scholarly journals Synthesis and Evaluation of Anisomelic acid-like Compounds for the Treatment of HPV-Mediated Carcinomas

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajendran Senthilkumar ◽  
Yury Brusentsev ◽  
Preethy Paul ◽  
Parthiban Marimuthu ◽  
Fang Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Computational Results ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Structure Activity ◽  
Molecular Action ◽  
E6 And E7 Oncoproteins ◽  
E6 And E7 ◽  
Induced Apoptosis

AbstractThe vast majority of cervical and 75% of oropharyngeal carcinomas are triggered by infection with a type of high-risk oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV). It is well-known that E6 and E7 oncoproteins are critical for viral-induced cancer, and hence, they represent valuable targets for therapeutic intervention in HPV-mediated cancers. Our earlier research on the cembranoid, anisomelic acid (AA) showed that, AA has the potential to induce apoptosis in HPV cells by the depletion of E6 and E7 oncoproteins. The present study describes the structure-activity relationship and the evaluation of synthetic AA like compounds, i.e simplified cembranoid-like structures, as HPV inhibitors against some papilloma cell lines. Both from experimental and computational results, we observed that these compounds induced apoptosis by the same E6/E7-based mechanism as AA, but at earlier time points, thus being far more effective than AA. Further, the data indicated that only part of the structure of AA is required for the molecular action. Based on these results, we identified some novel and potential compounds for specific treatment of HPV-associated carcinomas.

E6 and E7 Oncoproteins from Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Induce Activation of Human Transforming Growth Factorβ1Promoter throughout Sp1 Recognition Sequence

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 468-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Peralta-Zaragoza ◽  
Víctor Bermúdez-Morales ◽  
Lourdes Gutiérrez-Xicotencatl ◽  
Juan Alcocer-González ◽  
Félix Recillas-Targa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Recognition Sequence ◽  
Human Papillomavirus Type 16 ◽  
E6 And E7 Oncoproteins ◽  
E6 And E7

High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Affects Prognosis in Patients With Surgically Treated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (36) ◽  
pp. 5630-5636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Licitra ◽  
Federica Perrone ◽  
Paolo Bossi ◽  
Simona Suardi ◽  
Luigi Mariani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Oropharyngeal Cancer ◽  
Clinical Results ◽  
Hpv Dna ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Second Tumors ◽  
E6 And E7 ◽  
Second Tumor ◽  
P16 Expression

Purpose Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA tumors actively integrating the E6 and E7 oncogenes have a distinct biologic behavior resulting in a more favorable prognosis. To which extent the viral integration by itself, and/or the associated wild-type (wt) TP53 status, and/or a functional p16 contribute to prognosis is unclear. Patients and Methods To clarify how the presence of high-risk (HR) -HPV, TP53, and p16INK4a status interact with clinical outcome, we considered a retrospective series of 90 consecutive oropharyngeal cancer patients treated primarily with surgery. Results Seventeen (19%) patients showed integrated HPV 16 DNA (HPV positive), wt TP53 in all but two patients, normal p16INK4a in 15 assessable patients, and p16 expression in all 17 patients. Thirty-five patients (39%), two of whom were HPV positive, harbored TP53 mutations. p16INK4a deletion and p16 null immunophenotype occurred in 28 and 58 patients, respectively, and was similarly distributed in both patients with mutated TP53 (48% and 82%, respectively) and in patients with wt TP53 (46% and 77%, respectively). Statistical analysis showed that HPV-positive status significantly affects all investigated end points: overall survival (P = .0018), incidence of tumor relapse (P = .0371), and second tumor (P = .0152), whereas TP53 and p16INK4a status and p16 expression were not prognostic by themselves. Conclusion Our molecular and clinical results are in agreement with previous findings but provide additional information into the biologic mechanisms involved in HR-HPV oropharyngeal cancer in comparison to HPV-negative tumors. According to the reduced risk of relapse and second tumors associated with HR-HPV positivity of oropharyngeal cancer, the therapeutic strategy and follow-up procedures should be reviewed.

Functions of human papillomavirus E6 and E7 oncoproteins

1994 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 170-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan J. Farthing ◽  
Karen H. Vousden
Keyword(s):  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
E6 And E7 Oncoproteins ◽  
E6 And E7

Studies on in Vivo Induction of Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Responses by Synthetic Peptides from E6 and E7 Oncoproteins of Human Papillomavirus Type 16

1995 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
ASIS K. SARKAR ◽  
GUILLERMO TORTOLERO-LUNA ◽  
PRAMOD N. NEHETE ◽  
RALPH B. ARLINGHAUS ◽  
MICHELE FOLLEN MITCHELL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
T Lymphocyte ◽  
Synthetic Peptides ◽  
Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte ◽  
Human Papillomavirus Type 16 ◽  
E6 And E7 Oncoproteins ◽  
E6 And E7 ◽  
Lymphocyte Responses ◽  
In Vivo Induction

Phylogenetic and functional analysis of sequence variation of human papillomavirus type 31 E6 and E7 oncoproteins

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 94-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annamária Ferenczi ◽  
Eszter Gyöngyösi ◽  
Anita Szalmás ◽  
Brigitta László ◽  
József Kónya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Sequence Variation ◽  
E6 And E7 Oncoproteins ◽  
E6 And E7

scholarly journals Upregulation of PIR gene expression induced by human papillomavirus E6 and E7 in epithelial oral and cervical cells

Open Biology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 170111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Carrillo ◽  
Juan P. Muñoz ◽  
Hernán Huerta ◽  
Gabriel Leal ◽  
Alejandro Corvalán ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Dna Microarrays ◽  
Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Hpv E6 ◽  
E6 And E7 Oncoproteins ◽  
E6 And E7 ◽  
Oral Cells

The hallmark of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV)-related carcinogenesis is E6 and E7 oncogene overexpression. The aim of this work was to characterize epithelial oral and cervical cancer cells that express HR-HPV E6 and E7 oncoproteins. Transcriptomic assay using DNA microarrays revealed that PIR gene expression was detected in oral cells in an HR-HPV E6/E7-dependent manner. In addition, PIR was overexpressed in HPV-positive SiHa and Ca Ski cells, whereas it was undetectable in HPV-negative C33A cells. The PIR expression was dependent on functional HR-HPV E6 and E7 oncoproteins even though the E7 oncoprotein had higher activity to induce PIR overexpression in comparison with E6. In addition, using an siRNA for PIR silencing in oral cells ectopically expressing HR-HPV E6/E7, there was a significant increase in E-cadherin transcripts and a decrease in Vimentin, Slug, Zeb and Snail transcripts, suggesting that HR-HPV-induced PIR overexpression is involved in epithelial–mesenchymal transition. Furthermore, migration of PIR-silenced cells was significantly decreased. Finally, using inhibitors of some specific pathways, it was found that EGFR/ERK and PI3 K/AKT signalling pathways are important for E7-mediated PIR overexpression. It can be concluded that PIR gene expression is highly dependent on the expression of HR-HPV oncoproteins and is important for EMT regulation.

scholarly journals Abrogation of the Postmitotic Checkpoint Contributes to Polyploidization in Human Papillomavirus E7-Expressing Cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 2756-2764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan A. Heilman ◽  
Joshua J. Nordberg ◽  
Yingwang Liu ◽  
Greenfield Sluder ◽  
Jason J. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Spindle Assembly Checkpoint ◽  
Spindle Assembly ◽  
Early Event ◽  
Major Mechanism ◽  
Microtubule Disruption ◽  
Human Epithelial Cells ◽  
E6 And E7

ABSTRACT High-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) are considered the major causative agents of cervical carcinoma. The transforming ability of HPV resides in the E6 and E7 oncogenes, yet the pathway to transformation is not well understood. Cells expressing the oncogene E7 from high-risk HPVs have a high incidence of polyploidy, which has been shown to occur as an early event in cervical carcinogenesis and predisposes the cells to aneuploidy. The mechanism through which E7 contributes to polyploidy is not known. It has been hypothesized that E7 induces polyploidy in response to mitotic stress by abrogating the mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint. It was also proposed that E7 may stimulate rereplication to induce polyploidy. We have tested these hypotheses by using human epithelial cells in which E7 expression induces a significant amount of polyploidy. We find that E7-expressing cells undergo normal mitoses with an intact spindle assembly checkpoint and that they are able to complete cytokinesis. Our results also exclude DNA rereplication as a major mechanism of polyploidization in E7-expressing cells upon microtubule disruption. Instead, we have shown that while normal cells arrest at the postmitotic checkpoint after adaptation to the spindle assembly checkpoint, E7-expressing cells replicate their DNA and propagate as polyploid cells. Thus, abrogation of the postmitotic checkpoint leads to polyploidy formation in E7-expressing human epithelial cells. Our results suggest that downregulation of pRb is important for E7 to induce polyploidy and abrogation of the postmitotic checkpoint.

scholarly journals Decreased Migration of Langerhans Precursor-Like Cells in Response to Human Keratinocytes Expressing Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E6/E7 Is Related to Reduced Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-3α Production

2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (23) ◽  
pp. 14852-14862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer C. Guess ◽  
Dennis J. McCance
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Langerhans Cells ◽  
Inflammatory Protein ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Hpv Types ◽  
E6 And E7 ◽  
Macrophage Inflammatory Protein

ABSTRACT Infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types, particularly types 16 and 18, contributes to 90% of cervical cancer cases. HPV infects cutaneous or mucosal epithelium, tissue that is monitored for microbial infection or damage by Langerhans cells. In lesions produced by HPV type 16, there is a reduction in numbers of immune cells, especially Langerhans cells. Langerhans precursor cells selectively express CCR6, the receptor for macrophage inflammatory protein 3α (MIP-3α), and function as potent immune responders to inflamed epithelium and initiators of the innate immune response. It has been reported that E6 and E7 of high-risk HPVs interfere with immune mediators in order to suppress the recruitment of immune cells and antiviral activities of infected cells. Here we show that, following proinflammatory stimulus, HPV-16 E6 and E7 inhibit MIP-3α transcription, resulting in suppression of the migration of immature Langerhans precursor-like cells. Interestingly, the E6 and E7 proteins from the low-risk HPV types also inhibited MIP-3α transcription. These results suggest that one mechanism by which HPV-infected cells suppress the immune response may be through the inhibition of a vital alert signal, thus contributing to the persistence of HPV infection.

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