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Daraï, E. et al.

E-Cadherin and CD44 expression in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: comparison between HIV-positive and HIV-negative women and correlation with HPV status.

AIMS: We aimed to compare the expression patterns of E-cadherin and CD44 isoforms in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) between patients with or without infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: An immunohistochemical analysis using the monoclonal antibody HECD-1 against E-cadherin and the monoclonal antibodies 2C5, binding to CD44s and all the variants encoded by exons 3 to 10, 3G5, specific for CD44v3 and 2F10, and specific for CD44v6, was performed in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples of 138 CIN (74 from HIV-negative and 64 from HIV-positive patients). RESULTS: In HIV-negative patients, the mean percentages (+/-SD) of E-cadherin-positive cells in CIN of grades I, II, and III were, respectively, 33% +/- 4, 63% +/- 5, and 91% +/- 9. The difference was statistically significant between the three groups of tumors (P < 0.0001). In HIV-negative patients, the mean percentages (+/-SD) of CD44-positive cells in CIN of grades I, II, and III were, respectively, 37% +/- 7, 57% +/- 8, and 90% +/- 11. The difference was statistically significant between the three groups of tumors (P < 0.0001). No difference in E-cadherin and CD44 expressions was noted between HIV+ and HIV- women. Further analysis showed no relation between E-cadherin or CD44 expression and the HPV status and CD4 T cell serum levels. CONCLUSION: Our study confirms that alterations in E-cadherin and CD44 expression in CIN depend on the histological grade but suggest nondirect involvement and are not related to HIV and immune status.[1]

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E-Cadherin and CD44 expression in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: comparison between HIV-positive and HIV-negative women and correlation with HPV status. Daraï, E., Walker-Combrouze, F., Bénifla, J.L., Hénin, D., Feldmann, G., Madelenat, P., Scoazec, J.Y. Gynecol. Oncol. (2000) [Pubmed]

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