Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common cause of sexually transmitted diseases. It is the causative agent of cervical cancer, anal, and penile cancers. The purpose of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of parents towards HPV and HPV vaccine in preventing cervical cancer in girls aged 9 to 13 years and HPV vaccine uptake. The study was conducted in Sefhare village, in the Central District of Botswana. The researcher selected a quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional research design and data was collected using a questionnaire in face-to-face interviews. The study population consisted of parents of adolescent girls of ages 9-13 years living in four wards of Sefhare village. Data was analysed using SPSS version 19. The study found a high level (71.8%) of knowledge about HPV infection, cervical cancer and HPV vaccine and a positive attitude (81.5%) and behaviour (62%) towards the HPV vaccine. / Health Studies / M.P.H.

Thirty bovine with neoplasms of the upper digestive tract (UDT) associated to the spontaneous consumption of bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) were studied. They were from 27 farms, localized in the municipalities of Jaguari (23) and Nova Esperança do Sul (4), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The total bovine population in those farms was 1,090 and large amounts of bracken fern were found in the pastures. Twenty-six were cows e four were castrated males. The age ranged from 3 to 13-years-old. Most of them were 7 to 8-years-old (46,6%). Clinical signs observed in the affected animals were progressive weight loss, absence of ruminal movements, cough, dysphagia, regurgitation, halitosis, diarrhea, and bloat. Less frequent signs were selective appetite, dyspnea, and salivation. Two bovines died and 28 were euthanatized in extremis and submitted to necropsy. The main gross and microscopic findings were found in the same areas of the UDT. They were digestive papillomatosis, transforming papillomas, and squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). Twenty-nine bovines had papillomas of various sizes in several areas of the UDT. The digestive papillomatosis ranged from mild (45%), to moderate (38%), to severe (17%). Three developing phases were observed microscopically in the examined papillomas: an early growing phase, a developing phase, and a regressing phase. The regressing phase was characterized by lymphocytic infiltrates at the base of the papilloma. In 16 cases, the microscopic examination of lesions grossly resembling papillomas (although some were slightly round, with lower or ulcerated finger-like projections) revealed malignant transformation of the papillomas into SCCs. The SCCs were solitary (12/30) or multiple (18/30) and were histologicaly characterized as well, moderately, or poorly differentiated. Grouping the distribution of SCCs of larger extension in the UDT into cranial region (base of the tongue, pharynx/oropharynx, and epiglottis), medial region (esophagus), and caudal region (cardia and rumen), the distribution was cranial in 39%, middle in 16%, and caudal in 45% of the cases. By the same grouping criteria, but considering the total number of times SCCs of varied extensions were diagnosed in the cranial, middle, and caudal regions, the percentages changed to 34%, 26%, and 40%, respectively. Metastases to regional lymph nodes and other organs, like liver and lungs, were observed in 18 cases. Immunohistochemistry for cytokeratin was performed in selected sections of SCCs and metastases, showing strong positive reaction in the well and moderately differentiated SCCs, but weak positive reaction in the poorly differentiated ones. The epidemiological and histomorphological evidences showed in this study are in agreement with the observations that point out the co-carcinogesis between bovine papillomavirus type 4 infection and chemicals of bracken fern in the pathogenesis of the SCCs in the UDT of cattle. / Foram estudados 30 bovinos com neoplasias no trato alimentar superior (TAS) associadas ao consumo espontâneo de samambaia (Pteridium aquilinum) provenientes de 27 propriedades rurais, sendo 23 no município de Jaguari e quatro em Nova Esperança de Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. A população bovina total das 27 propriedades em que ocorreram os casos era de 1.090 bovinos e havia quantidade abundante de samambaia nas áreas de pastoreio dos animais. Vinte e seis bovinos eram vacas e quatro eram machos castrados. A idade variou de três a 13 anos, sendo o maior número de casos entre sete e oito anos (46,6%). Os sinais clínicos observados incluíram emagrecimento progressivo, atonia ruminal, tosse, disfagia, regurgitação, halitose, diarréia e timpanismo. Outros sinais clínicos menos freqüentes foram apetite seletivo, dispnéia e salivação. Dois bovinos tiveram morte espontânea e 28 foram submetidos à eutanásia in extremis e necropsiados. Os principais achados macroscópicos e histológicos observados nos 30 bovinos localizavam-se nos mesmos locais do TAS e consistiam de papilomas, papilomas em transformação para carcinomas de células escamosas (CCEs) e CCEs. Vinte e nove bovinos tinham papilomas de diversos tamanhos, sendo a quantidade variável entre leve (45%), moderada (38%) e acentuada (17%). Nos papilomas examinados microscopicamente, foram observadas três fases de desenvolvimento: a) fase inicial de crescimento; b) fase de desenvolvimento; e c) fase de regressão; essa última era caracterizada por infiltrados linfocitários nos eixos fibrovasculares de sustentação. Em 16 bovinos, o exame histológico de lesões macroscópicas compatíveis com papilomas, porém alguns deles apresentando-se mais arredondados, com projeções digitiformes atenuadas ou ulceradas, revelou a transformação maligna desses papilomas em CCEs. Os CCEs eram únicos (12/30) ou múltiplos (18/30) e variaram quanto ao grau de diferenciação celular entre bem diferenciados, moderadamente diferenciados ou pouco diferenciados. Quando a distribuição dos CCEs de maior extensão foi agrupada em regiões cranial (base da língua, faringe/orofaringe, epiglote), média (terços cranial, médio e caudal do esôfago) e caudal (entrada do rúmen e rúmen) do TAS, observou-se que a localização era cranial em 39% dos casos, média em 16%, e caudal em 45%. Utilizando-se esse mesmo critério de agrupamento, porém considerando o número total de vezes em que CCEs (de extensões variadas) foram diagnosticados nas regiões cranial, média e caudal, os números alteraram-se para 34%, 26% e 40%, respectivamente. Metástases de CCEs para linfonodos regionais e outros órgãos como fígado e pulmão foram observadas em 18/30 bovinos. A técnica de imunoistoquímica para citoqueratina foi realizada em cortes selecionados de CCEs e metástases, observando-se células fortemente positivas nos CCEs bem e moderadamente diferenciados, e fraca imunomarcação nos pouco diferenciados. As evidências epidemiológicas e histomorfológicas relatadas neste estudo reforçam as observações de uma estreita correlação entre a infecção pelo papilomavírus bovino tipo 4, causador da papilomatose digestiva, e a co-carcinogênese química dos princípios tóxicos da samambaia na patogênese dos CCEs do TAS de bovinos.

Nos últimos anos, inúmeros estudos epidemiológicos evidenciaram a forte associação entre o carcinoma do colo uterino e a infecção por papilomavírus humano (HPV). Esta associação deriva do reconhecimento de que estes vírus codificam oncoproteínas, dentre as quais E6 e E7, que apresentam propriedades transformantes. O produto do gene E7 se liga ao produto do gene retinoblastoma que perde a sua função de regular negativamente o ciclo celular. O produto do gene E6 se liga ao produto do gene supressor de tumor p53 levando a sua degradação pela via de proteólise dependente de ubiquitina. O gene p53 é um supressor tumoral com função de regulação do ciclo celular que apresenta vários polimorfismos distintos em diversos grupos étnicos e tem sido amplamente estudado tanto em tecidos normais quanto em tecidos tumorais. O polimorfismo do códon 72 do gene i>p53 é o mais estudado e pode apresentar três alelos diferentes na população. Um alelo codifica arginina (Arg), um codifica prolina (Pro) e outro, raramente encontrado, codifica cisteína (Cys). Em 1993 foi iniciado um estudo epidemiológico da história natural da infecção por HPV e neoplasia da cérvice uterina em uma população feminina de baixa renda em São Paulo (Brasil), uma das áreas de maior risco em todo o mundo. O estudo focaliza a infecção persistente por tipos oncogênicos de HPV como evento precursor que leva à carcinogênese do colo do útero e visa entender os atributos da história natural da infecção viral e das doenças associadas ao colo uterino. Um dos objetivos deste estudo é avaliar se o polimorfismo do códon 72 do gene p53 pode, ou não, ser utilizado como marcador de predisposição ao câncer do colo do útero uma vez que um estudo inicial relatou que pacientes portando o genótipo p53Arg homozigoto seriam 7 vezes mais susceptíveis ao desenvolvimento de neoplasia da cérvice uterina que pacientes contendo o genótipo p53Pro e heterozigoto p53Pro/ Arg. Contudo, vários estudos posteriores contradizem e corroboram esses achados. O presente projeto teve como objetivos, portanto, verificar se o polimorfismo do códon 72 do gene p53 poderia estar associado a infecções persistentes por HPV e ao risco de neoplasia do colo do útero, além de comparar metodologias de detecção utilizadas por outros estudos, visando esclarecer se os motivos que levam à discordância dos resultados podem ser atribuídos a ocorrência de erros classificatórios metodológicos. Ao todo, sete metodologias de detecção foram comparadas. Apenas uma delas, PCR alelo-específica, apresentou resultado discordante das demais utilizadas. Coincidentemente, essa metodologia foi amplamente utilizada por muitos estudos que encontraram associações tanto positivas quanto negativas. Isso poderia nos dar indícios de que os erros classificatórios dependentes de metodologia poderiam influenciar os resultados de correlação entre o polimorfismo do códon 72 e o risco de neoplasia do colo do útero. As correlações observadas por este trabalho entre este polimorfismo do códon 72 e o risco de neoplasia do colo uterino não mostraram associação deste polimorfismo com o risco de infecções persistentes por HPV e as lesões precursoras do carcinoma do colo uterino. / In recent years, a number of epidemiological studies have pointed toward a strong association between cervical cancer and infection by Human Papillomavirus (HPV). This association derives from the discovery that these viruses code for oncoproteins, among them E6 and E7 that have transforming properties. The E7 gene product associates with the retinoblastoma gene product, causing the latter to lose its function as a negative regulator of the cell cycle. The E6 gene product interacts with the tumor suppressor p53 gene product, resulting in its degradation via ubiquitin dependent proteolysis. The p53 gene is a tumor suppressor that funcions in the regulation of the cell cycle. It presents a number of distinct polymorfisms in diverse ethnic groups, and has been widely studied, both in normal and tumor tissues. The polymorfism of codon 72 is the most studied, and may present three different alleles in the population. One allele codes for arginine (Arg), another codes for proline (Pro), and a third, rarely found, codes for cystein (Cys). In 1993 an epidemilogical study of the natural history of infection by HPV and its possible association with cervical neoplasia was initiated in a population of low income females in São Paulo, Brazil, one of the areas of greatest risk in the world. The study focuses on persistent infection by oncogenic types of HPV as a precursor to carcinogenesis of the cervix, and seeks to understand the attributes of the natural history of viral infection and of illnesses associated with the cervix. One of the objectives of the study is to evaluate if the polymorfisms of codon 72 of p53 can or not be used as a marker of predisposition to cervical cancer, given the finding in the initial study that patients who were homozygous for the p53Arg genotype were 7 times more susceptible to developing cervical neoplasias than those patients who were homozygous for p53Pro, or heterozygous p53 Pro/ Arg. Previous studies have been realized both supporting and disputing these findings. The current study had two main objectives: to verify if the polymorfism of p53 codon 72 could be associated with persistent infections of HPV and the risk of cervical neoplasia, as well as to compare methods of detection used by other studies, in an attempt to clarify if the discording results of past studies could be due to methodological classification errors. Seven detection methods were compared. Only one of these, allele specific PCR, presented discording results from the rest. Coincidentally, this method was widely used in a number of studies which found both positive and negative associations. This might indicate that the method-dependent classification errors could influence the results of correlation between codon 72 polymorphism and the risk of cervical neoplasia. The correlations observed by this study did not demonstrate an association between codon 72 polymorphism and the risk of persistent HPV infection and precursor lesions of cervical cancer.

Orientadores: Luiz Carlos Zeferino, Silvia Helena Rabelo dos Santos. / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T17:32:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 CastroSobrinho_JucaraMariade_D.pdf: 1214452 bytes, checksum: db87fc4f5e35e2d9e1091af5b48fc8cf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Objetivo: Analisar a associação entre a coinfecção por papilomavírus humano (HPV), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), vaginose bacteriana (VB) e resposta inflamatória (RI) com a gravidade da neoplasia cervical. Sujeitos e métodos: Estudo experimental, de corte transversal, realizado em Campinas, São Paulo e em Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. A casuística incluiu amostras biológicas de 290 mulheres consecutivas submetidas à excisão da zona de transformação (EZT) ou conização. Para o estudo que avaliou a coinfecção entre HPV e CT e a associação com gravidade da neoplasia cervical foram selecionadas 251 (86,6%) mulheres infectadas por HPV de alto risco (HR-HPV). A detecção de HPV foi realizada utilizando os primers PGMY09/11 e a genotipagem através de hibridização reversa em pontos. A detecção da CT foi realizada por polimerase chain reaction (PCR) empregando primers cujo alvo é uma região de plasmídio críptico, gerando um fragmento de aproximadamente 512 pares de base. Para o estudo que avaliou a VB e resposta inflamatória e a associação destas condições com a gravidade da neoplasia cervical foram selecionadas 211 mulheres infectadas por HR-HPV, com esfregaços cervicais disponíveis para as análises. A presença de 20% ou mais de células indicadoras no esfregaço cervical corado pelo método de Papanicolau foi considerada positiva para VB. A resposta inflamatória nos esfregaços cervicais foi avaliada pela contagem do número de neutrófilos. O encontro de 30 ou mais neutrófilos por campo microscópico, observado sob o aumento de 1000x, foi considerado como presença de resposta inflamatória. Resultados: A prevalência de CT em mulheres HPV positivas foi de 15,1% (38/251). Foi observada uma associação significativa em mulheres CT negativas, com 30 anos ou mais, e NIC 2 ou pior diagnóstico, mas esta associação não foi observada em mulheres CT positivas. Infecções por HPV 16 e/ou 18 foram detectadas em 50% das mulheres CT negativas com menos de 29 anos e que apresentavam NIC 2 ou pior diagnóstico, e em 19,5% das mulheres CT negativas com NIC 1 ou não neoplásico. Nestas mulheres, a associação entre HPV 16 e/ou 18 e NIC 2 ou pior diagnóstico foi significativa, mas esta associação não foi observada no grupo CT positivo. Resposta inflamatória e VB foram observadas em 43,5% e 46,2% dos esfregaços cervicais de mulheres com NIC 2. Resposta inflamatória e VB foram observados em 64,2% e 32,6% dos esfregaços cervicais de mulheres com diagnóstico histológico de NIC 3. Nestas mulheres, quando infectadas pelos tipos de HPV 16 e/ou 18, foram observadas resposta inflamatória e VB, respectivamente, em 43,1% e 20% dos casos. Resposta inflamatória apresentou associação estatisticamente significante com NIC 2 ou pior diagnóstico em mulheres infectadas pelos tipos de HPV 16 e/ou 18 (OR= 6,70; 95%IC:2,32-19,31) e por outros tipos de HPV (OR=4,90; 95%IC: 1,86-12,89). Associações significativas foram observadas em mulheres com VB e NIC 2 ou pior diagnóstico, infectadas pelos tipos de HPV 16 e/ou 18 (OR= 3,38; 95% IC :1,07-10,64) e por outros tipos de HPV (OR= 3,38; 95%IC: 1,15-10,01). Conclusões: A infecção por CT detectada por PCR não mostrou associação com o aumento do risco para NIC 2 ou pior diagnóstico em mulheres HPV positivas. Em mulheres CT negativas e com menos de 30 anos de idade, os tipos de HPV 16 e/ou 18 estão associados à NIC 2 ou pior diagnóstico, resultado não observado para as mulheres CT positivas. A VB e resposta inflamatória estão associadas à NIC 2 ou pior diagnóstico em mulheres HR-HPV positivas / Abstract: Objective: To analyze the association between co-infection Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), bacterial vaginosis (BV) and inflammatory response with the severity of the cervical neoplasia. Subjects and methods: This is cross-sectional experimental study carried through in Campinas, São Paulo and in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. The casuistic included 290 consecutive women submitted a the Excision of the Transformation Zone or conization due CIN 2 and CIN 3. For the study that evaluated the association between HPV and CT and severity of cervical neoplasia were selected 251 women who were infected with high-risk HPV (HR-HPV). HPV detection .was performed by PCR using primers PGMY09/11 and genotyping by reverse lineblot hybridization assay. The detection of CT was performed by PCR. For the study that evaluated the association between BV and inflammatory response with the severity of cervical neoplasia were selected 211 women infected with HR-HPV with cervical smears available for analysis. The presence of 20% or more clue cells in cervical smears stained by the Papanicolaou method was considered positive for VB. Inflammatory response was assessed by counting the number of neutrophils. The finding of 30 or more neutrophils per field observed under 1000x magnification was taken as presence of inflammatory response. Results: The prevalence of CT in HPV positive women was 15.1% (38/251). Significant association was observed between women with 30 years or older and CIN 2 or worse diagnosis for those CT negative, but this association was not observed for those CT positive. HPV 16 and/or HPV 18 were detected in 50% of the women ? 29 years age with CIN 2 or worse diagnosis who were CT negative, and in 19.5% for those women with CIN 1 or no neoplastic in histological diagnostic. In these women the association between HPV 16 and/or 18 and CIN 2 or worse diagnosis was significative, but this association also was not observed considering the CT positive group. Inflammatory response and BV were observed in 5.5% and 16.7% of cervical smear of women with no neoplastic diagnosis and were observed in 22.9% and 12.5% of cervical smears of women with CIN 1 in histological diagnosis. Inflammatory response and BV were observed in 43.5% and 46.2% of cervical smears of women with CIN 2 in histological diagnosis. The BV prevalence was higher in cervical smears of women infected by the types 16 and/or 18 (25.6%) and inflammatory response was more observed in cervical smears of women infected by other HPV types (25.6%). Inflammatory response and BV were observed in 64.2% and 32.6% of cervical smears of women with CIN 3 in histological diagnosis and were more observed in cervical smears of women infected types 16 and/or 18 representing respectively 43.1% and 20.0% of cases. Inflammatory response and BV were more observed in cervical smears of women infected types 16 and/or 18 in women with invasive carcinoma, representing 27.2% and 18.2% of cases respectively. Inflammatory response was significantly associated with CIN 2 or worse diagnosis in women infeted by HPV16 and/or HPV 18 (OR= 6.70; 95%CI : 2.32-19.31) and HPV other types than HPV16 and/or18 (OR=4.90; 95%CI: 1.86-12.89). Significant associations with BV and CIN 2 or worse diagnosis were observed in women infected by HPV 16 and/or 18 (OR= 3.38; 95%C1:07-10.64) and HPV types other than HPV16 and/or 18 (OR=3.38; 95%CI: 1.15-10.01). Conclusions: CT infection detected by PCR, does not increase the risk for CIN 2 or worse diagnosis in HPV positive women. HPV 16 and/or HPV 18 types in young women are associated with CIN 2 or worse diagnosis, but without obvious association with CT. BV and inflammatory response are associated with CIN 2 or worse diagnosis in women HR-HPV positives women / Doutorado / Ciencias Biomedicas / Doutora em Tocoginecologia

Introducción: El virus del papiloma humano (VPH) es la causa esencial, pero no indispensable para el progreso de cáncer cervicouterino (CCU). Objetivo: Analizar la relación entre la incidencia y la mortalidad de cáncer de cuello uterino de los países de América Latina y el Caribe con el Índice de Desarrollo Humano, el Índice de Coherencia de Políticas para el Desarrollo Sostenible, en el año 2019. Métodos: Es un estudio ecológico de los grupos poblacionales de mujeres de los países de América Latina y el Caribe, durante el año 2019. Resultados: Se exhibió un promedio de incidencia de 18,33 casos/100.000 habitantes en América latina y el Caribe; una mortalidad de 10,35 casos/100.000 habitantes. Asimismo, se evidenció que la incidencia de CCU presenta un valor inferior al nivel de significancia (0,05), mientras que, la mortalidad presenta uno superior. Por otro lado, se obtuvo un IDH promedio de 0,75, lo cual describe inconsistencias en Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, entre otros, los cuales manifiestan un IDH inferior. Por último, el Índice de Pobreza y Pobreza extrema, promediaron de 29,44 y 10,91 respectivamente. Conclusiones: La incidencia del CCU se aprecia en Belice, Honduras, Trinidad y Tobago, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Perú, Venezuela, Guyana, Paraguay y Bolivia convirtiéndolos en países vulnerables y a la mortalidad se incorpora a Republica dominicana. Por otra parte, la incidencia de CCU afecta principalmente a países subdesarrollados o en vías de desarrollo; Bolivia Paraguay y Guayana, son países que, a pesar ello no cursa con un IDH moderado, por lo cual mantendrán dichas naciones una relación inversa. / Introducción: El virus del papiloma humano (VPH) es la causa esencial, pero no indispensable para el progreso de cáncer cervicouterino (CCU). Objetivo: Analizar la relación entre la incidencia y la mortalidad de cáncer de cuello uterino de los países de América Latina y el Caribe con el Índice de Desarrollo Humano, el Índice de Coherencia de Políticas para el Desarrollo Sostenible, en el año 2019. Métodos: Es un estudio ecológico de los grupos poblacionales de mujeres de los países de América Latina y el Caribe, durante el año 2019. Resultados: Se exhibió un promedio de incidencia de 18,33 casos/100.000 habitantes en América latina y el Caribe; una mortalidad de 10,35 casos/100.000 habitantes. Asimismo, se evidenció que la incidencia de CCU presenta un valor inferior al nivel de significancia (0,05), mientras que, la mortalidad presenta uno superior. Por otro lado, se obtuvo un IDH promedio de 0,75, lo cual describe inconsistencias en Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, entre otros, los cuales manifiestan un IDH inferior. Por último, el Índice de Pobreza y Pobreza extrema, promediaron de 29,44 y 10,91 respectivamente. Conclusiones: La incidencia del CCU se aprecia en Belice, Honduras, Trinidad y Tobago, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Perú, Venezuela, Guyana, Paraguay y Bolivia convirtiéndolos en países vulnerables y a la mortalidad se incorpora a Republica dominicana. Por otra parte, la incidencia de CCU afecta principalmente a países subdesarrollados o en vías de desarrollo; Bolivia Paraguay y Guayana, son países que, a pesar ello no cursa con un IDH moderado, por lo cual mantendrán dichas naciones una relación inversa. / Tesis

Solicitud de envio de manuscrito como artículo científico. / Propósito: La presente investigación busca describir las conductas sexuales (antes, durante y después del diagnóstico) de mujeres adultas jóvenes peruanas diagnosticadas con el virus del papiloma humano (VPH). Método: Se desarrolló un estudio cualitativo aplicando la técnica de la entrevista semiestructurada a 8 mujeres peruanas, cuyas edades oscilaron entre los 21 y los 28 años. A partir de lo manifestado por las participantes, se realizó el análisis de los datos utilizando elementos de la teoría fundamentada y el software Atlas.ti v. 7.0. Resultados: Los principales hallazgos revelaron que las participantes, al contar con escasa información sobre salud sexual, tuvieron relaciones sexuales sin preservativo; exponiéndose al contagio del VPH. Durante el diagnóstico, sintieron miedo, enojo e incertidumbre por las relaciones sexuales. Luego, señalaron que obtuvieron más información sobre salud sexual, retomaron sus relaciones sexuales, recuperaron la confianza en sí mismas y fueron capaces de disfrutar su sexualidad. Actualmente, son conscientes de su diagnóstico y conocen las consecuencias del VPH en su salud; sin embargo, relataron conductas de riesgo como no usar preservativo en sus relaciones sexuales. Conclusiones: Las mujeres adultas jóvenes peruanas diagnosticadas con el VPH cambiaron sus conductas sexuales. Antes, no utilizaban preservativos ya que utilizaban otros métodos para evitar el embarazo y no el contagio de ITS. Durante el diagnóstico, la mayoría decidió abstenerse sexualmente. Más de un año después del diagnóstico, las participantes cuentan con más información sobre salud sexual y han aprendido a disfrutar de su sexualidad. / Objective: This research is aimed at describing the sexual behavior (before, during, and after diagnosis) of young peruvian adult women diagnosed with human papillomavirus (HPV). Method: A qualitative study was conducted and the semi-structured interview technique was applied to 8 women living in Lima (Peru), whose ages ranged from 21 to 28 years. Based on what was stated by the participants, the data collected were analyzed by using the elements of grounded theory and with the support of Atlas.ti v. 7.0 software. Results: The main findings show that participants, having little information on sexual health, had sex without using a condom. This exposed them to HPV infection, and, at the time of diagnosis, they felt fear, anger, and uncertainty about sex. Participants point out that they then obtained information about sexual health, resumed their sexual relations, regained self-confidence, and now are able to enjoy their sexuality. While they are now aware of their diagnosis, they know how to take care of themselves and the health consequences of HPV. However, they report risky behaviors, such as not using a condom or other barrier methods in their sexual relations. Conclusions: Women diagnosed with HPV have changed their sexual behaviors. Previously, they used methods to prevent pregnancy but not the spread of a STI. During the diagnosis, most of them decided to abstain from sex. More than one year after diagnosis, participants report that they have information on sexual health and that they have learned to enjoy their sexuality. / Tesis

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Für die Entstehung nicht-melanozytärer Hauttumore sind mehrere Risikofaktoren verantwortlich: UV-Exposition, Pigmentierung, Alter, Immunsuppression und möglicherweise Humane Papillomviren (HPV). Die molekularen Mechanismen der Tumorgenese des kutanen Plattenepithelkarzinoms (SCC) sowie der Präkanzerose Aktinische Keratose (AK) sind nur lückenhaft bekannt. Fokus dieser Arbeit ist die Untersuchung von SCC-Genexpressionsprofilen sowie der Einfluss kutaner HPV-Typen während der Karzinogenese bei immunkompetenten und immunsupprimierten, organtransplantierten Patienten. Durch Genexpressionsanalyse kutaner SCC, AK und normaler Haut konnten 118 differenziell exprimierte Gene in SCC mittels cDNA-Microarrays identifiziert werden. Bestätigt wurde die Expression von 11 aus 13 ausgewählten Genen (85%) mittels quantitativer real-time RT-PCR (qPCR), dabei konnte eine Korrelation der Genexpression mit der Progression der AK zum SCC für 3 Gene nachgewiesen werden. Dazu zählen das Gen Metalloproteinase-1, kodierend für ein Enzym, das in den Umbau von extrazellulärer Matrix involviert ist, das Protoonkogen RAB31 und das Tenascin-C (Tn-C) kodierende Gen Tn-C. Tn-C war im SCC-Gewebe an der Invasionsfront in Basalzellen sowie Keratinozyten im Stratum papillare und retikulare als Protein nachweisbar, nicht aber in normaler Haut. Die im Rahmen dieser Arbeit erstmalig nachgewiesene 2243 bp-Spleißvariante von Tn-C könnte aufgrund der primären Expression in SCC–Gewebe als diagnostischer Marker für SCC dienen. Diese Daten zeigen, dass simultane, multifaktorielle Dysregulationen von Genexpression und DNA-Reparatur, Zellzyklus und Proliferation, proteolytischen Enzymen und Adhäsionsmolekülen in SCC vorliegen. Ferner wurde die Expression von HPV in SCC und damit der kausale Zusammenhang einer HPV-Infektion mit der Hauttumorgenese untersucht. Das Infektionsmuster von SCC-Gewebe und normaler Haut mit spezifischen HPV-Typen erfolgte durch den Nachweis typenspezifischer HPV-DNA. Virale E6/E7-mRNA-Transkripte der kutanen HPV-Typen 8, 9 und 15 wurden in AK und SCC nachgewiesen. Dagegen konnten in HPV-DNA positiver, gesunder Haut oder Warzen keine HPV-Transkripte gefunden werden. Die Variantenanalyse des offenen Leserahmens von E6 identifizierte eine einzelne, bislang nicht beschriebene Punktmutation mit nicht bekannter Veränderung der Proteinstruktur. Die virale Aktivität der Onkogene E6 und E7 einiger kutaner Typen in AK und SCC weisen auf eine mögliche Rolle von HPV bei der kutanen Hautkarzinogenese hin. / During development of non-melanoma skin cancer, several risk factors are involved: UV-exposition, pigmentation, age, and potentially human papilloma virus (HPV). The molecular mechanisms underlying tumourgenesis in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and its pre-cancerosis actinic keratosis (AK) are not fully understood. In this study, the gene expression profile and HPV-infection status were analysed in SCC from immunocompetent and organ transplanted, immunocompromised patients.By global transcriptome analysis from cutaneous SCC, AK and healthy skin, 118 genes were identified differentially expressed in a cDNA-microarray. The expression of 11 out of 13 selected genes (85%) was investigated by real-time RT-PCR (qPCR) and the expression of three genes remarkably induced in SCC correlated with the progression to AK until SCC. These genes encoded for Metalloproteinase-1, which is involved in the remodelling of extracellular matrix, and the protooncogene RAB31 and Tenascin-C (Tn-C). Tn-C protein is expressed in SCC-tissue at the invasion front in basal cells and in keratinocytes in the Stratum papillare and retikulare, but not in healthy skin. This study, the 2243 bp Tn-C-specific splice-variant has for the first time detected in SCC, but not in normal skin. Thus it might serve as diagnostic marker of SCC progression. The data of the transcriptome analysis indicates that a simultaneous dysregulation of oncogene expression and DNA-repair, cell-cycle and proliferation, proteolysis and adhesion molecules exists in SCC. Additionally, the expression of HPV in SCC and thus the causal relationship between HPV-infection and tumourgenesis of SCC in immunocompromised patients was investigated. The HPV-infection pattern in SCC-tissue and normal skin was assessed by detection of DNA from cutaneous HPV-types. Viral E6/E7-mRNA-transcripts of the cutaneous HPV-types 8, 9, 15 were expressed selectively in AK and SCC. In contrast, no HPV-specific mRNA was present in HPV-DNA positive normal skin. The analysis of the open reading frame from the respective E6-protein genes unravelled one single pointmutation, which is not been characterized so far in terms of e.g. its impact on protein structure. The viral activity of the oncogenes E6 and E7 of cutaneous HPV-types indicates a potential function of HPV in the tumourgenesis of SCC in immunocompromised individuals.