Barbara Gardella, Mattia Dominoni, Marianna Francesca Pasquali, Manuel Gotti, Sara Fraticelli, Marco Lucioni, Stefania Cesari, Giacomo Fiandrino, Annalisa De Silvestri, Caterina Zerbi, Tanja Lazic, Luca Arcaini, Marco Paulli, Arsenio Spinillo
OBJECTIVE: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) persistence is considered the main risk factor for neoplastic progression, and evidence suggests that regulatory T cells play an important role in the failure of viral elimination. Regulatory T cells may be involved in maintaining a microenvironment favorable for viral persistence and neoplasticity, through a deregulation of the local immune response. The association between altered immune function and the development of chronic infections, cancer (solid and hematological), and autoimmune diseases is documented in the literature...
January 23, 2024: Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation