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Thyroid Cancer Resistance to Chemotherapeutic Drugs via Autocrine Production of Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-10

2003

We investigated the mechanisms responsible for the widespread refractoriness to chemotherapeutic drugs observed in thyroid cancers. We show that malignant epithelial cells from papillary, follicular, and anaplastic thyroid carcinomas express high levels of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL. Exogenous expression of either Bcl-2 or Bcl-xL in normal thyrocytes was sufficient to prevent chemotherapeutic drug-induced cytotoxicity. All of the histological thyroid cancer variants examined produced interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-10 (IL-10), which increased Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL levels and protected thyroid cells from chemotherapeutic agents. Exposure to neutralizing antibodies against IL-4 and IL-10 resulted in do…

A quest for initiating cells of head and neck cancer and their treatment.

2010

The biology of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) and other cancers have been related to cancer stem-like cells (CSC). Specific markers, which vary considerably depending on tumor type or tissue of origin, characterize CSC. CSC are cancer initiating, sustaining and mostly quiescent. Compared to bulk tumors, CSC are less sensitive to chemo- and radiotherapy and may have low immunogenicity. Therapeutic targeting of CSC may improve clinical outcome. HNSCC has two main etiologies: human papillomavirus, a virus infecting epithelial stem cells, and tobacco and alcohol abuse. Here, current knowledge of HNSCC-CSC biology is reviewed and parallels to CSC of other origin are drawn where n…

Geographical distribution and oncogenic risk association of human papillomavirus type 58 E6 and E7 sequence variations.

2013

Human papillomavirus (HPV) 58 accounts for a notable proportion of cervical cancers in East Asia and parts of Latin America, but it is uncommon elsewhere. The reason for such ethnogeographical predilection is unknown. In our study, nucleotide sequences of E6 and E7 genes of 401 HPV58 isolates collected from 15 countries/cities across four continents were examined. Phylogenetic relationship, geographical distribution and risk association of nucleotide sequence variations were analyzed. We found that the E6 genes of HPV58 variants were more conserved than E7. Thus, E6 is a more appropriate target for type-specific detection, whereas E7 is more appropriate for strain differentiation. The frequ…

Comprehensive Analysis of VEGFR2 Expression in HPV-Positive and -Negative OPSCC Reveals Differing VEGFR2 Expression Patterns

2021

VEGF signaling regulated by the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) plays a decisive role in tumor angiogenesis, initiation and progression in several tumors including HNSCC. However, the impact of HPV-status on the expression of VEGFR2 in OPSCC has not yet been investigated, although HPV oncoproteins E6 and E7 induce VEGF-expression. In a series of 56 OPSCC with known HPV-status, VEGFR2 expression patterns were analyzed both in blood vessels from tumor-free and tumor-containing regions and within tumor cells by immunohistochemistry using densitometry. Differences in subcellular colocalization of VEGFR2 with endothelial, tumor and stem cell markers were determined by doub…

Author response: ADAM17-dependent signaling is required for oncogenic human papillomavirus entry platform assembly

2019

MICROVASCULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HUMAN FILIFORM PAPILLAE:A VIDEOCAPILLAROSCOPIC STDY.

2006

The aim of this study was to observe the microcirculation characteristics of the human filiform papillae in healthy patients in vivo. Twenty healthy patients were examined using lingual capillaroscopy to investigate the characteristics of microcirculation of the human filiform papillae. Visibility, course, tortuosity, as well as the possible presence of microhemorrhages, the average caliber of the capillary loops and the number of visible capillary loops per square millimeter were evaluated for each patient. The investigation was simple, non-invasive and repeatable for each patient. Microcirculation architecture was characterized by a network of capillaries in polygonal mesh with parallel o…

Infezione orale da Human papillomavirus: dalla verruca al carcinoma orale. Epidemiologia, clinica, prevenzione e terapia

2015

Riasunto Obiettivi Prendere in esame l’epidemiologia e le manifestazioni cliniche dell’infezione orale da Human papillomavirus (HPV), con particolare attenzione alle lesioni con potenziale oncologico maligno. Materiali e metodi E stata condotta una revisione sistematica della letteratura finalizzata a descrivere lo stato dell’arte in merito all’infezione da HPV nella mucosa orofaringea e alle relative modalita di trasmissione del virus con particolare riferimento alla possibile contemporanea infezione in sedi anatomiche multiple. Vengono approfonditi gli aspetti riguardanti la prevenzione e il controllo dell’infezione mediante la somministrazione di vaccini e lo svolgimento di campagne cono…

El virus del Papiloma Humano en cavidad oral y orofaríngea en estudiantes universitarios de 18 a 25 años en Valencia

2017

INTRODUCCIÓN Y JUSTIFICACIÓN DEL ESTUDIO El VPH es una de las infecciones virales más extendidas en la población. Estudios epidemiológicos revelan que la infección oral por VPH juega un papel importante en el desarrollo de enfermedades precancerosas o cánceres de la cavidad oral, en particular en el cáncer de células escamosas orales.1 Aunque se han descrito más de 140 genotipos de VPH, no todos ellos tienen el mismo riesgo de provocar lesiones pre-malignas o cánceres. El genotipo VPH-16 está implicado en la mayoría de estas lesiones, aunque existen otros genotipos carcinogénico. Es una infección indetectable ya que, suele revertir de forma espontánea sin derivar en lesiones premalignas o m…

976Screening for cervical cancer with Human Papillomavirus testing: stand-alone is preferable over co-testing with cytology

2021

Abstract Background Cervical cancer screening can be conducted with cytology and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) testing but few studies have compared the latter directly to concomitant testing (co-testing). We compared these strategies to determine appropriate screening. Methods Within a randomised population-based cohort study conducted around Mainz, Germany, eligible women (≥30 years) were screened via Pap smear, liquid-based cytology (LBC) and HPV testing (HC2) and HPV genotyped post hoc (PCR). These tests formed three strategies: cytology (Pap or LBC) and HPV (HC2 or PCR) stand-alone and co-testing. Screen positives and 5% negative women were invited to colposcopy. Absolute and relative sen…

Socioeconomic factors and cervical cancer mortality in Spain during the period 1989?1997

2002

A study was made of cervical cancer (CC) mortality trends in Spain during the period 1989–1997 at National, Autonomous Community and Provincial levels, in relation to different socioeconomic factors. Data were obtained from the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, INE). The crude mortality rates were age-adjusted using the indirect method and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as socioeconomic status (SES) indicator. National CC age-adjusted mortality rates have increasing slightly, varying from 3.09 deaths/100,000 women in 1989 to 3.42 in 1996. The highest age-adjusted mortality rates corresponded to Seville, Palencia and Orense, with 4.13, 4.06 and 3.98 c…