Valdimara Correa Vieira

Dr. Valdimara Correa Vieira


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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28 November 2022 in Viruses
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GOGisele Rodrigues de Oliveira
Gisele Rodrigues de Oliveira
PSPedro Santos
Pedro Santos
VVValdimara Correa Vieira
Valdimara Correa Vieira
GCGislaine Curty
Gislaine Curty
DBDiogo Lisbôa Basto
Diogo Lisbôa Basto
MSMarcelo Soares
Marcelo Soares
The APOBEC3 (A3) proteins are cytidine deaminases that exhibit the ability to insert mutations in DNA and/or RNA sequences. APOBEC3B (A3B) has been evidenced as a DNA mutagen with consistent high expression in several cancer types. Data concerning the A3B influence on HPV infection and cervical cancer are limited and controversial. We investigated the role of A3B expression levels in cervical cancer in affected women positive for infection by different HPV types. Tumor biopsies from cancerous uterine cervix were collected from 216 women registered at Hospital do Câncer II of Instituto Nacional de Câncer, and infecting HPV was typed. A3B expression levels were quantified from RNA samples extracted from cervical biopsies using real-time quantitative PCR. Median A3B expression levels were higher among HPV18+ samples when compared to HPV16+ counterparts and were also increased compared to samples positive for other HPV types. In squamous cell carcinoma, HPV18+ samples also showed increased median A3B expression when compared to HPV Alpha-9 species or only to HPV16+ samples. Our findings suggest that A3B expression is differentially upregulated in cervical cancer samples infected with HPV18. A3B could be potentially used as a biomarker for HPV infection and as a prognostic tool for clinical outcomes in the context of cervical cancer.