Hepatology Elsewhere

You have full text access to this OnlineOpen article

Hepatitis C virus and lymphomagenesis: Another piece of evidence

  1. O Hermine,
  2. F Lefrere,
  3. Jp Bronowicki,
  4. X Mariette,
  5. K Jondeau,
  6. V Eclache-Saudreau,
  7. B Delmas,
  8. F Valensi,
  9. P Cacoub,
  10. C Brechot,
  11. B Varet,
  12. X Troussard,
  13. Francesco Negro M.D.

Article first published online: 7 MAR 2007

DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840360632

Issue

Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 36, Issue 6, pages 1539–1542, December 2002

Additional Information

How to Cite

Hermine, O., Lefrere, F., Bronowicki, J., Mariette, X., Jondeau, K., Eclache-Saudreau, V., Delmas, B., Valensi, F., Cacoub, P., Brechot, C., Varet, B., Troussard, X. and Negro, F. (2002), Hepatitis C virus and lymphomagenesis: Another piece of evidence. Hepatology, 36: 1539–1542. doi: 10.1002/hep.1840360632

Author Information

  1. Divisions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and of Clinical Pathology University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 MAR 2007
  2. Article first published online: 7 MAR 2007

SEARCH

SEARCH BY CITATION

ARTICLE TOOLS

Get PDF (415K)

Reference

  • 1
    Mehta S, Levey JM, Bonkovsky HL. Extrahepatic manifestations of infection with hepatitis C virus. Clin Liver Dis 2000; 5: 979–1008.
  • 2
    Di Bisceglie AM, McHutchison J, Rice CM. New therapeutic strategies for hepatitis C. Hepatology 2002; 35: 224–231.
    Direct Link:
  • 3
    Misiani R, Bellavita P, Fenili D, Vicari O, Marchesi D, Sironi PL, Zilio P, et al. Interferon alfa-2a therapy in cryoglobulinemia associated with hepatitis C virus. N Engl J Med 1994; 330: 751–756.
  • 4
    Johnson RJ, Gretch DR, Yamabe H, Hart J, Bacchi CE, Hartwell P, Couser WG, et al. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis C virus infection. N Engl J Med 1993; 328: 465–470.
  • 5
    Luppi M, Longo G, Ferrari MG, Ferrara L, Marasca R, Barozzi P, Morselli M, et al. Additional neoplasms and HCV infection in low-grade lymphoma of MALT type. Br J Hematol 1996; 94: 373–375.
    Direct Link:
  • 6
    Pozzato G, Mazzaro G, Crovatto M, Modolo ML, Ceselli S, Mazzi G, Sulfaro S, et al. Low grade malignant lymphoma, hepatitis C, virus infection and mixed cryoglobulinemias. Blood 1994; 84: 3047–3053.
  • 7
    Izumi T, Sasaki R, Miura Y, Okamoto H. B cell malignancies and hepatitis C infection. Leuk Res 1996; 20: 445–449.
  • 8
    Sikuler E, Shnaider A, Zilberman D, Hilzenrat N, Shemer-Avni Y, Neumann L, Buskila D. Hepatitis C virus infection and extrahepatic malignancies. J Clin Gastroenterol 1997; 24: 87–89.
  • 9
    Ascoli V, Lo Coco F, Artini M, Levrero M, Martelli M, Negro F. Extranodal lymphomas associated with hepatitis C virus infection. Am J Clin Pathol 1998; 109: 600–609.
  • 10
    McColl MD, Singer IO, Tait IR, McNeil IR, Cumming RL, Hogg RB. The role of hepatitis C virus in the aetiology of non-Hodgkins lymphoma—a regional association? Leuk Lymphoma 1997; 26: 127–130.
  • 11
    Mazzaro C, Franzin F, Tulissi P, Pussini E, Crovatto M, Carniello GS, Efremov DG, et al. Regression of monoclonal B-cell expansion in patients affected by mixed cryoglobulinemia responsive to alpha-interferon therapy. Cancer 1996; 77: 2604–2613.
    Direct Link:
  • 12
    Sakamuro D, Furukawa T, Takegami T. Hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein NS3 transforms NIH 3T3 cells. J Virol 1995; 69: 3893–3896.
  • 13
    Ray RB, Lagging LM, Meyer K, Ray R. Hepatitis C virus core protein cooperates with ras and transforms primary rat embryo fibroblasts to tumorigenic phenotype. J Virol 1996; 70: 4438–4443.
  • 14
    De Vita S, De Re V, Sansonno D, Sorrentino D, Corte RL, Pivetta B, Gasparotto D, et al. Gastric mucosa as an additional extrahepatic localization of hepatitis C virus: viral detection in gastric low-grade lymphoma associated with autoimmune disease and in chronic gastritis. Hepatology 2000; 31: 182–189.
    Direct Link:
  • 15
    Agnello V, Zhang QX, Abel G, Knight GB. The association of hepatitis C virus infection with monoclonal rheumatoid factors bearing the WA crossidiotype: implications for the etiopathogenesis and therapy of mixed cryoglobulinemia. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1995; 13 (Suppl 13): S101–S104.
  • 16
    Fine KD, Stone MJ. Alpha-heavy chain disease, Mediterranean lymphoma, and immunoproliferative small intestinal disease: a review of clinicopathological features, pathogenesis, and differential diagnosis. Am J Gastroenterol 1999; 94: 1139–1152.
  • 17
    Roggero E, Zucca E, Mainetti C, Bertoni F, Valsangiacomo C, Pedrinis E, Borisch B, et al. Eradication of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in primary marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of the skin. Hum Pathol 2000; 31: 263–268.
  • 18
    Rooney CM, Smith CA, Ng CY, Loftin SK, Sixbey JW, Gan Y, Srivastava DK, et al. Infusion of cytotoxic T cells for the prevention and treatment of Epstein-Barr virus-induced lymphoma in allogeneic transplant recipients. Blood 1998; 92: 1549–1555.
  • 19
    Wotherspoon AC, Doglioni C, Diss TC, Pan L, Moschini A, de Boni M, Isaacson PG. Regression of primary low-grade B-cell gastric lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue type after eradication of Helicobacter pylori. Lancet 1993; 342: 575–577.
  • 20
    Hussell T, Isaacson PG, Crabtree JE, Spencer J. Helicobacter pylori-specific tumour-infiltrating T cells provide contact dependent help for the growth of malignant B cells in low-grade gastric lymphoma of mucosaassociated lymphoid tissue. J Pathol 1996; 178: 122–127.
    Direct Link:
  • 21
    Thiede C, Wundisch T, Alpen B, Neubauer B, Morgner A, Schmitz M, Ehninger G, et al. Long-term persistence of monoclonal B cells after cure of Helicobacter pylor infection and complete histologic remission in gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue B-cell lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2001; 19: 1600–1609.
  • 22
    Stolte M, Bayerdorffer E, Morgner A, Alpen B, Wundisch T, Thiede C, Neubauer A. The possibility for complete remission in high grade lymphomas needs to be investigated in prospective studies. Helicobacter and gastric MALT lymphoma. Gut 2002; 50 (Suppl 3): III19–III24.
Get PDF (415K)