PMID- 35313793 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220404 LR - 20221207 IS - 1464-5157 (Electronic) IS - 0265-6736 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 1 DP - 2022 TI - Effectiveness and immune responses of focused ultrasound ablation for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. PG - 539-546 LID - 10.1080/02656736.2022.2052365 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: To investigate the safety, efficacy, and the immune responses of focused ultrasound in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). METHODS: Patients with biopsy-confirmed CIN were recruited for focused ultrasound treatment and asked to return during 3-6 and 6-12 months post-treatment to receive cervical cytology, high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) detection, and colposcopy. The effective rate was evaluated within 3-6 months, whereas the recurrence rate was evaluated within 6-12 months. Cervicovaginal lavage and cervical tissue were sampled before and 3-6 months after treatment. The expression of interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1), human leucocyte antigen I (HLA-I), cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4), and cluster of differentiation 8 (CD8) in the cervical tissue were observed by immunohistochemistry. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) and interleukin 10 (IL-10) levels in the cervicovaginal lavage were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Comparisons were made in immune analyte levels before and after treatment. RESULTS: We analyzed the results of 154 patients. The effective rate at 3-6 months was 96.8%. The recurrence rate at 6-12 months was 2.0%. The eradication rate of HPV was 72.4% at 3-6 months and 81.0% at 6-12 months. No serious adverse reactions and complications were observed. After treatment, a higher expression of ERAP1 was observed (p < 0.05). Significant down-regulation of IgA and IL-10 were detected (each p < 0.05). However, the expression of CD4, CD8, HLA-I, as well as the release of IFN-gamma, did not reach statistical significance (each p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Focused ultrasound is an effective and safe therapy for treating CIN, which could improve the local immune milieu of the cervix to some extent. FAU - Zeng, Hongmin AU - Zeng H AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liu, Maoyu AU - Liu M AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Xiao, Linlin AU - Xiao L AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Xiaoyuan AU - Zhang X AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Feng, Qing AU - Feng Q AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Chang, Shufang AU - Chang S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5836-733X AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Int J Hyperthermia JT - International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group JID - 8508395 RN - 0 (Minor Histocompatibility Antigens) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) RN - EC 3.4.11.- (Aminopeptidases) RN - EC 3.4.11.- (ERAP1 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Aminopeptidases MH - Female MH - *High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation MH - Humans MH - Immunity MH - Interferon-gamma MH - Minor Histocompatibility Antigens MH - *Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/immunology/surgery MH - *Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/immunology/surgery OTO - NOTNLM OT - FUS OT - HPV OT - cervical intraepithelial neoplasia OT - effectiveness OT - immune EDAT- 2022/03/23 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/05 06:00 CRDT- 2022/03/22 05:30 PHST- 2022/03/22 05:30 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/05 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1080/02656736.2022.2052365 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Hyperthermia. 2022;39(1):539-546. doi: 10.1080/02656736.2022.2052365.