Beta 2-microglobulin and HLA-DR expression in relation to the presence of Epstein-Barr virus in nasopharyngeal carcinomas
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Kouvidou, C.
Rontogianni, D.
Tzardi, M.
Datseris, G.
Panayiotides, I.
Darivianaki, K.
Karidi, E.
Delides, G.
Kanavaros, P.
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peer-reviewed
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Pathobiology
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We have investigated the immunohistochemical expression of beta 2-microglobulin and HLA-DR proteins in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in relation to the expression of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded EBER 1-2 mRNAs and LMP-1 protein. beta 2-Microglobulin is expressed in association with MHC-I molecules on most nucleated cells and HLA-DR belongs to the MHC-II molecules which are expressed mostly on antigen-presenting cells. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue from 37 NPC cases was stained with immunohistochemistry for beta 2-microglobulin, HLA-DR and LMP-1 proteins and by RNA in situ hybridization for EBER 1-2 mRNAs. beta 2-Microglobulin-positive staining was found in neoplastic cells in all cases. In 19/37 NPC cases the positive staining was found in most neoplastic cells. In the remaining 18 NPC cases more than 25% of the neoplastic cells showed significantly reduced or negative staining in comparison to the normal epithelium and infiltrating small lymphocytes. HLA-DR-positive staining was found in 27/37 NPC cases. EBER 1-2 transcripts were deteced in neoplastic cells in 13/37 NPC cases. LMP-1 expression in tumour cells was found in 4/13 EBER1-2-positive cases. No correlation was found between the presence of EBER1-2 transcripts or LMP-1 protein and the beta 2-microglobulin-reduced expression in NPC. Thus, EBV does not seem to use downregulation of MHC-I to avoid the T cell cytotoxic immune response in NPC. HLA-DR expression was observed in all 13 EBV-positive cases of NPC, suggesting that EBV may participate in the induction of HLA-DR expression in a proportion of NPC.
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Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Carcinoma/immunology/virology, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*immunology/*virology, Female, HLA-DR Antigens/*metabolism, Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics/*isolation & purification, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, In Situ Hybridization, Male, Middle Aged, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/*immunology/*virology, RNA, Viral/analysis/genetics, RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics, *Ribosomal Proteins, Viral Matrix Proteins/metabolism, beta 2-Microglobulin/*metabolism
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8738471
http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?doi=10.1159/000163968
http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?doi=10.1159/000163968
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en
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Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής