Persistent infection by high-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV) types is a prerequisite for progression to cancer. HR-HPVs may lead to a deregulation of innate immunity by interfering with the epithelial type I interferon (IFN) response, whereas very little is known about type III IFNs, a key component of the mucosal antiviral response. This study reports a first attempt to evaluate the activation of type III IFN genes (IFN lambda 1-3), IFN lambda receptor genes (IFN-lambdaR1 and IL10R2), and IFN-induced genes (MxA, ISG15, ISG56) in HPV-positive and HPV-negative cervical cells from 154 women attending the gynecological unit of a university hospital in Rome. Despite an increased individual variability, a coordinated expression of several IFN lambda-related genes was observed. Furthermore, IFN lambda 1 and IFN-lambdaR1 genes were expressed at higher levels in cervical cells positive to low-risk (LR) HPV compared to HR-HPV and HPV-negative cells. Consistently, ISG15 expression was significantly higher in LR-HPV-infected women than in the other groups. Moreover, IFN lambda 1 expression decreased significantly with abnormal cytological results. This study is the first to show the activation of a type III IFN response in LR-HPV-positive cervical cells and suggests that the lack of this response in HR-HPV infection may be related to lesion progression.

Interferon lambda 1 expression in cervical cells differs between low-risk and high-risk human papillomavirus-positive women / Cannella, Fabiana; Scagnolari, Carolina; Selvaggi, Carla; Stentella, Patrizia; Recine, Nadia; Antonelli, Guido; Pierangeli, Alessandra. - In: MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY. - ISSN 0300-8584. - STAMPA. - 203:3(2014), pp. 177-184. [10.1007/s00430-014-0330-9]

Interferon lambda 1 expression in cervical cells differs between low-risk and high-risk human papillomavirus-positive women

CANNELLA, FABIANA;SCAGNOLARI, CAROLINA;SELVAGGI, CARLA;STENTELLA, Patrizia;RECINE, Nadia;ANTONELLI, Guido;PIERANGELI, Alessandra
2014

Abstract

Persistent infection by high-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV) types is a prerequisite for progression to cancer. HR-HPVs may lead to a deregulation of innate immunity by interfering with the epithelial type I interferon (IFN) response, whereas very little is known about type III IFNs, a key component of the mucosal antiviral response. This study reports a first attempt to evaluate the activation of type III IFN genes (IFN lambda 1-3), IFN lambda receptor genes (IFN-lambdaR1 and IL10R2), and IFN-induced genes (MxA, ISG15, ISG56) in HPV-positive and HPV-negative cervical cells from 154 women attending the gynecological unit of a university hospital in Rome. Despite an increased individual variability, a coordinated expression of several IFN lambda-related genes was observed. Furthermore, IFN lambda 1 and IFN-lambdaR1 genes were expressed at higher levels in cervical cells positive to low-risk (LR) HPV compared to HR-HPV and HPV-negative cells. Consistently, ISG15 expression was significantly higher in LR-HPV-infected women than in the other groups. Moreover, IFN lambda 1 expression decreased significantly with abnormal cytological results. This study is the first to show the activation of a type III IFN response in LR-HPV-positive cervical cells and suggests that the lack of this response in HR-HPV infection may be related to lesion progression.
2014
papillomavirus; interferon lambda; ifn lambda; cervical infection; isg15; squamous intraepithelial lesion; hpv infection
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Interferon lambda 1 expression in cervical cells differs between low-risk and high-risk human papillomavirus-positive women / Cannella, Fabiana; Scagnolari, Carolina; Selvaggi, Carla; Stentella, Patrizia; Recine, Nadia; Antonelli, Guido; Pierangeli, Alessandra. - In: MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY. - ISSN 0300-8584. - STAMPA. - 203:3(2014), pp. 177-184. [10.1007/s00430-014-0330-9]
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