Immunohistochemical characterization of integrin alfa 6 in uterus and cervix of the cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) with MfPV3 infection

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  • Dyah Setyawaty
  • Silmi Mariya
  • Silvia A. Prabandari
  • Ditte Rahbaek Boilessen
  • Holst, Peter Johannes
  • Huda Shalahudin Darusman

Background: Cervical cancer is an abnormal growth of cervical tissue epithelial cells due to persistent human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. Cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) can be naturally and spontaneously infected with M. fascicularis Papillomavirus Type 3 (MfPV3), a virus that is phylogenetically closely related to human oncogenic HPV (HPV-16 and HPV-34), and therefore a potentially beneficial for modeling HPV disease. This study aims to evaluate the expression of the integrin alpha 6 (ITGα6) receptor in cynomolgus monkeys spontaneously infected with MfPV3, which this receptor also found in human infected with HPV. Methods: The study was done on archived Formalin-fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) samples of uterine and cervix tissue of cynomolgus monkeys. Immunohistochemistry was also performed to quantify the expression levels of ITGα6. Results: The results showed 80% of the samples positive Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) and increased expression of ITGα6 significantly in Positive-MfPV3 group than negative-MfPV3 group. Conclusions: This indicated the potential of cynomolgus monkeys as a spontaneous oncogenesis model of PV infection type.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere12690
JournalJournal of Medical Primatology
Volume53
Issue number1
Number of pages6
ISSN0047-2565
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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    Research areas

  • cynomolgus monkeys, human papilloma virus, immunohistochemistry, ITGα6

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