Affiliation:
1. Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “Vincenzo Tiberio”, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
2. Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Abstract
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is among the most common sexually transmitted infections
in both females and males across the world that generally do not cause symptoms and are characterized
by high rates of clearance. Persistent infections due at least to twelve well-recognized High-Risk
(HR) or oncogenic genotypes, although less frequent, can occur, leading to diseases and malignancies,
principally cervical cancer. Three vaccination strategies are currently available for preventing certain
HR HPVs-associated diseases, infections due to HPV6 and HPV11 low-risk types, as well as for
providing cross-protection against non-vaccine genotypes. Nevertheless, the limited vaccine coverage
hampers reducing the burden of HPV-related diseases globally. For HR HPV types, especially
HPV16 and HPV18, the E6 and E7 oncoproteins are needed for cancer development. As for other
tumors, even in cervical cancer, non-coding microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in posttranscriptional
regulation, resulting in aberrant expression profiles. In this study, we provide a summary
of the epidemiological background for HPV occurrence and available immunization programs.
In addition, we present an overview of the most relevant evidence of miRNAs deregulation in cervical
cancer, underlining that targeting these biomolecules could lead to wide translational perspectives,
allowing better diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutics, and with valuable applications in the
field of prevention. The literature on this topic is rapidly growing, but advanced investigations are
required to achieve more consistent findings on the up-regulated and down-regulated miRNAs in
cervical carcinogenesis. Because the expression of miRNAs is heterogeneously reported, it may be
valuable to assess factors and risks related to individual susceptibility.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Emergency Medicine,General Medicine
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