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Cancer Immunol Immunother ; 73(2): 29, 2024 Jan 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38280007

ABSTRACT

EBV+ diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified (NOS) is a new entity confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017. In this new entity, the virus may contribute to a tolerogenic microenvironment. Traces of the virus have been described in DLBCL with more sensitive methods, in cases that were originally diagnosed as negative. The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of immune response genes in the tumor microenvironment to disclose the role of the virus and its traces in DLBCL. In 48 DLBCL cases, the expression of immune response genes and the presence of molecules that induce tolerance, such as TIM3, LAG3 and PDL1 by immunohistochemistry (IHC), were studied. To broaden the study of the microenvironment, tumor-associated macrophages (TMAs) were also explored. No significant differences were observed in the expression of immune response genes in the EBV+ DLBCL and those cases that were EBV- DLBCL but that exhibited viral traces, assessed by ViewRNA assay. Only the EBV+ DLBCL cases displayed a significantly higher increase in the expression of CD8 and cytotoxic T cells detected by gene expression analysis, and of PDL1 in tumor cells and in the expression of CD68 in the tumor microenvironment detected by IHC, not observed in those cases with viral traces. The increase in CD8 and cytotoxic T cells, PDL1 and CD68 markers only in EBV+ DLBCL may indicate that traces of viral infection might not have influence in immune response markers.


Subject(s)
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse , Humans , Herpesvirus 4, Human , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology , T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/metabolism , Immune Tolerance , Tumor Microenvironment
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Virology ; 587: 109847, 2023 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37515946

ABSTRACT

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is an usually harmless virus whose oncogenic properties in vitro are related to its ability to transform lymphoid cells, and, in consequence, it can be associated with lymphomas. Since a few studies detected EBV presence in supposedly EBV-negative lymphomas, our aim was to evaluate EBV presence by sensitive gene expression assays in the tonsils from healthy pediatric donors from a region with high incidence of EBV-associated lymphomas. EBERs transcripts were detected by View RNA ISH in all cases, even in cases assessed negative by widely used in situ hybridization. The presence of LMP1 transcripts was proved in 93% of cases, co-expressed with EBNA2 in 30%. In this study, evidence for the expression of different latent and lytic viral genes in a population of young age of primary infection, detected with more sensitive methods, in particular at the germinal center, where most EBV-associated lymphomas originate, was provided.

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J Virol ; 96(1): e0143421, 2022 01 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34643432

ABSTRACT

Macrophages can be polarized toward a proinflammatory phenotype (M1) (CD68+) or to an anti-inflammatory one (M2) (CD163+). Polarization can be triggered by cytokines such as IFN-γ for M1, or IL-10 and TGF-ß, for M2. In the context of pediatric Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection, little is known about macrophage polarization in EBV primary or persistent infection. When studying tonsils of patients undergoing primary infection (PI), healthy carrier (HC), reactivation (R), and not infected (NI), M1 profile prevailed in all infection status. However, an increase in M2 cells was observed in those patients with broader expression of latency antigens, in particular EBNA2. Tonsils from primary infected patients showed an increased IL-10 expression, whereas, unexpectedly, TGF-ß expression correlated with M1 marker. Furthermore, an inverse correlation was demonstrated between CD68 and IFN-γ. Therefore, in the context of asymptomatic infection in children, M1 macrophage polarization prevails, even in the presence of IL-10 and TGF-Ꞵ immunomodulatory cytokines, and it might be independent from lymphomagenesis process. Our finding indicates that macrophages may have a significant plasticity in response to different types of extrinsic stimuli, and further studies are required to investigate M1 polarization under anti-inflammatory stimuli. IMPORTANCE Most studies on Epstein Barr virus (EBV) primary infection have been performed in adolescents and young adult populations with Infectious Mononucleosis (IM) in developed countries. Furthermore, studies related to macrophage polarization were assessed in EBV-associated lymphomas, but little is known about macrophage polarization in the context of primary infection at the site of viral entry and replication, the tonsils. Therefore, the aim of this study was to characterize macrophage response in children undergoing EBV primary or persistent infection, in order to enlighten the role of macrophages in viral pathogenesis, in a population with a high incidence of EBV-associated lymphomas in children younger than 10 years old. This study may contribute to explain, at least in part, the asymptomatic viral infection in children from an underdeveloped region, given that M1 polarization pattern prevails, but in a regulatory environment.


Subject(s)
Cellular Microenvironment/immunology , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/immunology , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/virology , Herpesvirus 4, Human/physiology , Immunomodulation , Macrophage Activation/immunology , Macrophages/immunology , Adolescent , Antigens, Viral/immunology , Biomarkers , Child , Child, Preschool , Cytokines/metabolism , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/diagnosis , Female , Host-Pathogen Interactions/immunology , Humans , Infant , Macrophages/metabolism , Male , Serologic Tests , Viral Load , Viral Proteins/immunology
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Cancer Immunol Immunother ; 70(6): 1519-1526, 2021 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33184699

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is a lymphoid malignancy in which the microenvironment, where the neoplastic cells are immersed, contributes to the lymphomagenesis process. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) presence also influences cHL microenvironment composition and contributes to pathogenesis. An increase in PDL1 expression in tumor cells and at the microenvironment was demonstrated in adult cHL. Therefore, our aim was to assess PD1/PDL1 pathway and EBV influence on this pathway in pediatric cHL, given that in Argentina, our group proved a higher incidence of EBV-associated pediatric lymphoma in children. METHODS: For that purpose, EBV presence was assessed by in situ hybridization, whereas PD1 and PDL1 expressions were studied by immunohistochemistry. PDL1 genetic alterations were analyzed by FISH, and survival was evaluated for PD1 and PDL1 expressions. RESULTS: EBV presence demonstrated no influence neither on PD1 expression at the microenvironment nor on PDL1 expression at HRS tumor cells. Unexpectedly, only 38% pediatric cHL displayed PDL1 genetic alterations by FISH, and no difference was observed regarding EBV presence. However, in EBV-related cHL cases, a higher number of PDL1 + cells were detected at the microenvironment. CONCLUSION: Even though a high cytotoxic environment was previously described in EBV-related pediatric cHL, it might be counterbalanced by an immunoregulatory micro-environmental PDL1 + niche. This regulation may render a cytotoxic milieu that unsuccessfully try to eliminate EBV + Hodgkin Reed Sternberg tumor cells in pediatric patients.


Subject(s)
B7-H1 Antigen/metabolism , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/complications , Herpesvirus 4, Human/isolation & purification , Hodgkin Disease/epidemiology , Tumor Microenvironment/immunology , Adolescent , Argentina/epidemiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/virology , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Hodgkin Disease/metabolism , Hodgkin Disease/pathology , Hodgkin Disease/virology , Humans , Male , Prognosis , Reed-Sternberg Cells , Survival Rate
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Int J Infect Dis ; 93: 139-145, 2020 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32004689

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: In developing countries, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is mostly asymptomatic in early childhood. EBV persistence may lead to different malignancies, such as B cell derived lymphomas. In Argentina, most children are seropositive at three years and an increased association between EBV and lymphoma was proved in children under 10 years old by our group. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to characterize EBV infection at the site of entry and reactivation of viral infection -the tonsils- in order to better understand the mechanism of viral persistence in pediatric patients. METHODS: A cohort of 54 patients was described. We assessed specific antibodies profiles in sera; viral proteins presence by IHC on FFPE samples and EBV type from fresh tissue. RESULTS: EBV type 1 was prevalent, mostly in the youngest patients. Asymptomatic primary infected patients presented higher viral loads and Latency 0/I or II patterns, whereas the Latency III pattern was observed mostly in healthy carriers. There were no differences between groups in the expression of viral lytic antigens. This study discloses new features in patients undergoing primary infection from a developing population. Low viral inoculum and restricted viral antigen expression may be responsible for the lack of symptoms in children from our country.


Subject(s)
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/virology , Adolescent , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Antigens, Viral/metabolism , Argentina , Child , Child, Preschool , Developing Countries , Female , Herpesvirus 4, Human/immunology , Herpesvirus 4, Human/isolation & purification , Herpesvirus 4, Human/metabolism , Humans , Infant , Male , Palatine Tonsil/virology , Viral Load , Viral Proteins/metabolism , Virus Latency
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Sci Rep ; 9(1): 12687, 2019 09 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31481738

ABSTRACT

The microenvironment in classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) comprises a mixture of different types of cells, which are responsible for lymphoma pathogenesis and progression. Even though microenvironment composition in adult cHL has been largely studied, only few groups studied pediatric cHL, in which both Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection and age may display a role in their pathogenesis. Furthermore, our group described that EBV is significantly associated with cHL in Argentina in patients under the age of 10 years old. For that reason, our aim was to describe the microenvironment composition in 46 pediatric cHL patients. M1-like polarization status prevailed in the whole series independently of EBV association. On the other hand, in children older than 10 years, a tolerogenic environment illustrated by higher FOXP3 expression was proved, accompanied by a macrophage polarization status towards M2. In contrast, in children younger than 10 years, M1-like was prevalent, along with an increase in cytotoxic GrB+ cells. This study supports the notion that pediatric cHL exhibits a particular tumor microenvironment composition.


Subject(s)
Hodgkin Disease/pathology , Macrophages/immunology , Adolescent , Argentina , Child , Child, Preschool , Cluster Analysis , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/complications , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/pathology , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/virology , Forkhead Transcription Factors/metabolism , Granzymes/metabolism , Herpesvirus 4, Human/isolation & purification , Hodgkin Disease/etiology , Hodgkin Disease/immunology , Humans , Macrophage Activation , Macrophages/cytology , Macrophages/metabolism , Tumor Microenvironment
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Int J Cancer ; 135(12): 2816-24, 2014 Dec 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24789501

ABSTRACT

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common group of malignant lymphomas, account for 30% of adult non-Hodgkin lymphomas. The 2008 World Health Organization (WHO) classification included a new entity, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)+ DLBCL of the elderly, affecting patients aged 50 years or older. However, some reports of younger EBV+ DLBCL cases, without evidence of underlying immunosuppression, can be found. The role of EBV in tumor microenvironment composition in DLBCL is still not well understood. Our aim was to assess EBV presence and latency pattern as well as tumor T-cell population in an adult DLBCL series of Argentina. The study was conducted on biopsies from 75 DLBCL patients. EBERs expression was performed by in situ hybridization, while EBV gene expression was analyzed using real-time polymerase chain reaction. LMP1, LMP2A, EBNA2, EBNA3A, CD4, CD8 and Foxp3 expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry. Nine percent of cases showed EBV expression, with similar frequency among patients younger than 50 years and 50 years or older (13% and 8%, respectively). T-cell subsets were not altered by EBV presence. Latency type II was the most frequently observed, together with lytic gene expression in EBV+ DLBCL, with ≥20% of EBERs+ cells. These findings suggest that EBV+ DLBCL in our series was similar to the previously described in Asia and Latin-America, displaying latency II or III expression profile and no age-specific characteristics. Finally, EBV+ DLBCL may be an entity that is not only restricted to patients who are older than 50 years of age, in consequence the age cutoff revision may be a current goal.


Subject(s)
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic , Herpesvirus 4, Human , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/virology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Argentina , Biopsy , Cohort Studies , Female , Humans , Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology , In Situ Hybridization , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/epidemiology , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/metabolism , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , T-Lymphocytes/cytology , Young Adult
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Clin Microbiol Infect ; 20(11): O861-9, 2014 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24666405

ABSTRACT

The ubiquitous Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is related to the development of several lymphoid and epithelial malignancies and is also the aetiological agent for infectious mononucleosis (IM). BZLF1, an immediate early gene, plays a key role in modulating the switch from latency to lytic replication, hence enabling viral propagation. Polymorphic variations in the coded protein have been studied in other geographical regions in a search for viral factors that are inherent to malignancies and differ from those present in benign infections. In the present study, in samples of paediatric patients with benign IM and paediatric patients with malignant lymphomas, we detected previously described sequence variations as well as distinctive sequence polymorphisms from our region. By means of phylogenetic reconstruction, we characterized new phylogenetically distinct variants. Moreover, we described an association between specific variants and the studied pathologies in our region, particularly variant BZLF1-A2 with lymphomas and BZLF1-C with IM. Additionally, length polymorphisms within intron 1 were also assessed and compared between pathologies resulting in an association between 29-bp repeated units and lymphomas. In conclusion, this is the first report to characterize BZLF1 gene polymorphisms in paediatric patients from our geographical region and to suggest the association of these polymorphisms with malignant lymphomas.


Subject(s)
Herpesvirus 4, Human/classification , Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics , Infectious Mononucleosis/virology , Lymphoma/virology , Polymorphism, Genetic , Skin Neoplasms/virology , Trans-Activators/genetics , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Herpesvirus 4, Human/pathogenicity , Humans , Infant , Male , Phylogeography
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Cancer Lett ; 307(2): 221-6, 2011 Aug 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21546156

ABSTRACT

In this study, we investigated Epstein Barr virus (EBV) presence, associated to proliferation and apoptosis proteins in pediatric B-cell Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL). EBERs, Ki67, active caspase 3, Bax and Bcl2 were analyzed on B-NHL tissue from 40 patients. Forty percent showed EBV expression, significantly higher among patients ⩽10years (P=0.027), and associated with immunosuppression (P=0.020), but not associated apotosis markers. However, EBV was associated with a worse event-free survival (P=0.016), particularly under immunosuppression. Even though EBV did not seem to alter apoptotic pathways, it exhibited survival disadvantage and could be an important cofactor in B-cell lymphomagenesis in younger children.


Subject(s)
Herpesvirus 4, Human/physiology , Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology , Child , Female , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , In Situ Hybridization , Lymphoma, B-Cell/virology , Male , Treatment Outcome
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J Clin Pathol ; 62(7): 644-6, 2009 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19561233

ABSTRACT

Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) has been characterised by the World Health Organization as a new entity. This report describes an unusual case of PBL in a 3-year-old HIV-infected patient showing a cutaneous vulvar lesion with 9 months of evolution and prolapsed vulvovaginal mucosa. Histopathological examination of a biopsy sample showed diffuse submucosal infiltration by large cells with a cohesive growth pattern, and round and vesicular nuclei with fine chromatin centrally or eccentrically placed with one or more prominent nucleoli. Immunohistochemical staining in neoplastic cells was positive for multiple melanoma oncogene (MUM1), CD138, CD45 and epithelial membrane antigen (EMA). The diagnosis was PBL, stage III. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) expression was positive by EBV encoded RNAs in situ hybridisation. This is believed to be the third case of paediatric HIV-associated PBL reported in the literature, and the first with vulvar localisation, which is a new anatomical location for this entity.


Subject(s)
Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/pathology , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology , Vulvar Neoplasms/pathology , Child, Preschool , Diagnosis, Differential , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/complications , Female , Humans , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/diagnostic imaging , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/virology , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/diagnostic imaging , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/virology , Rhabdomyosarcoma/diagnosis , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Vulvar Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Vulvar Neoplasms/virology
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Arch Virol ; 149(8): 1515-26, 2004 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15290377

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: Epstein Barr virus widely infects human populations and remains mostly asymptomatic; however, it has been associated with several malignancies. The EBV-encoded latent membrane protein-1 has been involved in neoplasic transformation; a 30-bp deletion and several mutations in the COOH-terminal domain have been associated with histopathological and clinical disease features. OBJECTIVE: To analyze and correlate the presence of mutations and a 30-bp deletion with the influence of LMP-1 on tumorigenicity in a population of EBV+ pediatric malignancies. METHODS: We studied EBV presence by LMP-1 immunohistochemistry, EBERs in situ hybridization and PCR in fresh and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples from 10 Hodgkin's lymphomas, 6 non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, 4 undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinomas. Eighteen out of 20 samples were sequenced. Eight fresh normal lymphoid tissue samples and 3 peripheral blood samples were analyzed. RESULTS: All cases were EBV positive. EBV typing rendered 12 EBV-1 and 8 EBV-2. Del-LMP-1 was detected in 15/20 EBV related malignancies, as well as in 4/11 control tissues. A high percentage of patients showed point mutations previously described. The presence of del-LMP-1 and point mutations failed to correlate with clinical course. CONCLUSIONS: We found a marked incidence of del-LMP-1 (75%) in our series. However, we failed to find any correlation between histological aggressiveness of malignancies and the presence of del-LMP-1 and point mutations.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma/virology , DNA, Viral/genetics , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/virology , Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics , Hodgkin Disease/virology , Lymph Nodes/virology , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/virology , Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/virology , Oncogene Proteins, Viral/genetics , Viral Matrix Proteins/genetics , Adolescent , Argentina , Base Sequence , Carcinoma/pathology , Child , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/pathology , Female , Herpesvirus 4, Human/pathogenicity , Hodgkin Disease/pathology , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Lymph Nodes/pathology , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology , Male , Molecular Sequence Data , Mutation , Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/pathology , Oncogene Proteins, Viral/analysis , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Sequence Alignment , Viral Matrix Proteins/analysis , Virus Latency
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Leuk Lymphoma ; 42(1-2): 231-4, 2001 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11699213

ABSTRACT

An 8-years-old boy was admitted with fever of unknown origin, cervical lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly and weight loss. His mother's HIV infection was diagnosed two weeks before his hospitalization, so he was diagnosed as perinatally acquired AIDS. Serology and serial cultures were negative for viral infections, toxoplasmosis, chagas, tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterium. The patient met clinical and laboratory criteria for hemophagocytic syndrome (HS) that was confirmed on bone marrow aspirate and biopsy. A cervical lymph node biopsy was performed which was diagnosed as Hodgkin's disease (HD) diffuse fibrosis lymphocyte depletion subtype. EBERs in situ hybridization and LMP-1 immunohistochemistry on the lymph node biopsy established the EBV association. On the basis of a sequence of appearance of the clinical, laboratory and histological signs, HIV, EBV or HD may have triggered HS as the last fatal event in this pediatric patient.


Subject(s)
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/complications , Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell/etiology , Hodgkin Disease/complications , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/complications , Child , Fatal Outcome , HIV-1 , Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell/virology , Hodgkin Disease/virology , Humans , Male
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