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Original Research
Immunological evaluation of vaginal secretion in patients with high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia treated with intralesional interferon α-2b
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Gynecology and Obstetrics, UFTM
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General Pathology, Oncology Research Institute (Instituto de Pesquisa em Oncologia-IPON), Federal University of the Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM)
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Discipline of Special Pathology, UFTM
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Oncology Research Institute (IPON)/Discipline of Immunology, UFTM, 5UFTM, 6Oncology Research Institute (IPON)/Discipline of Gynecology and Obstetrics, UFTM, Uberaba, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2011, 32(3), 297–302;
Published: 10 June 2011
Abstract
Introduction: Conservative treatment with intralesional interferon (IFN) is a therapeutic option for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) patients of childbearing age. Materials and Methods: The study group was made up of patients diagnosed with a highgrade lesion and treated with intralesional human recombinant IFNα-2b. Vaginal secretion was collected during IFNα-2b treatment for analysis of cytokines and viral load. Results: The initial histology diagnostic was 62.5% (n = 5) with CIN 2 and 37.5% (n = 3) with CIN 3. In terms of clinical evaluation and anatomopathology, 6.5% (n = 5) had a good clinical response, while 37.5% (n = 3) had therapeutic failure. All the patients with therapeutic failure were smokers. Interleukin 6 and tumor necrosis factor-α concentrations were raised at the sixth application for the patient group who failed to respond to therapy compared to the responsive group (p = 0.0357). Patients with a good response exhibited a reduction in human papillomavirus viral load (p = 0.03). Conclusions: Patients that had a good response had lower concentrations of inflammatory cytokines than did non-responders.
Keywords
Human papillomavirus virus
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Treatment
Interferon α-2b
Cytokines