Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) antibodies in women from São Paulo, Brazil: association with behavioral factors and Kaposi's sarcoma
Braz. j. infect. dis
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7(6): 395-401, dez. 2003. tab
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em Inglês
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RESUMO
BACKGROUND:
With the spread of AIDS, many HIV-infected women have been diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), especially in Africa. Since the discovery of a novel herpesvirus as the causative agent of KS (human herpesvirus 8 - HHV-8) several seroepidemiological studies have been conducted to identify groups at risk for KS. The risk for women in Brazil has not been studied. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We searched for HHV-8 antibodies in sera obtained from a bank made up of samples from 3 groups of individuals Group I 163 HIV-1-infected women attended at an ambulatory clinic in 1994; Group II 108 children born to HIV-1-infected mothers from 1990 to 1992, their antibodies reflected maternal infection, and Group III 630 HIV-1-seronegative, healthy women. In-house immunofluorescence and Western-Blot assays based on the BCBL-1 cell line were used to detect anti-latent and anti-lytic HHV-8 antibodies.RESULTS:
Group I had an overall frequency of antibodies of 8.6 percent, with a 1.2 percent frequency of anti-latent antibodies and an 8.0 percent frequency of anti-lytic antibodies. Similar results were detected in Group II, i.e., no cases with anti-latent antibodies and a 7.4 percent frequency of anti-lytic antibodies. In contrast, prevalences of 1.1 percent anti-latent antibodies and 0.3 percent anti-lytic antibodies were observed in Group III.CONCLUSIONS:
The epidemiologic pattern of HHV-8 in women from São Paulo varies according to behavioral factors, with emphasis on the sexual and blood routes of virus transmission/acquisition. Although HHV-8 anti-lytic antibodies were found in HIV-1-infected women, no case of KS was detected. Protective factors against KS are probably related to gender and/or to antiretroviral therapies introduced in Brazil since 1994.
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Assunto principal:
Sarcoma de Kaposi
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Herpesvirus Humano 8
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Anticorpos Antivirais
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
Doenças Transmissíveis
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Congresso e conferência
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Documento de projeto
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Secretary of Health of São Paulo/BR
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University of São Paulo/BR
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