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- Title
Human Papillomavirus 16/18 Infections in Lung Cancer Patients in Mexico.
- Authors
Badillo-almaraz, Isaías; Zapata-Benavides, Pablo; Saavedra-alonso, Santiago; Zamora-avila, Diana; Reséndez-Pérez, Diana; Tamez-Guerra, Reyes; Herrera-Esparza, Rafael; Rodríguez-Padilla, Cristina
- Abstract
Background/Aims: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an epitheliotropic, double-stranded DNA virus, and its high-risk genotypes are associated with human cancer. HPV genome has been detected in lung carcinomas in certain places around the world, including Mexico; however, the prevalence of this is unclear. In this study, we examine the frequency of high-risk HPV 16/18 in lung cancer tissues from a Mexican population. Methods: 39 lung cancer specimens were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using HPV GP5+/GP6+ primers and then were genotyped using specific primers to HPV 16/18. Additionally, in situ hybridization (ISH) was performed using BIO-labeled oligonucleotide probes. Results: Our results identified 15 positive cases (38.46%) for HPV 16 and 1 positive case (2.56%) for HPV 18 by PCR. ISH showed the presence of HPV DNA in 13 of 16 (81%) samples, in agreement with the PCR results. Conclusions: In this study, we detected HPV 16/18 gene sequences in lung cancer samples obtained from Mexican patients by PCR and ISH. We found the highest prevalence of HPV 16 infection in lung adenocarcinomas, suggesting that HPV infection may be associated with lung cancer. However, further studies are needed to elucidate the role of HPV in lung carcinogenesis. Copyright © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
PAPILLOMAVIRUS diseases; LUNG cancer patients; MEXICANS; DOUBLE-stranded RNA; DNA viruses; POLYMERASE chain reaction; IN situ hybridization; DISEASES
- Publication
Intervirology, 2013, Vol 56, Issue 5, p310
- ISSN
0300-5526
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000351075