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ArticleCancers2022

Characterizing the Inflammatory Microenvironment in K14-HPV16 Transgenic Mice: Mast Cell Infiltration and MicroRNA Expression.

Alexandra C Costa, Joana M O Santos, Beatriz Medeiros-Fonseca, Paula A Oliveira, Margarida M S M Bastos, Haissa O Brito, Rui M Gil da Costa, Rui Medeiros

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Deciphering the Role of Mast Cells in HPV-Related Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexandra C CostaMolecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto), Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
Joana M O SantosMolecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto), Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6268-524X
Beatriz Medeiros-FonsecaCentre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), Inov4Agro, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Paula A OliveiraCentre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), Inov4Agro, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9519-4044
Margarida M S M BastosLEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8605-0054
Haissa O BritoPostgraduate Programme in Adult Health (PPGSAD), Department of Morphology, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), and UFMA University Hospital (HUUFMA), São Luís 65080-805, Brazil.
Rui M Gil da CostaMolecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto), Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2151-2449
Rui MedeirosMolecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto), Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3010-8373
Universidade do Porto · PTUniversity of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro · PTFernando Pessoa University · PTHospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão · BR

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia LA/P/0045/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia SFRH/BD/135871/2018Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UID/AGR/04033/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDB/00511/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDP/00511/2020Liga Portuguesa Contra o CancroResearch Center of the Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto PI86-CI-IPOP-66-2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is the etiologic agent of several types of cancer. Mast cells’ role as either a driving or opposing force for cancer progression remains controversial. MicroRNAs are dysregulated in several HPV-induced cancers, and can influence mast cell biology. The aim of this study was to evaluate mast cell infiltration and to identify microRNAs potentially regulating this process. Transgenic male mice (K14-HPV16; HPV+) and matched wild-type mice (HPV−) received 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) (or vehicle) over 17 weeks. Following euthanasia, chest skin and ear tissue samples were collected. Mast cell infiltration was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. MicroRNAs associated with mast cell infiltration were identified using bioinformatic tools. MicroRNA and mRNA relative expression was evaluated by RT-qPCR. Immunohistochemistry showed increased mast cell infiltration in HPV+ mice (p < 0.001). DMBA did not have any statistically significant influence on this distribution. Ear tissue of HPV+ mice showed increased mast cell infiltration (p < 0.01) when compared with chest skin samples. Additionally, reduced relative expression of miR-125b-5p (p = 0.008, 2−ΔΔCt = 2.09) and miR-223-3p (p = 0.013, 2−ΔΔCt = 4.42) seems to be associated with mast cell infiltration and increased expression of target gene Cxcl10. These results indicate that HPV16 may increase mast cell infiltration by down-regulating miR-223-3p and miR-125b-5p.

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cancercarcinogenesisHPV16inflammationK14-HPV16mast cellsmicroRNAs

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PMID35565345
PMCPMC9099850
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