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Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:28
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EPRS1 correlates with malignant progression in hepatocellular carcinoma
Glutamyl-prolyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (EPRS1) is an aminoacyl-tRNA synthase involved in the pathology of cancer and other diseases. In this study, we investigated the carcinogenic function, potential mechanism, an...
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Microendoscopy in vivo for the pathological diagnosis of cervical precancerous lesions and early cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is an important public health problem. Conventional colposcopy is inefficient in the diagnosis of cervical lesions and massive biopsies result in trauma. There is an urgent need for a new clini...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:26 -
Correction: Utilization of cervical cancer screening services and its associated factors in Iran: a case–control study
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:25 -
The effectiveness of HPV vaccination on the incidence of oropharyngeal cancers in men: a review
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) contributes to the development of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) and is currently the leading cause of OPC in the Western world. There have been limited studies examining the effect of ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:24 -
Correction: Potential molecular mechanisms of chronic fatigue in long haul COVID and other viral diseases
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:23 -
Brassicasterol inhibits hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma development via suppression of AKT signaling pathway
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) does not respond well to current treatment options like sorafenib, and there is an urgent need for developing therapeutical strategies for HBV ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:22 -
Prophylactic antineoplastic activity of Toxoplasma gondii RH derived antigen against ehrlich solid carcinoma with evidence of shared antigens by comparative immunoblotting
With cancer cases escalation, an urgent request to develop novel combating strategies arise. Pathogen-based cancer-immunotherapy is getting more consideration. Autoclaved parasitic antigens seem promising cand...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:21 -
CD147 and cyclophilin A: a promising potential targeted therapy for COVID-19 and associated cancer progression and chemo-resistance
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), as a worldwide serious issue has been shown to lead to progression and poor outcomes in cancer patients. The underlying mechanisms for SARS-CoV-2 infection’s adverse effect...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:20 -
Genetic diversity and bioinformatic analysis in the L1 gene of HPV genotypes 31, 33, and 58 circulating in women with normal cervical cytology
HPV-31, -33, and -58, along with HPV-45 and -52, account for almost 11% of HPV-associated cancers. Our previous studies showed that after HPV-16 and -51, HPV-58 was common and HPV-31 was as frequent as HPV-18 ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:19 -
Colorectal liver metastases patients prognostic assessment: prospects and limits of radiomics and radiogenomics
In this narrative review, we reported un up-to-date on the role of radiomics to assess prognostic features, which can impact on the liver metastases patient treatment choice. In the liver metastases patients, ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:18 -
Utilization of cervical cancer screening services and its associated factors in Iran: a case–control study
Considering the high incidence rate of cervical cancer (CC) in Iran, screening is an effective way of reducing the impact of the disease due to early detection. Thus, the recognition of the factors affecting t...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:17 -
HPV genotypes in high-grade cervical lesions and invasive cervical carcinoma detected in Gabonese women
Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women worldwide, but particularly affects women living in sub-Saharan Africa. Screening and vaccination programs are two prevention approaches that can red...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:16 -
The correlation between Trichomonas vaginalis infection and reproductive system cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis) is a microaerophilic protozoan parasite which is responsible for trichomoniasis, the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection in the world. The infection greatly d...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:15 -
Association between colorectal cancer and expression levels of miR-21, miR-17-5P, miR-155 genes and the presence of Fusobacterium nucleatum in biopsy samples obtained from Iranian patients
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is considered the second-deadliest and third-most common malignancy worldwide. Studying the carcinogenic mechanism of bacteria or their role in aggravating cancer can be precious. Fusobact...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:14 -
The complexity of human papilloma virus in cancers: a narrative review
Among human tumorigenic viruses, the role of Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been proven as one of the most important oncoviruses that are associated with a large number of cancers. Most cancers of the genital ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:13 -
Identification of novel miRNAs potentially involved in the pathogenesis of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma using WGCNA followed by RT-qPCR test of hub genes
Adult T-cell Lymphoma/Leukemia (ATLL) is characterized by the malignant proliferation of T-cells in Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 and a high mortality rate. Considering the emerging roles of microRNAs (miR...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:12 -
Assessing Epstein–Barr virus in gastric cancer: clinicopathological features and prognostic implications
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)-associated gastric cancer (EBVaGC) was a unique molecular subtype of gastric cancer (GC). However, the clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic role of EBV infection remains ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:11 -
The trend of schistosomiasis related bladder cancer in the lake zone, Tanzania: a retrospective review over 10 years period
Bladder cancer is a possible outcome of chronic urinary schistosomiasis in many endemic countries. In Tanzania, the Lake Victoria area is one of the areas with the highest prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:10 -
Prophylactic treatment with oral azithromycin in cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic (OnCoVID): a randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial
Patients with cancer are at high risk for severe courses of COVID-19. Based on (pre-)clinical data suggesting a potential protective effect due to the immunomodulating properties of azithromycin, we have initi...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:9 -
Estimating the prevalence of Epstein–Barr virus in primary gastric lymphoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The stomach is a common site for extranodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. While Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the main established risk factor for primary gastric lymphoma, a fraction could be aetiologically assoc...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:8 -
Potential molecular mechanisms of chronic fatigue in long haul COVID and other viral diseases
Historically, COVID-19 emerges as one of the most devastating diseases of humankind, which creates an unmanageable health crisis worldwide. Until now, this disease costs millions of lives and continues to para...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:7 -
Correction: Emerging role of microbiota derived outer membrane vesicles to preventive, therapeutic and diagnostic proposes
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:6 -
Inhibitory effect and mechanism of Lactobacillus crispatus on cervical precancerous cells Ect1/E6E7 and screening of early warning factors
To study the potential mechanism of Lactobacillus crispatus inhibiting cervical squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) and screen the early warning factors of SIL.
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:5 -
High-risk human papillomavirus genotype distribution among women with gynecology complaints in northwest Ethiopia
Human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes differ by geographic location. With the advent of HPV vaccination and HPV-based cervical screening tests in Ethiopia, a nationwide dataset on the genotype distribution of H...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:4 -
Emerging role of microbiota derived outer membrane vesicles to preventive, therapeutic and diagnostic proposes
The role of gut microbiota and its products in human health and disease is profoundly investigated. The communication between gut microbiota and the host involves a complicated network of signaling pathways vi...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:3 -
Tenofovir versus entecavir on decreasing risk of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation
Recent studies have proved that tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is associated with a lower risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurrence in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients and HCC recurrence in pati...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:2 -
Cancer signs and risk factors awareness in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a population-based survey
There is a paucity of data on public awareness of cancer in Ethiopia. This study assessed cancer signs, symptoms, and risk factors awareness among individuals aged 18 and older in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:1 -
Immune checkpoint blockade PD-1 therapy for primary liver cancer: incidence and influencing factors of thyroid dysfunction
To investigate the incidence and influencing factors of thyroid dysfunction (TD) in patients with primary liver cancer (PLC) induced by PD-1 monoclonal antibodies.
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:64 -
Inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular/fibroblastic dendritic cell sarcoma: focus on immunohistochemical profile and association with Epstein-Barr virus
Inflammatory pseudotumour-like follicular/fibroblastic dendritic cell sarcoma (IPT-like FDCS) is a rare EBV-associated variant of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma, usually arising in the liver or spleen and c...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:63 -
Activating transcription factor 3 inhibits NF‑κB p65 signaling pathway and mediates apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in cervical cancer cells
As a novel tumor suppressor mediator, activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) has recently aroused an interest in its possible therapeutic applications in various cancers. In this study, we evaluated the effe...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:62 -
Levels of HBV RNA in chronic HBV infected patients during first-line nucleos(t)ide analogues therapy
Serum HBV RNA has been considered a potential biomarker in monitoring the prognosis of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). However, Real-life cohort studies on the profile of HBV RNA in chronic HBV infected patients du...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:61 -
Construction and validation of prognostic signature for hepatocellular carcinoma basing on hepatitis B virus related specific genes
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a frequent primary liver cancer, and it is one of the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a crucial risk factor for HCC. Thus, this st...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:60 -
Prevalence of 13 polyomaviruses in actinic keratosis and matched healthy skin samples of immunocompetent individuals
Actinic keratosis (AK) is a precursor of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). UV radiation is the major risk factor for AK, but certain human papillomaviruses (HPVs) of the beta genus are also involved in...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:59 -
Small extracellular vesicles as key players in cancer development caused by human oncogenic viruses
Exosomes are the smallest group of extracellular vesicles in size from 30 to 150 nm, surrounded by a lipid bilayer membrane, and originate from multivesicular bodies secreted by different types of cells, such ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:58 -
EBV persistence in gastric cancer cases conventionally classified as EBER-ISH negative
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) causes various B-cell lymphomas and epithelial malignancies, including gastric cancer (GC) at frequencies ranging from 5 to 10% in adenocarcinomas (ADK) to 80% in GC with lymphoid ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:57 -
Early and late recurrence after hepatectomy in patients with low-level HBV-DNA hepatocellular carcinoma under antiviral therapy
Antiviral therapy has been shown to benefit long-term survival after curative hepatectomy in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with high levels of HBV-DNA, but the...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:56 -
HPV knowledge and vaccine acceptability: a survey-based study among parents of adolescents (KAPPAS study)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is recognized as one of the major causes of infection-related cancer worldwide. In Spain, the HPV vaccination program started in 2007 and until 2022, it targeted 12-year-ol...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:55 -
Hepatitis B or C viral infection and the risk of cervical cancer
The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on the risk of cervical cancer.
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:54 -
Lactobacillus crispatus M247 oral administration: Is it really an effective strategy in the management of papillomavirus-infected women?
Recent studies have shown the importance of the microbiota in women's health. Indeed, the persistence of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)-related lesions in patients with dysbiosis can be the antechamber to cervica...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:53 -
Hepatitis B virus promotes hepatocellular carcinoma development by activating GP73 to repress the innate immune response
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes acute and chronic infection in the clinic. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is closely linked to HBV infection. Serum Golgi protein 73 (GP73) increases during HBV infection. Howeve...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:52 -
Combined extract of heated TC1, a heat-killed preparation of Lactobacillus casei and alpha-galactosyl ceramide in a mouse model of cervical cancer
Nowadays, cancer is the leading cause of death among threats to humanity, necessitating prompt action and preparation. Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women and is currently treated with s...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:51 -
BK and JC polyomaviruses and risk of urothelial bladder carcinoma: a preliminary study in the northern shores of Persian Gulf, Iran
Bladder cancer is a challenging public health concern in South of Iran because of its high prevalence and the related medical expenses. Although the exact etiology of bladder cancer remains unknown, given the ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:50 -
Colorectal cancer in patients with SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) are more likely to develop severe course of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and experience increased risk of mortality compared to S...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:49 -
Designing and psychometric assessment of the scale of factors influencing HPV vaccine uptake behaviors in young adults
In order to increase HPV vaccination, it is necessary to identify the factors influencing vaccination behavior among different cultures and the young adult populations. To evaluate the factors influencing HPV ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:48 -
Can statins lessen the burden of virus mediated cancers?
Oncogenic viruses, including hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human papillomavirus (HPV), Epstein Barr virus (EBV), and Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes virus (KSHV) contribute to a significant proportio...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:47 -
Effects of Let-7c on the processing of hepatitis B virus associated liver diseases
The most common type of cancer of the digestive system is hepatocellular carcinoma. In China, many patients harbour HBV. The lin28B/Let-7c/MYC axis is associated with the occurrence of many cancers. Therefore,...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:46 -
Hepatitis B and C virus infections and the risk of biliary tract cancers: a meta-analysis of observational studies
Both hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are important risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma. However, their effect on other hepatobiliary cancers, such as biliary tract cancers ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:45 -
HPV genotyping by L1 amplicon sequencing of archived invasive cervical cancer samples: a pilot study
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary cause of invasive cervical cancer (ICC). The prevalence of various HPV genotypes, ranging from oncogenically low- to high-risk, may be influenced by geographic and dem...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:44 -
Uptake of cervical cancer screening and its predictors among women of reproductive age in Gomma district, South West Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
Cervical cancer is a public health challenge despite the available free screening service in Ethiopia. Early screening for cervical cancer significantly improves the chances of successful treatment of pre-canc...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:43
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