• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.936-940
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• 2015

Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 52 is a high-risk HPV responsible for cervical cancer. HPV type 52 is common around the world and is the most common in some Asian regions. The available prophylactic HPV vaccines protect only from HPV types 16 and 18. Supplementing economical vaccines that target HPV type 52 may satisfactorily complement available prophylactic vaccines. A codon-adapted HPV 52 L1 gene was expressed in the methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha, which is used as an industrial platform for economical hepatitis B surface antigen particle production in China. We found that the recombinant proteins produced in this expression system could form virus-like particles (VLPs) with diameters of approximately 50 nm. This study suggests that the HPV 52 VLPs produced in this platform may satisfactorily complement available prophylactic vaccines in fighting against HPVs prevalent in Asia.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.788-794
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• 2008

The aim of the present study is to estimate the overall prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) in Korean women, through literature review and meta-analysis. We searched published data for the period between 1995 and 2007 using the following inclusion criteria; (1) studies using type-specific HPV tests, (2) data from Korean female, (3) with cytologic or pathologic results, (4) having more than 20 cases for each subgroup classified by cytologic results, and (5) HPV detection including types 16, 18, and at least one other type. In total, 18 studies (13,842 cases) published up to April 2007 were identified and selected. Adjusted overall HPV prevalence was 23.9% (95% CI: 23.8-24.1%) in women with normal cytology and 95.8% (95% CI: 95.4-96.2%) in women with cervical cancer. Type 16 was predominant regardless of cervical disease status, and type 58 occupied a significantly larger proportion in high-grade cervical intraepitheliallesions and cervical cancer in Korean women. HPV types 58, 33, and 52 together accounted for about 20% of infections in cervical cancer and high-grade intraepitheliallesions. After introduction of HPV prophylactic vaccines, extended protection, especially against types 58, 33, and 52, will be an important issue for cervical cancer prevention in Korea. The future dominant genotypes will require follow-up epidemiological studies with a large-scale, multicentered, and prospective design.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.21-25
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• 2007

Background：Squamous cell carcinoma(SCC)of the palatine tonsils represents approximately 15-23% of all intraoral SCC. The most frequently reported risk factors for oropharyngeal cancer are smoking and alcohol. In a recent overview of HPV and tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma(TC), 51% contained HPV DNA, and HPV-16 being the most frequent type. We aimed to clarify whether HPV directly effects on the oncogenesis and biologic behavior of TC by comparison with infection prevalence, and physical status of virus. Material and Method：We used HPV genotyping DNA chip(Biocore, Korea, Seoul) arrayed by multiple oligonucleotide probes of L1 sequence of 26 types of HPV and HPV genotypes are identified by fluorescence scanner. The copy numbers of HPV E2 and E6 open reading frames(ORF) were assessed using a TaqMan-based 5'-exonuclease quantitative real-time PCR assay. The ratio of E2 to E6 copy numbers was calculated to determine the physical status of HPV-16 viral gene. Results：We observed a significant difference in HPV prevalence between 52 TCs and 69 CFTs(73.1% vs. 11.6%), and most of the HPVs were type 16(87.2%)and non-episomal(94.1%) state. Conclusions：This study regarding HPV infection prevalence and mechanism in the largest population of palatine tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma with chronic follicular tonsillitis revealed significant difference pf HPV prevalence between TC and CFT. Most of HPV were 16 type and integrated or mixed, HPV-16 integration could be directly related to tonsillar carcinogenesis.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.99-104
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• 2006

파필로마바이러스(Human papilloma virus; HPV)는 자궁경부암의 주요한 원인균으로 30종 이상의 여성성기감염과 관련된 유전자형이 보고되었으며 자궁경부암과 관련성이 높은 고위험군과 관련성이 낮은 저위험군으로 나뉘어 진다. 최근 HPV 유전자형의 임상적 활용이 높아짐에 따라 신속하고 정확하게 HPV 유전자형을 선별할 수 있는 방법이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 여러 가지 분자생물학적 방법 중에서 정확도가 높은 DNA 염기서열분석을 이용하여 한국인 여성에서 HPV의 유전자형분포와 빈도를 구하고자 하였다. 전국 각 지역의 3,978명으로부터 채취한 자궁경부 검체에서 DNA를 추출하고, HPV L1 유전자 영역에서 PCR을 실시하였다. PCR 양성이 나온 경우 DNA 염기서열분석을 실시하였으며 GenBank BLAST program을 이용하여 HPV 유전자형을 분석하였다. 검사대상의 평균 년령은 37.6세였으며 년령 범위는 20-73세였고, 30대 여성이 검사를 가장 많이 실시하였다(42.2%). 총 3.978명 중에서 1,174명(1,174/3,978, 29.5%)이 HPV 양성을 보였으며 136명(11.6%)이 중복감염을 보여, 총 1,310개의 HPV 유전자를 분석하였다. 본 연구에서는 21종의 고위험군, 16종의 저위험군을 포함하여 총 37종의 HPV 유전자형이 검출되었으며, HPV 고위험군의 빈도는 69.8%(914/1,310), 저위험군은 26.0% (340/1,310)로 나타났다. 년령은 20대에서 HPV 양성률이 가장 낮았으며(69.5%), 60대 이상의 검체에서 발견된 HPV는 대부분이 고위험군이었다. 고위험군에서는 HPV 16형이 13.21%로 가장 높게 나타났으며, HPV 53형이 9.62%, 58형이 9.24%로 높게 나타났다. 다음으로 HPV 70(5.50%), 33(4.73%), 66(4.20%), 18(4.05%), 52 (4.05%), 31(3.97%), 56(3.51%)의 순으로 나타났다. 저위험군에서는 HPV 62(4.20%), 61(3.89%), 6(3.59%), 81(3.59%), 84(3.51%), 11(2.6%)의 순으로 검출되었다. DNA 염기서열분석을 이용한 한국인 여성의 HPV 유전자형빈도 분석 결과는 HPV의 역학적 연구와 백신개발을 위한 자료로 유용할 것이며, 자궁경부암의 치료와 관련한 특이적 HPV 유전자형 관련 연구에 도움을 줄 것으로 사료된다.