BACKGROUND: Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma (cKS) is a rare vascular tumor associated with Human Herpesvirus 8 (KSHV) infection, nevertheless not all KSHV-infected individuals have cKS. OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether particular KIR/HLA receptor/ligand genotypes would be preferentially present in KSHV-infected and uninfected individuals who have or have not developed cKS. METHODS: KIR/HLA genotypes were analyzed by molecular genotyping in 50 KSHV-infected individuals who did or did not have cKS and in 33 age-and sex-matched KSHV seronegative individuals. RESULTS: There was no association of individual KIR, HLA or receptor ligand combinations with KSHV infection. However, activating KIR and KIR/HLA genotypes were significantly more frequent in cKS cases, specifically KIR3DS1, KIR2DS1, and KIR2DS1 with its HLA-C2 ligand. CONCLUSION: A nonspecific inflammatory response triggered by activation of NK cells upon KIR-HLA interaction could be associated with the pathogenesis of KS

Activating KIR/HLA complexes in classic Kaposi's Sarcoma / F.R. Guerini, R. Mancuso, S. Agostini, C. Agliardi, M. Zanzottera, A. Hernis, A. Tourlaki, M.G. Calvo, M. Bellinvia, L. Brambilla, M. Clerici. - In: INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND CANCER. - ISSN 1750-9378. - 7:1(2012), pp. 9.1-9.5.

Activating KIR/HLA complexes in classic Kaposi's Sarcoma

F.R. Guerini;S. Agostini;C. Agliardi;M. Bellinvia;M. Clerici
2012

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BACKGROUND: Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma (cKS) is a rare vascular tumor associated with Human Herpesvirus 8 (KSHV) infection, nevertheless not all KSHV-infected individuals have cKS. OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether particular KIR/HLA receptor/ligand genotypes would be preferentially present in KSHV-infected and uninfected individuals who have or have not developed cKS. METHODS: KIR/HLA genotypes were analyzed by molecular genotyping in 50 KSHV-infected individuals who did or did not have cKS and in 33 age-and sex-matched KSHV seronegative individuals. RESULTS: There was no association of individual KIR, HLA or receptor ligand combinations with KSHV infection. However, activating KIR and KIR/HLA genotypes were significantly more frequent in cKS cases, specifically KIR3DS1, KIR2DS1, and KIR2DS1 with its HLA-C2 ligand. CONCLUSION: A nonspecific inflammatory response triggered by activation of NK cells upon KIR-HLA interaction could be associated with the pathogenesis of KS
Kaposi's Sarcoma ; Human Herpesvirus 8 ; KSHV ; NK cells ; KIR ; HLA
Settore MED/04 - Patologia Generale
Settore BIO/18 - Genetica
2012
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