Cytomegalovirus, Macrophages and Breast Cancer
S. Pasquereau1, F. Al Moussawi1, W. Karam2, M. Diab Assaf2, A. Kumar1, G. Herbein1, *
1 Pathogens & Inflammation/EPILAB Laboratory, Department of Virology, University of Franche-Comté, COMUE Bourgogne Franche-Comté University, UPRES EA4266, SFR FED 4234, CHRU Besançon, Besançon, France
2 Université Libanaise, Beyrouth, Lebanon
Abstract
The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a betaherpesvirus that is highly host specific, infects among others epithelial cells and macrophages, and has been recently mentioned as having oncomodulatory properties. HCMV is detected in the breast tumor tissue where macrophages, especially tumor associated macrophages, are associated with a poor prognosis. In this review, we will discuss the potential implication of HCMV in breast cancer with emphasis on the role played by macrophages.
Keywords: HCMV, Tumor, Macrophages, Breast cancer.
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Article History:
Received Date: 30/9/2016
Revision Received Date: 05/1/2017
Acceptance Date: 17/01/2017
Electronic publication date: 31/03/2017
Collection year: 2017
© 2017 Pasquereau et al.
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* Address correspondence to this author at the Pathogens & Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Virology, University of Franche-Comté, CHRU Besançon, 16 Route de Gray CS11809, F-25030 Besançon cedex, France; Tel: +33 626 479 529; Fax: + 33 381 665 695; E-mail: georges.herbein@univ-fcomte.fr
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