HPV
MEDICAL CENTER and HPV MEDICAL GROUP HPV MEDICAL GROUP has been created
to prevent, to diagnose and treat HPV before it develops into cancer.
For this purpose, we use DNA detection techniques (PCR and
hybrid-capture) which allow us to make a diagnosis of the virus in its
early stages of infection, also called “latent
stage”. At the same time, these techniques let us know if the
virus is benign or related to cancer being able to establish the risk
of the infection.
Most
of our members have been trained in our country and abroad and were
awarded for their research projects and medical journals in
International Medical Congresses.
One
of our departments in our center is oriented to research in Clinical
Pharmacology, working for the pharmaceutical industry with national and
international laboratories, contributing to the development of new
drugs. Part of our team has worked in the production of pharmaceutical
drugs since the 60’s as well as in the development of new
diagnostic techniques currently applied becoming pioneers in some areas
of medicine. As a result of our work, we have successfully treated
thousands of patients to date. We are continuously pushing ourselves to
find new cures for diseases taking them as a challenge.
We
have been working for more than three years in new therapeutic
approaches to treat Human Papillomavirus in its different stages of
infection.
These
techniques were designed after several years of using classic
therapeutic procedures such as the use of trichloroacetic acid,
podophyllin, interferons, podophyllotoxin, electrocautery, leep,
others, that produce regular results and suffering for the patients.
The
main goal of our medical team is the treatment of human papillomavirus
in clinical phase, and early stages.
Early
detection and treatment of human papillomavirus allowed us to perform
new therapeutic approaches that will be communicated in medical
congresses and published shortly.
HPV
Medical Center main goal:
* Report about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV).
* Report about the importance of early diagnosis of human
papillomavirus (HPV).
* Report about the causal relation between HPV and Cervical
Cancer. Causal relation between HPV and anus, penis, vaginal,
vulvar, mouth and other types of cancer.
* Prevention of Cervical Cancer and others.
* Importance of early diagnosis through DNA techniques, Pap smear,
colposcopy, microcolpohysteroscopy.
* HPV in men, penis cancer and HPV.
* HPV in immunocompromised patients.
* DNA Test for early diagnosis. Protein Chain Reaction (PCR)
and Hybrid Capture.
* Prevention of cervix, vagina, vulvar, anus, penis, mouth
and other cancers associated with HPV.
* Preventive vaccines against HPV.
* Diagnosis and treatment of HPV.
* Approach to partner with HPV.
* HPV in children and new born.
* Treatment of HPV in early stages.
* Treatment of HPV in advanced stages.
* New HPV treatments. Investigation area.
Human
Papilloma Virus or HPV is a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) virus. HPV
virus carries genetic information. Molecular biology techniques
deciphered the genetic code of most HPV virus and its relation with
aggressiveness and human body locations of the infections.
DNA
is like a program that every cell of the human body has. It contains
all the information that give us our physical appearance, individual
and unique characteristics. The same goes for Human Papilloma Virus
(HPV). More
than 100 types of HPV have been discovered. They differ in their DNA
which make HPV more or less aggressive, infect the body in different
locations, give them a causal relation with Cervical Cancer,
other types of cancer, skin and mucosal epithelium diseases,
or simple genital warts.
HPV
is a DNA virus that affects only humans.
H=Human.
P=
Papilloma
V=Virus
Human
Papilloma Virus or HPV virus belongs to the family of papovavirus.
Papovavirus are divided in two genera, type A and type B. Type A
papovavirus do not induce infections in other species than humans and
can not be cultivate. Their only host are humans. Type
B papovavirus does not affect humans and can be cultivate. They are
important as a laboratory model. Human
papilloma virus or HPV virus are characterized by having a small
diameter. Viral particles are identical by the electron microscope
view, they differ only in their DNA. More than hundred types
of HPV have been discovered and new types are being discovered
continually. Many
of the subtypes found are related to infections in male and female
genitalia. HPV
virus infections are related with the genesis or development of some
carcinomas of the female genitals, penis, anus, mouth, cutaneous
carcinomas associated or not with skin warts. Depending on the subtype,
HPV is a cancer cause. HPV
genital infection is considered a sexually transmitted disease. Other
transmission routes are possible, also the spread of mother to child
during birth.
Drs.
Herald Zur Hausen research was the first to establish a relation
between HPV and genital cancer. HPV
(Human Papillomavirus) infection can persist many years, but also it is
possible a self-limiting process with HPV disappearance
defeated by the body's defenses. HPV
genital infection has three stages, a latent stages were HPV (Human
Papillomavirus) can only be diagnosed by DNA techniques, a subclinical
stage were HPV can be detected by DNA techniques and the use
of some instruments like camera, colposcopy, etc.
The third stage or clinical stage permits us to see HPV lesions by the
naked eye.
The
certain diagnose most be done by molecular biology.
Using
molecular pathology techniques, the HPV test, unlike the Pap smear,
allows us to have a precise diagnosis of the Human Papillomavirus. The
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a painless technique which involves
the extraction of cellular material as it is done in a Pap smear but,
unlike this, it has a sensitivity of 100% in the cervix. In other
words, there is no possibility of false negatives if the extraction is
correctly performed. This molecular biology technique, which we prefer
and recommend, also gives us the possibility to find out which type of
HPV the patient actually has. The importance of this lies in the fact
that there are tumor viruses, in other words, viruses related to cancer
such as: HPV 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59 and 68,
among others. There are other viruses related to benign warts which may
result unsightly or contagious. This technique is also used in other
genital areas such as the vagina, vulva, anus, penis or other parts of
the body, which cannot be contagious, such as the mouth or areas of the
skin near the genitals and different organs where the HPV infections
are less frequent, on the other hand PCR lets us know if HPV vaccines
will be preventive or not Another
currently used technique for detection of the HPV is the
“hybrid-capture” test which gives us the
possibility to obtain information about the human papillomaviruses
connected to genital infection or cervix cancer as well as some benign
viruses related to common warts. Unlike PCR, this technique does not
report on the infectious type of viruses and it is only sensitive to
the most frequently found viruses. The
“hybrid-capture” detects HPV viruses which are
often found in the genitals. These one are classified in: Group I: 6,
11, 42, 43, 44, 53 and 54 called “low-risk” HPV
types and which are not related to cancer; and Group II viruses, also
called of “high-risk”: 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45,
51, 52, 56, 58, 59 and 68 related cancer. HPV
(Human Papillomavirus), can be considered a transforming agent thus
called tumoral viruses. Tumoral
viruses such as some types of HPV cause the transformation of a normal
into a cancerous cell. This is a result of HPV ability to
integrate its genetic information (HPV DNA) into the nuclear DNA of the
host cell. Some HPV oncoproteins play an important role in this
transformation.
HPV or Human Papillomavirus is
a DNA virus. Each type of HPV has his one and individual genetic
characteristics.
HPV or Human Papillomavirus is
a virus that infects humans only.
HPV or human papillomavirus has
many genetic variants and there are more than hundred types discovered
by molecular pathology.
HPV or human papillomavirus can
induce the transformation of a normal cell into a cancer cell.
HPV or Human Papillomavirus is
fundamentally related to cervical, vagina, vulva, anus, penis, mouth,
airways, skin and others types of cancer.
HPV or Human Papilloma Virus
can be diagnosed early on by DNA techniques (PCR and Hybrid Capture).
HPV or Human Papilloma Virus
also can be detected by Pap smear and Colposcopy but usually when it is
already in advanced stages