Association Between Serum Cytokine Profiles and Clearance or Persistence of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infection A Prospective Study
- Authors
- Hong, Jin Hwa; Kim, Mi Kyung; Lee, In Ho; Kim, Tae Jin; Kwak, San Ha; Song, Seung Hun; Lee, Jae Kwan
- Issue Date
- 8월-2010
- Publisher
- LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
- Keywords
- Human papillomavirus; Interferon gamma; Tumor necrosis factor alpha; Interleukin 6; Interleukin 10
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, v.20, no.6, pp.1011 - 1016
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
- Volume
- 20
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 1011
- End Page
- 1016
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/116002
- DOI
- 10.1111/IGC.0b013e3181e513e5
- ISSN
- 1048-891X
- Abstract
- Introduction: The cytokines that may be associated with the clearance or persistence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in patients with mild dysplasia or less of the uterine cervix were determined. Methods: A prospective study of 160 patients who harbored high-risk HPV with histologically confirmed mild dysplasia or less between January 2006 and August 2008 was performed. All patients were followed up at every 4 months during the first year. Human papillomavirus DNA tests by the Hybrid Capture 2 method (Digene, Gaithersburg, Md) were performed at every visit on all patients. Blood sampling was performed in all patients at their initial visit, and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to measure the serum levels of interferon gamma, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and interleukins 6 and 10. Results: Of the 160 patients, 107 (66.9%) had clearance of HPV infection after 12 months of follow-up. The median age of patients in the persistence group was significantly higher than that of patients in the clearance group (47 vs 38 years, respectively; range, 21-77 vs 21-71 years, respectively; P = 0.0009). In univariate analysis, the number of patients with serum negative for tumor necrosis factor alpha was significantly higher in the clearance group than the persistence group (P = 0.0363). However, in multivariate logistic regression analysis, all 4 cytokines failed to show any significant association with the clearance or persistence of HPV infection. Conclusions: The baseline serum cytokine levels were not associated with the clearance or persistence of HPV infection. Systemic immunity may not influence the natural history of HPV infection.
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