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Balakittnen J, Weeramange CE, Wallace DF, Duijf PHG, Cristino AS, Kenny L, Vasani S, Punyadeera C. Noncoding RNAs in oral cancer. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2023; 14:e1754. [PMID: 35959932 PMCID: PMC10909450 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Oral cancer (OC) is the most prevalent subtype of cancer arising in the head and neck region. OC risk is mainly attributed to behavioral risk factors such as exposure to tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption, and a lesser extent to viral infections such as human papillomaviruses and Epstein-Barr viruses. In addition to these acquired risk factors, heritable genetic factors have shown to be associated with OC risk. Despite the high incidence, biomarkers for OC diagnosis are lacking and consequently, patients are often diagnosed in advanced stages. This delay in diagnosis is reflected by poor overall outcomes of OC patients, where 5-year overall survival is around 50%. Among the biomarkers proposed for cancer detection, noncoding RNA (ncRNA) can be considered as one of the most promising categories of biomarkers due to their role in virtually all cellular processes. Similar to other cancer types, changes in expressions of ncRNAs have been reported in OC and a number of ncRNAs have diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potential. Moreover, some ncRNAs are capable of regulating gene expression by various mechanisms. Therefore, elucidating the current literature on the four main types of ncRNAs namely, microRNA, lncRNA, snoRNA, piwi-RNA, and circular RNA in the context of OC pathogenesis is timely and would enable further improvements and innovations in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of OC. This article is categorized under: RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Disease RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Development.
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- Jaikrishna Balakittnen
- The Centre for Biomedical Technologies, The School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of HealthQueensland University of TechnologyKelvin GroveQueenslandAustralia
- Saliva & Liquid Biopsy Translational Laboratory, Griffith Institute for Drug DiscoveryGriffith UniversityNathanQueenslandAustralia
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health SciencesUniversity of JaffnaJaffnaSri Lanka
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- Saliva & Liquid Biopsy Translational Laboratory, Griffith Institute for Drug DiscoveryGriffith UniversityNathanQueenslandAustralia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of HealthQueensland University of TechnologyBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of HealthQueensland University of TechnologyBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- Queensland University of Technology, School of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health at the Translational Research InstituteWoolloongabbaQueenslandAustralia
- Centre for Data Science, Queensland University of Queensland, TechnologyBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, HerstonUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
- Department of Medical GeneticsOslo University HospitalOsloNorway
- University of Queensland Diamantina InstituteThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Cancer Care ServicesHerstonQueenslandAustralia
- Faculty of MedicineThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Cancer Care ServicesHerstonQueenslandAustralia
- Department of OtolaryngologyRoyal Brisbane and Women's HospitalHerstonQueenslandAustralia
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- Saliva & Liquid Biopsy Translational Laboratory, Griffith Institute for Drug DiscoveryGriffith UniversityNathanQueenslandAustralia
- Queensland University of Technology, School of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health at the Translational Research InstituteWoolloongabbaQueenslandAustralia
- Menzies Health InstituteGriffith UniversityGold CoastQueenslandAustralia
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Lorenzo-Pouso AI, Lafuente-Ibáñez de Mendoza I, Pérez-Sayáns M, Pérez-Jardón A, Chamorro-Petronacci CM, Blanco-Carrión A, Aguirre-Urízar JM. Critical update, systematic review, and meta-analysis of oral erythroplakia as an oral potentially malignant disorder. J Oral Pathol Med 2022; 51:585-593. [PMID: 35488780 PMCID: PMC9545979 DOI: 10.1111/jop.13304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Background Oral erythroplakia has been classically considered as the potentially malignant disorder with the highest rate of malignant development into squamous cell carcinoma. This critical systematic review and meta‐analysis aim to estimate the malignant development rate of oral erythroplakia and identify the associated risk factors. Methods We performed a bibliographic search in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and LILACS, with keywords “erythroplakia,” “erythroplasia,” “malignant transformation,” “malignant development,” “malignization,” “carcinogenesis,” “oral cancer,” “oral squamous cell carcinoma,” “mouth neoplasm,” and “prognosis.” Meta‐analysis was conducted using a random‐effects model. Results Ten observational studies with 441 patients met the inclusion criteria, whose mean malignant development rate was 12.7% and with a mean follow‐up period of patients of 6.66 years. In the initial biopsy, 42.8% of oral erythroplakia were already squamous cell carcinoma. The buccal mucosa was the most frequent location of oral erythroplakia, but the floor of the mouth was the most common site of malignant development. All patients who underwent malignant development showed epithelial dysplasia on the initial diagnostic biopsy. Conclusion Overall malignant development rate of OE in the meta‐analysis was 19.9%. We could not associate any specific clinicopathological feature with the malignant development. The presence of epithelial dysplasia in the initial biopsy remains the worst prognostic factor. Further observational studies on OE are needed, with well‐established diagnostic criteria and good clinical follow‐up, in order to identify the true risk of malignant development of oral erythroplakia and the related risk factors.
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- Alejandro I Lorenzo-Pouso
- Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Implantology Unit (MedOralRes Group), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Implantology Unit (MedOralRes Group), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.,Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), ORALRES group, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Implantology Unit (MedOralRes Group), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.,Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), ORALRES group, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Implantology Unit (MedOralRes Group), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.,Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), ORALRES group, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Implantology Unit (MedOralRes Group), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.,Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), ORALRES group, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, Department of Stomatology II, University of the Basque Country/EHU, Leioa, Spain
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Rabinovich OF, Rabinovich IM, Babichenko II, Syomkin VA, Umarova KV, Shindich OI. [Optimization of the diagnosis of precancerous diseases of the oral mucosa and lips (Manganotti's abrasive precancerous cheilitis and erythroplakia)]. STOMATOLOGIIA 2021; 100:16-21. [PMID: 35081695 DOI: 10.17116/stomat202110006216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To optimize the identification of precancerous diseases of the oral mucosa, such as Manganotti's abrasive precancerous cheilitis and erythroplakia of the oral mucosa using markers Ki-67 and keratin 15. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group included 17 patients with Manganotti's abrasive precancerous cheilitis and 8 with erythroplakia of the oral mucosa. A histological analysis was carried out to scrutinize the biopsy material of the oral mucosa of the patients. Ki-67 protein and keratin 15 were used to assess the proliferative activity of epithelial cells and the severity of neoplasia. Results. Thirteen patients with Manganotti's cheilitis had dysplasia of varying degrees, and 4 had signs of malignancy. A high proliferative activity of the Ki-67 protein was found in the stratum basal and stratum spinosum of the epithelium. In 5 patients with erythroplakia, according to histological examination, grade 2-3 intraepithelial neoplasia was revealed and 3 patients had cancer in situ. The expression of keratin 15 in all patients with Manganotti's abrasive precancerous cheilitis and erythroplakia in the basal layer tended to decrease with an increase in the degree of dysplasia, however, the appearance of keratin 15 in the cytoplasm of cells located above the basal layer was discovered. CONCLUSION The use of Ki-67 protein and keratin 15 as immunohistochemical markers in the study of diseases such as Manganotti's abrasive precancerous cheilitis and erythroplakia of the oral mucosa makes it possible to identify the initial signs of malignancy more accurately in the epithelium.
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- O F Rabinovich
- Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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- Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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- Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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- Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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- Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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- Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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García-Carracedo D, Cai Y, Qiu W, Saeki K, Friedman RA, Lee A, Li Y, Goldberg EM, Stratikopoulos EE, Parsons R, Lu C, Efstratiadis A, Philipone EM, Yoon AJ, Su GH. PIK3CA and p53 Mutations Promote 4NQO-Initated Head and Neck Tumor Progression and Metastasis in Mice. Mol Cancer Res 2020; 18:822-834. [PMID: 32152233 PMCID: PMC7272268 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-19-0549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The PI3K signaling pathway is frequently mutated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), often via gain-of-function (GOF) mutations in the PIK3CA gene. Here, we present novel genetically engineered mouse models (GEMM) carrying a GOF allele Loxp-STOP-Loxp(LSL)-PIK3CAH1047R (E20) alone or in combination with heterozygous LSL-p53+/R172H (p53) mutation with tissue-specific expression to interrogate the role of oncogenic PIK3CA in transformation of upper aerodigestive track epithelium. We demonstrated that the GOF PIK3CA mutation promoted progression of 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide-induced oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in both E20 single mutant and E20/p53 double mutant mice, with frequent distal metastasis detected only in E20/p53 GEMM. Similar to in human OSCC, loss of p16 was associated with progression of OSCC in these mice. RNA-seq analyses revealed that among the common genes differentially expressed in primary OSCC cell lines derived from E20, p53, and E20/p53 GEMMs compared with those from the wild-type mice, genes associated with proliferation and cell cycle were predominantly represented, which is consistent with the progressive loss of p16 detected in these GEMMs. Importantly, all of these OSCC primary cell lines exhibited enhanced sensitivity to BYL719 and cisplatin combination treatment in comparison with cisplatin alone in vitro and in vivo, regardless of p53 and/or p16 status. Given the prevalence of mutations in p53 and the PI3K pathways in HNSCC in conjunction with loss of p16 genetically or epigenetically, this universal increased sensitivity to cisplatin and BYL719 combination therapy in cancer cells with PIK3CA mutation represents an opportunity to a subset of patients with HNSCC. IMPLICATIONS: Our results suggest that combination therapy of cisplatin and PI3K inhibitor may be worthy of consideration in patients with HNSCC with PIK3CA mutation.
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- Darío García-Carracedo
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
- Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
- Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, New York
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, New York
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
- Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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Wang X, Yang J, Wei C, Zhou G, Wu L, Gao Q, He X, Shi J, Mei Y, Liu Y, Shi X, Wu F, Luo J, Guo Y, Zhou Q, Yin J, Hu T, Lin M, Liang Z, Zhou H. A personalized computational model predicts cancer risk level of oral potentially malignant disorders and its web application for promotion of non-invasive screening. J Oral Pathol Med 2020; 49:417-426. [PMID: 31823403 DOI: 10.1111/jop.12983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite their high accuracy to recognize oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) with cancer risk, non-invasive oral assays are poor in discerning whether the risk is high or low. However, it is critical to identify the risk levels, since high-risk patients need active intervention, while low-risk ones simply need to be follow-up. This study aimed at developing a personalized computational model to predict cancer risk level of OPMDs and explore its potential web application in OPMDs screening. METHODS Each enrolled patient was subjected to the following procedure: personal information collection, non-invasive oral examination, oral tissue biopsy and histopathological analysis, treatment, and follow-up. Patients were randomly divided into a training set (N = 159) and a test set (N = 107). Random forest was used to establish classification models. A baseline model (model-B) and a personalized model (model-P) were created. The former used the non-invasive scores only, while the latter was incremented with appropriate personal features. RESULTS We compared the respective performance of cancer risk level prediction by model-B, model-P, and clinical experts. Our data suggested that all three have a similar level of specificity around 90%. In contrast, the sensitivity of model-P is beyond 80% and superior to the other two. The improvement of sensitivity by model-P reduced the misclassification of high-risk patients as low-risk ones. We deployed model-P in web.opmd-risk.com, which can be freely and conveniently accessed. CONCLUSION We have proposed a novel machine-learning model for precise and cost-effective OPMDs screening, which integrates clinical examinations, machine learning, and information technology.
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- Xiangjian Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Oral Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Oral Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Analysis of head and neck carcinoma progression reveals novel and relevant stage-specific changes associated with immortalisation and malignancy. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11992. [PMID: 31427592 PMCID: PMC6700135 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48229-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We report changes in the genomic landscape in the development of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas HNSCC from potentially premalignant lesions (PPOLS) to malignancy and lymph node metastases. Likely pathological mutations predominantly involved a relatively small set of genes reported previously (TP53, KMT2D, CDKN2A, PIK3CA, NOTCH1 and FAT1) but also other predicted cancer drivers (MGA, PABPC3, NR4A2, NCOR1 and MACF1). Notably, all these mutations arise early and are present in PPOLs. The most frequent genetic changes, which follow acquisition of immortality and loss of senescence, are of consistent somatic copy number alterations (SCNAs) involving chromosomal regions enriched for genes in known and previously unreported cancer-related pathways. We mapped the evolution of SCNAs in HNSCC progression. One of the earliest SCNAs involved deletions of CSMD1 (8p23.2). CSMD1 deletions or promoter hypermethylation were present in all of the immortal PPOLs and occurred at high frequency in the immortal HNSCC cell lines. Modulation of CSMD1 in cell lines revealed significant suppression of proliferation and invasion by forced expression, and significant stimulation of invasion by knockdown of expression. Known cancer drivers NOTCH1, PPP6C, RAC1, EIF4G1, PIK3CA showed significant increase in frequency of SCNA in transition from PPOLs to HNSCC that correlated with their expression. In the later stages of progression, HNSCC with and without nodal metastases showed some clear differences including high copy number gains of CCND1, hsa-miR-548k and TP63 in the metastases group.
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Mutational profiling can identify laryngeal dysplasia at risk of progression to invasive carcinoma. Sci Rep 2018; 8:6613. [PMID: 29700339 PMCID: PMC5919930 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24780-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Early diagnosis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) at the stage of dysplasia could greatly improve the outcome of affected patients. For the first time we compared the mutational landscape of non-progressing dysplasia (NPD; n = 42) with progressing dysplasia (PD; n = 24), along with patient-matched LSCC biopsies; a total of 90 samples. Using targeted next-generation sequencing identified non-synonymous mutations in six genes (PIK3CA, FGFR3, TP53, JAK3, MET, FBXW7), and mutations were validated by Sanger sequencing and/or qPCR. Analysis was extended in silico to 530 head and neck (HNSCC) cases using TCGA data. Mutations in PIK3CA and FGFR3 were detected in PD and LSCC cases, as well as other HNSCC cases, but absent in NPD cases. In contrast, mutations in JAK3, MET and FBXW7 were found in NPD cases but not PD, LSCC or other HNSCC cases. TP53 was the most frequently mutated gene in both PD and NPD cases. With the exception of R248W, mutations were mutually exclusive. Moreover, five of seven PD mutations were located in motif H2 of p53, whereas none of the NPD mutations were. In summary, we propose that the mutational profile of laryngeal dysplasia has utility for the early detection of patients at risk of progression.
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Gong W, Xiao Y, Wei Z, Yuan Y, Qiu M, Sun C, Zeng X, Liang X, Feng M, Chen Q. Toward the use of precision medicine for the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncotarget 2018; 8:2141-2152. [PMID: 27924064 PMCID: PMC5356787 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Precision medicine is a new strategy that aims at preventing and treating human diseases by focusing on individual variations in people's genes, environment and lifestyle. Precision medicine has been used for cancer diagnosis and treatment and shows evident clinical efficacy. Rapid developments in molecular biology, genetics and sequencing technologies, as well as computational technology, has enabled the establishment of "big data", such as the Human Genome Project, which provides a basis for precision medicine. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is an aggressive cancer with a high incidence rate and low survival rate. Current therapies are often aggressive and carry considerable side effects. Much research now indicates that precision medicine can be used for HNSCC and may achieve improved results. From this perspective, we present an overview of the current status, potential strategies, and challenges of precision medicine in HNSCC. We focus on targeted therapy based on cell the surface signaling receptors epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2), and on the PI3K/AKT/mTOR, JAK/STAT3 and RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK cellular signaling pathways. Gene therapy for the treatment of HNSCC is also discussed.
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- Wang Gong
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip—A Review of Squamous Cell Carcinogenesis of the Mucosal and Cutaneous Junction. Dermatol Surg 2017; 43:494-506. [DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000001020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Yang SW, Lee YS, Chang LC, Hwang CC, Luo CM, Chen TA. Clinical characteristics of narrow-band imaging of oral erythroplakia and its correlation with pathology. BMC Cancer 2015; 15:406. [PMID: 25975717 PMCID: PMC4434519 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1422-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background To analyze the clinical application of endoscope with narrow-band imaging (NBI) system in detecting high-grade dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, and carcinoma in oral erythroplakia. Methods The demographic, histopathological data, and NBI vasculature architectures of patients receiving surgical intervention for oral erythroplakia were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed statistically. Results A total of 72 patients, including 66 males and 6 females, with mean age of 54.6 ± 11.2 years, were enrolled. The odds ratio of detecting high-grade dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, and carcinoma by twisted elongated morphology and destructive pattern of intraepithelial microvasculature was 15.46 (confidence interval 95 %: 3.81–72.84), and the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy were 80.95 %, 78.43 %, 60.71 %, 90.91 %, and 79.17 %, respectively, which were significantly better than other two established NBI criteria (p < 0.001). Conclusions Twisted, elongated, and destructive patterns of intraepithelial papillary capillary loop of NBI images are indicators for high-grade dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, and invasive carcinoma in oral erythroplakia.
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- Shih-Wei Yang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung; No. 222, Mai Chin Road, Keelung, 204, Taiwan. .,School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Genomic Medicine Research Core Laboratory, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. .,Department of Biotechnology, Ming Chuan University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
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- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. .,Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
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- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. .,Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung; No. 222, Mai Chin Road, Keelung, 204, Taiwan. .,School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung; No. 222, Mai Chin Road, Keelung, 204, Taiwan. .,School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Noguti J, Alvarenga TA, Marchi P, Oshima CTF, Andersen ML, Ribeiro DA. The influence of sleep restriction on expression of apoptosis regulatory proteins p53, Bcl-2 and Bax following rat tongue carcinogenesis induced by 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide. J Oral Pathol Med 2014; 44:222-8. [PMID: 25169245 DOI: 10.1111/jop.12225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate whether sleep restriction (SR) could affect the mechanisms and pathways' essentials for cancer cells in tongue cancer induced by 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide in Wistar rats. METHODS The animals were distributed into 4 groups of 5 animals each treated with 50 ppm 4 NQO solution through their drinking water for 4 and 12 weeks. The animals were submitted to sleep restriction for 21 days using the modified multiple platform method, which consisted of placing 5 rats in a cage (41 × 34 × 16 cm) containing 10 circular platforms (3.5 cm in diameter) with water 1 cm below the upper surface. The investigations were conducted using immunohistochemistry of p53, Bax and Bcl-2 proteins related to apoptosis and its pathways. RESULTS Although no histopathologic abnormalities were induced in the epithelium after 4 weeks of carcinogen exposure in all groups, in 12 weeks were observed pre-neoplastic lesions. Data analysis revealed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) in 4 weeks group for p53, and for bcl-2. Following 12 weeks of 4NQO administration, we found significant differences between SR and control groups in p53, bax, and bcl-2 immunoexpression. CONCLUSION Our results reveal that sleep restriction exerted alterations in proteins associated with proliferation and apoptosis in carcinogenesis.
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- Juliana Noguti
- Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Kochhar A, Kopelovich L, Sue E, Guttenplan JB, Herbert BS, Dannenberg AJ, Subbaramaiah K. p53 modulates Hsp90 ATPase activity and regulates aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2014; 7:596-606. [PMID: 24736433 PMCID: PMC4074578 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-14-0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a client protein of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), is a ligand-activated transcription factor that plays a role in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-induced carcinogenesis. Tobacco smoke activates AhR signaling leading to increased transcription of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1, which encode proteins that convert PAHs to mutagens. Recently, p53 was found to regulate Hsp90 ATPase activity via effects on activator of Hsp90 ATPase (Aha1). It is possible, therefore, that AhR-dependent expression of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 might be affected by p53 status. The main objective of this study was to determine whether p53 modulated AhR-dependent gene expression and PAH metabolism. Here, we show that silencing p53 led to elevated Aha1 levels, increased Hsp90 ATPase activity, and enhanced CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 expression. Overexpression of wild-type p53 suppressed levels of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1. The significance of Aha1 in mediating these p53-dependent effects was determined. Silencing of Aha1 led to reduced Hsp90 ATPase activity and downregulation of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1. In contrast, overexpressing Aha1 was associated with increased Hsp90 ATPase activity and elevated levels of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1. Using p53 heterozygous mutant epithelial cells from patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, we show that monoallelic mutation of p53 was associated with elevated levels of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 under both basal conditions and following treatment with benzo[a]pyrene. Treatment with CP-31398, a p53 rescue compound, suppressed benzo[a]pyrene-mediated induction of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 and the formation of DNA adducts. Collectively, our results suggest that p53 affects AhR-dependent gene expression, PAH metabolism, and possibly carcinogenesis.
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- Amit Kochhar
- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Department of Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry; and Department of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, New York; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IndianaAuthors' Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Department of Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry; and Department of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, New York; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Department of Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry; and Department of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, New York; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Department of Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry; and Department of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, New York; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Department of Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry; and Department of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, New York; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IndianaAuthors' Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Department of Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry; and Department of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, New York; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Department of Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry; and Department of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, New York; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Department of Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry; and Department of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, New York; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Department of Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry; and Department of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, New York; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Noguti J, Alvarenga TA, Andersen ML, Tufik S, Oshima CTF, Ribeiro DA. The influence of sleep deprivation on expression of apoptosis regulatory proteins p53, bcl-2 and bax following rat tongue carcinogenesis induced by 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide. Dent Res J (Isfahan) 2013; 10:247-53. [PMID: 23946744 PMCID: PMC3731968 DOI: 10.4103/1735-3327.113360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether paradoxical sleep deprivation could affects the mechanisms and pathways essentials for cancer cells in tongue cancer induced by 4-nitroquinole 1-oxide in Wistar rats. Materials and Methods: For this purpose, the animals were distributed into 4 groups of 5 animals each treated with 50 ppm 4 nitroquinoline 1 oxide (4 NQO) solution through their drinking water for 4 and 12 weeks. The animals were submitted to paradoxical sleep deprivation (PSD) for 72 h using the modified multiple platform method, which consisted of placing 5 mice in a cage (41 × 34 × 16 cm) containing 10 circular platforms (3.5 cm in diameter) with water 1 cm below the upper surface. The investigations were conducted using immunohistochemistry of p53, Bax and Bcl-2 proteins related to apoptosis and its pathways. Statistical analysis was performed by Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test followed by the Dunn's test using SPSS software pack (version 1.0). P value < 0.05 was considered for statistic significance. Results: Although no histopathological abnormalities were induced in the epithelium after 4 weeks of carcinogen exposure in all groups, in 12 weeks were observed pre-neoplasic lesions. Data analysis revealed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) in 4 weeks group for p53 and for bcl-2 and for all immunomarkers after 12 weeks of 4NQO administration. Conclusion: Our results reveal that sleep deprivation exerted alterations in proteins associated with proliferation and apoptosis in carcinogenesis.
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- Juliana Noguti
- Department of Pathology, Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP, SP, Brazil
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Feng JQ, Mi JG, Wu L, Ma LW, Shi LJ, Yang X, Liu W, Zhang CP, Zhou ZT. Expression of podoplanin and ABCG2 in oral erythroplakia correlate with oral cancer development. Oral Oncol 2012; 48:848-52. [PMID: 22525603 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2012.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Oral erythroplakia (OE) is a notoriously aggressive oral premalignant lesion with a high tendency to oral cancer development, but it's biological behavior is largely unknown. The objective of the current study was to determine podoplanin and ABCG2 immunoexpression in OE and both correlation to malignant transformation of OE. In a retrospective follow-up study, the expression patterns of podoplanin and ABCG2 were determined using immunohistochemistry in samples from 34 patients with OE, including patients with untransformed lesions (n=17) and patients with malignant transformed lesions (n=17). Podoplanin and ABCG2 expression was observed in 15 (44.1%) and 21 (61.8%) of 34 patients, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that podoplanin and ABCG2 expression was associated with 6.31-fold (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-38.92; P=0.047) and 14.39-fold (95% CI, 2.02-102.29; P=0.008) increased the risk of transformation, respectively. Point prevalence analysis revealed that 90.9% (95% CI, 70.7-100) of the patient with both podoplanin and ABCG2 positivity developed oral cancer. Collectively, our data indicated that the expression patterns of podoplanin and ABCG2 in OE were associated with oral cancer development, suggesting that podoplanin and ABCG2 may be valuable predictors for evaluating oral cancer risk.
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- Jin-Qiu Feng
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Shanghai Municipal Hospital for Oral Health, Shanghai, China
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Minicucci E, Ribeiro D, da Silva G, Pardini M, Montovani J, Salvadori D. The role of the TP53 gene during rat tongue carcinogenesis induced by 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 63:483-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2010.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2009] [Revised: 11/03/2009] [Accepted: 03/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Senescence as a modulator of oral squamous cell carcinoma development. Oral Oncol 2010; 46:840-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2009.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2009] [Revised: 09/24/2009] [Accepted: 09/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Reychler H, Weynand B. [Screening and diagnosis of precancerous oral mucosa lesions]. REVUE DE STOMATOLOGIE ET DE CHIRURGIE MAXILLO-FACIALE 2010; 111:203-7. [PMID: 20797741 DOI: 10.1016/j.stomax.2010.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2009] [Accepted: 07/19/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The screening and early diagnosis of cancerous oral mucosa lesions are still key elements for a better prognosis. Therefore, it is of tremendous importance to try to determine how and when to diagnose precancerous oral mucosa lesions. Usually, clinical examination data must be completed by a pathological examination. This study, based on an exhaustive literature review, has for purpose to determine the sensitivity and specificity of complementary diagnostic tools currently available.
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- H Reychler
- Service de stomatologie et chirurgie maxillo-faciale, cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, université catholique de Louvain, 10, avenue Hippocrate, B-1200, Bruxelles, Belgique.
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Ogmundsdóttir HM, Björnsson J, Holbrook WP. Role of TP53 in the progression of pre-malignant and malignant oral mucosal lesions. A follow-up study of 144 patients. J Oral Pathol Med 2010; 38:565-71. [PMID: 19473450 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2009.00766.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prediction of progression from pre-malignant oral mucosal lesions to malignancy, or recurrence of an existing oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), is an important clinical problem in oral medicine. METHODS This study presents a follow-up of a study published in 2002. Samples from 54 patients with OSCC, 45 with oral lichen planus (OLP) and 45 with hyperkeratosis (clinically leukoplakia), diagnosed between 1987 and 1996, were analysed for TP53 protein expression and TP53 mutation. Follow-up was 11-17 years for OSCC (mean 13.3), 12-22 years for OLP (mean 15.9) and 12-17 years for hyperkeratosis (mean 14.5). RESULTS Of the 54 OSCC patients, 28 experienced recurrent disease, 21 died of OSCC, 22 died of other causes. Of the 14 OSCC patients with mutated TP53 (n = 11), the cancer recurred in eight (57%) and in 20/39 (51%) without mutation. Expression of TP53 protein was significantly associated with reduced overall survival. Among OLP patients, nine were TP53-mutated out of 31 tested. One TP53-mutated OLP patient developed OSCC in a different site. Of the hyperkeratosis patients, three were mutated of 22 tested. One hyperkeratosis patient (non-mutated) developed OSCC in the same site. CONCLUSION TP53 mutations can exist in benign oral mucosal lesions for many years without progression to malignancy. No association was found between TP53 protein expression or TP53 mutation and recurrence of OSCC or disease-related survival. Overall survival was reduced in patients with positive TP53 protein expression.
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- H M Ogmundsdóttir
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Vatnsmyrarvegur 16, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Ample data indicate that mutant p53 proteins not only lose their tumour suppressive functions, but also gain new abilities that promote tumorigenesis. Moreover, recent studies have modified our view of mutant p53 proteins, portraying them not as inert mutants, but rather as regulated proteins that influence the cancer cell transcriptome and phenotype. This influence is clinically manifested as association of TP53 mutations with poor prognosis and drug resistance in a growing array of malignancies. Here, we review recent studies on mutant p53 regulation, gain-of-function mechanisms, transcriptional effects and prognostic association, with a focus on the clinical implications of these findings.
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- Ran Brosh
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Ku TKS, Nguyen DC, Karaman M, Gill P, Hacia JG, Crowe DL. Loss of p53 expression correlates with metastatic phenotype and transcriptional profile in a new mouse model of head and neck cancer. Mol Cancer Res 2007; 5:351-62. [PMID: 17426250 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-06-0238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) is the sixth most frequent cancer worldwide. Because HNSCC is largely acquired by environmental carcinogen exposure rather than through germ line mutations, there are no known familial forms of the disease in humans nor are there inbred rodent strains prone to spontaneous head and neck tumors. Transgenic animals with inactivation of tumor suppressor genes commonly mutated in human cases of HNSCC provide attractive models for studying the pathogenesis of head and neck cancer. p53 is the most frequently inactivated tumor suppressor gene in HNSCC. We used a chemical induction protocol in mice heterozygous for the p53 gene to evaluate how p53 inactivation contributed to head and neck carcinogenesis the mouse model. Metastatic squamous cell carcinomas developed in 100% of animals. Histopathologically, the tumors ranged from well to poorly differentiated and showed many molecular features of human HNSCC. Mice carrying only one p53 allele developed tumors with significantly reduced latency compared with wild-type controls (average, 18 versus 22 weeks). Metastatic cancer cells showed complete loss of p53 expression when compared with primary tumors. Transcriptional profiling showed not only distinct genetic differences between primary and metastatic tumors, but also when cancers from heterozygous null and wild-type animals were compared. Our results provide novel insights into the molecular genetics of tumor progression in head and neck cancer.
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- Tony K S Ku
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is characterized by cellular and subcellular alterations that are associated with a progression towards dedifferentiation and growth. There are several histologically distinct lesions of the oral cavity which have malignant potential. These are leukoplakia, erythroplakia, lichen planus, and submucous fibrosis. These are characterized by a spectrum of chromosomal, genetic, and molecular alterations that they share with each other as well as with the malignant lesions that develop from them. In this review we summarize the investigation of the molecular genetics of each of these lesions and relate them to the alterations, which have been demonstrated in OSCC, to define their location on the continuum of changes, which lead to malignant transformation.
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- S K Mithani
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Pavelić K, Dedivitis RA, Kapitanović S, Cacev T, Guirado CR, Danić D, Radosević S, Brkić K, Pegan B, Krizanac S, Kusić Z, Spaventi S, Bura M. Molecular genetic alterations of FHIT and p53 genes in benign and malignant thyroid gland lesions. Mutat Res 2006; 599:45-57. [PMID: 16698048 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2006.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/06/2006] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Several oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes are involved either as early or late event in thyroid gland carcinogenesis. Human FHIT (fragile histidine triad) gene is highly conserved gene whose loss of function may be important in the development and/or progression of various types of cancer. We undertook this study to analyze FHIT and p53 gene status in different benignant and malignant thyroid tumors. Status of these genes as well as intensity of apoptosis was analyzed in tumor tissues by molecular genetic methods, immunohistochemistry, and FACS-scan analysis. The majority of the malignant thyroid cancers displayed aberrant expression of FHIT gene, concominant with p53 gene inactivation. This is followed by low rate of apoptosis, which may be important in the development and/or progression of thyroid cancer. We found higher incidence of p53 mutation and aberrant processing of FHIT mRNA in malignant tumors (papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic carcinomas) and in those tumors with distant metastasis. The growth of p53(-)/FHIT(-) follicular carcinoma of human origin was much faster in nude mice than p53(+)/FHIT(+) follicular carcinoma, and mice had shorter survival rate. Our results show a correlation between aberrant FHIT and p53 expression, low rate of apoptosis, and malignancy. Concomitant aberration of FHIT gene and p53 could be responsible for development of highly malignant types of thyroid cancer and may be considered as a prognostic marker for these tumors.
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- Kresimir Pavelić
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Ruder Bosković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Zhang Z, Wang Y, Yao R, Li J, Lubet RA, You M. p53 Transgenic mice are highly susceptible to 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide-induced oral cancer. Mol Cancer Res 2006; 4:401-10. [PMID: 16778087 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-06-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, we did a bioassay employing mice with a dominant-negative p53 mutation (p53(Val135/WT)) to assess whether a germ-line p53 mutation predisposed mice toward the development of squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) in the oral cavity. Treatment of the mouse oral cavity with 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide produced a 66%, 91%, and 20% tumor incidence in the oral cavity, esophagus, and forestomach/stomach, respectively, in p53(Val135/WT) mice. In contrast, only a 25%, 58%, and 4% tumor incidence was observed in oral cavity, esophagus, and forestomach/stomach, respectively, in wild-type littermates (p53(WT/WT)). The most striking difference between p53(Val135/WT) and p53(WT/WT) mice following the carcinogen treatment was the higher prevalence and more rapid development of SSC in p53(Val135/WT) mice than in wild-type mice. To identify the precise genes or pathways involved in these differences during tumor development, we examined gene expression profiles of 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide-treated normal tongues as well as tongue SCC in p53(Val135/WT) and p53(WT/WT) mice. Microarray and GenMAPP analysis revealed that dominant-negative p53 ((135)Valp53) affects several cellular processes involved in SCC development. Affected processes included apoptosis and cell cycle arrest pathways, which were modulated in both tumor and normal epithelium. These results showed that reduction of p53-dependent apoptosis and increases in cell proliferation might contribute to the observed increase in oral cavity and gastroesophageal malignancies in p53(Val135/WT) mice as well as to the more rapid growth and progression of tumors.
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- Zhongqiu Zhang
- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Oral erythroplakia (OE) is considered a rare potentially malignant lesion of the oral mucosa. Reports entirely devoted to OE are very few, and only two reviews none of which are of recent date have been published. Only the true, velvety, red homogeneous OE has been clearly defined while the terminology for mixed red and white lesions is complex, ill-defined and confusing. A recent case control study of OE from India reported a prevalence of 0.2%. A range of prevalences between 0.02% and 0.83% from different geographical areas has been documented. OE is predominantly seen in the middle aged and elderly. One study from India showed a female:male ratio of 1:1.04. The soft palate, the floor of the mouth and the buccal mucosa is commonly affected. A specific type of OE occurs in chutta smokers in India. Lesions of OE are typically less than 1.5 cm in diameter. The etiology of OE reveals a strong association with tobacco consumption and the use of alcohol. Histopathologically, it has been documented that in OE of the homogenous type, 51% showed invasive carcinoma, 40% carcinoma in situ and 9% mild or moderate dysplasia. Recently, genomic aberrations with DNA aneuploidy has been demonstrated. p53 mutations with different degrees of dysplasia may play a role in some cases of OE. Transformation rates are considered to be the highest among all precancerous oral lesions and conditions. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice. Data on laser excision are not available. Recurrence rates seem to be high, reliable data are, however, missing. More studies on OE are strongly needed to evaluate a number of so far unanswered questions. The natural history of OE is unknown. Do OEs develop de novo or are they developing from oral leukoplakia through several intermediate stages of white/red lesions? The possible role of fungal infection (Candida micro-organisms) is not clear as is the possible role of HPV co-infection in the development of OE. More data on incidence and prevalence, biological behaviour and adequate treatment are urgently needed.
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- Peter A Reichart
- Department of Oral Surgery and Dental Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow Klinikum, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, D-13353 Berlin, Germany.
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Head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and, disappointingly, survival rates are not improving. Moreover, HNSCC has a severe impact on the quality of life of patients and survivors, and the significant morbidity subsequent to treatment often mandates long-term multidisciplinary care, which places significant financial pressures on the treating institution. Therefore, prevention and early diagnosis of high-risk pre-malignant lesions are high priorities for reducing deaths due to head and neck cancer. Recent advances have begun to elucidate the different aetiologies of HNSCCs in relation to previous pre-malignancies and to identify which pre-malignant lesions are likely to progress to malignancy.
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- Keith D Hunter
- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1BD, Scotland
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The Abnormal Expression of p53 Protein is a Predictive Prognostic Marker in Oral Leukoplakia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0915-6992(03)80031-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Okazaki Y, Tanaka Y, Tonogi M, Yamane G. Investigation of environmental factors for diagnosing malignant potential in oral epithelial dysplasia. Oral Oncol 2002; 38:562-73. [PMID: 12167434 DOI: 10.1016/s1368-8375(01)00119-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A study was conducted in rats with early tongue carcinoma induced by 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO), in order to investigate the early diagnosis of malignant potential of epithelial dysplasia. The rat tongue lesions were classified by their severity into three groups corresponding to early cancer, dysplasia and no change. The grade of epithelial changes was determined according to 13 items of WHO Epithelial Dysplasia Criteria. The expression levels of p53 and Bcl-2 proteins were detected immunohistochemically, and apoptotic cells were detected using the TUNEL method. In addition, a p53 mutation by lesions was detected. The expression ratio of p53 protein was high in dysplasia, and the ratio of Bcl-2 protein was high in early cancer and dysplasia. The TUNEL-positive cells were observed primarily in the granular layers of the no change cells, and their numbers decreased as the cells shifted to the early cancer stage. The p53 mutation was detected using a microdissection method in dysplasia, where it was found in three out of nine lesions. All the mutations in dysplasia detected were on the same codon that was found to be mutated in the early cancer. These results indicate that the association between the p53 mutation and histological changes in carcinogenesis epithelial dysplasia is strong, and that both the identification of p53- and Bcl-2-positive epithelium, and decrease in the TUNEL positive ratio, were useful for the diagnosis of the malignant potential of precancerous lesions.
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- Y Okazaki
- Department of Oral Medicine, Tokyo Dental College 5-11-13 Sugano, Chiba 272-8513, Ichikawa City, Japan.
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Ogmundsdóttir HM, Hilmarsdóttir H, Astvaldsdóttir A, Jóhannsson JH, Holbrook WP. Oral lichen planus has a high rate of TP53 mutations. A study of oral mucosa in icelanD. Eur J Oral Sci 2002; 110:192-8. [PMID: 12120703 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.21235.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a world-wide health problem. In addition to external exposure (smoking and alcohol), certain oral lesions may increase the risk of oral cancer (e.g. leukoplakia, erythroplakia, and oral lichen planus). TP53 has been implicated in OSCC, but there are limited studies of mutations in premalignant oral lesions. In this study, 55 samples from OSCC, 47 from hyperkeratotic (HK) oral mucosa, clinically diagnosed as white patches, 48 samples from oral lichen planus (OLP), and 12 biopsies from normal oral mucosa were studied immunohistochemically for expression of TP53 protein. From all the carcinoma samples and selected non-malignant samples showing moderate or strong TP53 protein expression, malignant cells or TP53-positive nuclei were microdissected and screened for mutations in exons 5-8 by constant denaturation gel electrophoresis. Moderate to strong TP53 protein staining was seen in 56% of OSCC, 32% of OLP but only in 13% of HK. All OLP samples showed a characteristic pattern of positive nuclei confined to the basal layer, whereas TP53 staining was seen in suprabasal nuclei in HK. Mutation rate was 11 out of 52 for OSCC, three out of 20 tested for HK and, remarkably, nine out 27 tested for OLP. There was no correlation between TP53 protein staining and TP53 mutations. No associations were found with anatomical sites or disease progression. The unexpectedly high mutation rate of OLP might explain the premalignant potential of this lesion.
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Cruz I, Napier SS, van der Waal I, Snijders PJF, Walboomers JMM, Lamey PJ, Cowan CG, Gregg TA, Maxwell P, Meijer CJLM. Suprabasal p53 immunoexpression is strongly associated with high grade dysplasia and risk for malignant transformation in potentially malignant oral lesions from Northern Ireland. J Clin Pathol 2002; 55:98-104. [PMID: 11865002 PMCID: PMC1769595 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.55.2.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/01/2001] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AIMS No good predictive marker for the malignant transformation of potentially malignant oral lesions (PMOLs) is currently available. This study re-evaluated the value of p53 immunoexpression to predict malignant transformation of PMOLs after discounting possible confounding factors. METHODS PMOLs from 18 patients who showed progression to carcinoma, 16 of the respective carcinomas, and PMOLs from 18 matched controls were evaluated by immunohistochemistry (IHC) for p53 expression. A mouse monoclonal antibody that detects wild-type and mutant forms of human p53 was used. The p53 immunostaining pattern was also correlated with the degree of dysplasia. RESULTS Suprabasal p53 staining was significantly associated with high grades of dysplasia (p < 0.01). The specificity and positive predictive value (PPV) for malignant transformation of suprabasal p53 staining were superior to the assessment of dysplasia, but sensitivity was inferior. All carcinomas derived from PMOLs with suprabasal p53 showed strong p53 immunostaining. However, the absence of suprabasal p53 staining and/or dysplastic changes did not preclude malignant transformation in a considerable proportion of PMOLs. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms and extends previous findings that suprabasal p53 immunoexpression has a high PPV for malignant transformation of PMOLs and can be used as a specific marker for lesions that are at high risk for malignant transformation. The absence of suprabasal p53 staining (that is, absence of, or basal, p53 staining) is non-informative for prognostic purposes. Because of its limited sensitivity, p53 IHC is not a substitute for the assessment of dysplasia in the evaluation of PMOLs. Instead, p53 IHC emerges as a clinically useful supplement of histopathological assessment in the prognosis of PMOLs.
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- I Cruz
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Jiang WW, Fujii H, Shirai T, Mega H, Takagi M. Accumulative increase of loss of heterozygosity from leukoplakia to foci of early cancerization in leukoplakia of the oral cavity. Cancer 2001; 92:2349-56. [PMID: 11745290 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20011101)92:9<2349::aid-cncr1582>3.0.co;2-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Oral leukoplakia is a premalignant lesion, but the genetic changes in the foci of early cancerization in leukoplakia have not been studied. METHODS Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) was successively investigated in 13 cases in the leukoplakia and foci of early cancerization in the same leukoplakia. The authors microdissected both lesions, and 33 microsatellite markers at 14 chromosomal loci were examined by a polymerase chain reaction-based microsatellite assay. RESULTS Loss of heterozygosity detected in the leukoplakia was identically observed in the foci of early cancerization in leukoplakia in 11 of 13 cases, and in 2 cases allelic divergence was observed. Loss of heterozygosity occurred even in the leukoplakia with high frequency at 9p21 (66.7%), 3p14-25 (61.5%), 4q31-32 (45.5%), and 17p12-14 (44.4%). The foci of early cancerization in leukoplakia showed accumulative increase of LOH at these and other loci. Loss of heterozygosity at 5q21-23 was found to have significant difference between the leukoplakia and the foci of early cancerization in leukoplakia (P = 0.0137, Fisher exact test). Microsatellite instability was observed at low level in three cases. The mean value of fractional allelic loss in the leukoplakia differed significantly from that in the foci of early cancerization in leukoplakia (0.02 < P < 0.05, Student t test). CONCLUSIONS The high incidence of LOH in the leukoplakia indicated premalignant potentiality of this lesion and that accumulative increase of LOH from leukoplakia to foci of early cancerization in leukoplakia might play a significant role in the cancerization of leukoplakia. Comparison of LOH between the leukoplakia and the foci of early cancerization in leukoplakia suggested that these two lesions were derived from a common clone.
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- W W Jiang
- Labs at Molecular Pathology, Department of Oral Restitution, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan.
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Yuen PW, Chow V, Choy J, Lam KY, Ho WK, Wei WI. The clinicopathologic significance of p53 and p21 expression in the surgical management of lingual squamous cell carcinoma. Am J Clin Pathol 2001; 116:240-5. [PMID: 11488071 DOI: 10.1309/wka0-axp2-b8j5-duj3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinicopathologic significance of p53 and p21 expression in lingual squamous cell carcinomas. Immunohistochemical staining was performed with p53 and p21 monoclonal antibodies on surgical specimens from 87 patients who underwent primary surgical treatment for lingual carcinoma between 1976 and 1996. We found positive expression of p53 in 45 (52%) of 87 cases and of p21 in 49 (56%) of 87 cases. There was no correlation of p53 and p21 expression with cancer stage, T stage, nodal metastasis, and tumor grade. Univariate analysis revealed that p21 expression, tumor stage, T stage, and nodal stage were significant prognostic factors for survival. However, only p21 expression and tumor stage were significant independent prognostic factors for survival in a multivariate Cox regression analysis. Overexpression of p21 but not p53 has prognostic value for survival in the surgical treatment of lingual carcinomas. The combination of stage with p21 expression is recommended for evaluation of prognosis and for management planning.
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- P W Yuen
- Dept of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Rd, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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Powell DJ, Russell JP, Li G, Kuo BA, Fidanza V, Huebner K, Rothstein JL. Altered gene expression in immunogenic poorly differentiated thyroid carcinomas from RET/PTC3p53-/- mice. Oncogene 2001; 20:3235-46. [PMID: 11423973 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2000] [Revised: 02/22/2001] [Accepted: 02/26/2001] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Cancers develop and progress via activation of oncogenes and loss of tumor suppressor genes, a progression that can be recapitulated through cross breeding mouse strains harboring genetic mutations. To define the role of RET/PTC3, p53 and Fhit in thyroid carcinogenesis, we intercrossed RET/PTC3 transgenics with p53-/- mice. This new strain, RET/PTC3p53-/-, succumb to rapidly growing and strikingly large multilobed thyroid tumors containing mixtures of both well and poorly differentiated, highly proliferative follicular epithelial cells. Interestingly, transplanted tumors from RET/PTC3p53-/- mice grew in SCID but not syngeneic immunocompetent mice indicating that these advanced tumors were immunogenic. RET/PTC3 protein expression was reduced to undetectable levels in tumors of older mice suggesting that the continued elevated expression of RET/PTC3 may not be necessary for tumor progression. Similarly, expression of Fhit protein was reduced in early tumors and undetected in older tumors irrespective of tumor histopathology. In contrast to RET/PTC3p53-/- mice, RET/PTC3Fhit-/- mice did not develop advanced thyroid carcinomas. These studies support a model of human thyroid cancer whereby thyroid epithelium expresses RET/PTC3 protein at early stages of tumor development, followed by the reduction of RET/PTC3 and loss of p53 function with progressive reduction of Fhit protein expression coincident with malignant progression.
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- D J Powell
- Department of Microbiology/Immunology and Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Kimmel Cancer Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19107, USA
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Prime SS, Thakker NS, Pring M, Guest PG, Paterson IC. A review of inherited cancer syndromes and their relevance to oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncol 2001; 37:1-16. [PMID: 11120478 DOI: 10.1016/s1368-8375(00)00055-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This paper examines the genetic defects associated with inherited cancer syndromes and their relevance to oral cancer. Tumour suppressor genes are now thought of as either gatekeepers or caretakers according to whether they control cell growth directly by inhibiting cell proliferation and/or promoting cell death (gatekeepers) or whether they maintain the integrity of the genome by DNA repair mechanisms (caretakers). In disorders such as xeroderma pigmentosum, ataxia telangiectasia, Bloom syndrome and Fanconi's anaemia, where there are defective caretaker genes, there is an increased incidence of second primary malignancies, including oral cancer. By contrast, with the exception of Li Fraumeni syndrome, abnormalities of gatekeeper genes do not predispose to oral cancer. Not only do Li Fraumeni patients develop second primary malignancies, but defects of the p53 pathway (p53 mutation, MDM2 over-expression, CDKN2A deletion) appear to be a ubiquitous feature of sporadic oral cancer as it occurs in the West. The findings suggest that genetic instability is of fundamental importance in the pathogenesis of oral cancer.
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- S S Prime
- Department of Oral and Dental Science, University of Bristol, Lower Maudlin Street, BS1 2LY, Bristol, UK.
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Cruz IB, Meijer CJ, Snijders PJ, Snow GB, Walboomers JM, van Der Waal I. p53 immunoexpression in non-malignant oral mucosa adjacent to oral squamous cell carcinoma: potential consequences for clinical management. J Pathol 2000; 191:132-7. [PMID: 10861571 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9896(200006)191:2<132::aid-path605>3.0.co;2-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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p53 is a tumour suppressor gene encoding a protein whose function is impaired in a very large proportion of human cancers. The objectives of this study were to determine the natural history of p53 alterations during stages of oral carcinogenesis, by comparing p53 immunoexpression in oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs), their non-malignant adjacent mucosa, and respective metastases; and to define the potential practical consequences for clinical management of p53 staining in the non-malignant adjacent mucosa. Forty-two samples of non-malignant mucosa adjacent to OSCCs, the respective carcinomas, and six lymph node metastases derived from six of the OSCCs were investigated for p53 protein expression by immunohistochemistry. Seven out of 42 (17%) non-malignant mucosal samples immediately adjacent to OSCC showed suprabasal p53 staining and this was significantly associated with moderate/severe dysplasia (p=0.02). In six of these cases (86%), the respective carcinoma showed p53 immunoexpression in more than 50% of the neoplastic cells and in the remaining case, p53 immunoexpression was found in more than 25% of the neoplastic cells. In all p53-negative carcinomas that showed p53 immunoexpression in the non-malignant adjacent mucosa, p53 staining was never detected above the basal cell layer. Lymph node metastases showed the same patterns of p53 immunoexpression as the carcinomas from which they were derived. When suprabasal p53 staining is present in non-malignant mucosa immediately adjacent to OSCCs, this suggests stable p53 alterations which are maintained upon progression to overt malignancy. The immunostaining in non-malignant mucosa of the resection margins of OSCCs might be a valuable predictor for local recurrences and may therefore have implications for the management of patients who have received surgical treatment for OSCC.
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- I B Cruz
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Papadimitrakopoulou VA. Carcinogenesis of head and neck cancer and the role of chemoprevention in its reversal. Curr Opin Oncol 2000; 12:240-5. [PMID: 10841196 DOI: 10.1097/00001622-200005000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Head and neck cancer is an important public health problem worldwide, accounting for approximately 40,400 new cancer cases and 12,300 cancer deaths annually in the US. Although early-stage disease is often curable with surgery or radiotherapy, the majority of patients present with advanced disease in which despite advances in combined modality therapy the outcomes have not dramatically improved. Furthermore, patients cured of their initial early-stage head and neck squamous cell carcinoma are at high risk for development of second primary tumors, which pose the main threat to survival. An alternative approach in reducing the incidence and thus mortality associated with these cancers is chemoprevention, the use of agents to reverse, halt, or delay carcinogenesis. The carcinogenesis process in head and neck cancer results from a dysregulation of cellular proliferation, differentiation, and cell death resulting from field-wide exposure of the upper aerodigestive tract to tobacco smoking. Newly acquired knowledge in the field of tumor biology and of the genetic changes underlying carcinogenesis through the use of new molecular technology represents the basis on which chemoprevention efforts should be based.
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- V A Papadimitrakopoulou
- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
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