title: [Fundamental and clinical studies on human papillomavirus infection in the uterine cervix especially by Vira Pap (dot blot) method].
abstract: Female genital organs infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) have drawn attention as STD and in connection with the mechanism of carcinogenesis. Recently, we used a simplified HPV detection kit, Vira Pap method in clinical tests. To estimate the usefulness of the Vira Pap method in clinical application, a comparison was made between the results of the Vira Pap method and those of the conventional method. Furthermore, an investigation was made of the relationship between uterine-cervical lesions and the types of HPV. The following findings were obtained: 1. It was demonstrated that the Vira Pap method was superior to the conventional methods and was almost equal to the Southern blot method. 2. The cases in which HPV infection were confirmed by the Vira Pap method were further analyzed and HPV typed by the Southern blot method. And, types 6, 11, 18, 31, 33, 35 and unclassifiable types were found. 3. HPV 16, 18, and 33, which are said to be closely related to carcinoma, were detected in cases of chronic cervicitis as well. In these cases, further investigation seems to be required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Utsuno
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting / Q000379:methods; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014626:Vaginal Smears
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral