Epstein-Barr Virus Promotes Tumorigenicity and Worsens Hodgkin Lymphoma Prognosis by Activating JAK/STAT and NF-κB Signaling Pathways

Autor: Mohamed Ali Alabiad, Warda M. M. Said, Rema H Faraj Saad, Rawda Balata, Asmaa A. Mahmoud, Elsayed Anany Metwally, Amany Mohamed Shalaby, Walaa Samy, Ahmed M. Yehia, Amar Ibrahim Omar Yahia, Mohammed Alorini, Doaa I. Abdelrahman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 49, Iss 2, Pp 88-100 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0253-0716
1735-3688
DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2023.97287.2896
Popis: Background: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is detected in 40% of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). During latency, EBV induces epigenetic alterations to the host genome and decreases the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins. The present study aimed to evaluate the expression levels of mRNA molecules and the end product of proteins for the JAK/STAT and NF-κB pathways, and their association with clinicopathological and prognostic parameters in patients with EBV-positive and -negative classical Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL).Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted from 2017 to 2022 at the Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University Hospital (Zagazig, Egypt). Biopsy samples of 64 patients with CHL were divided into EBV-positive and EBV-negative groups. The expression levels of mRNA molecules (JAK2, STAT1, IRF-1, PD-L1, IFN-γ, NF-κB, Bcl-xL, COX-2) and the end product of proteins (PD-L1, Bcl-xL, COX-2) were determined and compared with clinicopathological and prognostic parameters. Data were analyzed using the Chi square test and Kaplan-Meier estimate. Results: EBV-positive CHL patients were significantly associated with positive expression of mRNAs molecules (P
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