OBJECTIVES: Viruses and tumour cells may regulate the expression of HLA molecules on the cell surface to escape immune system surveillance. Absence of classical HLA class I molecules may impair the action of specific cytotoxic cells, whereas non-classical HLA class I molecules may regulate innate and adaptive immune cells. We assess here the possible associations between classical/non-classical class I HLA and p16(INK4a) molecule expression in cervical biopsies of women infected with HPV, stratified according to grade of the lesion and HPV type. STUDY DESIGN: Cervical biopsies (N=74) presenting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1 (CIN1) (n=31), CIN2-3 (n=19), and invasive cancer (n=14) were evaluated alongside 10 normal cervical specimens. RESULTS: HLA-A/B/C/G staining was observed in the early stages of HPV infection. A significant association was detected between HLA-A/B/C staining and HPV16/18 infection (OR=0.12, 95%CI: 0.0163-0.7899; p=0.04). HLA-E expression increased with the progression of the lesion (chi(2)-test for trend=4.01; p=0.05), and a significant association was found between HLA-E staining and HPV16/18 infection (OR=11.25, 95%CI: 2.324-54.465; p=0.003). Irrespective of the grade of the lesion, HLA-A/B/C staining and p16(INK4a) presented a good concordance (Kappa: 0.67). CONCLUSIONS: HLA-E overexpression seemed to be associated with invasive cancer and HPV16/18 infection.
OBJECTIVES: Viruses and tumour cells may regulate the expression of HLA molecules on the cell surface to escape immune system surveillance. Absence of classical HLA class I molecules may impair the action of specific cytotoxic cells, whereas non-classical HLA class I molecules may regulate innate and adaptive immune cells. We assess here the possible associations between classical/non-classical class I HLA and p16(INK4a) molecule expression in cervical biopsies of women infected with HPV, stratified according to grade of the lesion and HPV type. STUDY DESIGN: Cervical biopsies (N=74) presenting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1 (CIN1) (n=31), CIN2-3 (n=19), and invasive cancer (n=14) were evaluated alongside 10 normal cervical specimens. RESULTS:HLA-A/B/C/G staining was observed in the early stages of HPV infection. A significant association was detected between HLA-A/B/C staining and HPV16/18 infection (OR=0.12, 95%CI: 0.0163-0.7899; p=0.04). HLA-E expression increased with the progression of the lesion (chi(2)-test for trend=4.01; p=0.05), and a significant association was found between HLA-E staining and HPV16/18 infection (OR=11.25, 95%CI: 2.324-54.465; p=0.003). Irrespective of the grade of the lesion, HLA-A/B/C staining and p16(INK4a) presented a good concordance (Kappa: 0.67). CONCLUSIONS: HLA-E overexpression seemed to be associated with invasive cancer and HPV16/18 infection.
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