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- Title
Development of Antibodies against HPV-6 and HPV-11 for the Study of Laryngeal Papilloma.
- Authors
Ikegami, Taro; Kise, Norimoto; Kinjyo, Hidetoshi; Kondo, Shunsuke; Suzuki, Mikio; Tsukahara, Narutoshi; Murakami, Akikazu; Kiyuna, Asanori; Agena, Shinya; Tanaka, Katsunori; Hasegawa, Narumi; Kawakami, Junko; Ganaha, Akira; Maeda, Hiroyuki; Hirakawa, Hitoshi
- Abstract
Laryngeal papilloma (LP), which is associated with infection by human papillomavirus (HPV)-6 or -11, displays aggressive growth. The precise molecular mechanism underlying the tumorigenesis of LP has yet to be uncovered. Building on our earlier research into HPV-6, in this study, the viral gene expression of HPV-11 was investigated by quantitative PCR and DNA/RNA in situ hybridization. Additionally, newly developed antibodies against the E4 protein of HPV-6 and HPV-11 were evaluated by immunohistochemistry. The average viral load of HPV-11 in LP was 1.95 ± 0.66 × 105 copies/ng DNA, and 88% of HPV mRNA expression was found to be E4, E5a, and E5b mRNAs. According to RNA in situ hybridization, E4 and E5b mRNAs were expressed from the middle to upper part of the epithelium. E4 immunohistochemistry revealed a wide positive reaction in the upper cell layer in line with E4 mRNA expression. Other head and neck lesions with HPV-11 infection also showed a positive reaction in E4 immunohistochemistry. The distribution pattern of HPV DNA, viral mRNA, and E4 protein in LP with HPV-11 infection was quite similar to that of HPV-6. Therefore, it might be possible to apply these E4-specific antibodies in other functional studies as well as clinical applications, including targeted molecular therapies in patients with HPV-6 and HPV-11 infection.
- Subjects
GENE expression; PAPILLOMAVIRUS diseases; PAPILLOMA; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; VIRAL genes; IN situ hybridization
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 10, p2024
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v13102024