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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2009

Local expression of interferon-alpha and interferon receptors in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

Nelson R Tirone, Bethanea C Peghini, Ana Cristina M Barcelos, Eddie F C Murta, Marcia A Michelin

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pathways of IFN-alpha Activation in Patients with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN).Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2021
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  4. The Interaction Between Human Papillomaviruses and the Stromal Microenvironment.Progress in molecular biology and translational science · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nelson R TironeResearch Institute of Oncology (IPON), Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Bethanea C Peghini
Ana Cristina M Barcelos
Eddie F C Murta
Marcia A Michelin
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe present study evaluated mRNA expression of interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha), IFN-alpha receptor subunits (IFNAR-1 and IFNAR-2) and an IFN-stimulated gene encoding the enzyme 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase (2'5'OAS) in biopsies on patients with varying grades of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN I, II and III).

methodsUterine cervix biopsies were collected from women with CIN I, II and III (n = 28) and controls without CIN lesions or human papilloma virus (HPV) infection (n = 17). The presence of high and low-risk HPV DNA was determined using hybrid capture. The mRNA levels of IFNAR-1, IFNAR-2, IFN-alpha and 2'5'OAS were determined by RT-PCR with specific primers.

resultsThe control group exhibited a greater frequency of IFNAR-1 expression (10/17; 58.3%) than the CIN samples (4/28; 14.2%) (P = 0.0018), while, the expression of IFNAR-2 was also greater in the control samples (11/17; 64.7%) than in the patients with lesions (2/28; 7.1%) (P = 0.0018). Importantly, simultaneous expression of both receptors was observed only in the control group (8/17; 47.0%) (P = 0.0001). Among the CIN samples, there was one case of low expression of mRNA of IFNAR-1 and IFNAR-2. IFN-alpha was present in 14.2% (4/28) of the CIN samples but was not expressed in the control group. mRNA 2'5'OAS were expressed in 28.5% (8/28) of the CIN samples and 11.7% (2/17) of the control samples (not statistically significant). Fifty percent (14/28) of the CIN samples were positive for HPV DNA.

conclusionsCervical biopsy samples from control women or those without neoplasia or HPV infection displayed higher IFN-alpha receptor expression than those with CIN, while simultaneous expression of both IFN-alpha receptor subunits was found only in the control group. There was no significant difference in mRNA expression of IFN-alpha and 2'5'OAS between the control and CIN groups. Then we concluded that the samples obtained from patients with CIN present low levels of the IFN-alpha receptor mRNA.

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2',5'-Oligoadenylate SynthetaseAdolescentCase-Control StudiesDNA, ViralFemaleHumansInterferon-alphaMiddle AgedPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionUterine Cervical DysplasiaUterine Cervical NeoplasmsYoung Adult2',5'-Oligoadenylate SynthetaseDNA, ViralIFNAR1 protein, humanIFNAR2 protein, humanInterferon-alphaReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaRNA, Messenger

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PMID19381629
PMCPMC11030549
OpenAlexW2093810344

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