Detección y tipificación de virus del papiloma humano en biopsias de carcinoma ductal infiltrante y lesiones benignas de mama en mujeres venezolanas

Objetivo: Realizar la detección y tipificación del virus del papiloma humano (VPH) en muestras de biopsias de tejido mamario con carcinoma ductal infiltrante. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal de 57 biopsias de carcinoma ductal infiltrante, y 41 biopsias de lesiones benignas de mama de pacientes venezolanas, estas fueron evaluadas utilizando la técnica PCR-RFLP en busca de la presencia del genoma del virus de papiloma humano. El riesgo OR fue evaluado mediante análisis estadístico con el paquete SPSS 12.0. Resultados: Treinta y tres (57,9 %) de las muestras de carcinoma ductal infiltrante tuvieron un resultado positivo para virus de papiloma humano, 19 de ellas pudieron ser tipificadas como: VPH-6b 15,15 %; VPH-11 3,03 %; VPH-18 12,12 %; VPH-33 27,27 %; VPH-45 3,03 % y VPH-58 3,03 %; de este grupo el 42,4 % fueron positivas no determinadas para la presencia de ADN del virus. Seis biopsias de lesiones benignas (14,6 %), presentaron infección por virus de papiloma humano, determinándose para ellas los tipos VPH-6b 33,33 %, VPH-11 16,67%, VPH-33 16,67% y 33,33 % positivas no determinadas. Se determinó estadísticamente que la presencia de virus de papiloma humano en tejido mamario aumenta 10,77 veces la posibilidad de desarrollar carcinoma ductal infiltrante. Conclusiones: Los hallazgos corroboran los resultados de otros investigadores, colocando al virus de papiloma humano como posible agente involucrado en la inmortalización de las células epiteliales de la mama.

Objective: To perform the detection and typing of human papilloma (HPV) virus in biopsy samples of breast tissue invasive ductal cancer. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 57 biopsies of invasive ductal carcinoma, and 41 biopsies of benign breast lesions of Venezuelan patients were evaluated using the PCR-RFLP technique for the presence of the human papillomavirus genome. The OR risk was evaluated by statistical analysis using SPSS package. Results: Thirty-three (57.9%) of invasive ductal carcinoma samples had a positive result for human papillomavirus, 19 of them could be classified as: HPV-6b 15.15%; HPV-11 3.03%; HPV-18 12.12%; HPV-33 27.27%; HPV-45 3.03% and HPV-58 3.03%. This group 42.4% were positive not determined for the presence of virus DNA. Six biopsies of benign lesions (14.6%) had human papillomavirus infection, determining for themselves the types HPV-6b 33.33%, 16.67% HPV-11, HPV-33 16.67% and 33.33% not determined positive. It is statistically determined that the presence of human papillomavirus in breast tissue 10.77 times increases the possibility of developing invasive ductal carcinoma. Conclusions: These findings corroborate the results of other researchers, placing human papillomavirus as a possible agent involved in the immortalization of epithelial cells of the breast.

Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection, distribution of viral types and risk factors in cervical samples from human immunodeficiency virus-positive women attending three human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immune deficiency syndrome reference centres in northeastern Brazil

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients have a greater prevalence of coinfection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is of high oncogenic risk. Indeed, the presence of the virus favours intraepithelial squamous cell lesion progression and may induce cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of HPV infection, distribution of HPV types and risk factors among HIV-positive patients. Cervical samples from 450 HIV-positive patients were analysed with regard to oncotic cytology, colposcopy and HPV presence and type by means of polymerase chain reaction and sequencing. The results were analysed by comparing demographic data and data relating to HPV and HIV infection. The prevalence of HPV was 47.5%. Among the HPV-positive samples, 59% included viral types of high oncogenic risk. Multivariate analysis showed an association between HPV infection and the presence of cytological alterations (p = 0.003), age greater than or equal to 35 years (p = 0.002), number of partners greater than three (p = 0.002), CD4+ lymphocyte count < 200/mm3 (p = 0.041) and alcohol abuse (p = 0.004). Although high-risk HPV was present in the majority of the lesions studied, the low frequency of HPV 16 (3.3%), low occurrence of cervical lesions and preserved immunological state in most of the HIV-positive patients were factors that may explain the low occurrence of precancerous cervical lesions in this population.

Potential opportunities to reduce cervical cancer by addressing risk factors other than HPV / 부인종양

Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in developing world and 80% of global burden is reported from these nations. Human papillomavirus along with poverty, illiteracy/lower education level and standards, multi-parity, tobacco, malnutrition and poor genital hygiene may act synergistically to cause cervical cancer. Risk factor of cervical cancer may in itself be the reason for non-viability of cervical cancer vaccine program in this part of the world. Interventions to address these risk factors in addition to vaccination of girls before their sexual debut may hold promises of reducing the morbidity and mortality of female genital cancers.

Tipificación del virus del papiloma humano en muestras cervicales de 15 mujeres atendidas en el Instituto Nacional del Cáncer, Año 2007 / Typing of human papilloma virus in cervical samples of fifteen women that attended the National Institute of Cancer in December, 2007

El cáncer de cuello uterino es la segunda neoplasia maligna en la población femenina anivel mundial siendo el virus de papiloma humano (HPV) la causa principal. El objetivo deeste estudio preliminar fue determinar el tipo de HPV en mujeres atendidas en el InstitutoNacional del Cáncer en Diciembre del 2007, por amplificación de cadena de la polimerasaasociado a digestión por enzimas de restricción (PCR-RFLP) y observar la frecuencia deotros factores de riesgo asociados al cáncer. HPV fue detectado en 14 de 15 mujeres conresultados anormales de citología y/o colposcopía. Ocho de las 14 mujeres fueronpositivas para HPV de alto riesgo – HR HPV (tipos 16, 31, 58, 33, 45), presentando 6 delas 8 mujeres resultados de biopsia de neoplasia intraepitelial cervical I y III (CIN I y CINIII). Se observó un caso de infección múltiple con los tipos de HR-HPV 33 y 45. Fueronobservados 7 casos con falta de concordancia entre los resultados de citología,colposcopía y biopsia, en los cuales la detección de tipos de HR-HPV contribuyó aidentificar las mujeres con mayor riesgo de desarrollar CIN. Se observó en algunos casosla presencia de otros factores de riesgo para CIN, como el consumo de cigarrillo por 10 y30 años y el uso de anticonceptivos orales por 20 años. En conclusión, los resultadospreliminares sugieren que la detección de tipos de HPV por PCR-RFLP puede ser útil paraorientar el manejo del paciente.

Comparison of the Novel Human Papillomavirus 4 Auto-capillary Electrophoresis Test with the Hybrid Capture 2 Assay and with the PCR HPV Typing Set Test in the Detection of High-Risk HPV Including HPV 16 and 18 Genotypes in Cervical Specimens

The aim of this study was to compare the novel human papillomavirus (HPV) detection method, the HPV 4 Auto-capillary Electrophoresis (ACE) test with the hybrid capture (HC) 2 assay for the detection of high-risk HPVs. In addition, we compared the HPV 4 ACE test with the polymerase chain reaction HPV Typing Set test for the detection of HPV 16 and HPV 18 genotypes. One hundred ninety-nine cervical swab samples obtained from women with previous abnormal Pap smears were subjected to testing with the three HPV tests. The HPV 4 ACE test and the HC 2 assay showed substantial agreement for detection of high-risk HPVs (85.4%, kappa=0.71). The HPV 4 ACE test also showed substantial agreement with the PCR HPV Typing Set test in the detection of HPV 16 and HP V 18 genotypes (89.9%, kappa=0.65). In correlation with cytologic results, the sensitivities and specificities of the HPV 4 ACE test and HC 2 assay were 92.9% vs. 92.9% and 48.1% vs. 50.8%, respectively, when high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions were regarded as abnormal cytologies. The novel HPV 4 ACE test is a valuable tool for the detection of high-risk HPVs and for genotyping of HPV 16 and HPV 18.