostic role of tumor‐infiltrating tryptase⁺ mast cells in human solid tumors remains controversial. Herein, we conducted a meta‐analysis including 28 published studies with 4224 patients identified from PubMed and EBSCO to assess the prognostic impact of tumor‐infiltrating tryptase⁺ mast cells in human solid tumors. We found that tryptase⁺ mast cell infiltration significantly decreased overall survival (OS) and disease‐free survival (DFS) in all types of solid tumors. In stratified analyses, tryptase⁺ mast cell infiltration was significantly associated with worse OS in non‐small cell lung cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma and 5‐year survival in colorectal cancer. And these cells were inversely associated with DFS in hepatocellular and colorectal cancer. In addition, high density of intratumoral tryptase⁺ mast cells significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis of solid tumor. In conclusion, Tryptase⁺ mast cell infiltration leads to an unfavorable clinical outcome in solid tumors, implicating that it is a valuable biomarker for prognostic prediction for human solid malignances and targeting it may have a potential for effective treatment.     

Increased phosphorylation of p70 S6 kinase is associated with HPV16 infection in cervical cancer and esophageal cancer

HPV16 E6 interacts with and degrades tumour suppressor protein TSC2 leading to the phosphorylation of p70 S6 kinase. We studied the association of S6 kinase phosphorylation and HPV16 infection in cervical cancer and esophageal cancer. Immunohistochemistry was used to assess phosphorylated S6 kinase (Thr 389) and phosphorylated S6 (Ser235/236) in 140 cervical cancer and 161 esophageal cancer specimens. Immunohistochemical staining for pS6 kinase and pS6 was significantly more frequent in the HPV16-infected cervical cancer specimens than the HPV16-negative specimens. In contrast, the expression of S6 kinase was similar in both HPV16-positive and -negative samples. The phosphorylation of Akt, the key regulator of S6 kinase, was also detected. Our analysis showed that Akt phosphorylation was unaffected by HPV16 infection. These results together with our previous study suggest that HPV16 modifies S6 kinase activation via mechanism, which activates S6 kinase downstream of Akt function.     

Health and economic impact of HPV 16/18 vaccination and cervical cancer screening in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa has the world's highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates. We used epidemiologic data from Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe to develop models of HPV-related infection and disease. For each country, we assessed HPV vaccination of girls before age 12 followed by screening with HPV DNA testing once, twice, or three times per lifetime (at ages 35, 40, 45). For women over age 30, we assessed only screening (with HPV DNA testing up to three times per lifetime or VIA at age 35). Assuming no waning immunity, mean reduction in lifetime cancer risk associated with vaccination ranged from 36 to 45%, and vaccination followed by screening once per lifetime at age 35 with HPV DNA testing ranged from 43 to 51%. For both younger and older women, the most effective screening strategy was HPV DNA testing three times per lifetime. Provided the cost per vaccinated girl was less than I$10 (I$2 per dose), vaccination had an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio [I$ (international dollars)/year of life saved (YLS)] less than the country-specific per capita GDP, a commonly cited heuristic for "very cost-effective" interventions. If the cost per vaccinated girl was between I$10 (I$2 per dose) and I$25 (I$5 per dose), vaccination followed by HPV DNA testing would save the most lives and would be considered good value for public health dollars. These results should be used to catalyze design and evaluation of HPV vaccine delivery and screening programs, and contribute to a dialogue on financing HPV vaccination in poor countries.     

Impact of multiple HPV infection on response to treatment and survival in patients receiving radical radiotherapy for cervical cancer

To obtain information on the incidence and the clinical significance of infection with various types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) in cancer of the uterine cervix, we retrospectively examined the HPV status of 106 patients who had received radical radiotherapy for cervical cancer stages IB to IIIB. DNA was extracted from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded biopsies and PCR was carried out to identify HPV types 16, 18, 31, 35, 33 and 45. To detect additional HPV types, consensus PCR products were cloned and sequenced. A catalyzed signal-amplified colorimetric in situ hybridization was carried out in 84 of 106 specimens as a positive control. Response to therapy, progression-free survival (PFS) and cervical cancer-specific survival (CCSS) were the statistical endpoints. Survival analysis was carried out using univariate and multivariate analysis (Cox regression). Ninety-six patients (90.6%) were HPV-positive and 42/96 (43.7%) were positive for multiple HPV types. Eight patients had persistent disease after radiotherapy. From these 8 patients, 7 were infected with multiple HPV types and only 1 patient had an infection with a single HPV type. After a median follow up period of 50 months, patients with multiple HPV infection had a significantly shorter PFS and CCSS compared to those with single HPV infection (24.8% and 34.9% vs. 64% and 60.8%, Log rank, p < 0.01 and 0.04). In multivariate analysis, the presence of multiple HPV types (RR 1.9), node status (RR 2.3), tumor size (RR 3.2) and histologic type (RR 4.8) were independent prognostic factors of CCSS. Our results demonstrate that the presence of multiple HPV types is associated with poor response and with reduced survival in cervical cancer patients who receive radiotherapy as the primary treatment.     

Safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) L1 virus-like-particle vaccine in Latin American women

The prevalence of HPV infection in Latin America is among the highest in the world. A quadrivalent (types 6/11/16/18) human papillomavirus L1 virus-like-particle vaccine has been shown to be 95-100% effective in preventing HPV 6/11/16/18-related cervical and genital disease in women naive to vaccine HPV types. A total of 6,004 female subjects aged 9-24 were recruited from Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Peru. Subjects were randomized to immunization with intramuscular (deltoid) injections of HPV vaccine or placebo at enrollment (day 1), month 2 and month 6. Among vaccinated subjects in the per-protocol population from Latin America, quadrivalent HPV vaccine was 92.8 and 100% effective in preventing cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and external genital lesions related to vaccine HPV types, respectively. These data support vaccination of adolescents and young adults in the region, which is expected to greatly reduce the burden of cervical and genital cancers, precancers and genital warts.     

女性下生殖道HPV感染与宫颈上皮内瘤变及宫颈癌关系的病理研究

目的：探讨女性下生殖道高危型人乳头状瘤病毒（high risk human papillomavirus,HR－HPV）感染与宫颈上皮内瘤变（cervical intraepithelial neoplasia,CIN）及宫颈癌的关系。方法：选择2013年2月－2015年4月我院收治的236例CIN及宫颈癌患者为观察组,进行下生殖道HPV（人乳头状瘤病毒）检测,分析CIN及宫颈癌与HPV感染的关系,并与对照组有宫颈炎但无CIN及宫颈癌的126例患者进行对比研究。结果：HR－HPV感染率随着患者CIN 的严重程度而升高,宫颈癌的HR－HPV感染率最高为91．89％,明显高于对照组差异具有统计学意义（P＜0．05）。HR－HPV双重感染率以及HR－HPV多重感染率与单一HR－HPV患者的病毒感染率相比较高,差异具有统计学意义（P＜0．05）。且患者随着病情的加重,单型、双重、多重HR－HPV感染率从CINⅠ期、CINⅡ期、CINⅢ期呈递增趋势。结论：HR－HPV感染及HR－HPV多重感染是导致宫颈上皮内瘤变及宫颈癌发生的重要诱因,对高危型 HPV 病毒的持续感染,及时的诊断并予以有效的治疗,能够阻滞癌前病变的发展,对于预防宫颈上皮内瘤变及宫颈癌,降低宫颈癌的死亡率具有重要临床意义。     

Knowledge of cervical cancer and HPV vaccine post- vaccination among mothers and daughters in Vietnam

Background: Limited human papillomavirus (HPV) related knowledge might be a barrier to future vaccineacceptance. From 2008-2010, PATH conducted an HPV vaccination demonstration project in partnership withthe government immunization program in Vietnam, which included awareness campaigns prior to vaccination.Objective: To assess and compare knowledge and attitudes about cervical cancer and HPV vaccines betweenmothers and daughters, and whether knowledge was associated with vaccination status. Methods: We analyzedHPV-related knowledge and attitude data from mother-daughter paired responses to a cross-sectional householdsurvey. After parents completed the survey, daughters were asked the same questions. We calculated the frequencyof responses for each question and devised a scaled composite measure for knowledge. Results: Participantsbelieved they had received enough information about cervical cancer and HPV vaccines and it was sufficient tomake a decision about vaccination. Fifty percent of the participants knew HPV causes cervical cancer and 80%knew the HPV vaccine prevented cervical cancer. Mothers had more knowledge about cervical cancer and HPVinfection (p<0.01), compared to daughters, who had more vaccine specific knowledge (p<0.01). However, thetotal mean knowledge score was similar for the groups. Girls not fully vaccinated had a lower mean knowledgescore than fully vaccinated girls (p<0.001). Conclusions: Our results suggest that the purpose of the HPVvaccine was clearly messaged; however, some misconceptions about cervical cancer and HPV still exist. Limitedknowledge about the magnitude of cervical cancer, HPV as a cause of cervical cancer, and HPV vaccines mayhave contributed to incomplete vaccination.     

Combined prophylactic and therapeutic cancer vaccine: enhancing CTL responses to HPV16 E2 using a chimeric VLP in HLA-A2 mice

We identified the strategies to induce a CTL response to human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 E2 in HLA-A2 transgenic mice (AAD). A chimeric HPV16 virus-like particle (VLP) that includes full length HPV16 E7 and E2 (VLP-E7E2) was generated. The combination of E2 and E7 has the advantage that E2 is expressed in early dysplasia and neoplasia lesions, where E7 is expressed in more advance lesions. Since T cell response to E2 is less defined, we first evaluated the strategies to enhancing CD8(+) T cell responses to HPV E7, using different combinations of immune-modulators with VLP-E7E2. Data showed that the CTL response to E7 could be significantly enhanced by coinjection of GM-CSF and anti-CD40 antibodies with chimeric VLP-E7E2 without adjuvant. However, using the same combination, a low level of CD8(+) T cell response to E2 was detected. To enhance the CD8+ T cell response to E2, we analyzed T cell epitopes from E2 sequence. A heterogenous prime-boost with chimeric VLP-E7E2 and E2 peptides was performed. The data showed that the priming with chimeric VLP-E7E2, followed by boosting with E2 peptides, gave a better CTL response than 2 immunizations with E2 peptides. The enhanced immunity is due to the increase of CD11c(+) and CD11c(+) CD40(+) double positive dendritic cells in mice that received immune-modulators, GM-CSF and anti-CD40. Furthermore, the level of anti-L1 antibodies remains similar in mice immunized with chimeric VLP with/without immune-modulators. Thus, the data suggested that the chimeric VLP-E7E2 has a therapeutic potential for the treatment of HPV-associated CINs and cancer without diminishing VLPs potential as a prophylactic vaccine by inducing anti-L1 antibodies against free virus.     

Health and economic impact of HPV 16 and 18 vaccination and cervical cancer screening in India

Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer death among women in low-income countries, with approximately 25% of cases worldwide occurring in India. We estimated the potential health and economic impact of different cervical cancer prevention strategies. After empirically calibrating a cervical cancer model to country-specific epidemiologic data, we projected cancer incidence, life expectancy, and lifetime costs (I$2005), and calculated incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (I$/YLS) for the following strategies: pre-adolescent vaccination of girls before age 12, screening of women over age 30, and combined vaccination and screening. Screening differed by test (cytology, visual inspection, HPV DNA testing), number of clinical visits (1, 2 or 3), frequency (1 x , 2 x , 3 x per lifetime), and age range (35-45). Vaccine efficacy, coverage, and costs were varied in sensitivity analyses. Assuming 70% coverage, mean reduction in lifetime cancer risk was 44% (range, 28-57%) with HPV 16,18 vaccination alone, and 21-33% with screening three times per lifetime. Combining vaccination and screening three times per lifetime provided a mean reduction of 56% (vaccination plus 3-visit conventional cytology) to 63% (vaccination plus 2-visit HPV DNA testing). At a cost per vaccinated girl of I$10 (per dose cost of $2), pre-adolescent vaccination followed by screening three times per lifetime using either VIA or HPV DNA testing, would be considered cost-effective using the country's per capita gross domestic product (I$3452) as a threshold. In India, if high coverage of pre-adolescent girls with a low-cost HPV vaccine that provides long-term protection is achievable, vaccination followed by screening three times per lifetime is expected to reduce cancer deaths by half, and be cost-effective.     

miRNA-34a在宫颈HPV持续感染患者脱落细胞中的表达及意义

目的:研究miRNA-34a在宫颈高危型人乳头瘤病毒(human paplilloma virus,HPV)持续感染患者脱落细胞中的表达及临床意义.方法:收集2012年3月-2014年3月妇科门诊60例HPV感染患者的宫颈脱落细胞学组织标本,运用Poly (A)加尾法的SYBR Green Ⅰ实时荧光定量PCR检测miRNA-34a在宫颈脱落细胞中的表达,分析其与HPV持续感染的关系.结果:miRNA-34a在HPV持续感染标本中表达较转归组降低,差异具有统计学意义(P＜0.05).结论:miRNA-34a与HPV持续感染密切相关,可能成为HPV持续感染在宫颈癌早期筛查、诊断及临床诊治中的新指标.     

A nationwide birth year-by-year analysis of effectiveness of HPV vaccine in Japan

In Japan, the age-adjusted incidence of cervical cancer has been increasing constantly and rapidly among younger women. We set out to accurately confirm the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine in Japan. Data were collected for women born in the fiscal year (FY) 1990 to 1997, who became eligible for their 20-y-old cervical cancer screening between the FY 2010 to 2017. The adjusted incidence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)1+ in women born in FY 1990 to 1993, that is those who reached the national vaccination target age prior to the introduction of publicly subsidized HPV vaccinations, referred here after as “the pre-introduction generation”, was 1.42% (242/17 040). The incidence in the “vaccination generation” (women born in FY 1994 to 1997, that is those who were heavily vaccinated as a group when they were of the nationally targeted age of 13-16) was 1.66% (135/8020). There was no significant difference between these incidence rates. However, our FY birth year-by-year analysis revealed that the incidence of CIN1+ was obviously lower than that predicted based on just the trend for CIN1+ seen in the pre-introduction generation. Our analysis revealed that the incidence of CIN3+ was obviously lower in the vaccination generation than in the pre-introduction generation (P = .0008). The incidence of CIN was already tending to increase in both the pre-introduction and vaccination generations. The changes in CIN incidence by individual birth FY must be examined to accurately determine the actual effects of the HPV vaccine for reducing mild cervical lesions.     

HPV prevalence, viral load and physical state of HPV-16 in cervical smears of patients with different grades of CIN

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most important event in malignant transformation of human cervical epithelium. We analysed in cervical smears, HPV genotypes with a focus on single/multiple infections, then characteristics of HPV-16 infections (presence of other genotypes, viral load and physical state) according to the grade of histological lesions. The purpose of this study was to know if these parameters could allow to differentiate histological diagnoses. DNA was extracted from 363 cervical samples corresponding to 24 cases without lesion, 96 CIN1, 92 CIN2, 144 CIN3 and 7 cancers. Our results show that HPV-16 was predominant and its prevalence increased with the severity of lesions (CIN1: 27.1%; CIN3: 65.3%). In addition, we showed that the frequency of single infections, as compared with multiple infections, increased with the severity of the lesion (CIN1: 25.0%; CIN3: 54.8%). Among HPV-16 positive samples (n = 170), we found that viral load, determined on cervical samples by real-time PCR, did not vary significantly according to the different CIN grades. Concerning HPV-16 integration, the mixed and integrated HPV-16 forms, already present in women with normal histology, increased to the benefit of pure episomal forms with the severity of lesions (normal cervix: 28.6%; CIN3: 73.8%). Thus, our data raise the question of the viral load as a valuable clinical parameter to discriminate between lesion grades. Moreover, we emphasize integration as an early event in cervical carcinogenesis, increasing with the severity of lesions. Finally, this study underlines the importance of single versus multiple infections linked to the severity of CIN.     

宫颈癌组织中 CDC6、CDK1 的表达及其与HPV16/18感染的相关性研究

目的：研究CDC6、CDK1在宫颈癌组织中的表达及其与HPV16/18感染的相关性，以探讨宫颈癌的发生机制，进一步寻找宫颈癌诊断的新的分子标志物。方法：采用免疫组织化学方法对50例宫颈癌石蜡标本、宫颈上皮内瘤样病变CINI20例、CINⅡ-Ⅲ20例、正常宫颈组织20例进行CDC6、CDK1的检测，同时采用PCR技术检测HPV16/18感染情况。结果：在宫颈癌组织中CDC6、CDK1的阳性率高于CIN和正常宫颈组织，差异有显著性（均P〈0．05），且CDC6、CDKl阳性表达率与病理分级有关，差异有显著性（均P〈0．05），CDC6阳性表达率均与淋巴结转移有关（P〈0．05）；CDK1阳性表达率均与淋巴结转移无关（P〉0．05）；在宫颈癌组织中CDC6和CDK1的阳性表达率与年龄、临床分期无关（均P〉0．05）。HPV16/18在正常宫颈组织、CIN和宫颈癌中的阳性率逐渐升高，差异有显著性（P〈0．05），但与临床分期、病理分级、淋巴转移、年龄无关（均P〉0．05）。CDK1和CDC6的表达有正相关性（L=0．529，P〈0．05）；CDC6与HPV16/18感染有关（r=0．386，P〈0．05）；CDK1与HPV16/18感染无关（rs=0．145，P〉0．05）。结论：宫颈上皮内瘤样病变及宫颈癌组织中CDC6表达的改变可能与HPV16/18感染有关，且互相作用，共同影响CIN的发展及宫颈癌的发生。这些指标综合分析可能为阐明HPV16/18的恶性转化机制以及为提高宫颈癌及其癌前病变诊断率提供参考依据。CDC6、CDK1的异常表达与宫颈癌的恶变程度有关，可作为宫颈癌筛查、预后判断的有用指标。