Viral infections in prostate carcinomas in Chilean patients

Infectious agents and cancer, 2017

Although high risk HPVs are associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer it is not known if they have a causal role. The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential role of human papilloma viruses (HPVs) in prostate cancer. The aims are (i) to investigate the presence and confirm the identity of high risk HPVs in benign prostate tissues prior to the development of HPV positive prostate cancer in the same patients, and (ii) to determine if HPVs are biologically active. We used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to identify HPVs in specimens from 52 Australian men with benign prostate biopsies who 1 to 10 years later developed prostate cancer. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was used to assess the expression of HPV E7 oncoproteins, cytokeratin and prostate specific antigen (PSA). We used RNASeq data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) to identify possible HPV RNA sequences in prostate cancer. HPV screening using standard PCR was conducted on 28 of the 52 sets of benign and l...

Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2016

Prostatic cancer is the second cause of cancer-related death among men worldwide. The human papilloma viruses (HPVs) are a family of sexually transmitted viruses which have may have roles in the etiology of inflammation in the prostate leading to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa). In this study, we evaluated the frequency of different HPV types in prostatic cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in Kerman province, southeast of Iran, using real-time PCR techniques. The aim of the present research was to clarify any association with prostatic carcinogenesis. Real Time PCR showed that HPV DNA was found in 20% of 200 PCa samples, 80 percent of these with high-risk HPV types, 40% with type-16,18, 30 % type-31,33 and 10% type 54. High risk HPV DNA was detected in only 2% of BPH samples. Values for low risk types were much higher. Our study provided support for a role of high risk HPV infection in prostatic disease in Iranian patients, and association bet...

BMC Cancer, 2010

Background: Several viruses with known oncogenic potential infect prostate tissue, among these are the polyomaviruses BKV, JCV, and SV40; human papillomaviruses (HPVs), and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infections. Recently, the Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-related gammaretrovirus (XMRV) was identified in prostate tissue with a high prevalence observed in prostate cancer (PC) patients homozygous for the glutamine variant of the RNASEL protein (462Q/Q). Association studies with the R462Q allele and non-XMRV viruses have not been reported. We assessed associations between prostate cancer, prostate viral infections, and the RNASEL 462Q allele in Mexican cancer patients and controls.

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases

Background: Prostate cancer (PCa), as the fifth leading cause of death, is the second most common cancer diagnosis in men worldwide. Human papillomavirus (HPV) can potentially contribute to PCa development and chronic inflammation. HPV infection leads to malignant and benign lesions in the genital areas of men and women. The data on the role of HPV in PCa development is contradictory. Objective: This study aims to investigate the frequency of HPV in PCa samples in hospitals in Tabriz City, Iran. Methods: This study was conducted in a cross-sectional descriptive manner. Paraffin tissue blocks including 50 patients with primary prostate adenocarcinoma and 50 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) were selected from Tabriz hospitals. All samples were examined for the presence of HPV16/18 by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. Findings: 3 out of 50 PCa patients are infected with HPV18. None of the benign and malignant prostate samples are infected with HPV 16. Therefor...

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009

Cancer, 1998

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are associated with benign and malignant lesions of the female and male anogenital tract. Currently the possible role of HPV infections in prostate carcinogenesis is a subject of great controversy. In this study we aimed to investigate the role of HPV infection in prostate carcinoma (PCa). The study included formalinfi xed paraffi n-embedded tissue samples of 104 primary prostate adenocarcinoma cases and 104 control tissues of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). HPV-DNA was purifi ed and amplifi ed through MY09/MY11 and GP5 ϩ /GP6 ϩ primers and subsequently subjected to sequencing. HPV-DNA was found in 13 of 104 (12.5%) PCa and 8 of 104 (7.7%) BPH samples. High-risk HPVs were detected in 10 of 13 (76.9%) PCa and 5 of 8 (62.5%) BPH samples with positive HPV-DNA. Lowrisk HPVs were detected in 3 of 13 (23.1%) PCa and 3 of 8 (37.5%) BPH specimens with positive HPV-DNA. There was no signifi cant difference between PCa and BPH specimens regarding HPV-DNA presence or the detection of high-risk and low-risk types of HPV. Our data do not support the role of HPV infection in prostate carcinoma. Further studies are required to elucidate the role of HPV infection in human prostate carcinogenesis. Scand J Infect Dis Downloaded from informahealthcare.com by 91.99.0.59 on 12/15/10 For personal use only.

Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2020

It is hypothesised that high risk for cancer human papillomaviruses (HPVs) have a causal role in prostate cancer.In 26 case control studies, high risk HPVs have been identified in benign and prostate cancers. High risk HPVs were identified in 325 (22.6%) of 1284 prostate cancers and in 113 (8.6%) of 1313 normal or benign prostate controls (p = 0.001).High risk HPVs of the same type have been identified in both normal and benign prostate tissues prior to the development of HPV positive prostate cancer. High risk HPVs can be associated with inflammatory prostatitis leading to benign prostate hyperplasia and later prostate cancer. Normal human prostate epithelial cells can be immortalised by experimental exposure to HPVs. HPVs are probably sexually transmitted.The role of HPVs in prostate cancer is complex and differs from HPVs associated cervical cancer. HPV infections may initiate prostate oncogenesis directly and influence oncogenesis indirectly via APOBEC enzymes. HPVs may collabor...

2014

Today malignancy causes many mortality around all of the word, primary or secondary malignancy imposed economic and emotional costs to patients, families and the community. Several etiology have been reported for malignancy, like genetics, microorganism (bacteria, viruses) and etc. Viruses are known as microorganisms causing various diseases, cancers and malignancies such as cervical cancer and liver cancer. Today, different investigations are conducted on the presence of viruses as an etiology of prostate cancer. In this review article, it will be indicated that viruses including HPV, HSV and XMRV are more recognized as involved in prostate cancer. Other viruses such as BKV, ADV, CMV, SD-MSV, JCV and EBV have also been investigated. Generally speaking, whether or not any of these viral factors are oncogenes for prostate cancer has not been proved. Research findings have been divergent. It seems that conducting studies through specific and similar procedures and consideration of fac...

Scientific Reports, 2015