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Ghadicolaee SO, Pazhoohan M, Hasanzadeh A, Nematolahi M, Yahyapour Y, Ranaee M, Ghorbani H, Yazdani S, Sadeghi F. Low frequency of human cytomegalovirus in cancerous and precancerous cervical samples of Iranian women. Future Virol 2021. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl-2020-0266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Background: HPV-16 has a significant role in cervical cancers; co-infection with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) as an oncomodulatory pathogen may increase the risk of carcinogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the frequencies of HCMV and HPV-16 in cervical samples. Materials & methods: A total of 102 cancerous and precancerous cervical samples were examined by real-time PCR targeting the HPV-16 E6 gene, and HCMV immediate-early gene. Results: In total, 65 samples (63.7%) were positive for HPV-16. HCMV was found in seven samples (6.9%). Both HPV-16 and HCMV were present in four samples (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia-3 and squamous cell carcinoma groups with two samples each). Conclusion: HCMV can infect cervical tissues at a low frequency, suggesting that HCMV is unlikely to play a role in the cervical carcinogenesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Somayeh Oladi Ghadicolaee
- Clinical Research Development Center, Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Virology, School of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
| | - Mohammad Ranaee
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
| | - Hossein Ghorbani
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cancer Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
| | - Farzin Sadeghi
- Cancer Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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