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ArticleViruses2020

Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx) and Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) in Oropharyngeal Cancer Associated with EBV and HPV Coinfection.

Małgorzata Strycharz-Dudziak, Sylwia Fołtyn, Jakub Dworzański, Małgorzata Kiełczykowska, Maria Malm, Bartłomiej Drop, Małgorzata Polz-Dacewicz

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Article in Viruses, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Małgorzata Strycharz-DudziakChair and Department of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-059 Lublin, Poland.
Sylwia FołtynDepartment of Otolaryngology, Masovian Specialist Hospital, 26-617 Radom, Poland.
Jakub DworzańskiDepartment of Internal Diseases, Masovian Specialist Hospital, 26-617 Radom, Poland.
Małgorzata KiełczykowskaDepartment of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, 20-059 Lublin, Poland.
Maria MalmDepartment of Information Technology and Medical Statistics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-059 Lublin, Poland.
Bartłomiej DropDepartment of Information Technology and Medical Statistics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-059 Lublin, Poland.
Małgorzata Polz-DacewiczDepartment of Virology with SARS Laboratory, Medical University of Lublin, 20-059 Lublin, Poland.
Medical University of Lublin · PLRadom College · PL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent reports have pointed to the link between persistent inflammation, oxidative stress, and carcinogenesis; however most of the studies concerning the role of viruses in head and neck cancer (HNC) are focused mainly on one type of virus. Our present study aimed to study the relationship between Epstein-Barr virus/human papilloma virus (EBV/HPV) coinfection and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) level in oropharyngeal cancer. Fresh-frozen tumor tissue samples were collected from 128 patients with oropharyngeal cancer infected with EBV or HPV or with EBV/HPV coinfection. After DNA extraction, EBV and HPV DNA was detected using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. GPx and SOD activity was determined in homogenates of cancer tissue using diagnostic kits produced by Randox Laboratories. Both GPx and SOD activity was statistically lower in patients with EBV/HPV coinfection than in a single EBV or HPV infection. Analysis of GPx and SOD activity in relation to histological grading and tumor, node (TN) classification revealed that in poorly-differentiated tumors, the level of antioxidant enzymes was lower compared with well-differentiated lesions and in cases with greater tumor dimensions and lymph-node involvement, both GPx and SOD activity was decreased. Further studies are necessary to clarify the influence of interplay between EBV, HPV, and oxidative stress on malignant transformation of upper aerodigestive tract epithelial cells.

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AdultAgedAlphapapillomavirusCoinfectionEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFemaleGlutathione PeroxidaseHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansMaleMiddle AgedOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomavirus InfectionsSuperoxide DismutaseGlutathione PeroxidaseSuperoxide DismutasecoinfectionEBVGPxHPVoropharyngeal canceroxidative stressSOD

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PMID32917014
PMCPMC7551554
OpenAlexW3084260219

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