2023 journal article
A subset of equine oral squamous cell carcinomas is associated with Equus caballus papillomavirus 2 infection
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY, 205, 1–6.
author keywords: Equus caballus papillomavirus; horses; in -situ hybridization; oncogenic viruses; oral cavity; squamous cell carcinoma; tongue
TL;DR:
This study provides additional support for a pathogenic association of EcPV2 in oral SCC in horses.
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The aetiology of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in horses is unknown, but papillomavirus infection as well as chronic periodontal disease are suspected to play a pathogenic role. In humans, some oropharyngeal cancers develop in association with human papillomaviruses. Equus caballus papillomavirus 2 (EcPV2) is suspected to play a causal role in the development of equine genital SCC. Given that association, we hypothesized that EcPV2 is associated with the development of oral SCC in horses. We performed standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and in-situ hybridization (ISH) for EcPV2 on 31 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded equine oral SCCs (lingual, gingival, palate) and 10 equine non-SCC oral samples. PCR for EcPV2 was positive in 10/31 (32%) oral SCCs while all non-SCC oral samples were negative. Intense hybridization signals for EcPV2 nucleic acid were detected by ISH within neoplastic epithelial cells in 8/31 (26%) oral SCCs but not in the adjacent normal oral mucosa. No hybridization signals were detected within control samples. This study provides additional support for a pathogenic association of EcPV2 in oral SCC in horses.