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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Depletion of Human Papilloma Virus E6- and E7-Oncoprotein-Specific T-Cell Responses in Women Living With HIV.

Wilbert Mbuya, Kathrin Held, Ruby D Mcharo, Antelmo Haule, Jacklina Mhizde, Jonathan Mnkai, Anifrid Mahenge, Maria Mwakatima, Margareth Sembo, Wolfram Mwalongo and 11 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Wilbert MbuyaNational Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Mbeya, Tanzania.
Kathrin HeldDivision of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Ruby D McharoNational Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Mbeya, Tanzania.
Antelmo HauleNational Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Mbeya, Tanzania.
Jacklina MhizdeNational Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Mbeya, Tanzania.
Jonathan MnkaiNational Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Mbeya, Tanzania.
Anifrid MahengeNational Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Mbeya, Tanzania.
Maria MwakatimaNational Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Mbeya, Tanzania.
Margareth SemboNational Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Mbeya, Tanzania.
Wolfram MwalongoNational Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Mbeya, Tanzania.
Peter AgreaNational Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Mbeya, Tanzania.
Michael HoelscherDivision of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Leonard MabokoNational Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Mbeya, Tanzania.
Elmar SaathoffDivision of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Otto GeisenbergerDivision of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
France RwegoshoraPathology Department, Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital, Mbeya, Tanzania.
Liset TorresPathology Department, Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital, Mbeya, Tanzania.
Richard A KoupVaccine Research Centre, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Arne KroidlDivision of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Mkunde ChachageNational Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Mbeya, Tanzania.
Christof GeldmacherDivision of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
National Institute for Medical Research · TZLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEMbeya University of Science and Technology · TZGerman Center for Infection Research · DENational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · USTanzania Commission for AIDS · TZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer - caused by persistent High Risk Human Papilloma Virus (HR HPV) infections - is the second most common cancer affecting women globally. HIV infection increases the risk for HPV persistence, associated disease progression and malignant cell transformation. We therefore hypothesized that this risk increase is directly linked to HIV infection associated dysfunction or depletion of HPV-oncoprotein-specific T-cell responses. Methods: The 2H study specifically included HIV+ and HIV- women with and without cervical lesions and cancer to analyze HPV oncogene-specific T cell responses in relation to HPV infection, cervical lesion status and HIV status. Oncoprotein E6 and E7 specific T-cell responses were quantified for the most relevant types HPV16, 18 and 45 and control antigens (CMV-pp65) and Results: Overall, systemic E6- and E7-oncoprotein-specific T-cell responses were infrequent and of low magnitude, when compared to CMV-pp65 and Discussion: Depletion of HPV-oncoprotein-specific T-cell responses likely contributes to the increased risk for HR HPV persistence and associated cancerogenesis in women living with HIV. The low inherent immunogenicity of HPV16 oncoproteins may contribute to the exceptional potential for cancerogenesis associated with HPV16 infections.

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AdultAlphapapillomavirusCoinfectionFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMiddle AgedOncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus InfectionsT-LymphocytesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsOncogene Proteins, Viralcervical cancerHIVHPVoncoproteinT-cell response

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PMID34759925
PMCPMC8573218
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