Tungsrithong Naowarat, Kasinpila Chananya, Maneenin Chanwit, Namujju Proscovia B, Lehtinen Matti, Anttila Ahti, Promthet Supannee
Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand E-mail :
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014;15(3):1497-500. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.3.1497.
Cervical cancer continues to be an important public health problem in Thailand. While the high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types have been established as the principle causative agent of both malignancies and the precursor lesions, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), other factors may also be involved like other sexually transmitted diseases, as well as smoking. Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium which has a tendency to cause chronic infection featuring inflammation and therefore might be expected to increase the risk of cervical cancer. In the present nested case-control study, 61 cases of cervical cancer and 288 matched controls with original serum samples were identified from the Khon Kaen Cohort, established in the North-East of Thailand, by linkage to the Khon Kaen population based cancer registry. C. trachomatis specific IgG antibodies at recruitment were measured by microimmunofluorescence and assessed for association with cervical cancer using STATA release10. No significant link was noted either with all cancers or after removal of adenocarcinomas. The results suggest no association between Chlamydia infection and cervical cancer development in North-East Thailand, but possible influencing factors must be considered in any future research on this topic.
宫颈癌在泰国仍然是一个重要的公共卫生问题。虽然高危型人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)已被确认为恶性肿瘤和癌前病变(宫颈上皮内瘤变,CIN)的主要致病因素,但其他因素也可能与之相关,如其他性传播疾病以及吸烟。沙眼衣原体是一种专性细胞内革兰氏阴性菌,容易引发以炎症为特征的慢性感染,因此可能会增加患宫颈癌的风险。在本次巢式病例对照研究中,通过与孔敬地区基于人群的癌症登记处建立联系,从泰国东北部建立的孔敬队列中确定了61例宫颈癌病例和288例匹配的对照,并获取了他们的原始血清样本。通过微量免疫荧光法检测了入组时沙眼衣原体特异性IgG抗体,并使用STATA 10版本评估其与宫颈癌的相关性。在所有癌症患者中或剔除腺癌患者后,均未发现显著关联。结果表明,在泰国东北部,衣原体感染与宫颈癌的发生之间没有关联,但在今后关于该主题的任何研究中,都必须考虑可能的影响因素。