title: Detection of Human papillomavirus and cellular regulators p16INK4a, p53, and NF-kappaB in penile cancer cases in Kenya.
abstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 and E7 gene products play a central role in the induction of benign proliferation and malignant transformation by interacting with several cellular regulatory proteins such as p53, p16(INK4a), and nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB). In this study, HPV DNA was detected by in situ hybridization (ISH) and p53, p16(INK4a), and NF-kappaB by immunochemistry in 22 penile cancer cases in Kenya. HPV DNA was found in 68.2% of the cases. There was no difference in the p53- and p16(INK4a)-positivities in HPV DNA-positive and HPV DNA-negative cases. In HPV DNA-positive cases, the NF-kappaB positivity in the nucleus, cytoplasm, and nucleus and/or cytoplasm amounted to 73.3%, 93.3%, and 100%, respectively, while in HPV DNA-negative cases, a 28.7% NF-kappaB positivity of in the nucleus and/or cytoplasm was observed. It is concluded that NF-kappaB in penile cancer is expressed more frequently in the presence of HPV infection than in its absence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Japan. mikiyo@net.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Senba
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buziba
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Irie
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toriyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry; D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16; D016328:NF-kappa B; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53