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Chuang PH, Tzang BS, Tzang CC, Chiu CC, Lin CY, Hsu TC. Impact of oseltamivir on the risk of cancer. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1329986. [PMID: 38469236 PMCID: PMC10925756 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1329986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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Purpose Mounting evidence has revealed the anti-cancer activity of various anti-viral drugs. Oseltamivir phosphate (OP), namely Tamiflu®, is routinely used to combat influenza infections. Although evidence has indicated the anti-cancer effects of OP in vitro and in vivo, little information is known about the effect of OP use on cancers in humans. Methods A nationwide population-based cohort study involving 13,977,101 cases with 284,733 receiving OP was performed to examine the association between OP use and cancers using the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan between 2009 and 2018. Results The cohort study found that OP users showed a significantly lower incidence of lung cancer, colon cancer, liver, and intrahepatic bile duct cancer, oral cancer, pancreas cancer, esophagus cancer, stomach cancer, and prostate cancer. Additionally, OP users exhibited a lower risk of cancer-related mortality (adjusted HR=0.779; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.743-0.817; p<0.001) and a reduced risk of developing liver cancer (adjusted HR=0.895; 95% CI 0.824-0.972; p=0.008), esophagus cancer (adjusted HR=0.646; 95% CI 0.522-0.799; p<0.001) and oral cancer (adjusted HR=0.587; 95% CI 0.346-0.995; p=0.048). Notably, OP users had a significant reduction in liver cancer occurrence over a 10-year period follow-up and a lower cancer stage at liver cancer diagnosis. Conclusion These findings first suggest the beneficial effects and therapeutic potential of OP use for certain cancers, especially liver cancer.
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- Pei-Hua Chuang
- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Immunology Research Center, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology and Department of Medical Intensive Care Unit, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Immunology Research Center, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Li Q, Pan H, Gao Z, Li W, Zhang L, Zhao J, Fang L, Chu Y, Yuan W, Shi J. High-expression of the innate-immune related gene UNC93B1 predicts inferior outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia. Front Genet 2023; 14:1063227. [PMID: 36741319 PMCID: PMC9891309 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1063227] [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] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous hematological malignancy with dismal prognosis. Identification of better biomarkers remained a priority to improve established stratification and guide therapeutic decisions. Therefore, we extracted the RNA sequence data and clinical characteristics of AML from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Genotype-Tissue Expression database (GTEx) to identify the key factors for prognosis. We found UNC93B1 was highly expressed in AML patients and significantly linked to poor clinical features (p < 0.05). We further validated the high expression of UNC93B1 in another independent AML cohort from GEO datasets (p < 0.001) and performed quantitative PCR of patient samples to confirm the overexpression of UNC93B1 in AML (p < 0.005). Moreover, we discovered high level of UNC93B1 was an independent prognostic factor for poorer outcome both in univariate analysis and multivariate regression (p < 0.001). Then we built a nomogram model based on UNC93B1 expression, age, FAB subtype and cytogenetic risk, the concordance index of which for predicting overall survival was 0.729 (p < 0.001). Time-dependent ROC analysis for predicting survival outcome at different time points by UNC93B1 showed the cumulative 2-year survival rate was 43.7%, and 5-year survival rate was 21.9%. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between two groups divided by UNC93B1 expression level were enriched in innate immune signaling and metabolic process pathway. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network indicated four hub genes (S100A9, CCR1, MRC1 and CD1C) interacted with UNC93B1, three of which were also significantly linked to inferior outcome. Furthermore, we discovered high UNC93B1 tended to be infiltrated by innate immune cells, including Macrophages, Dendritic cells, Neutrophils, Eosinophils, and NK CD56dim cells. We also found UNC93B1 had a significantly positive correlation with CD14, CD68 and almost all Toll-like receptors. Finally, we revealed negatively correlated expression of UNC93B1 and BCL2 in AML and conjectured that high-UNC93B1 monocytic AML is more resistant to venetoclax. And we found high MCL-1 expression compensated for BCL-2 loss, thus, we proposed MCL-1 inhibitor might overcome the resistance of venetoclax in AML. Altogether, our findings demonstrated the utility of UNC93B1 as a powerful poor prognostic predictor and alternative therapeutic target.
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- Qiaoli Li
- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Center for Stem Cell Medicine and Department of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Center for Stem Cell Medicine and Department of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China,*Correspondence: Jun Shi,
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Zhang M, Chen X, Chen H, Zhou M, Liu Y, Hou Y, Nie M, Liu X. Identification and validation of potential novel biomarkers for oral squamous cell carcinoma. Bioengineered 2021; 12:8845-8862. [PMID: 34606406 PMCID: PMC8806987 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.1987089] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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Our study aimed to explore potential new diagnostic biomarkers in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) to find new target molecules involved in the progression of OSCC. Potential novel biomarkers of OSCC were identified using a protein microarray assay. Compared with the healthy control group, there were five proteins (I309, GDF15, AXL, MMP3, and CTACK) in the serum of in situ oral cancer group. However, there were four differentially expressed proteins (MCSF, I309, MMP3, and CTACK) in the serum of the OSCC group. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis results suggested that these six proteins (I309, GDF15, AXL, MMP3, CTACK, and MCSF) had diagnostic value for OSCC. Based on The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, we found that only GDF15 expression was associated with the prognosis of OSCC. Subsequently, we verified the expression levels of six proteins in HSC-3 and HaCaT cells, and the results showed that the level of these six proteins was significantly higher in HSC-3 cells than in normal HaCaT cells. Similarly, in the OSCC nude mouse model, the expression levels of these proteins were significantly upregulated in OSCC tumor tissue compared to the normal tissue. GDF15, MMP3, AXL, MCSF, I309, and CTACK may be used as biomarkers for OSCC diagnosis and provide a novel study direction for the treatment of OSCC.
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- Mengxue Zhang
- Department of Periodontics & Oral Mucosal Diseases, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.,Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration Laboratory, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Stomatology Technology, School of Medical Technology, Sichuan College of Traditional Medcine, Mianyang, China.,Department of Orthodontics, Mianyang Stomatological Hospital, Mianyang, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Periodontics & Oral Mucosal Diseases, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.,Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration Laboratory, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University & Hebei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Periodontics & Oral Mucosal Diseases, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.,Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration Laboratory, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Periodontics & Oral Mucosal Diseases, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.,Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration Laboratory, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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Ideta Y, Tagawa T, Hayashi Y, Baba J, Takahashi K, Mitsudo K, Sakurai K. Transcriptomic Profiling Predicts Multiple Pathways and Molecules Associated With the Metastatic Phenotype of Oral Cancer Cells. Cancer Genomics Proteomics 2021; 18:17-27. [PMID: 33419893 DOI: 10.21873/cgp.20238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM Metastasis to cervical lymph nodes of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) leads to a poor prognosis. The present study aimed at investigating the pathways and molecules associated with OSCC metastasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The transcriptome between HSC-3 cells and their highly metastatic subline, HSC-3-M3 cells, was examined using gene expression microarray. Gene enrichment analyses and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis were performed. Kaplan-Meier plot analysis using a publicly available dataset was conducted to assess whether candidate molecules are prognosticators. RESULTS A total of 1,018 genes were differentially expressed, and the inflammatory pathway and NF-kB were predicted to be activated in HSC-3-M3 cells. CSF2 was suggested to be an indicator of poor prognosis in head and neck cancers. CONCLUSION Inflammation and NF-kB may be involved in the metastasis of OSCC, and CSF2 is a promising diagnostic and therapeutic molecule. Moreover, HSC-3-M3 cells are a useful cell line model for studying OSCC progression.
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- Yuka Ideta
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Kamakura Women's University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Kamakura Women's University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan; .,Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Kamakura Women's University, Kanagawa, Japan
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Ha NT, Lee CH. Roles of Farnesyl-Diphosphate Farnesyltransferase 1 in Tumour and Tumour Microenvironments. Cells 2020; 9:cells9112352. [PMID: 33113804 PMCID: PMC7693003 DOI: 10.3390/cells9112352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1 (FDFT1, squalene synthase), a membrane-associated enzyme, synthesizes squalene via condensation of two molecules of farnesyl pyrophosphate. Accumulating evidence has noted that FDFT1 plays a critical role in cancer, particularly in metabolic reprogramming, cell proliferation, and invasion. Based on these advances in our knowledge, FDFT1 could be a potential target for cancer treatment. This review focuses on the contribution of FDFT1 to the hallmarks of cancer, and further, we discuss the applicability of FDFT1 as a cancer prognostic marker and target for anticancer therapy.
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