Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 and Human Herpesvirus Type 8 among Prostate Cancer Patients Compared to Cancer-Free Men
| Author | Solmaz Ohadian Moghadam | en |
| Author | Kamyar Mansori | en |
| Author | Mohammad Reza Nowroozi | en |
| Author | Davoud Afshar | en |
| Author | Ali Nowroozi | en |
| Orcid | Solmaz Ohadian Moghadam [0000-0001-9745-7063] | en |
| Orcid | Davoud Afshar [0000-0002-3259-3790] | en |
| Issued Date | 2021-04-30 | en |
| Abstract | Background: As one of the most prevalent cancers in men, prostate cancer is a condition with multiple causes. Viral infections have been identified as one of the major sources of elevated incidence of prostate cancer. Objectives: The purpose of this research was to assess the association of the risk of prostate cancer and its aggressiveness with seropositivity of herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) and/or human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). Methods: Totally, 103 men with prostate cancer as cases and 81 healthy individuals as controls were included in this case-control analysis and provided a serum sample. The specific IgG antibodies against HSV-2 and HHV-8 were screened by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). To determine the association between HSV-2, HHV-8, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, and demographic variables with incidence of prostate cancer, univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were applied. Results: The results of the univariate logistic regression model showed a statistically significant association between HSV-2 and HHV-8 seropositivity, PSA level, age, and smoking with prostate cancer incidence (P ≤ 0.20). The multivariate logistic regression model results after adjusting for the potential confounding variables showed a significant statistical association between the mean of PSA level [adjusted odds ratio (OR): 3.44; 95% CI: 2.15 - 5.51; P < 0.001) and incidence of prostate cancer. Moreover, the results of univariate and multivariate logistic regression model showed a significant statistical association between age [adjusted OR: 0.88; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.81 - 0.95; P = 0.001] and HSV-2 and also significant statistical association was found between PSA (adjusted OR: 1.02; 95% CI: 1.005 - 1.03; P = 0.006) and HHV-8. Conclusions: Although the seroprevalence of HSV-2 and HHV-8 was higher in patients with prostate cancer than in the control group, it cannot be concluded that there is a significant association between the seropositivity of these viruses and prostate cancer incidence. However, the findings showed a significant statistical association between age and seropositivity of HSV-2 and also a significant statistical association between PSA levels and seropositivity of HHV-8. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijcm.110452 | en |
| Keyword | Prostate Cancer | en |
| Keyword | Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 | en |
| Keyword | Human Herpesvirus 8 | en |
| Keyword | Sexually Transmitted Infections | en |
| Keyword | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay | en |
| Keyword | Seroprevalence | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 and Human Herpesvirus Type 8 among Prostate Cancer Patients Compared to Cancer-Free Men | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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