scholarly journals High relative density of lymphatic vessels predicts poor survival in tongue squamous cell carcinoma

2016 ◽  
Vol 273 (12) ◽  
pp. 4515-4524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miia Seppälä ◽  
Konsta Pohjola ◽  
Jussi Laranne ◽  
Markus Rautiainen ◽  
Heini Huhtala ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUKIE NITTA ◽  
KYOKO HIDA ◽  
TETSUYA KITAMURA ◽  
FUMIHIRO HIGASHINO ◽  
NORITAKA OHGA ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-469
Author(s):  
Hou Deqiang ◽  
Gao Yufeng ◽  
Bai Ning ◽  
Dong Yu

Isoliquiritigenin is a flavonoid commonly found in liquorice and has been identified as a potent anti-tumor agent. The aim of this study was to investigate whether isoliquiritigenin regulates the proliferation and apoptosis of tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells by regulating forkhead box G1 expression via miR-21. MTT assay and flow cytometry were used to analyze cell proliferation and apoptosis, respectively. Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction and western blotting were used to detect mRNA and protein expression levels, respectively. The relationship between miR-21 and forkhead box G1 was detected by dual luciferase assay. Isoliquiritigenin inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis of tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells, and decreased miR-21 levels and promoted forkhead box G1 expression. Forkhead box G1 was then identified as a target of miR-21 and ISL could promote forkhead box G1 expression by inhibiting miR-21. Further analysis suggested that upregulation of miR-21 improved proliferation and suppressed apoptosis of tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells by inhibiting forkhead box G1 expression. Finally, our results revealed that isoliquiritigenin inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis of tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells by regulating miR-21. Isoliquiritigenin might act as a novel therapeutic treatment for tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells through up-regulation of forkhead box G1 expression via inhibiting miR-21expression.


2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (10) ◽  
pp. 2889-2894
Author(s):  
Ion Virgil Corlan ◽  
Adelina Cheveresan ◽  
Delia Berceanu Vaduva ◽  
Cristian Nica ◽  
Alin Faur ◽  
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The present study was aimed to evaluate the confluence percentage of three oral cell lines, namely primary gingival keratinocytes (PGK), primary gingival fibroblasts (HGF) and tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC-4). All cells have been monitored at different passages for 21 days. Evaluation of confluence percentage reveals the fact that primary gingival keratinocytes and tongue squamous cell carcinoma at small passages requires a period of about two weeks to reach a confluence of approximately 80% while for the gingival fibroblasts a period of about three times smaller is satisfactory.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki-Sun Park ◽  
Yangsean Choi ◽  
Jiwoong Kim ◽  
Kook-Jin Ahn ◽  
Bum-soo Kim ◽  
...  

AbstractThis study aimed to assess the prognostic value of MRI-measured tumor thickness (MRI-TT) in patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). This single-center retrospective cohort study included 133 pathologically confirmed tongue SCC patients between January 2009 and October 2019. MRI measurements of tongue SCC were based on axial and coronal T2-weighted (T2WI) and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted (CE-T1WI) images. Two radiologists independently measured MRI-TT. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated for inter-rater agreements. Spearman’s rank correlation between MRI-TT and pathologic depth of invasion (pDOI) was assessed. Cox proportional hazards analyses on recurrence-free (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were performed for MRI-TT and pDOI. Kaplan–Meier survival curves were plotted with log-rank tests. The intra- and inter-rater agreements of MRI-TT were excellent (ICC: 0.829–0.897, all P < 0.001). The correlation between MRI-TT and pDOI was good (Spearman’s correlation coefficients: 0.72–0.76, P < 0.001). MRI-TT were significantly greater than pDOI in all axial and coronal T2WI and CE-T1WI (P < 0.001). In multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis, MRI-TT measured on axial CE-T1WI yielded a significant prognostic value for OS (hazards ratio 2.77; P = 0.034). MRI-TT demonstrated excellent intra- and inter-rater agreements as well as high correlation with pDOI. MRI-TT may serve as a prognostic predictor in patients with tongue SCC.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi T. Viet ◽  
Gary Yu ◽  
Kesava Asam ◽  
Carissa M. Thomas ◽  
Angela J. Yoon ◽  
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Abstract Background Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a capricious cancer with poor survival rates, even for early-stage patients. There is a pressing need to develop more precise risk assessment methods to appropriately tailor clinical treatment. Genome-wide association studies have not produced a viable biomarker. However, these studies are limited by using heterogeneous cohorts, not focusing on methylation although OSCC is a heavily epigenetically-regulated cancer, and not combining molecular data with clinicopathologic data for risk prediction. In this study we focused on early-stage (I/II) OSCC and created a risk score called the REASON score, which combines clinicopathologic characteristics with a 12-gene methylation signature, to predict the risk of 5-year mortality. Methods We combined data from an internal cohort (n = 515) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) cohort (n = 58). We collected clinicopathologic data from both cohorts to derive the non-molecular portion of the REASON score. We then analyzed the TCGA cohort DNA methylation data to derive the molecular portion of the risk score. Results 5-year disease specific survival was 63% for the internal cohort and 86% for the TCGA cohort. The clinicopathologic features with the highest predictive ability among the two the cohorts were age, race, sex, tobacco use, alcohol use, histologic grade, stage, perineural invasion (PNI), lymphovascular invasion (LVI), and margin status. This panel of 10 non-molecular features predicted 5-year mortality risk with a concordance (c)-index = 0.67. Our molecular panel consisted of a 12-gene methylation signature (i.e., HORMAD2, MYLK, GPR133, SOX8, TRPA1, ABCA2, HGFAC, MCPH1, WDR86, CACNA1H, RNF216, CCNJL), which had the most significant differential methylation between patients who survived vs. died by 5 years. All 12 genes have already been linked to survival in other cancers. Of the genes, only SOX8 was previously associated with OSCC; our study was the first to link the remaining 11 genes to OSCC survival. The combined molecular and non-molecular panel formed the REASON score, which predicted risk of death with a c-index = 0.915. Conclusions The REASON score is a promising biomarker to predict risk of mortality in early-stage OSCC patients. Validation of the REASON score in a larger independent cohort is warranted.


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