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GRATEROL S, Ivis J; FINOL, Hector J  e  CORRENTI, Maria. Human papillomavirus (HPV) in squamous intraepithelial lesions (LIE) of the uterus cervix: Types and ultrastructure. Rev. Soc. Ven. Microbiol. [online]. 2006, vol.26, n.2, pp.89-94. ISSN 1315-2556.

The invasive squamous cell carcinomas of the cervix, as well as their respective precursor lesions are associated to specific types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that infect the anogenital track. HPV-infected cells demonstrate morphological behaviour and and biochemical changes. At the present time, there are 200 different types of HVP. The genotypes 16 and 18 are considered high oncogenic risk virus because they are the types most frequently associated with pre-malignant end malignant cervical lesions. The purpose of this work was to study the ultraestructural changes of the HVP-infected cells in squamous intraepithelial lesions.56 patients with cervical intraepithelial lesions with suggestive human papillomavirus infection of the Uterus Cervical Pathology Unit of the "María Teresa Toro" ambulatory were studied. HVP-DNA were typed by PCR technique. Results: 83% was low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL), and 16 % high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL). 23% was HVP-DNA positive and 76% resulted negative. HVP types 16, 6 and 11 were found in LSIL and HVP 16 and 6 in HSIL. Ultrastructural analysis showed in HSIL with HVP-DNA positive myelin-like figures, lipofuscin granules, mitochondrial changes, cells with nuclear enlargement, nuclear hyperchromaticity and nuclear envelop wasn’t continuous, in the HSIL HVP-DNA negative the nuclear envelop was continuous and showed similar morphological changes. This study suggests that the HSIL could exhibit, at the ultrastructural level a distinct morphological pre-malignant aspect.

Palavras-chave : Human papillomavirus; squamous intraepithelial lesion; ultrastructure; PCR.