Role of Human Papilloma Virus in Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Background: Human papilloma virus (HPV) is an important risk factor for head and neck cancer, specificallyoropharyngeal cancer, but its association with oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is uncertain. Theobjectives were to determine the HPV16 prevalence in oral tongue SCCs, its integration status and to correlatethe expression of oncogenic proteins with targets. Methods: In this case-control study with oral tongue SCC cases(n=60) and normal oral mucosa (n=46), HPV positivity was determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)using consensus and HPV 16 type specific primers and p16 immunohistochemistry (IHC). The viral integrationstatus was determined with primers specific to the E2 gene and in situ hybridization (ISH). Immunohistochemicalanalysis of HPV oncogenic proteins (E6, E7) and their target proteins (p53, pRb, cyclinD1, p16, Notch-1, EGFR)proteins was carried out in HPV positive cases. The data was analyzed with SPSS software (v 11.0). Survivalanalysis was carried out by the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: HPV16 was detected in 48% (n=29) of the casesand none of the controls by PCR assay (p<0.001) while p16 IHC, as a surrogate HPV marker, detected 33%(n=18) of the cases; 18% (n=10) were detected by both the methods. Integration was observed in 83% (n=24)by E2-PCR and 67% (n=18) by ISH. The E6-p53 pathway was active in 33% of the cases; E7-pRb in 52% andboth in 11%. HPV positivity was associated with well-differentiated cancers (p=0.041) and low recurrence rate(p=0.014). Conclusion: Our study confirms a positive correlation of HPV infection with oral tongue cancer.     

Prevalence of high-risk human papilloma virus types and its association with P53 codon 72 polymorphism in tobacco addicted oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients of Eastern India.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infects the squamous epithelial cells of oral cavity and cervix leading to formation of warts that develops into the cancer. Human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 and 18 encode E6 oncoprotein, which binds to and induces degradation of the tumour suppressor protein p53. A common polymorphism of p53, encoding either proline (Pro) or arginine (Arg) at position 72, affects the susceptibility of p53 to E6 mediated degradation in vivo. Oral cancer is a pressing problem in India due to the widespread habit of chewing betel quid, which plays an important role in etiology of this disease. In the present study an attempt has been made to analyze the genetic predisposition of the Indian population to HPV infection and oral carcinogenesis. In our study a total of 110 cases of Oral Cancer highly addicted to betel quid and tobacco chewing are analyzed for HPV 16/18 infection and its association with polymorphism at p53 codon 72. Of these a total number of 37 patients (33.6%) have shown the presence of HPV, among which the presence of HPV-16, 18 and 16/18 coinfection is 22.7%, 14.5% and 10%, respectively. Our results also indicate that the p53 codon 72 genotype frequencies in Indian Oral Cancer patients are 0.55 (Arg) and 0.45 (Pro) as per Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. In our study, striking reduction in Pro/Pro allele frequency has been found in HPV positive cases, indicating Arg/Arg genotype to be more susceptible to HPV infection and oral carcinogenesis.     

p53 levels in human mammary epithelial cells expressing wild-type and mutant human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) E6 proteins

Human fibroblast cells must overcome both the M1 and the M2 stages of cellular senescence to immortalize, at which point cells almost always express telomerase activity. The human papillomavirus (HPV) oncoproteins, HPV-16 E6 and E7, can block the progression to senescence in fibroblasts by associations with p53 and pRb, respectively. Human mammary epithelial (HME) cells require only HPV-16 E6 to bypass M1, suggesting that pRb may not have a direct role in HME cells senescence. In the present report, we show that only wild-type HPV-16 E6 allows complete degradation of p53, immortalization and reactivation of telomerase activity in HME cells. These results suggest that the ability of HPV-16 wild-type and mutant E6 proteins to degrade p53 in intact HME cells and keratinocytes does not completely correlate with their ability to degrade p53 in a cell-free system. This discrepancy between in vitro and in vivo p53 degradation may be biologically significant and may provide insight into the susceptibility of certain human cells and tissues for reactivation of telomerase and immortalization.     

乳腺癌组织中HPV16 18E6及p53 MCM7蛋白的表达及意义

目的: 探讨人乳腺癌及乳腺良性病变中高危型HPV16、18感染和细胞周期复制调控蛋白p53、MCM7异常表达与人乳腺癌发生、发展的关系。 方法: 采用免疫组织化学SP法,检测30例正常乳腺、30例乳腺腺病,55例乳腺癌、5例导管原位癌及其癌旁组织中HPV16、18E6,p53和MCM7蛋白的表达。 结果: 55例乳腺癌组织中HPV16、18E6,p53和MCM7蛋白的阳性表达率分别为58.18%、38.18%和96.36%,均显著高于正常组和腺病组(P<0.01、P<0.001、P<0.05)。浸润性导管癌HPV16、18E6阳性组中p53蛋白的阳性表达率显著低于HPV16、18E6阴性组(P<0.01)。HPV16、18E6与p53蛋白的表达呈负相关(r=-0.5769;P<0.001),而与MCM7蛋白表达呈正相关(r=0.5442;P<0.001)。MCM7蛋白的阳性表达率与浸润性导管癌组织学分级、淋巴结转移和肿块直径有关(P<0.01、P<0.03、P<0.01)。 结论: 高危型HPV16、18E6感染后p53功能的失活和MCM7蛋白的高表达导致细胞周期复制调控异常,可能涉及了HPV感染后乳腺癌的发生、发展过程。MCM7的高表达与乳腺癌细胞的增殖、侵袭和转移有关。二者联合检测可作为评价HPV感染后乳腺上皮细胞的增殖状态、早期诊断和预测肿瘤生物学行为的重要指标。     

高危型人类乳头瘤病毒-16、-18在喉鳞状细胞癌中的检测分析

目的探讨人类乳头瘤病毒（HPV）感染与喉鳞状细胞癌（LSCC）的关系。方法采用多对引物进行组织DNA聚合酶链反应（PCR）及原位杂交（ISH）技术对84例LSCC组织进行检测,从多角度、多方面印证HPV的感染。结果PCR检出HPV—L1阳性率为27-4％（23／84）,而针对HPV-16型、HPV。18型特异的E6／E7引物行PCR扩增的结果显示,29例（34．5％）为HPV-16型,6例（7．1％）为HPV-18型,其中4例（4．8％）为HPV-16、HPV-18混合感染。LSCC中HPV-16和HPV-18的总阳性率为36．9％。用地高辛标记的HPV-16E6探针进行的ISH结果显示喉癌组织中HPV-16E6mRNA的检出率为30．9％（26／84）。结论高危型HPV-16的感染可能参与LSCC的致癌过程,但其具体机制尚待进一步研究．     

Detection of Mycoplasma Hyorhinis Infection in Ovarian Cancer with in situ Hybridization and Immunohistochemistry

OBJECTIVE To detect Mycoplasma hyorhinis in ovarian cancer tissues and the relationship between mycoplasma infection and ovarian cancer. METHODS All specimens obtained from 109 cases with ovarian cancer were fixed in freshly prepared 10% neutral buffered formalin, embedded in paraffin, and cut into 4-μm sections for insitu hybridization (ISH) and then detected with immunohistochemistry (IHC). The expressions of 16S rRNA and P37 protein from mycoplasma hyorhinis were detected respectively using ISH and IHC. SPSS 13.0 so ware was employed to analyze the relationship between the results of the study and clinical pathological materials. RESULTS The expression rate of mycoplasma hyorhinis 16S rRNA gene and P37 protein was 20.2% (22/109) and 43.1% (47/109cases) in ovarian cancer tissues, respectively, but it was 0 (0/30cases) in the normal ovarian tissues. The difference in mycoplasma infection ratio between ovarian cancer tissues and normal tissues was extremely significant (P < 0.001). Anyhow, we didn't found any association between the mycoplasma infection and clinical pathological characters.CONCLUSION There was a mycoplasma infection in ovarian cancer tissues, which may play a role in oncogenesis of ovarian cancer.     

Human Papillomavirus Genotypes and Methylation of CADM1, PAX1, MAL and ADCYAP1 Genes in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients

Background: High-risk types of human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) may play a role in the development of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). The aim of this study was to determine any HPV genotypes and correlations to CADM1, PAX1, MAL and ADCYAP1 gene methylation in Egyptian EOC patients. Materials and methods: The prevalence of HR-HPV in 100 formalin fixed paraffin embedded EOC tissues was determined using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with MY09/MY11 and GP5+/GP6 + primers to amplify a broad spectrum of HPV genotypes in a single reaction. DNA sequencing was applied to identify HPV genotypes for the positive samples. All samples negative for HPV were re-analyzed for HR-HPV and low-risk HPV subtypes using type specific primers. Results: The prevalence of HPV was 10% in our EOC cases. HPV-16 and HPV-18 were the predominant genotypes followed by HPV−33, all being associated with advanced stages. Other HR-HPV and low risk HPV genotypes were not found. CADM1 was hypermethylated in 100% of patients infected with HPV-16 and HPV-33 and in 75% of patients infected with HPV-18. Hypermethylation of PAX1 was evident in 80% and in 75% of patients infected with HPV-16 and HPV-18 while MAL was hypermethylated in 100% and ADCYAP1 was hypermethylated in 60% and in 75%, respectively. Conclusion: The presence of high risk HPV genotypes among epithelial ovarian carcinoma may reflect an importance of infection in the pathogenesis of EOC. In HR-HPV infected cancers, DNA methylation may be one of the mechanisms triggering the alteration in CADM1, PAX1, MAL and ADCYAP1 gene expression levels.     

食管癌中HPV16、18感染与多癌基因产物表达的研究

目的：探讨高危型ＨＰＶ１６、１８感染、多个癌基因激活在食管癌发生机制中的作用。方法：采用免疫组化技术,检测本地区人口食管鳞癌、食管鳞状上皮不典型性增生和食管粘膜慢性炎症组织中ＨＰＶ１６、１８Ｅ６蛋白,Ｐ５３,ｐ２１ｒａｓ,ｃ－ｍｙｃ和ｃ－ｅｒｂＢ－２癌基因蛋白的表达情况,结果：癌组中Ｅ６、ｐ５３、ｐ２１ｒａｓ、ｃ－ｍｙｃ、ｃ－ｅｒｂＢ－２和不典型性增生组中Ｅ６、ｐ５３、ｐ２１ｒａｓ癌基因蛋白的阳性     

Prognostic significance of human papillomavirus genomes (type-16, -18) and aberrant expression of p53 protein in human esophageal cancer

The presence and distribution of human papillomavirus ( HPV) DNA or of increased expression of the p53 protein were determined in 71 patients with esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) by in situ hybridization with biotinylated DNA probes for HPV- 16, -18,-31 and -33, and immunohistochemical techniques using antibody to p53 protein. Of 71 patients from Kochi prefecture, 24 (Group I) were positive for HPV DNA , including 10 for HPV type-16 and 14 for HPV type-18; in contrast, none were positive for HPV-31 or -33. Of the remaining 47 patients, 24 (Group II) showed positive nuclear staining in cancer cells with p53 antibody. The group of 23 patients with neither HPV nor p53 expression (Group III ) had a significantly better survival rate than Group I or II. These results suggest that HPV- 16 and -18 may play a role in the pathogenesis of esophageal SCC, particularly with regard to its striking geographical distribution; that esophageal cancers do occur in the absence of HPV infection when over-expression of p53 is present; and that the presence of HPV infection and over-expression of p53 may each be a factor indicating a relatively poor prognosis.     

Human papillomavirus type 16 E6 induces cervical cancer cell migration through the p53/microRNA-23b/urokinase-type plasminogen activator pathway

Deregulation of microRNA (miRNA or miR) expression in human cervical cancer is associated frequently with human papillomavirus (HPV) integration. miR-23b is often downregulated in HPV-associated cervical cancer. Interestingly, urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), the miR-23b target, is detected in cervical cancer, but not in normal cervical tissues. Thus, the importance of miR-23b and uPA in HPV-associated cervical cancer development is investigated. In this study, the high-risk subtype HPV-16 E6 oncoprotein was found to decrease the expression of miR-23b, increase the expression of uPA, and thus induce the migration of human cervical carcinoma SiHa and CaSki cells. uPA is the target gene for miR-23b as the miR repressed uPA expression and interacted with the 3'-untranslated region of uPA mRNA. The tumor suppressor p53 is known to be inactivated by HPV-16 E6. A consensus p53 binding site is detected in the promoter region of miR-23b, whereas p53 trans-activated and also interacted with the miR's promoter. Therefore, p53 is believed to mediate the HPV-16 E6 downregulation of miR-23b. From the above, miR-23b/uPA are confirmed to be involved in HPV-16 E6-associated cervical cancer development.     

乳腺浸润性导管癌组织中HPV16DNA与p53蛋白表达的研究

 目的 检测人乳腺浸润性导管癌组织中HPV16DNA和p53蛋白，探讨HPV16型感染和p53蛋白表达与人乳腺癌之间的关系。方法 采用分子原位杂交和免疫组化技术检测和分析50例乳腺浸润性导管癌、30例正常乳腺组织中HPV16DNA和p53蛋白二者之间的表达关系。结果 癌组中HPV16DNA阳性和HPV16DNA阴性两组阃p53蛋白的表达均有显著性差异（P〈0．01），HPV16DNA阳性组显示与p53蛋白表达呈负相关（P〈0．02）。结论 HPV16感染后导致野生型p53的降解可能涉及HPV16感染后人乳腺上皮细胞癌变的病理发生过程。     

Interrelationship between the expression of h-ras p21, C-myc and p53 proteins, and the infection of high-risk human papillomaviruses in Japanese patients with esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma

The presence and distribution of increased expression of H-ras p21 protein, c-myc protein and p53 protein, or of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA were investigated in 42 Japanese patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) by immunohistochemical techniques using each protein antibody, and by in situ hybridization with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labelled DNA. probes for HPV-16 and HPV-18. Eighteen cases were positive with H-ras p21 antibody, but only one with c-myc protein antibody. Positive reaction of the cancer cell nuclei with p53 antibody was found in 14 cases. Among these positive cases with H-ras p21 or p53 antibody, 7 were double positive. In addition, we found positive results in 7 cases with HPV-16, and 8 cases with HPV-18, including 2 double positive cases. Among them, 6 cases were also positive with H-ras p21. Only HPV infection or p53 overexpression was detected each in 7 cases. All of HPV-positive tumors were negative with p53 antibody. Moreover, among the cases with the expression of I-I-ins p21, combined cases with overexpressed p53 protein or HPV infection counted for more than 50%. Statistically, these combined cases showed worse survival rate than only H-ras p21 positive ones. Judging from these results obtained in the present study, the increased expression of H-ras p21 protein as well as p53 and/or HPV may be involved in the carcinogenesis of this kind of disease, and become apparent, when the function of p53 as a tumor suppressor gene is inhibited with overexpressed p53 protein or HPV oncoprotein, resulting in a poor prognostic indicator.     

HPV感染与p53蛋白及P-糖蛋白表达在非小细胞肺癌中的关系及其临床意义

目的:探讨人乳头瘤病毒(humanpapillomavirus,HPV)感染在非小细胞肺癌(nonsmallcelllungcancer,NSCLC)发生中的病因学意义及其与p53蛋白和P糖蛋白(Pgp)表达之间的相关性。方法:应用PCR、免疫组化方法分别检测76例NSCLC组织中HPVDNA及其E6、E7原癌蛋白、p53蛋白和Pgp的表达情况。结果:NSCLC中HPVDNA及其E6、E7原癌蛋白的检出率分别为40.8%(31/76)、43.4%(33/76),2种检测方法的符合率为78.9%(60/76);p53蛋白和Pgp的阳性率分别为63.2%(48/76)、59.2%(45/76),且HPV感染阳性组中p53蛋白的表达率为80.6%(25/31),显著高于阴性组51.1%(23/45)(P<0.05);p53蛋白表达阳性组中Pgp的表达率为68.8%(33/48),显著高于阴性组42.9%(12/28)(P<0.05);而HPV感染阳性组与阴性组间Pgp的表达无显著性差异(P>0.05)。HPV感染与高、中分化程度的NSCLC及吸烟有关。结论:HPV感染可能是NSCLC发生的另一重要病因学因素,且HPV感染可能导致p53基因突变,后者可能促进肺癌耐药性的增加。     

Decreased expression of human papillomavirus E2 protein and transforming growth factor-beta1 in human cervical neoplasia as an early marker in carcinogenesis

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is thought to be one of the possible causative factors in cervical carcinogenesis, and cervical carcinoma cells are refractory to tumor transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1. The purpose of this study is to investigate the possible cause-effect association between HPV and TGF-beta1 during cervical tumorigenesis. METHODS: We assessed the expression of HPV capsid proteins, HPV-16 E7, HPV-16 E2 (C and N terminals), TGF-beta1, and their receptors TGF-beta RI and RII by immunohistochemistry in 48 paraffin-embedded blocks of tumor tissue derived from patients of cervical neoplasia. RESULTS: Expression of TGF-beta1 decreased as tumor cells progressed from cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)1, CIN2, CIN3, to microinvasive carcinoma (P < 0.05). Levels of TGF-betaRI and TGFbeta-RII stayed the same in all cases. HPV was found in 89.6% of the studied sections, and cervical lesions without HPV infection expressed significantly less TGF-beta1 (P < 0.05). By comparing the expression pattern of TGF-beta1 and HPV in the neoplastic cells with that of normal cervical epithelium in each section, we found loss of HPV-16 E2 higher in CIN3 (15/24) than in CIN1 or CIN2 (3/7), and there is a significant trend that loss of HPV-16 E2 expression correlated with a >50% loss of TGF-beta1 at the lesion site (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Our result showed co-suppression of HPV and TGF-beta1 expression during progression of cervical squamous cell cancer. Using antibody against HPV-16 E2 may be an auxiliary tool for the investigation of cervical tumor progression.     

Cervical human papillomavirus infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions in rural Gambia, West Africa: viral sequence analysis and epidemiology

The development of effective strategies against cervical cancer in Africa requires accurate type specific data on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence, including determination of DNA sequences in order to maximise local vaccine efficacy. We have investigated cervical HPV infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) in an unselected cohort of 1061 women in a rural Gambian community. Squamous intraepithelial lesions was diagnosed using cytology and histology, HPV was typed by PCR-ELISA of DNA extracts, which were also DNA sequenced. The prevalence of cervical HPV infection was 13% and SIL were observed in 7% of subjects. Human papillomavirus-16 was most prevalent and most strongly associated with SIL. Also common were HPV-18, -33, -58 and, notably, -35. Human papillomavirus DNA sequencing revealed HPV-16 samples to be exclusively African type 1 (Af1). Subjects of the Wolof ethnic group had a lower prevalence of HPV infection while subjects aged 25-44 years had a higher prevalence of cervical precancer than older or younger subjects. This first report of HPV prevalence in an unselected, unscreened rural population confirms high rates of SIL and HPV infection in West Africa. This study has implications for the vaccination of Gambian and other African populations in the prevention of cervical cancer.     

HPV-16 E6 siRNA与hIL-24基因联合诱导人宫颈癌Ca Ski细胞的凋亡

目的：观察HPV-16 E6 siRNA与hIL-24基因体外共转染，联合诱导人宫颈癌CaSki细胞凋亡的效应。方法：HPV-16 E6 siRNA与hIL-24基因的质粒载体分别以单独或联合的方式转染入宫颈癌CaSki细胞，随后利用RT—PCR技术检测细胞中HPV-16E6癌基因的mRNA水平变化；Western blot分析细胞中抑癌蛋白p53水平的变化；流式细胞技术分析细胞凋亡情况。结果：经HPV-16 E6 siRNA和hIL-24转染后细胞后HPVE6癌基因的mRNA水平均下降，其中联合转染组显著下降（P〈0，05）；抑癌蛋白p53水平均增高，其中联合转染组显著增高，细胞凋亡率均升高，其中联合转染组显著升高（P〈0．05）。结论：HPV-16 E6siRNA与hIL-24基因分别转染宫颈癌CaSki细胞后，均能抑制CaSki细胞中HPV-16E6癌基因的表达，使抑癌蛋白p53恢复活性，诱导宫颈癌CaSki细胞凋亡；两者联合别具有协同效应，能显著提高肿瘤细胞凋亡率。     

人乳头状瘤病毒16 型DNA 在乳腺癌组织中表达的研究

 目的　探讨人乳头状瘤病毒 (HPV) 1 6型感染与人乳腺癌病因学的关系。方法　采用原位分子杂交技术检测本地区人口女性乳腺癌和正常乳腺组织中的 HPV1 6型 DNA。结果　乳腺癌和正常乳腺组织中 HPV1 6型 DNA的阳性率分别为 52 .0 %和 2 0 .0 % ,多种组织学类型的乳腺癌组织中有 HPV1 6型 DNA的存在且以整合型感染为主。结论　本地区女性乳腺组织中有HPV1 6型 DNA感染的存在 ,HPV1 6型感染与本地区乳腺癌的发生、发展密切相关。