Distribution of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Genotypes among Women with Colposcopic Diagnosis of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Bangladesh

Background: The incidence of cervical cancer is high in Bangladesh and there is a high prevalence of preinvasive lower genital tract disease among women of reproductive age. Persistent high-risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection is the main underlying cause of cervical cancer and its precursor, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). Objective: The aim of the study was to identify the subtypes of high-risk HPV infection among women with the colposcopic diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Bangladesh. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study was conducted in the colposcopy clinic of Dhaka Medical College Hospital over a six-month period. A total of 100 participants were enrolled. Married women, between 30 - 60 years of age with colposcopically diagnosed cervical intra epithelial neoplasia were enrolled. Women with chronic illness, pregnancy, and women unable to consent were excluded from this study. After counselling, colposcopically directed punch biopsies were taken from each CIN case concurrently with high-risk HPV testing by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results: The mean age of the patients was 38.69 (SD ±7.76) years. CIN 1 was diagnosed in 57% of participants, while 24% had CIN II and 19% had CIN III lesions. High-risk HPV was present in 52 patients. HPV 16 was the most common identified in 28 (53.84%) and HPV 18 was the second most common with 20 (38.46%) either singly or in combination with other high-risk subtypes. The other HPV strains, HPV 31, 33, 35, 52, 56 and 58, were also detected either as mono or co-infections. Out of the 52 HPV positive cases, 29 (55.8%) had mono infection and 23 (44.2%) had co-infection with several subtypes. The highest incidence (50%) of oncogenic HPV infections was present among women aged 35 - 45 years. Risk factors associated with HPV positive cases were high parity (P 0.05), early age at marriage (P = 0.754) and early age of first child. Conclusion: This study identified a high prevalence of HPV 16 and 18 genotypes. HPV vaccination with the current 9-valent HPV vaccine, which contains HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58. Will be an effective public health measure to eradicate cervical cancer in Bangladesh.

Efficacy of 2LPAPI®, a Micro-Immunotherapy Drug, in Patients with High-Risk Papillomavirus Genital Infection

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are well known for being linked to the development of cervical cancers, most of them being caused by the high-risk (HR) oncogenic genotypes, mainly 16 and 18. The efficacy of 2LPAPI® (Labo’Life), a micro-immunotherapy homeopathic drug, has been evaluated in HR-HPV infected women (n = 18), in a private gynecology practice, by comparing them to an untreated control group (n = 18). Patients were 20 to 45 years old and had cytology with Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASCUS) or Low grade Superficial Intra Lesions/ Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade I (LSIL/CINI). Patients freely chose to be treated with the drug or not. Those deciding not to take the drug remained untreated and were followed as a control group. The drug was taken at the regimen of one capsule per day during 6 months. HR-HPV and cytology were evaluated at 6 and 12 months. After 12 months, HR-HPV was cleared in 78% of the patients taking the drug versus 44% in those not taking it (p = 0.086). In patients over 25 years, HR-HPV clearance in the treated group was significantly higher (81.3%) than in the control group (20%) (p = 0.004). The difference in the regression of the lesion grades almost reached statistical significance (p = 0.053). This follow-up confirms that the micro-immunotherapy drug 2LPAPI® is a safe and effective therapeutic approach to treat HR-HPV cervical lesions in women over 25 years.

Smoking and genital human papilloma virus infection in women attending cervical cancer screening in Greece

AIM: To investigate whether smoking is associated with human papilloma virus(HPV) infection. METHODS: HPV infection is considered to be a neces-sary condition for cervical cancer development. The study population included 1291 women, aged 25-55 years, attending cervical cancer screening. All women had a Papanicolaou(Pap) test, with liquid-based cytology(Thinprep), an HPV-DNA test and an evaluation of smoking habits. The COBAS 4800 system was used for HPV-DNA testing, enabling identifi cation of the following high-risk HPV(hr HPV)-types: each of HPVs 16 and 18 separately, and HPVs 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66 and 68 as a cocktail. The evaluation of smoking habits was assessed using the smoking intensity index(SII), a variable formed as the product of cigarettes consumed per day by the days(years × 365) that a woman was a smoker, divided by 1000. RESULTS: There were 136 smokers among 238 women tested positive for hr HPV-types(HPVs 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66 and/or 68), and 463 smokers among 1053 hr HPV-negative women(OR = 1.7, P < 0.001). This association was attributed to the youngest age group of women, aged 25-34 years(OR = 2.3, P < 0.001), while there was no association in other age groups. The intensity of smoking(increasing SII) showed no statistically signifi cant association with hr HPV infection. Cervical infection with HPV 16 and/or HPV 18 was also not associated with age or smoking habits. Finally, no association was found between Pap test status and smoking habits or smoking intensity. CONCLUSION: Smoking appears to be associated with hr HPV infection of the uterine cervix, particularly in younger women. Further studies should investigate whether this association is based on causality and evaluate the role of other possible co-factors.

Incidence of human papilloma virus in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in patients from the Lublin region

AIM:To assess the prevalence of human papilloma virus(HPV) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC) in the south-eastern region of Poland.METHODS:The study population consisted of 56 ESCC patients and 35 controls.The controls were patients referred to our department due to other nonesophageal and non-oncological disorders with no gross or microscopic esophageal pathology as confirmed by endoscopy and histopathology.In the ESCC patients,samples were taken from normal mucosa(56 mucosa samples) and from the tumor(56 tumor samples).Tissue samples from the controls were taken from normal mucosa of the middle esophagus(35 control samples).Quantitative determination of DNA was carried out using a spectrophotometric method.Genomic DNA was isolated using the QIAamp DNA Midi Kit.HPV infection was identified following PCR amplification of the HPV gene sequence,using primers MY09 and MY11 complementary to the genome sequence of at least 33 types of HPV.The sequencing results were computationally analyzed using the basic local alignment search tool database.RESULTS:In tumor samples,HPV DNA was identified in 28 of 56 patients(50%).High risk HPV phenotypes(16 or/and 18) were found in 5 of 56 patients(8.9%),low risk in 19 of 56 patients(33.9%) and other types of HPV(37,81,97,CP6108) in 4 of 56 patients(7.1%).In mucosa samples,HPV DNA was isolated in 21 of 56 patients(37.5%).High risk HPV DNA was confirmed in 3 of 56 patients(5.3%),low risk HPV DNA in 12 of 56 patients(21.4%),and other types of HPV in 6 of 56 patients(10.7%).In control samples,HPV DNA was identified in 4 of 35 patients(11.4%) with no high risk HPV.The occurrence of HPV in ESCC patients was significantly higher than in the controls [28 of 56(50%) vs 4 of 35(11.4%),P < 0.001].In esophageal cancer patients,both in tumor and mucosa samples,the predominant HPV phenotypes were low risk HPV,isolated 4 times more frequently than high risk phenotypes [19 of 56(33.9%) vs 5 of 56(8.9%),P < 0.001].A higher prevalence of HPV was identified in female patients(71.4% vs 46.9%).Accordingly,the high risk phenotypes were isolated more frequently in female patients and this difference reached statistical significance [3 of 7(42.9%) vs 2 of 49(4.1%),P < 0.05].Of the pathological characteristics,only an infiltrative pattern of macroscopic tumor type significantly correlated with the presence of HPV DNA in ESCC samples [20 of 27(74.1%) vs 8 of 29(27.6%) for ulcerative or protruding macroscopic type,P < 0.05].The occurrence of total HPV DNA and both HPV high or low risk phenotypes did not significantly differ with regard to particular grades of cellular differentiation,phases in depth of tumor infiltration,grades of nodal involvement and stages of tumor progression.CONCLUSION:Low risk HPV phenotypes could be one of the co-activators or/and co-carcinogens in complex,progressive,multifactorial and multistep esophageal carcinogenesis.

Human papilloma virus and esophageal carcinoma in a Latin-American region

AIM:To investigate the presence of high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCCs) in a non-selected Mexican population.METHODS: Cases with a pathological diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus were obtained from Department of Pathology files, at the National Cancer Institute in Mexico City during the period between 2000 and 2008. Slides from each case were reviewed and cases with sufficient neoplastic tissue were selected for molecular analysis. DNA was extracted from paraffin-embedded tissue samples for polymerase chain reaction analysis to detect HPV DNA sequences. Demographic and clinical data of each patient were retrieved from corresponding clinical records.RESULTS: HPV was detected in 15 (25%) of ESCCs. HPV-16 was the most frequently observed genotype, followed by HPV-18; HPV-59 was also detected in one case. Unfortunately, HPV genotype could not be established in three cases due to lack of material for direct sequencing, although universal primers detected the presence of HPV generic sequences. No low-risk HPV genotypes were found nor was HPV-16/18 co-infection. HPV presence in ESCC was not significantly associated with gender, age, alcohol consumption, smoking, anatomic location, or histologic grade. All patients belonged to low and very low socioeconomic strata, and were diagnosed at advanced disease stage. Male patients were most commonly affected and the male:female ratio in HPV-positive ESCC increased two- fold in comparison with HPV-negative cases (6.5:1 vs 3.1:1).CONCLUSION: High prevalence of high-risk HPV in ESCC in Mexico does not support the hypothesis that HPV-associated ESCC is more common in areas with higher ESCC incidence rates.

Occult hepatitis B virus infection among Mexican human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected patients

AIM: To determine the frequency of occult hepatitis B infection(OHBI) in a group of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)-1+/ hepatitis B surface antigen negative(HBsAg)- patients from Mexico. METHODS: We investigated the presence of OHBI in 49 HIV-1+/HBsAg- patients. Hepatitis B virus(HBV) DNA was analyzed using nested PCR to amplify the Core(C) region and by real-time PCR to amplify a region of the S and X genes. The possible associations between the variables and OHBI were investigated using Pearson's χ2 and/or Fisher's exact test.RESULTS: We found that the frequency of OHBI was 49% among the group of 49 HIV-1+/HBsAg- patients studied. The presence of OHBI was significantly associated with the HIV-1 RNA viral load [odds ratio(OR) = 8.75; P = 0.001; 95%CI: 2.26-33.79] and with HIVantiretroviral treatment with drugs that interfere with HBV replication(lamivudine, tenofovir or emtricitabine)(OR = 0.25; P = 0.05; 95%CI: 0.08-1.05). CONCLUSION: The OHBI frequency is high among 49 Mexican HIV-1+/HBsAg- patients and it was more frequent in patients with detectable HIV RNA, and less frequent in patients who are undergoing HIV-ARV treatment with drugs active against HBV.

Antiretroviral naive and treated patients: Discrepancies of B cell subsets during the natural course of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection

AIM To evaluate alterations of memory B cell subpopulations during a 48-wk period in human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1) patients. METHODS Forty-one antiretroviral na?ve and 41 treated HIV-1 patients matched for age and duration of HIV infection were recruited. All clinical, epidemiological and laboratory data were recorded or measured. The different B cell subsets were characterized according to their surface markers: Total B cells(CD19^+), memory B cells(CD19^+CD27^+, BMCs), resting BMCs(CD19^+CD27^+CD21^(high), RM), exhausted BMCs(CD19^+CD21^(low)CD27-, EM), IgM memory B(CD19^+CD27^+IgM^(high)), isotype-switched BMCs(CD19^+CD27^+IgM-, ITS) and activated BMCs(CD19^+CD21^(low+)CD27^+, AM) at baseline on week 4 and week 48.RESULTS Mean counts of BMCs were higher in treated patients. There was a marginal upward trend of IgM memory B cell proportions which differed significantly in the treated group(overall trend, P = 0.004). ITS BMC increased over time significantly in all patients. Naive patients had of ^(low)er levels of EM B cells compared to treated, with a downward trend, irrespectively of ^(high)ly active antiretroviral therapy(HAART) intake. Severe impairment of EM B cells was recorded to both treated(P = 0.024) and naive(P = 0.023) and patients. Higher proportions of RM cells were noted in HAART group, which differed significantly on week 4^(th)(P = 0.017) and 48th(P = 0.03). Higher levels of AM were preserved in HAART naive group during the whole study period(week 4: P = 0.018 and 48: P = 0.035). HIV-RNA viremia strongly correlated with AM B cells(r = 0.54, P = 0.01) and moderately with RM cells(r =-0.45, P = 0.026) at baseline.CONCLUSION HIV disrupts memory B cell subpopulations leading to impaired immunologic memory over time. BMC, RM, EM and ITS BMC were higher in patients under HAART. Activated BMCs(AM) were higher in patients without HAART. Viremia correlated with AM and RM. Significant depletion was recorded in EM B cells irrespectively of HAART intake. Perturbations in BMC-populations are not fully restored by antiretrovirals.

Relevant Frequency of Multiple Infections with High- and Low-Risk HPV Genotypes among Mexican Women Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital

Aims: To assess the frequency and the main HPV genotypes circulating among a group of women attending at a third level Hospital in Mexico City. Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive study was performed in a group of 143 female outpatients of the Gynecology and Obstetrics Service at the National Institute of Perinatology of Mexico. Cervical swabs were taken from participants and subjected to simultaneous detection/genotyping of HPV by Linear Array Genotyping Test (Roche Molecular Systems). Mann-Whitney U, median and/or Square Chi tests were used to compare socio-demographical features between HPV-infected and uninfected women. Results: A total of 66 women (46.2%) had HPV infection. Overall, 112 genotypes were detected either as single infections (45.5%) or multiple genotype infections (54.5%). The cumulated frequency of multiple infections with high-/low- and high-/high-risk HPV genotypes was 63.9 %. The most frequent high-risk genotypes were HPV52 HPV58 and HPV51, whereas the most frequent low-risk genotypes were HPV6, HPV53 and HPV84. Infected women were significantly younger and have less stable partner relationships than uninfected women (p < 0.05). Conclusion: A relevant frequency of mixed infections with high- and low-risk HPV genotypes, other than those considered most prevalent worldwide, was observed. Most circulating high-risk genotypes among the women of this study are not covered by commercial vaccine formulations.

Non-AIDS definings malignancies among human immunodeficiency virus-positive subjects: Epidemiology and outcome after two decades of HAART era

Highly active antiretroviral therapy(HAART) for humanimmunodeficiency virus(HIV) infection has been widely available in industrialized countries since 1996; its widespread use determined a dramatic decline in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS)-related mortality, and consequently, a significant decrease of AIDS-defining cancers. However the increased mean age of HIV-infected patients, prolonged exposure to environmental and lifestyle cancer risk factors, and coinfection with oncogenic viruses contributed to the emergence of other malignancies that are considered non-AIDS-defining cancers(NADCs) as a relevant fraction of morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected people twenty years after HAART introduction. The role of immunosuppression in the pathogenesis of NADCs is not well defined, and future researches should investigate the etiology of NADCs. In the last years there is a growing evidence that intensive chemotherapy regimens and radiotherapy could be safely administrated to HIV-positive patients while continuing HAART. This requires a multidisciplinary approach and a close cooperation of oncologists and HIV-physicians in order to best manage compliance of patients to treatment and to face drug-related side effects. Here we review the main epidemiological features, risk factors and clinical behavior of the more common NADCs, such as lung cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, colorectal cancer and anal cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma and some cutaneous malignancies, focusing also on the current therapeutic approaches and preventive screening strategies.

High-throughput RNA interference screens integrative analysis: Towards a comprehensive understanding of the virus-host interplay

Viruses are extremely heterogeneous entities; the size and the nature of their genetic information, as well as the strategies employed to amplify and propagate their genomes, are highly variable. However, as obligatory intracellular parasites, replication of all viruses relies on the host cell. Having co-evolved with their host for several million years, viruses have developed very sophisticated strategies to hijack cellular factors that promote virus uptake, replication, and spread. Identification of host cell factors(HCFs) required for these processes is a major challenge for researchers, but it enables the identification of new, highly selective targets for anti viral therapeutics. To this end, the establishment of platforms enabling genome-wide high-throughput RNA interference(HT-RNAi) screens has led to the identification of several key factors involved in the viral lifecycle. A number of genome-wide HT-RNAi screens have been performed for major human pathogens. These studies enable first inter-viral comparisons related to HCF requirements. Although several cellular functions appear to be uniformly required for the life cycle of most viruses tested(such as the proteasome and the Golgi-mediated secretory pathways), some factors, like the lipid kinase Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase Ⅲα in the case of hepatitis C virus, are selectively required for individual viruses. However, despite the amount of data available, we are still far away from a comprehensive understanding of the interplay between viruses and host factors. Major limitations towards this goal are the low sensitivity and specificity of such screens, resulting in limited overlap between different screens performed with the same virus. This review focuses on how statistical and bioinformatic analysis methods applied to HTRNAi screens can help overcoming these issues thus increasing the reliability and impact of such studies.

Risk Factors, Clinical Features, Baseline Alanine Aminotransferase and CD4+ Count of Children with HIV Co-Infection with Hepatitis B and C at a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Nigeria

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B and C viruses are endemic in sub- Saharan African countries including Nigeria. Researchers have studied the burden of co-infection of HIV with hepatitis B and hepatitis C but the risk factors and clinical presentation have not been much addressed especially in children. Methodology: This was a prospective cross sectional study that determined the prevalence, risk factors, clinical features, baseline CD4+ count, CD4+ percentage, and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) of newly diagnosed, HAART na?ve HIV co-infection among children who were managed at a Tertiary Hospital in Ilorin, Nigeria. Result: Of the 60 HIV- infected children recruited, 11.7% had HIV co-infection with HBV or HCV. Children with co-infec- tions (mean age 8.43 ± 2.37 years) were significantly older than their HIV mono-infected counterparts (mean age 5.25 ± 3.96 years) (p = 0.011). There was no significant difference between HIV monoinfection and HIV co-infection with respect to gender (p = 0.758), ethnicity (p = 0.707), religion of parents (p = 0.436), family type (p = 0.184), social class (p = 0.535), previous transfusion (p = 0.053), scarification (p = 0.612), female genital mutilation (p = 0.778), and sharing of clippers (p = 0.806). The mean BMI, immunological staging (p = 0.535), baseline ALT (p = 0.940), and mean baseline CD4+ count (p = 0.928) were comparable. However, the body mass index of HIV co-infec- ted children decreased with age up till age 10 years. Conclusion: There were no risk factors, nor clinical features predictive of co-infection identified in this study. Co-infection did not negatively impact baseline, CD4+ count and ALT.

Revisiting HPV infection pattern among urban Indonesian women in general population and its implication on health burden:A cross-sectional analysis from Indonesian Noncommunicable Disease Research 2016

Objective:To identify circulating HPV types among urban Indonesian women and their specific co-infection patterns in bid to curb HPV infection in the general population and minimize its complications.Methods:Urban Indonesian women from general population were selected as sample framework.Sample size and distribution across regions were determined by the Indonesian Bureau of Statistics(Badan Pusat Statistik,BPS),which represented the national level.Up to 35408 cervical swab specimens were collected from August to September 2016 in 34 Indonesian provinces,categorized into six regions based on the development criteria set by the Ministry of National Development Planning(Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional,BAPPENAS).From all 1874 samples identified as HPV-positive,hybrid capture was implemented to evaluate type-specific HPV.This study analyzed descriptive data to determine the core-cluster of HPV combination.Co-occurrence HPV network was assessed using‘qgraph’package version 1.6.3 and computed in R version 3.6.3.Two-HPV association was analyzed in logistic regression using bias-reduction generalized linear model(brglm2)package version 0.5.1 adjusted by age and six main Indonesian regions.Results:The logistic regression analysis demonstrated that HPV type 52 had rare relationship despite its common co-occurrence,cementing its role in single HPV infection.HPV type 16 and 18 tended to form infection cluster and were strongly associated with other types.Conclusions:HPV type 52 was the most frequent HPV type among urban Indonesian women and accounted for most single infection cases.Concurrently,HPV 16 and HPV 18 accounted for most multiple infection cases and had strong tendency to attract other types,which may add further complications.However,due to lack of cytology and histological examination and information for other potential determinants,further in-depth studies are necessary to confirm whether these infection patterns truly connect to certain clinical outcomes.

保妇康栓联合臭氧治疗宫颈高危型人乳头瘤病毒感染的应用效果

目的观察宫颈高危型人乳头瘤病毒(HR-HPV)感染采用保妇康栓联合臭氧治疗的应用效果。方法选取2018年3月至2020年12月在南昌大学第四附属医院妇科检查中HPV检测为阳性的120例患者作为研究对象,根据随机数字表法分为试验组(60例)和对照组(60例)。对照组采用保妇康栓治疗,试验组采用保妇康栓联合臭氧治疗,两组共治疗3个疗程。比较两组患者的临床疗效、HPV转阴率、血清肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)水平,白细胞介素-6(IL-6)水平、转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)水平和不良反应总发生率。结果试验组治疗总有效率高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);试验组HR-HPV转阴率高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);试验组治疗后TNF-α、TGF-β水平低于对照组,IL-6水平高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);两组不良反应总发生率比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论对宫颈HR-HPV患者采用保妇康栓联合臭氧治疗,效果确切,能够提高HPV转阴率,且安全性较高,值得临床推广应用。

不同治疗方案对宫颈高危型HPV感染患者的治疗效果分析

目的:探讨多种治疗方案对宫颈高危型人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)感染患者的临床治疗效果,为HPV患者的临床治疗提供新思路。方法:采用回顾性研究方法纳入2022年1月—2023年1月在宜昌市中心人民医院治疗的宫颈高危型HPV感染患者501例,根据患者选取的治疗方法分为三组,A组患者给予保妇康栓治疗(n=167),B组患者给予重组人干扰素α-2b凝胶治疗(n=167),C组给予抗HPV生物蛋白敷料治疗(n=167)。比较三组HPV患者治疗有效率、HPV-DNA水平、治疗后HPV阳性率和治疗过程中不良反应发生率,评价临床治疗效果。结果:C组患者治疗总有效率明显高于A组(90.42%vs 74.85%)和B组(90.42%vs 77.25%)(均P<0.05)。三组患者治疗3个月及6个月HPV-DNA水平较治疗前明显下降,且治疗3个月及6个月时,C组患者的HPV-DNA水平较A组和B组明显降低(均P<0.05)。治疗后C组HPV阳性率明显低于A组(6.60%vs 22.75%)和B组(6.60%vs 20.96%)(均P<0.05)。三组患者不良反应发生情况无明显统计学差异(P>0.05)。结论:抗HPV生物蛋白敷料对于宫颈高危型HPV感染患者的治疗效果优于保妇康栓及重组人干扰素α-2b凝胶,且不良反应发生少,值得临床上进一步推广。

宫颈高危型人乳头瘤病毒感染患者中医体质类型分布研究

目的:分析宫颈高危型人乳头瘤病毒(high risk human papilloma virus,HR-HPV)感染患者中医体质类型分布特点,为中医药调理体质防治宫颈HR-HPV感染提供依据。方法:选择2019年1月至2020年12月就诊于河南中医药大学第一附属医院妇科门诊及体检中心的420例宫颈HR-HPV感染者作为观察组,选择420例同时段宫颈HR-HPV检测阴性者为对照组。分析两组中医体质类型分布情况、观察组不同年龄段中医体质类型分布情况、观察组不同HR-HPV基因型别中医体质类型。结果:观察组中医体质分布依次为:痰湿质(30.50%)>湿热质(19.00%)>平和质(15.50%)>阳虚质(14.80%)>气虚质(10.00%)>阴虚质(5.90%)>瘀血质(2.70%)>气郁质(1.70%);对照组中医体质分布依次为:平和质(73.30%)>湿热质(8.40%)>阴虚质(5.70%)>痰湿质(4.50%)>气虚质(4.30%)>阳虚质/瘀血质(1.80%)>气郁质(0.20%)。两组中医体质类型比较,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05),其中,痰湿质、湿热质、阳虚质、气虚质,两组间比较,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.001)。观察组体质类型居前三位的是痰湿质、湿热质、阳虚质,占全部体质类型的64.30%。对照组平和质324例,占比73.50%,观察组平和质81例,占比15.50%,两组间比较,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.001)。观察组中,痰湿质、阳虚质、阴虚质主要见于46~55岁,湿热质、气虚质、气郁质主要见于36~45岁,组间比较差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。两组宫颈HR-HPV16、18型和非16、18型中医体质比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:痰湿质、湿热质、阳虚质为宫颈HR-HPV感染人群的易感体质;痰湿质、湿热质、阳虚质与年龄具有相关性,痰湿质多见于36~45岁,湿热质、阳虚质多见于46~55岁,HR-HPV基因型别与中医体质类型之间无明显相关性。

高危型人乳头瘤病毒感染与宫颈癌患者临床特征、免疫组化指标及预后的关系

目的探讨高危型人乳头瘤病毒(HR-HPV)感染与宫颈癌患者临床特征、免疫组化指标及预后的关系。方法选取120例宫颈癌患者,其中HR-HPV阴性40例,HR-HPV阳性80例。比较HR-HPV阴性和HR-HPV阳性宫颈癌患者的临床特征、免疫组化指标(p16、Ki-67、p53)及预后。结果HR-HPV阴性和HR-HPV阳性宫颈癌患者的年龄、病理类型、淋巴结转移情况、分化程度比较,差异均有统计学意义(P﹤0.05)。HR-HPV阴性宫颈癌患者p16、Ki-67阳性率及5年生存率均低于HR-HPV阳性患者,差异均有统计学意义(P﹤0.05)。结论相较于HR-HPV阳性宫颈癌患者,HR-HPV阴性宫颈癌患者发病年龄更低、腺癌比例更高、更容易发生淋巴结转移、分化程度更低、p16和Ki-67阳性率更低、预后更差。

基于网络药理学研究柴胡-白芍治疗宫颈高危型人乳头状瘤病毒感染的作用机制

目的:采用数据挖掘方法发掘中医药治疗宫颈高危型人乳头状瘤病毒(HPV)感染的核心药对,通过网络药理学方法明确核心药对的作用机制。方法:检索中国知网、万方数据库及维普数据库获取相关文献,筛选核心药对。从中药系统药理学数据库与分析平台检索核心药对相关活性成分及靶点;通过人类孟德尔遗传综合数据库、GeneCards数据库等查询疾病相关靶点;通过Cytoscape 3.9.1软件构建核心靶点网络;基于DAVID数据库对靶点进行基因本体功能富集分析和京都基因与基因组百科全书通路富集分析。结果:共纳入文献216篇,方剂209首,中药194味,得到核心药对柴胡-白芍。筛选出柴胡的活性成分共15个、靶点433个,白芍的活性成分9个、靶点161个,两者靶点合并去重后为297个;与疾病的交集靶点116个。柴胡-白芍治疗宫颈高危型HPV感染的作用核心靶点包括蛋白激酶B(Akt)1、肿瘤坏死因子、白细胞介素6和过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体-γ等;作用机制主要通过癌症通路、磷脂酰肌醇3激酶-Akt信号通路等发挥;涉及的生物学过程主要包括基因表达的正调控、凋亡过程的负调控等。结论:本研究验证了柴胡-白芍可通过多靶点、多通路参与炎症反应与免疫调控,从而达到治疗宫颈高危型HPV病毒感染的效果。

高危型人乳头瘤病毒感染的宫颈病变患者治疗前后阴道微生态变化情况分析

目的:探讨宫颈病变患者治疗前后阴道微环境变化情况。方法:选取2021年9月-2022年12月于郑州大学第二附属医院就诊的确诊为高危型人乳头瘤病毒(HR-HPV)感染,阴道镜下宫颈活检结果为LSIL或HSIL,活检前及治疗后6个月均行阴道微生态及HPV检测的患者共194例,其中LSIL患者100例,HSIL患者94例。LSIL组患者采用干扰素药物治疗,HSIL组采用宫颈锥切术治疗。另选取同期于就诊的HPV检测及宫颈薄层液基细胞学检查(TCT)结果均为阴性者188例,作为对照组。分析治疗前后阴道微生态指标的变化情况和相关性。结果:治疗前LSIL组清洁度、白细胞数量、优势菌、Nugent评分异常率高于对照组(P<0.05),治疗后清洁度、白细胞数量、优势菌、Nugent评分、白细胞酯酶的异常率较治疗前均降低(P<0.05);治疗前HSIL组菌群密集度、菌群多样性、优势菌、Nugent、pH值异常率均高于对照组(P<0.05),治疗后菌群多样性、优势菌、pH值、白细胞酯酶的异常率较治疗前均明显降低(P<0.05);治疗后LSIL组HR-HPV转阴32例(32.0%),HSIL组HR-HPV转阴76例(80.9%);治疗后HR-HPV阳性组优势菌、Nugent评分、pH值、过氧化氢的异常率均高于转阴组(P<0.05)。结论:阴道微生态与宫颈病变的发生、发展及转归密切相关。

经抗病毒治疗的成年HIV感染/AIDS患者并发结核病预测模型的建立与验证

目的探讨经抗病毒治疗(ART)的成年人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)感染/获得性免疫缺陷综合征(AIDS)患者并发结核病(TB)的影响因素,构建列线图模型预测HIV感染/AIDS患者并发TB风险。方法对2017年2月至2021年2月于重庆市公共卫生医疗救治中心接受ART的1486例HIV感染/AIDS患者进行回顾性研究。采用单因素、多因素Logistic回归分析HIV感染/AIDS患者并发TB的独立危险因素并构建列线图预测模型。绘制受试者工作特征曲线、校准曲线和决策曲线进行内、外部验证,评价模型预测效能和临床实用性。结果男性、开始ART年龄为18~<45岁、世界卫生组织临床分期为Ⅲ期或Ⅳ期、基线CD4+T淋巴细胞计数为200~<350个/μL或<200个/μL、基线病毒载量为10000~100000 copy/mL或>100000 copy/mL和贫血是HIV感染/AIDS患者并发TB的独立危险因素(P<0.05)。训练集及测试集列线图预测模型内外部验证的曲线下面积分别为0.727(95%CI:0.696~0.758)、0.780(95%CI:0.722~0.838)。校准曲线拟合效果良好,决策曲线分析结果显示该模型具有良好的临床收益。结论基于上述独立危险因素建立的HIV感染/AIDS患者并发TB风险的列线图预测模型具有较强的预测效能,能够为早期降低TB发病风险提供科学依据。

宫颈HR-HPV持续性感染者中医体质及流行病学相关因素调查分析

目的探讨持续性宫颈高危型人乳头瘤病毒(HR-HPV)感染患者中医体质的特点及流行病学相关的危险因素。方法收集2021年11月至2022年10月于广州中医药大学深圳医院(福田)妇科进行宫颈癌筛查、符合纳排标准的72例持续性HR-HPV感染患者作为阳性组,另收集同一时段检查的HPV阴性且无其他基础疾病的105例健康女性作为阴性组,对其中医体质、流行病学相关因素进行问卷调查并进行统计学分析。结果平和质与持续性HR-HPV感染呈负相关,是保护性体质;职业为自由职业或家庭主妇、机关或专业技术人员及每日进食蔬菜水果与持续性HR-HPV感染呈负相关,较职业为体力劳动者或服务业、饮食上营养不均衡人群感染持续性HR-HPV的风险低;既往性伴侣个数、衣原体感染次数与持续性HR-HPV感染呈正相关,是持续性HR-HPV感染的危险因素。结论持续性HR-HPV感染与中医体质及流行病学相关因素具有相关性。