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Bernal-Chávez SA, Alcalá-Alcalá S, Tapia-Guerrero YS, Magaña JJ, Del Prado-Audelo ML, Leyva-Gómez G. Cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol-xanthan gum hydrogel fabricated by freeze/thaw technique for potential application in soft tissue engineering. RSC Adv 2022; 12:21713-21724. [PMID: 36043115 PMCID: PMC9353671 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra02295h] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The search for materials and process parameters capable of generating hydrogels for soft tissue engineering applications, based on an experimental design strategy that allows the evaluation of several factors involved in their development and performance, has greatly increased. Nevertheless, the fabrication technique can influence their mechanical properties, swelling, crystallinity, and even their susceptibility to contamination by microorganisms, compromising their performance within the tissue or organ. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of the freeze/thaw technique on different characteristics of polyvinyl alcohol–xanthan gum hydrogel. Methods: this research analyzed the critical variables of the freeze/thaw process through a systematic study of a 2k factorial design of experiments, such as the proportion and concentration of polymers, freezing time and temperature, and freeze/thaw cycles. Additionally, physicochemical analysis, susceptibility to bacterial growth, and cell viability tests were included to approximate its cytotoxicity. The optimized hydrogel consisted of polyvinyl alcohol and xanthan gum at a 95 : 5 ratio, polymer mixture concentration of 15%, and 12 h of freezing with three cycles of freeze/thaw. The hydrogel was crystalline, flexible, and resistant, with tensile strengths ranging from 9 to 87 kPa. The hydrogel was appropriate for developing scaffolds for soft tissue engineering such as the cardiac and skeletal muscle, dermis, thyroid, bladder, and spleen. Also, the hydrogel did not expose an in vitro cytotoxic effect, rendering it a candidate for biomedical applications. A polyvinyl alcohol–xanthan gum hydrogel was developed and the influence of the freeze/thaw technique on different characteristics was evaluated.![]()
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- Sergio Alberto Bernal-Chávez
- Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad de México 04510 Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Cuernavaca Morelos Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Medicina Genómica, Departamento de Genética (CENIAQ), Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII) Ciudad de México 14389 Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Medicina Genómica, Departamento de Genética (CENIAQ), Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII) Ciudad de México 14389 Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad de México 04510 Mexico
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Gómez R, Tapia-Guerrero YS, Cisneros B, Orozco L, Cerecedo-Zapata C, Mendoza-Caamal E, Leyva-Gómez G, Leyva-García N, Velázquez-Pérez L, Magaña JJ. Genetic Distribution of Five Spinocerebellar Ataxia Microsatellite Loci in Mexican Native American Populations and Its Impact on Contemporary Mestizo Populations. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13010157. [PMID: 35052497 PMCID: PMC8775409 DOI: 10.3390/genes13010157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) conform a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders with autosomal dominant inheritance. Five of the most frequent SCAs are caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the exons of specific genes. The SCAs incidence and the distribution of polymorphic CAG alleles vary among populations and ethnicities. Thus, characterization of the genetic architecture of ethnically diverse populations, which have undergone recent admixture and demographic events, could facilitate the identification of genetic risk factors. Owing to the great ethnic diversity of the Mexican population, this study aimed to analyze the allele frequencies of five SCA microsatellite loci (SCA1, SCA2, SCA3, SCA6, and SCA7) in eleven Mexican Native American (MNA) populations. Data from the literature were used to compare the allelic distribution of SCA loci with worldwide populations. The SCA loci allelic frequencies evidenced a certain genetic homogeneity in the MNA populations, except for Mayans, who exhibited distinctive genetic profiles. Neither pathological nor large normal alleles were found in MNA populations, except for the SCA2 pre-mutated allele in the Zapotec population. Collectively, our findings demonstrated the contribution of the MNA ancestry in shaping the genetic structure of contemporary Mexican Mestizo populations. Our results also suggest that Native American ancestry has no impact on the origin of SCAs in the Mexican population. Instead, the acquisition of pathological SCA alleles could be associated with European migration.
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- Rocío Gómez
- Department of Toxicology, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City 07360, Mexico;
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City 14389, Mexico; (Y.S.T.-G.); (C.C.-Z.); (N.L.-G.)
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City 07360, Mexico;
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- Laboratory of Immunogenomics and Metabolic Diseases, National Genomic Medicine Institute (INMEGEN), Mexico City 14610, Mexico; (L.O.); (E.M.-C.)
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City 14389, Mexico; (Y.S.T.-G.); (C.C.-Z.); (N.L.-G.)
- Rehabilitation and Social Inclusion Center of Veracruz (CRIS-DIF), Xalapa, Veracruz 91097, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Immunogenomics and Metabolic Diseases, National Genomic Medicine Institute (INMEGEN), Mexico City 14610, Mexico; (L.O.); (E.M.-C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM); Mexico City 04510, Mexico;
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City 14389, Mexico; (Y.S.T.-G.); (C.C.-Z.); (N.L.-G.)
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City 14389, Mexico; (Y.S.T.-G.); (C.C.-Z.); (N.L.-G.)
- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México (ITESM-CCM), Mexico City 14380, Mexico
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-(55)-5999-1000 (ext. 14708)
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Cortés H, Reyes-Rosales M, Rojas-Velasco AJ, García-Juárez B, Tapia-Guerrero YS, Arenas-Diaz S, Leyva-García N, Macías-Gallardo JJ, Carrillo-Mora P, Magaña JJ. Coexistence of Fragile-X Syndrome, 8p23.1 Deletion, and Balanced Translocation t(7;10)(p10;q24) in a Single Family. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2020; 24:527-531. [PMID: 32716213 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2019.0276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Aims: Fragile-X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability; it is caused by an abnormal CGG-repeat expansion at the FMR1 gene. However, a few cases of girls with mutations in the FMR1 gene have been reported in the literature. In this study, we describe the clinical and genetic assessment of a family who exhibits the unusual coexistence of FXS, an 8p23.1 deletion, and balanced translocation t(7;10)(p10;q24) in multiple members, including a symptomatic girl with FXS. Materials and Methods: All of the family members underwent comprehensive clinical and neurological examinations. All members of the family were also molecularly diagnosed using a combination of fluorescent-polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Triplet Repeat Primed-PCR, capillary electrophoresis, and karyotyping. Results: We identified a male proband and a female patient that presented with the craniofacial characteristics of FXS, neuropsychomotor developmental delay, speech delay, intellectual deficit, and a positive molecular diagnosis of FXS. Interestingly, the female patient presented with a severe phenotype also associated with the presence of 8p23.1 deletion, while the proband patient presented a balanced translocation t(7;10)(p10;q24). Moreover, we detected multiple carriers of the FXS premutation in the family. Conclusions: To our knowledge, we describe for the first time the simultaneous occurrence of FXS and an 8p23.1 deletion and their possible synergistic effects on the phenotype of a female patient. Moreover, we describe the coexistence of FXS, an 8p23.1 deletion, and a balanced translocation t(7;10)(p10;q24) in the same family.
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- Hernán Cortés
- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico.,Department of Medical Genetics, Naval Medical Center, Secretariat of Navy (SEMAR), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Neurosciences Division, and National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Neurosciences Division, and National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Electrodiagnostic Service, National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Neurosciences Division, and National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico.,School of Engineering and Sciences, Department of Bioengineering, Tecnológico de Monterrey-Campus Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Murillo-Melo NM, Márquez-Quiróz LC, Gómez R, Orozco L, Mendoza-Caamal E, Tapia-Guerrero YS, Camacho-Mejorado R, Cortés H, López-Reyes A, Santana C, Noris G, Hernández-Hernández O, Cisneros B, Magaña JJ. Origin of the myotonic dystrophy type 1 mutation in Mexican population and influence of Amerindian ancestry on CTG repeat allelic distribution. Neuromuscul Disord 2017; 27:1106-1114. [PMID: 29054426 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2017.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Revised: 06/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is caused by expansion of a CTG trinucleotide repeat situated in the DMPK gene. Worldwide genetic studies suggest a single or limited number of mutational events cause the disease. However, distribution of CTG alleles and disease incidence varies among ethnicities. Due to the great ethnic diversity of the Mexican population, the present study was aimed at analyzing the impact of different lineages in shaping the CTG-repeat allelic distribution in the contemporary Mexican-Mestizo population as well as to shed light on the DM1 ancestral origin. Distribution of CTG-repeat alleles was similar among Mestizo and Amerindian subpopulations with (CTG)11-13 being the most frequent alleles in both groups, which implies that Mexican-Mestizo allelic distribution has been modeled by Amerindian ancestry. We diagnosed a relatively high number of cases, consistent with the high frequency of large-normal alleles found in Mexican subpopulations. Haplotype analysis using various polymorphic-markers in proximity to DMPK gene indicates that a single founder mutation originates myotonic dystrophy type 1 in Mexico; however, Y-STR haplogroups data and the presence of pre-mutated and large normal alleles in Amerindians support the hypothesis that both European and Amerindian ancestral chromosomes might have introduced the disease to the Mexican population, which was further disseminated through mestizaje.
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- N M Murillo-Melo
- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute (INR), Mexico City, Mexico; Biomedical Sciences Program, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute (INR), Mexico City, Mexico; Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Center of Research and Advanced Studies-National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Toxicology, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Immunogenomics and Metabolic Diseases, National Genomic Medicine Institute (INMEGEN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Immunogenomics and Metabolic Diseases, National Genomic Medicine Institute (INMEGEN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute (INR), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute (INR), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Sinovial Liquid, INR, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Diagnostic Molecular Biology (BIMODI), Querétaro, Qro, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Diagnostic Molecular Biology (BIMODI), Querétaro, Qro, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute (INR), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Center of Research and Advanced Studies-National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Rehabilitation Institute (INR), Mexico City, Mexico; Biomedical Sciences Program, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico.
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Magaña JJ, Tapia-Guerrero YS, Velázquez-Pérez L, Cruz-Mariño T, Cerecedo-Zapata CM, Gómez R, Murillo-Melo NM, González-Piña R, Hernández-Hernández O, Cisneros B. Clinical and molecular effect on offspring of a marriage of consanguineous spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 mutation carriers: a family case report. Int J Clin Exp Med 2014; 7:5896-5903. [PMID: 25664129 PMCID: PMC4307576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is a genetic disorder characterized by degeneration of the cerebellum, brainstem, and retina that is caused by abnormal expansion of a CAG repeat located in the ATXN7 gene encoding sequence on chromosome 3p21.1. Although SCA7 is an uncommon autosomal dominant ataxia, we previously found increased prevalence of the disease in a Southeastern Mexican population. In this study, we described to our knowledge for the first time a marriage of consanguineous SCA7 mutation carriers and their offspring effect. We characterized a severely affected infantile-onset female patient whose parents and two siblings exhibited no symptoms of the disease at time of diagnosis. A comprehensive clinical analysis of the proband showed a progressive cerebellar syndrome, including gait ataxia, movement disorders, and saccadic movements, as well as hyperreflexia, visual deterioration, urinary and cardiovascular dysfunction, and impaired nerve conduction. The SCA7 mutation was detected in the proband patient. Subsequently, genetic examination using four ATXN7 gene-linked markers (three centromeric microsatellite markers [D3S1228, D3S1287, and D3S3635] and an intragenic Single Nucleotide Polymorphism [SNP-3145G/A]) revealed that the proband descends from a couple of consanguineous SCA7 mutation carriers. Genotyping analysis demonstrated that all offspring inherited only one mutant allele, and that the severe infantile-onset phenotype is caused by germinal expansion (from 37 to 72 CAG repeats) of the paternal mutant allele. Interestingly, the couple also referred a miscarriage. Finally, we found no CAA interruptions in the ATXN7 gene CAG repeats tract in this family, which might explain, at least in part, the triplet instability in the proband.
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- Jonathan J Magaña
- Department of Genetics Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, National Rehabilitation Institute (INR)Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Genetics Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, National Rehabilitation Institute (INR)Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Genetics Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, National Rehabilitation Institute (INR)Mexico City, Mexico
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Center of Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV)-IPNMexico City, Mexico
- Center for Research and Rehabilitation of The Hereditary Ataxias (CIRAH)Holguín, Cuba
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- Center for Research and Rehabilitation of The Hereditary Ataxias (CIRAH)Holguín, Cuba
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- Department of Genetics Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, National Rehabilitation Institute (INR)Mexico City, Mexico
- Rehabilitation and Social Inclusion Center of Veracruz (CRIS-DIF)Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Department of Toxicology, CINVESTAV-IPNMexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Genetics Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, National Rehabilitation Institute (INR)Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Genetics Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, National Rehabilitation Institute (INR)Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Center of Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV)-IPNMexico City, Mexico
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Monroy-García A, Gómez-Lim MA, Weiss-Steider B, la Rosa GPD, Hernández-Montes J, Pérez-Saldaña K, Tapia-Guerrero YS, Toledo-Guzmán ME, Santiago-Osorio E, Sanchez-Peña HI, Mora-García MDL. A novel HPV 16 L1-based chimeric virus-like particle containing E6 and E7 seroreactive epitopes permits highly specific detection of antibodies in patients with CIN 1 and HPV-16 infection. Virol J 2011; 8:59. [PMID: 21306638 PMCID: PMC3042957 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-8-59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background The presence of IgG antibodies to HPV-16 L1-virus like particles (VLPs) in serum has been reported as a result of persistent exposure to the virus and as a marker of disease progression. However, detection of VLP-specific antibodies in sera does not always indicate a malignant lesion as positive results may also be due to a nonmalignant viral infection. Furthermore, malignant lesions are associated with an increased antibody titer for E6 and E7 proteins. The aim of this study was to develop an ELISA using a novel chimeric virus-like particle (cVLP) encoding an L1 protein fused with a string of HPV-16 E6 and E7 seroreactive epitopes to its C-terminus to be used for detection of HPV-16 specific antibodies in patients with cervical intraepithelial lesion grade 1 (CIN 1). Results The sera of 30 patients with CIN 1 who also tested positive for HPV-16 DNA and of 30 age-matched normal donors negative for HPV infection were tested for the presence of IgG antibodies specific for either VLP-L1 (HPV-16 L1), gVLP (derived from Gardasil), or cVLP by ELISA. The cVLP-reactive sera yielded two distinct groups of results: (H) reactivity levels that presented very strong cVLP-specific titers, and (L) reactivity levels with significantly lower titers similar to those obtained with VLP-L1 and gVLP antigens. Additionally, the sera that presented the higher cVLP titers closely matched those that had significantly stronger reactivity to E6 and E7 epitopes. Interestingly, the samples with the highest titers corresponded to patients with the higher numbers of sexual partners and pregnancies. On the other hand only 4 out of the 12 sera that harbored antibodies with VLP neutralizing ability corresponded to the group with high cVLP antibody titers. Conclusion We report for the first time that chimeric particles containing HPV-16 L1 protein fused with E6 and E7 seroreactive epitopes enable much better detection of IgG antibodies in the sera of CIN 1 patients positive for HPV-16 infection than those obtained with VLPs containing only the HPV-16 L1 protein. We also found that the sera with higher cVLP antibody titers corresponded to patients with more sexual partners and pregnancies, and not always with to those with a high neutralizing activity. This novel assay could help in the development of a tool to evaluate cervical cancer risk.
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