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Guo C, Wei J, Scott RS, Chen Y, Chen Z, Zhao W, Zhang C, Wang B, Chai C, Dai G, Li M, Zhang F. Prevalence and characteristics of Epstein‐Barr virus associated gastric carcinoma in Gansu Province, Northwest China with mRNA expression of glycoprotein BMRF2. J Med Virol 2019; 92:356-363. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Chen Guo
- School of Basic Medical SciencesLanzhou UniversityLanzhou Gansu China
- First Affiliated Clinical HospitalLanzhou UniversityLanzhou Gansu China
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- School of Basic Medical SciencesLanzhou UniversityLanzhou Gansu China
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- Center for Molecular and Tumor VirologyLouisiana State University Health Sciences CenterShreveport Louisiana
- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyLouisiana State University Health Sciences CenterShreveport Louisiana
- Feist‐Weiller Cancer CenterLouisiana State University Health Sciences CenterShreveport Louisiana
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- First Affiliated Clinical HospitalLanzhou UniversityLanzhou Gansu China
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- Department of Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck SurgeryThe 940th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of CPLALanzhou Gansu China
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- School of Basic Medical SciencesLanzhou UniversityLanzhou Gansu China
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- School of Basic Medical SciencesLanzhou UniversityLanzhou Gansu China
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- First Affiliated Clinical HospitalLanzhou UniversityLanzhou Gansu China
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- First Affiliated Clinical HospitalLanzhou UniversityLanzhou Gansu China
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- Xiangya School of MedicineCentral South UniversityChangsha Hunan China
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- School of Basic Medical SciencesLanzhou UniversityLanzhou Gansu China
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- School of Basic Medical SciencesLanzhou UniversityLanzhou Gansu China
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Epstein-Barr virus primarily, though not exclusively, infects B cells and epithelial cells. Many of the virus and cell proteins that are involved in entry into these two cell types in vitro have been identified, and their roles in attachment and fusion are being explored. This chapter discusses what is known about entry at the cellular level in vitro and describes what little is known about the process in vivo. It highlights some of the questions that still need to be addressed and considers some models that need further testing.
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- Liudmila S Chesnokova
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71130, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71130, USA.,Department of Clinical Teaching and Training, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 312 West Anshan Road, 300193, Nankai District, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71130, USA.
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Jiang R, Gu X, Moore-Medlin TN, Nathan CA, Hutt-Fletcher LM. Oral dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma: correlation between increased expression of CD21, Epstein-Barr virus and CK19. Oral Oncol 2012; 48:836-41. [PMID: 22513207 PMCID: PMC3401344 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2012.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Epstein-Barr virus is an orally transmitted human gammaherpesvirus that infects B lymphocytes and epithelial cells. Although most primary infections are asymptomatic, long term carriage of the virus can be associated with either lymphoid or epithelial malignancies. The association of EBV with oral squamous cell carcinomas is sporadic and it is uncertain if the virus is involved in initiation of the tumor or, possibly, in its progression. Complement receptor type 2, CR2 or CD21, is a receptor for the major attachment protein of EBV, which significantly enhances epithelial cell infection, but its expression on normal tissues is restricted to tonsil and adenoid epithelium. As cells become dysplastic they are reported to express higher levels of CK19. We sought to evaluate whether CD21 and CK19 expression change as oral epithelial cells outside Waldeyer's ring become dysplastic. MATERIALS AND METHODS Epithelial cells were isolated by laser capture microdissection and levels of CD21, CK19 and EBV RNA were measured by quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR. RESULTS We report that expression of CD21 increases in frequency and intensity as oral epithelial cells become more dysplastic and that expression correlates with an increase in infection by EBV. Tumors or dysplastic lesions that carry EBV also generally express higher levels of CK19 than those that do not. CONCLUSION The findings suggest that dysplasia may make cells more susceptible to infection by EBV and that infection by the virus may alter the phenotype of the infected cell in a manner which could affect prognosis.
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- Ru Jiang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
- Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology and Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology and Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
- Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology and Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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Ghrelin and obestatin expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma: an immunohistochemical and biochemical study. Mol Cell Biochem 2010; 339:173-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-009-0381-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Shamaa AA, Zyada MM, Wagner M, Awad SS, Osman MM, Abdel Azeem AA. The significance of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) & DNA topoisomerase II alpha (DNA-Topo II alpha) immunoreactivity in normal oral mucosa, oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Diagn Pathol 2008; 3:45. [PMID: 19021895 PMCID: PMC2611966 DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-3-45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2008] [Accepted: 11/20/2008] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Head and neck cancer including oral cancer is considered to develop by accumulated genetic alterations and the major pathway is cancerization from lesions such as intraepithelial dysplasia in oral leukoplakia and erythroplakia. The relationship of proliferation markers with the grading of dysplasia is uncertain. The involvement of EBV in oral carcinogenesis is not fully understood. Aim The present study was designed to investigate the role of EBV and DNA Topoisomerase II∝ (DNA-Topo II∝) during oral carcinogenesis and to examine the prognostic significance of these protein expressions in OSCCs. Methods Using specific antibodies for EBV and DNA-Topo II∝, we examined protein expressions in archival lesion tissues from 16 patients with oral epithelial dysplasia, 22 oral squamous cell carcinoma and 20 normal oral mucosa by immunohistochemistry. Clinical information was obtained through the computerized retrospective database from the tumor registry. Results DNA-Topo II∝ was expressed in all examined specimens. Analysis of Variance ANOVA revealed highly significant difference (P < 0.01) in young aged labial tissues and significant (P ≤ 0.05) in gingival and not significant (P > 0.05) in inferior surface of tongue and in hard palatal tissues. Significant differences were observed between OEDs and NSE (P < 0.001) and SCCs and controls (P < 0.001), also, significant differences could be observed between SCCs and OEDs. DNA-Topo II∝ expression was significantly higher in tumors of low differentiation versus tumors of moderate and high differentiation (P < 0.001), DNA-Topo II∝ expression was correlated with age, tumor size, tumor stage, node metastasis and tumor differentiation, but not with gender and tumor site. None of normal squamous epithelium (NSE) expressed EBV. Heterogenous reactivity for EBV was observed through the series of dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma. Its expression increased progressively with lymph node metastasis and low tumor differentiation, but no significant association could be observed with other clinicopathological parameters. EBV protein expression was increased with elevated Topo II-∝ LI in OEDs and OSCCs. A tendency to positive correlation between EBV and Topo II∝ expression was observed in OEDs but not in OSCCs. Conclusion EBV and DNA Topo II-αLI expression are possible indicators in oral carcinogenesis and may be valuable diagnostic and prognostic indices in oral carcinoma.
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- Ali A Shamaa
- Oral Biology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.
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Jiang R, Gu X, Nathan CA, Hutt-Fletcher L. Laser-capture microdissection of oropharyngeal epithelium indicates restriction of Epstein-Barr virus receptor/CD21 mRNA to tonsil epithelial cells. J Oral Pathol Med 2008; 37:626-33. [PMID: 18710421 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2008.00681.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Epstein-Barr virus colonizes the oropharynx of a majority of individuals. It infects B lymphocytes and epithelial cells and can contribute to the development of both lymphoid and epithelial tumors. The virus uses CD21 for attachment to B cells which constitutively express the protein. Infection of epithelial cells in vitro is also more efficient if CD21 is available. However, its potential contribution to infection in vivo has been difficult to evaluate as discrepant results with antibodies have made it difficult to determine which, if any, epithelial cells in the oropharynx express CD21. METHODS To reevaluate CD21 expression by an alternative method, epithelial cells were isolated by laser-capture microdissection from formalin-fixed sections of tissues from various parts of the oropharynx and mRNA was amplified with primers specific for the exons of CD21 which code for the Epstein-Barr virus binding site. RESULTS CD21 mRNA was expressed in tonsil epithelium, but not in epithelium from buccal mucosa, uvula, soft palate or tongue. CONCLUSIONS CD21 does not contribute to infection of most normal epithelial tissues in the oropharynx, but may contribute to infection of epithelial cells in the tonsil, where virus has been demonstrated in healthy carriers.
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- Ru Jiang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA
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Sharma G, Pai KM, Setty S, Ramapuram JT, Nagpal A. Oral manifestations as predictors of immune suppression in a HIV-/AIDS-infected population in south India. Clin Oral Investig 2008; 13:141-8. [PMID: 18668269 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-008-0210-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2007] [Accepted: 06/12/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The objectives of the study are to evaluate the relationship between common HIV-related oral lesions and absolute CD4+ count, age, gender, and medication used and to assess the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of oral manifestations for low absolute CD4+ counts. HIV-positive patients, 200, from south India were selected, whose absolute CD4+ counts were determined within 2 weeks of oral examination. Sociodemographic data was obtained using a structured questionnaire. Oral manifestations were diagnosed according to presumptive criteria of EEC-clearinghouse classification (1993). Four or more concurrent oral lesions were statistically significant with low CD4+ counts <200 cells/mm3 (P = 0.005). The highest and lowest mean CD4+ cell counts were seen in individuals with linear gingival erythema (LGE; 172.5 cells/mm(3)) and pseudomembranous candidiasis (PC; 87 cells/mm(3)), respectively. Smoking, age (<35 years), and males had a positive association with oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL; P < 0.05). Patients with CD4+ counts < 200 cells/mm(3) were associated with 15 times greater risk of PC and four times at greater risk for occurrence of any oral manifestation. Concurrent oral manifestations (>or=4) were good predictors (80-100%) of severe immune suppression. In most resource poor countries where facilities for undertaking CD4+ counts are not available, the presence of concurrent oral manifestations may be used as an indicator of deteriorating immune status.
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- Gaurav Sharma
- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS-CDSR, Murad nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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HIV infection affects residents of all countries of the world, but the greater majority of affected individuals reside in the developing world. In the past decade there have been substantial changes in the management of HIV disease, particularly the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Such agents have reduced significantly the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV disease, however, they are not available for most HIV-infected individuals in the developing world. There is now considerable understanding of the molecular epidemiology, transmission and therapy of the common opportunistic oral infections of HIV disease, and as a consequence of improved anti-HIV strategies, the frequency and severity of oral disease associated with HIV infection have reduced considerably, although HAART may predispose to human papilloma virus infection of the mouth and potentially increase the risk of later oral squamous cell carcinoma. Despite advances in clinical care the majority of individuals with HIV disease worldwide will continue to develop oral disease, as they are resident in the developing world and do not have ready access to even simple therapies.
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- Cristina Frezzini
- Oral Medicine Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic, Medical and Surgical Sciences, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, UCL, University of London, London, UK
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Goldenberg D, Benoit NE, Begum S, Westra WH, Cohen Y, Koch WM, Sidransky D, Califano JA. Epstein-Barr virus in head and neck cancer assessed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Laryngoscope 2004; 114:1027-31. [PMID: 15179207 DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200406000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has classically been associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and Burkitt's lymphoma. Recently, multiple studies have been published linking EBV with oral squamous cell carcinoma and, to a lesser extent, hypopharyngeal and laryngeal tumors. Using a sensitive method of detection, the authors sought to analyze the presence and quantity of EBV DNA in a large cohort of head and neck cancers. STUDY DESIGN : Retrospective cohort study. METHODS Three hundred head and neck cancer samples exclusive of nasopharyngeal carcinoma were examined for the presence of EBV using quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Eighty-four tumor samples from the larynx, 30 from the hypopharynx, 73 from the oropharynx, and 113 from the oral cavity were analyzed for EBV quantity, which was expressed as the number of viral copies per cell genome. Representative samples, which contained the highest EBV DNA levels, were examined using in situ hybridization. Results were correlated with tumor grade and site and tobacco and alcohol exposure. RESULTS Three of 300 (1%) tumor samples were overtly positive for EBV DNA (defined as >0.1 copies of viral DNA/cell genome). Five of 300 (2%) tumor samples showed low levels (defined as >0.01 and <0.1 copies of viral DNA/cell genome), and 68 of 300 tumor samples (23%) showed trace levels (defined as < 0.01 copies of viral DNA/cell genome) of EBV DNA. No correlation was found between EBV positivity and tobacco exposure, alcohol exposure, or tumor grade. CONCLUSION In the overwhelming majority of head and neck cancers in this North American cohort, EBV did not appear to contribute to growth of a dominant clonal population with integrated EBV genome and was unlikely to be a genetic etiological agent in tumor development. The low quantities of EBV detected in a minority of head and neck cancers may be related to the presence of EBV genome in rare lymphoid or epithelial cells adjacent to the primary head and neck cancer.
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- David Goldenberg
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Gonzalez-Moles MA, Gutierrez J, Rodriguez MJ, Ruiz-Avila I, Rodriguez-Archilla A. Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein-1 (LMP-1) expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Laryngoscope 2002; 112:482-7. [PMID: 12148858 DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200203000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is frequently associated with malignant cell transformation through the action of the oncoprotein latent membrane protein-1 (LMP-1). The present study aimed to determine the presence of EBV in oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) and the expression of LMP-1 in neoplastic cells of EBV-positive OSCCs. STUDY DESIGN/METHODS In a retrospective study of 78 OSCCs, we investigated the presence of the DNA of EBV by polymerase chain reaction, the expression of the oncoprotein LMP-1 by immunohistochemistry, and the presence of EBV-encoded RNA (EBER) by in situ hybridization. RESULTS EBV DNA was detected in 19.2% of the cases. Expression of LMP-1 in neoplastic cells was found in 85.7% of the EBV-positive OSCCs. EBV presence was significantly more frequent (P <.05) in OSCCs localized on the lateral tongue. EBV-positive OSCCs more frequently presented (P <.05) greater nuclear atypia. CONCLUSION EBV can appear in latent form in OSCC and express its main oncoprotein, LMP-1.
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- M A Gonzalez-Moles
- Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Granada, Spain.
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Llewellyn CD, Johnson NW, Warnakulasuriya KA. Risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in young people--a comprehensive literature review. Oral Oncol 2001; 37:401-18. [PMID: 11377229 DOI: 10.1016/s1368-8375(00)00135-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 314] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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There have been several reports of a rising incidence of oral cancer from many parts of the world. Although it is well known that oral cancer increases with age, recent trends for a rising incidence particularly relates to cancer of the tongue and mouth in young males. This review critically examines 46 publications devoted to oral cancer in the young adult. Most studies suggest that 4-6% of oral cancers now occur at ages younger than 40 years. Several studies examining risk factors for oral cancer in the young provide evidence that many younger patients have never smoked or consumed alcohol, which are recognised risk factors in older groups, or that duration of exposure may be too short for malignant transformation to occur. Information on many aspects of aetiology for this disease in the young implicating occupational, familial risk, immune deficits and virus infection are meagre. The spectrum of genetic abnormality disclosed is similar to older patients, there is paucity of specific studies involving younger cohorts, but predisposition to genetic instability has been hypothesised as a likely cause. Conflicting evidence is also reported on the sex distribution and outcome compared with older patients. Much work is required to understand the caveats related to global demography, risk factors and their diagnostic and prognostic markers for this disease which might be considered a disease distinct from that occurring in older patients.
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- C D Llewellyn
- Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Cancer and Precancer, King's College Dental Institute, Caldecot Road, SE5 9RW, London, UK
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Cruz I, Van Den Brule AJ, Brink AA, Snijders PJ, Walboomers JM, Van Der Waal I, Meijer CJ. No direct role for Epstein-Barr virus in oral carcinogenesis: a study at the DNA, RNA and protein levels. Int J Cancer 2000; 86:356-61. [PMID: 10760823 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(20000501)86:3<356::aid-ijc9>3.0.co;2-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Reports on the association of EBV with oral squamous-cell carcinomas (OSCCs) are scarce and inconclusive. To determine the potential role of EBV in oral carcinogenesis, we investigated 36 EBV DNA PCR-positive OSCCs for the expression of EBV transcripts and proteins. From these EBV DNA-positive OSCCs, 13 were analysed for the presence of EBV products, either at RNA and/or protein level. EBER transcripts were investigated by RNA in situ hybridisation. EBNA-1, EBNA-2, LMP-1, LMP-2, BHRF1 and BARF0 transcripts were investigated by RT-PCR and/or NASBA. EBNA-1, LMP-1 and ZEBRA protein expressions were investigated by immunohistochemistry. All 36 OSCCs were positive for EBV DNA, using the highly sensitive BamHI W PCR, and 18 of these (50%) were positive using the less-sensitive PCR, which targets BNLF-1. However, virtually all OSCCs tested failed to reveal EBV transcripts, including EBERs and EBNA-1 transcripts. No ZEBRA and LMP-1 proteins were found in the neoplastic or any other cells of the OSCCs investigated. Immunohistochemistry using a monoclonal antibody (MAb) raised against EBNA-1 (2B4) resulted in positive staining in some cases of OSCCs, but these results were non-specific, since EBV-negative epithelial tissues showed extensive non-specific staining and no EBNA-1-specific transcripts were detected by RT-PCR or NASBA. The absence of expression of EBV encoded transcripts and proteins indicate that, with the present knowledge on EBV, an active role in oral carcinogenesis for this virus is unlikely.
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- I Cruz
- Unit of Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Kobayashi I, Shima K, Saito I, Kiyoshima T, Matsuo K, Ozeki S, Ohishi M, Sakai H. Prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus in oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Pathol 1999; 189:34-9. [PMID: 10451485 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9896(199909)189:1<34::aid-path391>3.0.co;2-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Forty-six samples of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) were evaluated for the prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Southern blot hybridization, and in situ hybridization (ISH). EBV DNA was detected in 7 (15.2 per cent) out of 46 samples by a combination of PCR and Southern blot hybridization methods. All seven positive samples showed well-differentiated carcinoma, thus suggesting a possible relationship between EBV infection and the degree of differentiation of carcinoma tissue. Latent infection membrane protein 1 (LMP1) was detected immunohistochemically in six of the EBV-positive OSCCs. However, no signal of the EBV-encoded small RNA (EBER)-1 was demonstrated by the ISH method. No significant relationship was observed between EBV infection and lymph node metastasis. A follow-up study (range from 4.4 to 79 months; mean 34.9 months) showed no recurrence or death to occur in the EBV-positive patients, which thus suggested a good prognosis for EBV-positive OSCC patients.
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- I Kobayashi
- Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Cruchley AT, De Souza YG, Williams DM, Greenspan D, Greenspan JS. Bromodeoxyuridine incorporation and Ki 67 expression in oral hairy leukoplakia. Oral Dis 1998; 4:9-15. [PMID: 9655038 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.1998.tb00248.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Oral hairy leukoplakia (HL) is an acanthotic, hyperparakeratotic lesion characterised by the presence of a replicative Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in the superficial and adjoining layers of the epithelium. EBV or its gene products are capable of modifying epithelial differentiation. The aim of this study was to establish whether the presence of EBV was associated with an alteration in cell turnover by assessing bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation and Ki 67 expression in lesional tissue and control mucosa. METHODS Biopsies of HL together with age, site and sex matched controls (n = 7 and 8 respectively) were incubated in 200 microM BrdU in vitro, fixed in methacarn and processed to paraffin wax. Following acid hydrolysis, incorporated BrdU and Ki 67 were identified in serial 5 microns sections using a three-stage immunoperoxidase technique and cell density expressed as the number of positive cells per mm basement membrane length. RESULTS Overall, there was no difference in the number of BrdU positive cells per mm basement membrane length between control and HL tissue. However, within HL alone, the presence of focal EBV replication was associated with a significant reduction in the number of basal cells incorporating BrdU compared to adjacent EBV free areas (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between Ki 67 positive cells in control and HL tissue and no evidence of a reduction of Ki 67 positive cells in areas associated with EBV replication. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that there is no evidence of a generalised alteration of the proliferative capacity of basal cells in HL, although the focal reduction in BrdU incorporation may reflect subtle changes on cell turnover by EBV infection.
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- A T Cruchley
- Oral Diseases Research Centre, St Bartholomew's, London, UK.
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Fujita S, Shibata Y, Takahashi H, Tsuda N, Okabe H. Latent infection with Epstein-Barr virus in odontogenic disorders: comparison among ameloblastoma, dentigerous cyst and odontogenic keratocyst. Pathol Int 1997; 47:449-53. [PMID: 9234383 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1997.tb04523.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In order to investigate the relationship between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent infection and histogenesis of odontogenic disorders, in situ hybridization for EBV-encoded small RNA (EBER) was applied to the paraffin sections of ameloblastoma, dentigerous cyst, and odontogenic keratocyst. Eight cases (15%) of 53 ameloblastomas showed scattered signals for EBER in the parenchymal cells, whereas no reaction of EBER transcript was observed in the non-neoplastic cystic lesions. In the ameloblastoma, the follicular and plexiform types revealed the signals in the nuclei, but cystic, acanthomatous, granular, and basal cell types exhibited no reaction with EBER. The distribution of the signals without monoclonarity indicated that ameloblastoma cells may exclude EBV genomes or inactivate EBER-encoded genes. The results suggested that EBV participates as one of the transforming factors in the occurrence of ameloblastoma.
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- S Fujita
- Department of Oral Pathology, Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, Japan
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Miller CS, White DK. Human papillomavirus expression in oral mucosa, premalignant conditions, and squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective review of the literature. ORAL SURGERY, ORAL MEDICINE, ORAL PATHOLOGY, ORAL RADIOLOGY, AND ENDODONTICS 1996; 82:57-68. [PMID: 8843455 DOI: 10.1016/s1079-2104(96)80378-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The literature of human papillomavirus detection in normal oral mucosa and oral lesions associated with the dysplastic progression of epithelium was reviewed to help define the role of this virus in the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma. STUDY DESIGN All available data from published studies were analyzed by chi-square test for association between the human papillomavirus and age, gender, race, DNA type, location, lesional dysplastic progression, method of detection, tissue preservation, and use of tobacco and alcohol. RESULTS Human papillomavirus was identified with increasing frequency in normal oral mucosa (13.5%), benign leukoplakia (14.8%), intraepithelial neoplasia (18.5%), squamous carcinoma (26.2%), and verrucous carcinoma (27%). It was detected in oral squamous cell carcinoma significantly (p < 0.005) more often (37.1%; 122 of 329) in studies that used a high sensitivity assay (polymerase chain reaction) than studies that used moderate sensitivity assays (25.2%; 84 of 334) (e.g., Southern blot hybridization) and low sensitivity assays (16.9%; 61 of 362) (e.g., immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization). Human papillomavirus DNA was detected significantly more often (p < 0.001) in frozen oral squamous cell carcinoma (51.6%; 115 of 223) than paraffin-embedded tissue (21.7%; 136 of 628). High-risk human papillomaviruses (2, 16, 18) were detected in 81.4% of OSCCs that contained the virus compared with low-risk human papillomavirus genotypes (6, 11) in 17.9% of oral squamous cell carcinoma that contained the human papillomavirus (p < 0.001). In studies that analyzed the use of chemical cofactors, the use of tobacco and alcohol (87.3%) was associated more often with oral squamous cell carcinoma than the presence of human papillomavirus (51.3%), however, the difference was not significant. CONCLUSION High-risk human papillomavirus genotypes have a significant association with oral squamous cell carcinoma. However, the presence of this virus in a high proportion of oral normal mucosa makes the virus alone a poor prognosticator of progression to malignancy.
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- C S Miller
- University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, USA
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Boulter A, Johnson NW, Birnbaum W, Teo CG. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) associated lesions of the head and neck. Oral Dis 1996; 2:117-24. [PMID: 8957923 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.1996.tb00211.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Mabruk MJ, Flint SR, Coleman DC, Toner M, Atkins GJ. Diagnosis and treatment of oral hairy leukoplakia. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 1996. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.1996.tb00155.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Scully C. New aspects of oral viral diseases. CURRENT TOPICS IN PATHOLOGY. ERGEBNISSE DER PATHOLOGIE 1996; 90:29-96. [PMID: 8791748 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-80169-3_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- C Scully
- Eastman Dental Institute for Oral HealthCare Sciences, University of London, England
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Laskaris G, Laskaris M, Theodoridou M. Oral hairy leukoplakia in a child with AIDS. ORAL SURGERY, ORAL MEDICINE, ORAL PATHOLOGY, ORAL RADIOLOGY, AND ENDODONTICS 1995; 79:570-1. [PMID: 7600219 DOI: 10.1016/s1079-2104(05)80097-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A case of a 9-year-old boy with AIDS and severe hairy leukoplakia on the tongue is reported. Clinically it appears as a bilateral whitish-grey, nonremovable lesion on the lateral margins of the tongue with characteristic vertical corrugations. The lesion failed to respond to topical and systemic antifungal treatment. In contrast, it completely disappeared after treatment with 600 mg acyclovir per day for 1 month. During the hairy leukoplakia development the CD4-lymphocytes count was 95/microL.
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- G Laskaris
- Department of Dermatology, A.Sygros Hospital, Medical School University of Athens, Greece
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Miller DR, Heard PL, Cagle MP, DiMaio D, Ench Y, Morrison DG, Eagan PA, Gulley ML, Jenson HB, Moyer MP. Absence of a reservoir of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in normal tongue epithelium. J Oral Pathol Med 1994; 23:156-60. [PMID: 8046652 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1994.tb01105.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We examined human tongue epithelium and serum samples at autopsy for evidence of latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Although clinical serology revealed anti-EBV antibodies in most sera indicating past EBV infection, we found no Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen (EBNA)-coding sequences in tongue tissue by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or Epstein-Barr-encoded RNA (EBER1) by in situ hybridization. Tongue epithelium does not appear to be a natural reservoir for latent EBV in immunocompetent hosts.
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- D R Miller
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284-7842
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The pathogenesis of oral squamous cell carcinoma involves recognised carcinogens in tobacco and/or alcohol but other factors, including viruses, may also have a role. This paper reviews the gene changes revealed in oral carcinoma, the evidence implicating viruses, and mechanisms whereby viruses may affect gene function.
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- C Scully
- University Department of Oral Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology, Bristol Dental Hospital and School, England
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Mao EJ, Smith CJ. Detection of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in oral smears from healthy individuals and patients with squamous cell carcinoma. J Oral Pathol Med 1993; 22:12-7. [PMID: 8380451 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1993.tb00112.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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To assess the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA in normal oral mucosa, as well as its relationship to age, sex and different sites in the oral cavity, oral smears from healthy adults were investigated using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Smears taken from oral cancer patients were also examined using the same method. Sixty healthy volunteers (30 men and 30 women) were selected and divided equally into three age groups. Four cytologic samples were taken from each subject using a cytobrush. Smears from 20 patients with oral cancer were taken from similar sites and from the lesion. The Bam W region of EBV DNA was chosen as the specific genome for PCR amplification. Fifteen out of 60 healthy individuals (25%) showed EBV positivity. Of these, seven were men and eight were women. There were no significant differences between the three age groups nor between the four sites of oral mucosa. Our results also showed that EBV DNA could be identified in 10 out of 20 oral cancer patients (50%), though in only 7 (35%) of the lesions. Taken into account with the age of the patients, these findings indicate that EBV infection in the oral cavity does not appear to be directly associated with the pathogenesis of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
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- E J Mao
- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, England
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Madinier I, Doglio A, Cagnon L, Lefèbvre JC, Monteil RA. Epstein-Barr virus DNA detection in gingival tissues of patients undergoing surgical extractions. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1992; 30:237-43. [PMID: 1324707 DOI: 10.1016/0266-4356(92)90266-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The main oral manifestation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is hairy leukoplakia, a lesion associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and occasionally in other immunocompromised patients. However, the recent literature describes the presence of viral genome in clinically normal oral tissues. The purpose of this work was to investigate these occult EBV infections in gingival epithelium. The Southern blot method with 32P-radiolabelled DNA probes under stringent conditions was applied to 20 interproximal gingival papillae specimens and revealed homologous EBV sequences in 4 of 10 AIDS patients as well as in 4 of 10 HIV negative patients. In order to determine whether EBV has a predilection for the gingival tissues, samples of nasal, laryngeal and oral mucosa, other than gingival mucosa, were collected from 10 HIV-negative patients undergoing surgical treatment for a variety of clinical conditions. None of these extra-periodontal mucosal specimens contained homologous EBV DNAs, except an edentulous palatal gingival specimen. With the present detection of EBV DNAs in the gingival tissues of patients undergoing surgical extractions, it would be of interest to investigate more systematically these subclinical infections in order to determine their exact implications in oral disease.
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- I Madinier
- Laboratoire de Pathobiologie Orale, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, France
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Scully C. Viruses and oral squamous carcinoma. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. PART B, ORAL ONCOLOGY 1992; 28B:57-9. [PMID: 1422472 DOI: 10.1016/0964-1955(92)90014-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- C Scully
- University of Bristol Dental Hospital and School
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Sandvej K, Krenács L, Hamilton-Dutoit SJ, Rindum JL, Pindborg JJ, Pallesen G. Epstein-Barr virus latent and replicative gene expression in oral hairy leukoplakia. Histopathology 1992; 20:387-95. [PMID: 1316871 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1992.tb01008.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Oral hairy leukoplakia is an epithelial lesion of the tongue associated with productive infection by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). However, no data concerning the pattern of EBV latent gene expression have been reported, and it remains unresolved whether true latent infection occurs in basal cell layers of oral hairy leukoplakia. We have studied six cases of oral hairy leukoplakia using monoclonal antibody immunohistology for EBV latent--EB nuclear antigen (EBNA) 1, EBNA 2 and latent membrane protein 1 (LMP 1); immediate-early (BZLF1); and replicative (EA, VCA, MA) proteins, and for the EBV-receptor (CD21 antigen). EBV DNA was demonstrated by nucleic acid in situ hybridization. Mid- to upper-zone keratinocytes contained EBV DNA and co-expressed EBNA 1, EBNA 2 (5 of 6 cases), LMP 1, BZLF1 protein, EA, VCA and MA. No EBV genome or gene expression could be demonstrated in basal or parabasal cells. Spinous keratinocytes were labelled by anti-CD21 antibodies HB5 and B2, but did not express the EBV-receptor as defined by reactivity with OKB7. The co-expression of latent and replicative infection-associated antigens is striking, indicating possible functional roles for latent proteins during the productive cycle. Our results suggest that oral hairy leukoplakia is caused by repeated direct infection of upper epithelial cells with virus from saliva or adjacent replicatively infected cells, rather than by a latent EBV infection of basal epithelial cells with a differentiation-dependent switch to productive infection as previously proposed.
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- K Sandvej
- Laboratory of Immunohistology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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Cox MF, Scully C, Maitland N. Viruses in the aetiology of oral carcinoma? Examination of the evidence. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1991; 29:381-7. [PMID: 1772858 DOI: 10.1016/0266-4356(91)90006-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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This paper examines the evidence for an aetiological role for viruses in the development of oral carcinoma. Several viruses have been sought in oral cancer and evidence found for some, particularly herpes simplex and human papillomavirus. However, the evidence also suggests that these viruses are ubiquitous agents and a number of criteria must be met before these potentially oncogenic agents can reliably be implicated in human carcinogenesis. In contrast, there is no evidence that viruses such as adenovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and retroviruses play any role in oral carcinogenesis.
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- M F Cox
- University Department of Oral Medicine, Surgery and Pathology, Bristol Dental Hospital and School
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Hutt-Fletcher L. Epstein-Barr virus tissue tropism: a major determinant of immunopathogenesis. SPRINGER SEMINARS IN IMMUNOPATHOLOGY 1991; 13:117-31. [PMID: 1664981 DOI: 10.1007/bf00201463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- L Hutt-Fletcher
- Department of Comparative and Experimental Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610
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Scully C, Epstein J, Porter S, Cox M. Viruses and chronic disorders involving the human oral mucosa. ORAL SURGERY, ORAL MEDICINE, AND ORAL PATHOLOGY 1991; 72:537-44. [PMID: 1745511 DOI: 10.1016/0030-4220(91)90490-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Viruses have been implicated in the etiology of several chronic disorders of the oral mucosa. Most of these associations have been with DNA viruses, particularly certain herpesviruses, which are associated, for example, with some cases of erythema multiforme and with hairy leukoplakia. Papillomaviruses are associated with various papillomatous lesions, focal epithelial hyperplasia, and possibly with some carcinomas. Viruses may possibly be associated with recurrent aphthae, Behçet's syndrome, and some dermatoses. The literature concerning these possible associations is reviewed. However, much more research needs to be done before the full story of viral associations with oral mucosal disorders can be written.
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- C Scully
- University Department of Oral Medicine, Surgery and Pathology, Bristol Dental School and Hospital, England
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