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Olwal CO, Fabius JM, Zuliani-Alvarez L, Eckhardt M, Kyei GB, Quashie PK, Krogan NJ, Bouhaddou M, Bediako Y. Network modeling suggests HIV infection phenocopies PI3K-AKT pathway mutations to enhance HPV-associated cervical cancer. Mol Omics 2023; 19:538-551. [PMID: 37204043 PMCID: PMC10524288 DOI: 10.1039/d3mo00025g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
Women coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and human papillomavirus (HPV) are six times as likely to develop invasive cervical carcinoma compared to those without HIV. Unlike other HIV-associated cancers, the risk of cervical cancer development does not change when HPV/HIV coinfected women begin antiretroviral therapy, suggesting HIV-associated immune suppression is not a key driver of cervical cancer development in coinfected women. Here, we investigated whether the persistent secretion of inflammatory factors in HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral therapy could enhance cancer signaling in HPV-infected cervical cells via endocrine mechanisms. We integrated previously reported HIV-induced secreted inflammatory factors (Hi-SIFs), HIV and HPV virus-human protein interactions, and cervical cancer patient genomic data using network propagation to understand the pathways underlying disease development in HPV/HIV coinfection. Our results pinpointed the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway to be enriched at the interface between Hi-SIFs and HPV-host molecular networks, in alignment with PI3K pathway mutations being prominent drivers of HPV-associated, but HIV independent, cervical cancer development. Furthermore, we experimentally stimulated cervical cells with 14 Hi-SIFs to assess their ability to activate PI3K-AKT signaling. Strikingly, we found 8 factors (CD14, CXCL11, CXCL9, CXCL13, CXCL17, AHSG, CCL18, and MMP-1) to significantly upregulate AKT phosphorylation (pAKT-S473) relative to a phosphate buffered saline control. Our findings suggest that Hi-SIFs cooperate with HPV infection in cervical cells to over-activate PI3K-AKT signaling, effectively phenocopying PI3K-AKT pathway mutations, resulting in enhanced cervical cancer development in coinfected women. Our insights could support the design of therapeutic interventions targeting the PI3K-AKT pathway or neutralizing Hi-SIFs in HPV/HIV coinfected cervical cancer patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Charles Ochieng' Olwal
- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- The J. David Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Quantitative Biosciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- The Cancer Cell Map Initiative, San Francisco and La Jolla, CA, USA
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- The J. David Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Quantitative Biosciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- The Cancer Cell Map Initiative, San Francisco and La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- The J. David Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Quantitative Biosciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
- University of Ghana Medical Centre, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
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- The J. David Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Quantitative Biosciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- The Cancer Cell Map Initiative, San Francisco and La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Quantitative Biosciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences (QCBio), University of California, Los Angeles, LA, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics (MIMG), University of California, Los Angeles, LA, USA.
- Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, LA, USA
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
- Yemaachi Biotech, Accra, Ghana
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Long T, Zhang C, He G, Hu Y, Lin Z, Long L. Bacterial Vaginosis Decreases the Risk of Cervical Cytological Abnormalities. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2023; 16:109-117. [PMID: 36280380 PMCID: PMC9900316 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-22-0288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Genital tract infections, including vulvovaginal candidiasis and bacterial vaginosis, have emerged as potential modulators of persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infections causing cervical cytologic abnormalities and cervical cancer. This study aimed to investigate whether vulvovaginal candidiasis or bacterial vaginosis had an additional effect on HPV infection and thus caused such abnormalities. ThinPrep cytologic tests were used to detect cytologic abnormalities, vulvovaginal candidiasis, and bacterial vaginosis in 14,679 women. Cytologic abnormalities included atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, atypical squamous cells-cannot exclude HSIL, and squamous cell carcinoma. Logistic regression Model 1 (univariate regression) and Model 2 (multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for age combined with HPV infection) were used to analyze the association between bacterial vaginosis and cytologic abnormalities, or vulvovaginal candidiasis and cytologic abnormalities, alone or in the presence of HPV infection. Bacterial vaginosis infection rates were found to be significantly higher in the cytology-negative group among all participants and those with HPV infection (P = 0.003, P < 0.001, respectively). Analyses using Model 1 and Model 2 both pointed to bacterial vaginosis as a protective factor against cytologic abnormalities for all participants (OR = 0.36, 0.17, respectively, P < 0.05) and for HPV-infected participants (OR = 0.17, 0.16, respectively, P < 0.05). Neither vulvovaginal candidiasis nor vulvovaginal candidiasis + HPV was significantly associated with the incidence of cytologic abnormalities based on Model 1 (OR = 0.94, 0.71, respectively, P > 0.05) and Model 2 (OR = 0.91, 0.74, respectively, P > 0.05). Furthermore, neither vulvovaginal candidiasis nor bacterial vaginosis increased the incidence of cytologic abnormalities regardless of HPV infection status, while bacterial vaginosis might possibly prevent cytologic abnormalities in women coinfected by HPV. PREVENTION RELEVANCE Neither vulvovaginal candidiasis nor bacterial vaginosis was found to increase the incidence of cervical cytologic abnormalities with or without the presence of HPV. On the contrary, bacterial vaginosis may play a role in preventing cytologic abnormalities in women with HPV coinfection.
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- Tengfei Long
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Cellular & Molecular Diagnostics Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Clinical Trials Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Clinical Trials Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China.,Corresponding Author: Lingli Long, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou 510000, P.R. China. Phone: 8613-5600-55597; E-mail:
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Shin MB, Liu G, Mugo N, Garcia PJ, Rao DW, Bayer CJ, Eckert LO, Pinder LF, Wasserheit JN, Barnabas RV. A Framework for Cervical Cancer Elimination in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review and Roadmap for Interventions and Research Priorities. Front Public Health 2021; 9:670032. [PMID: 34277540 PMCID: PMC8281011 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.670032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The World Health Organization announced an ambitious call for cervical cancer elimination worldwide. With existing prevention and treatment modalities, cervical cancer elimination is now within reach for high-income countries. Despite limited financing and capacity constraints in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), prevention and control efforts can be supported through integrated services and new technologies. We conducted this scoping review to outline a roadmap toward cervical cancer elimination in LMICs and highlight evidence-based interventions and research priorities to accelerate cervical cancer elimination. We reviewed and synthesized literature from 2010 to 2020 on primary and secondary cervical cancer prevention strategies. In addition, we conducted expert interviews with gynecologic and infectious disease providers, researchers, and LMIC health officials. Using these data, we developed a logic model to summarize the current state of science and identified evidence gaps and priority research questions for each prevention strategy. The logic model for cervical cancer elimination maps the needs for improved collaboration between policy makers, production and supply, healthcare systems, providers, health workers, and communities. The model articulates responsibilities for stakeholders and visualizes processes to increase access to and coverage of prevention methods. We discuss the challenges of contextual factors and highlight innovation needs. Effective prevention methods include HPV vaccination, screening using visual inspection and HPV testing, and thermocoagulation. However, vaccine coverage remains low in LMICs. New strategies, including single-dose vaccination could enhance impact. Loss to follow-up and treatment delays could be addressed by improved same-day screen-and-treat technologies. We provide a practical framework to guide cervical cancer elimination in LMICs. The scoping review highlights existing and innovative strategies, unmet needs, and collaborations required to achieve elimination across implementation contexts.
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- Michelle B. Shin
- School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Center for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- School of Public Health, Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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