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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the expression of organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3) in patients with oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)-associated buccal squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) and to explore its clinical significance. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 56 tissue specimens were collected from patients, among which there were 13 specimens with normal buccal mucosa (NBM), 13 with oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), 10 with OSF-associated BSCC (BSCC-OSF), 10 with well-differentiated BSCC (BSCC-I), and 10 with poorly to moderately differentiated BSCC (BSCC-II+III), based on pathologic examination. The expression of OCT3 was detected by using immunohistochemistry and real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: There was a significant difference in both the protein and mRNA expression levels of OCT3 among the NBM, OSF, BSCC-OSF, BSCC-I, and BSCC-II+III groups (protein: F = 82.45 [P < .0001]; mRNA: F = 50.69 [P < .0001]). The expression of OCT3 from NBM to OSF to BSCC-OSF was gradually upregulated. In addition, as BSCC became better differentiated, the expression of OCT3 increased. CONCLUSIONS: The expression of OCT3 was associated with OSF progression and the differentiation of BSCC. OCT3 expression may serve as a molecular marker for the prevention and early diagnosis of OSF and BSCC.
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignant neoplasm with high rate of lymph node metastasis and recurrence. The aim of this study is to evaluate the expression profile of T Lymphoma Invasion and Metastasis 1 (TIAM1) in OSCC and its correlation with clinical outcomes including lymph node metastasis and recurrence. Detection of TIAM1 expression in tumor samples from 56 OSCC patients and oral mucosa samples from 20 healthy people was performed by immunohistochemistry. Then immunostaining score of each patient was calculated. The results revealed that TIAM1 was aberrantly expressed in the OSCC group compared with the normal group. Furthermore, high expression of TIAM1 was significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis and the timing of recurrence. Assessment of TIAM1 expression might represent a valid tool in clinical practice for prediction of metastasis, recurrence, and prognosis of OSCC.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/diagnóstico , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Factores de Intercambio de Guanina Nucleótido/genética , Neoplasias de la Boca/diagnóstico , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/metabolismo , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Metástasis Linfática , Neoplasias de la Boca/metabolismo , Neoplasias de la Boca/patología , Pronóstico , Proteína 1 de Invasión e Inducción de Metástasis del Linfoma-TRESUMEN
It is well established that crosstalk between cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and cancer cells plays a critical role in the occurrence and development of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The molecular mechanisms underlying such interaction, however, remain far from clear. Accumulating data have indicated that microRNAs involved in tumor microenvironment, particularly in CAFs, contribute to the activation of fibroblasts and metastasis of cancer cells. Here, we showed that miR-148a was downregulated in CAFs compared with normal fibroblasts isolated from clinical OSCC tissue. Investigation of miR-148a function in fibroblasts demonstrated that overexpression of miR-148a in CAFs significantly impaired the migration and invasion of oral carcinoma cells (SCC-25) by directly targeting WNT10B. Taken together, these data suggested that miR-148a might be a novel candidate target for the treatment of OSCC.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/genética , Regulación hacia Abajo , MicroARNs/genética , Neoplasias de la Boca/genética , Invasividad Neoplásica , Metástasis de la Neoplasia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas/metabolismo , Proteínas Wnt/metabolismo , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología , Línea Celular Tumoral , Fibroblastos/patología , Humanos , Neoplasias de la Boca/patologíaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: T lymphoma invasion and metastasis inducing factor 1 (TIAM1) overexpression has been reported in a variety of human cancers. However, the investigation of TIAM1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) was extremely rare. The aim of the study was to assess TIAM1 expression and explore its role in OSCC. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry staining was performed in 80 primary OSCC patients and 20 normal oral mucosa samples. The expression of TIAM1 and its association with clinicopathological parameters were analyzed using SPSS19.0 software package. RESULTS: TIAM1 expression was significantly stronger in OSCC tissues (91.25%) compared with normal oral mucosa (10.00%); TIAM1 overexpression was significantly correlated with histological grade (P=0.019), clinical stage (P<0.001) and lymph node metastasis (P=0.004), but not significantly correlated with sex or age. CONCLUSIONS: TIAM1 may play an important role in the occurrence, development and metastasis of OSCC, which may be a potentially therapeutic target in the future.