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Luo G, Wang S, Lu W, Ju W, Li J, Tan X, Zhao H, Han W, Yang X. Application of metabolomics in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Dis 2024. [PMID: 38376209 DOI: 10.1111/odi.14895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a prevalent malignancy affecting the head and neck region. The prognosis for OSCC patients remains unfavorable due to the absence of precise and efficient early diagnostic techniques. Metabolomics offers a promising approach for identifying distinct metabolites, thereby facilitating early detection and treatment of OSCC. OBJECTIVE This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in metabolic marker identification for early OSCC diagnosis. Additionally, the clinical significance and potential applications of metabolic markers for the management of OSCC are discussed. RESULTS This review summarizes metabolic changes during the occurrence and development of oral squamous cell carcinoma and reviews prospects for the clinical application of characteristic, differential metabolites in saliva, serum, and OSCC tissue. In this review, the application of metabolomic technology in OSCC research was summarized, and future research directions were proposed. CONCLUSION Metabolomics, detection technology that is the closest to phenotype, can efficiently identify differential metabolites. Combined with statistical data analyses and artificial intelligence technology, it can rapidly screen characteristic biomarkers for early diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis evaluations.
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- Guanfa Luo
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Karseladze AI. Different Patterns of Vascularization in Preinvasive States and at the Initial Stages of Invasive Growth of the Neoplasms. Bull Exp Biol Med 2023; 176:216-223. [PMID: 38225515 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-024-05998-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Tissue samples obtained during surgery from 90 patients with malignant neoplasms of various localizations were studied (the presence of precancerous dysplastic alterations and their transition to invasive cancer in the slides were obligatory condition). In addition to traditional histological methods, immunohistochemical reactions for detection of HIF-1α, GLUT1, CAIX, and CD31 were performed. At the precancerous stage including cancer in situ, progressive signs of reduced blood vessel density and hypoxia were observed. At the earliest stages of invasion, hypoxia was compensated by abundant vascularization of the stroma, which was confirmed by disappearance of hypoxia markers in tumor cells and their persistence in the deep layers of the tumor far from blood vessels. At the same time, the ischemic phenotype was preserved in tumor cells even in abundantly vascularized stroma, which can attest to deep metabolic changes in some tumor cells similar to the Warburg effect. Thus, the initial stages of carcinogenesis are associated with reduction of the vascular network up to the complete absence of blood vessels in the cancer in situ. After migration to the vascularized subepithelial stroma, e.g., having started invasion that compensated for hypoxia, the tumor cells no longer expressed markers of hypoxia, except the cells located far from blood vessels. In parallel, neoplastic cell clones that presumably have changed their phenotype and transformed their metabolism similar to the Warburg effect were detected. In the deep layers of the tumors, these cells coexist in different proportions. Analysis of the content of these cells, their alternation, and mutual transformation will be very valuable for estimating the sensitivity of tumor cells to therapeutic measures.
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- A I Karseladze
- V. I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.
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Mahapatra N, Panda A, Dash K, Bhuyan L, Mishra P, Mohanty A. The Study of Expression of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Alpha (HIF-1 Alpha) and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-2 Alpha (HIF-2 Alpha) in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Immunohistochemical Study. Cureus 2023; 15:e45189. [PMID: 37842368 PMCID: PMC10576156 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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CONTEXT Oral cancer is the major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. There are many factors that influence the tumor microenvironment that promotes tumorigenesis. Hypoxia is one of the factors that affects the process of angiogenesis by inducing proangiogenic factors to maintain the blood supply which in turn enhances the aggressiveness of the tumor and prognosis of solid tumors such as oral squamous cell carcinoma. AIM AND OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to compare the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) and hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) in various histological grades of oral squamous cell carcinoma immunohistochemically. METHODOLOGY Immunohistochemical evaluation of HIF-1α and HIF-2α was done in 90 samples of oral squamous cell carcinoma which were graded histologically into 30 samples each of well, moderately and poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Statistical evaluation: Statistical analysis was done to study the prognostic significance of the biomarkers. RESULTS All the cases showed positivity for expression of HIF-1α and HIF-2α. The number of positive staining in both markers reduced as the tumor severity increased from well to poorly differentiated. The expression of MIL of HIF-2α was higher than HIF 1α and HIF 2α expression was mostly seen in cytoplasmic in well-differentiated and nuclear in both moderately and poorly differentiated OSCC suggestive that HIF-2α is a more specific marker to hypoxia. CONCLUSION Hypoxia is an essential factor that triggers other angiogenic switch and inflammatory factors which facilitates the process of tumorigenesis. This is also important for predicting the treatment outcome and prognosis of the patients. HIF-2α is a more sensitive marker that appears to be correlated and could perhaps serve as a good surrogate marker of hypoxia.
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- Niva Mahapatra
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IND
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- Oral Pathology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IND
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IND
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- Oral Pathology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IND
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- Oral Pathology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IND
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- Oral Pathology, Srirama Chandra Bhanja (SCB) Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack, IND
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Varsha VK, Savita JK, Girish HC, Shyamala K. Role of hypoxia and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in the formation and maintenance of oral cancer stem cells in oral squamous cell carcinomas and metastatic lymph node: An immunohistochemical analysis. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2023; 27:307-314. [PMID: 37854934 PMCID: PMC10581292 DOI: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_368_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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Background Inspite of having advanced treatment modalities the overall survival rate in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains poor. This is considered to be mainly due to local recurrence and distant metastasis. Various studies have concentrated on the role of oral cancer stem cells (OCSCs) in the progression and metastasis of OSCC. However, the role of tumor microenvironment components has been less delved into. Hence clarity on cell biology and metastatic potential OCSCs is essential for the development of more effective anti-cancer treatment. Aim To establish the role of OCSCs in different grades of OSCC and metastatic lymph nodes through the expression of cluster of differentiation 44 (CD44). To demonstrate and correlate the role of hypoxia and Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) in the various grades and metastatic lymph nodes in the formation and maintenance of OCSCs by employing Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 Alpha (HIF 1α) and Snail respectively. Method and Material A total of 36 cases of OSCC, 12 from each grade and 12 normal oral mucosal tissues were included in the study. Immunohistochemical staining was performed for the demonstration of CD44, HIF1α, and Snail. Statistics Descriptive analysis, Chi-square, and Spearman's rank correlation were used to analyze frequency and proportion, to compare expression and correlate between lesion proper and lymph node in each group respectively. Results Significant expression of CD44, HIF1 α, and Snail among advancing grades of OSCC and their metastatic lymph node were observed. A positive correlation was seen between them. Conclusions The prognosis of OSCC can be improved by better understanding and targeting the molecules involved in the formation and maintenance of OCSCs.
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- VK Varsha
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Rajarajeswari Dental College and Hospital, #14, Ramohalli Cross, Mysore Road, Kumbalgodu, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Rajarajeswari Dental College and Hospital, #14, Ramohalli Cross, Mysore Road, Kumbalgodu, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Rajarajeswari Dental College and Hospital, #14, Ramohalli Cross, Mysore Road, Kumbalgodu, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Rajarajeswari Dental College and Hospital, #14, Ramohalli Cross, Mysore Road, Kumbalgodu, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Folic MM, Banko AV, Todorovic VN, Puskas NS, Milovanovic JP, Krejovic SB, Dragicevic-Babic NZ, Bukumiric ZM, Milicic BR, Jotic AD, Djukic VB. The Expression of Hypoxia-Related Biomarkers: A Significance of HIF-1α C1772T Polymorphism as Predictor of Laryngeal Carcinoma Relapse. Cancer Control 2022; 29:10732748221144457. [PMID: 36469955 PMCID: PMC9730002 DOI: 10.1177/10732748221144457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The association between the expression of HIF-1α in the laryngeal carcinoma and the prognosis of disease is quite well documented, but the significance of HIF-1α C1772T polymorphism and its relation to disease phenotype have to be clarified. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of C1772T polymorphism on the clinical-pathological characteristics and disease-free survival after initial surgical treatment of patients with laryngeal carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS The prospective cohort study included 65 patients with laryngeal carcinoma. Two representative tumor tissue specimens were taken in each patient during surgery; 1 specimen was used to asses HIF-1α C1772T polymorphism and the other 1 to determine the immunohistochemical expression of HIF-1α, VEGF, as well as CD 34 proteins. The comparison of polymorphism frequency between study and control population was conducted by collecting a 5 mL of peripheral venous blood samples in each subject. RESULTS Clinicopathological characteristics of laryngeal carcinoma didn't affect the expression of hypoxia-related biomarkers, such as HIF-1α, VEGF or MVD. The statistically significant association between HIF-1α and VEGF expression was found (P = .034), but not between HIF-1α expression and MVD value (P = .696). The expression of HIF-1α was significantly higher among CT heterozygotes (P = .029). We found a significantly more recurrence among CT heterozygotes compared with patients with CC homozygous alleles (57.10% and 24.30%, respectively; P = .007). Patients with C1772T polymorphic variants had significantly worse disease-free survival compared with patients without polymorphism (Log-rank test, P = .007). CONCLUSION HIF-1α C1772T polymorphism was significantly associated with worse disease-free survival which nominates it as a predictor of laryngeal carcinoma relapse. The preoperative assessment of hypoxia-related biomarkers should be used in everyday practice in order to determine the treatment modalities for laryngeal carcinoma.
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- Miljan M. Folic
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia,Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia,Miljan M. Folic, MD, PhD, Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, 2 Pasterova Street, Belgrade 11000, Serbia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia,Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine of University of Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia,Institute of Histology and Embryology “Prof. Dr Aleksandar Dj. Kostic”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia,Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia,Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Center for Rare Diseases – Reference Center Northern Bavaria (ZESE), University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia,Department of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Statistics and Informatics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia,Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia,Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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Comparison of Androgen Receptor, VEGF, HIF-1, Ki67 and MMP9 Expression between Non-Metastatic and Metastatic Stages in Stromal and Tumor Cells of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11040336. [PMID: 33920263 PMCID: PMC8069576 DOI: 10.3390/life11040336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Objectives: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common oral malignancy with low survival as it is very often diagnosed at an advanced stage, which is why the accurate profiling of the tumor is essential. The aim of this study was to, for the first time, compare in OSCC the frequency of AR, VEGF, MMP9, HiF1beta and Ki67 between the non-metastatic and metastatic disease. Materials and Methods: In the study, 96 non-metastatic and 91 metastatic OSCC patients were analysed for AR, VEGF, MMP9, HiF1beta and Ki67 levels by immunohistochemistry. Results: All of the tested biomarkers significantly differed between non-metastatic and metastatic disease. A significant association was found between >/=20% AR positive epithelium cells in cytoplasm, Ki67 and VEGF in cancer stroma. Ki67, HiF1beta, VEGF and MMP9 were significantly associated with TNM stages. Conclusion: Our results show for the first time an interplay between AR, VEGF, MMP9, HiF1beta and Ki67 in OSCC which may contribute to better diagnostics and therapy selection.
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Zhou Z, Mu D, Zhang D, Zhang X, Ding X, Yang J, Bai X, Hu M. PD-L1 in Combination with CD8 +TIL and HIF-1α are Promising Prognosis Predictors of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Manag Res 2020; 12:13233-13239. [PMID: 33380831 PMCID: PMC7767713 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s285691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognosis effect of PD-L1 in combination with CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) or HIF-1α in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Methods A total of 63 patients who underwent surgical resection were included in this study. The level of PD-L1, CD8+ TIL, and HIF-1α was determined by immunohistochemical analysis. The survival of patients was evaluated by Kaplan–Meier analysis. The prognostic power of these parameters was evaluated by C-index. Results We observed that the survival of patients, who had a high level of PD-L1 in tumor cells, was significantly shorter than those who had a low level of PD-L1. However, the survival of patients who had a high level of PD-L1 in tumor microenvironment was significantly longer than patients with a low level of PD-L1 in tumor microenvironment. In addition, high level of CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte or low level of HIF-1α level suggests a better prognosis. Moreover, we observed that PD-L1 in combination with CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte and HIF-1α could significantly improve the prognostic effect of current TNM stage. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that the level of PD-L1, CD8+TIL, and HIF-1α are useful prognostic biomarkers for patients with HNSCC. Incorporating these biomarkers into current TNM stage of HNSCC improve the discriminatory capability of TNM stage.
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- Zihan Zhou
- Department of Oncology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Jining Cancer Hospital, Jining, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Liu Y, Zhu X, Zhou X, Cheng J, Fu X, Xu J, Wang Y, Zhong Y, Chu M. Different polymorphisms in HIF-1α may exhibit different effects on cancer risk in Asians: evidence from nearly forty thousand participants. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:21329-21343. [PMID: 33154192 PMCID: PMC7695358 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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The effect of different SNPs in HIF-1α and cancer susceptibility remain indistinct. Here, we evaluated the association between all identified SNPs (rs11549465, rs11549467 and rs2057482) in HIF-1α and the overall risk of cancer in all case-control studies published before April 2020. A total of 54 articles including 56 case-control studies were included in this analysis. We found that variant genotypes of rs11549465 and rs11549467 were associated with a significantly increased overall cancer risk. In contrast, the variant T allele of rs2057482 showed a significantly reduced risk of overall cancer. In addition, variant genotypes of the three studied SNPs exhibited a significant association with cancer risk in Asians and specific cancer types. Meanwhile, HIF-1α was significantly highly expressed in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and pancreatic cancer tissues. More importantly, survival analysis indicated that the high expression of HIF-1α was associated with a poor survival in patients with lung cancer. These findings further provided evidence that different SNPs in HIF-1α may exhibit different effects on overall cancer risk; these effects were ethnicity and type-specific. Further studies with functional evaluations are required to confirm the biological mechanisms underlying the role of HIF-1α SNPs in cancer development and progression.
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- Yichen Liu
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Nantong, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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Eckert AW, Kappler M, Große I, Wickenhauser C, Seliger B. Current Understanding of the HIF-1-Dependent Metabolism in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6083. [PMID: 32846951 PMCID: PMC7504563 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the 10th most frequent human malignancy and is thus a global burden. Despite some progress in diagnosis and therapy, patients' overall survival rate, between 40 and 55%, has stagnated over the last four decades. Since the tumor node metastasis (TNM) system is not precise enough to predict the disease outcome, additive factors for diagnosis, prognosis, prediction and therapy resistance are urgently needed for OSCC. One promising candidate is the hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), which functions as an early regulator of tumor aggressiveness and is a key promoter of energy adaptation. Other parameters comprise the composition of the tumor microenvironment, which determines the availability of nutrients and oxygen. In our opinion, these general processes are linked in the pathogenesis of OSCC. Based on this assumption, the review will summarize the major features of the HIF system-induced activities, its target proteins and related pathways of nutrient utilization and metabolism that are essential for the initiation, progression and therapeutic stratification of OSCC.
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- Alexander W. Eckert
- Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Plastische Gesichtschirurgie, Universitätsklinik der Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversität, Breslauer Str. 201, 90471 Nurnberg, Germany
- Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Plastische Gesichtschirurgie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenebrg, Ernst- Grube-Straße 40, 06120 Halle, Germany;
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- Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Plastische Gesichtschirurgie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenebrg, Ernst- Grube-Straße 40, 06120 Halle, Germany;
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- Institut für Informatik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Seckendorff-Platz 1, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany;
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- Institut für Pathologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 14, 06112 Halle (Saale), Germany;
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- Institut für Medizinische Immunologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 14, 06112 Halle (Saale), Germany
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