Alteration of integrin expression in oral squamous cell carcinomas
| Autor: | E. Kakarantza-Angelopoulou, E. Panotopoulou, E. Bazopoulou-Kyrkanidou, S. Kotaridis, P. Maragou, A. Sklavounou-Andrikopoulou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Integrins
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Cellular differentiation Cell Integrin Biology Epithelium Biopsy medicine Humans General Dentistry Chi-Square Distribution medicine.diagnostic_test Cell adhesion molecule Integrin beta1 Mouth Mucosa Cell Differentiation Molecular biology stomatognathic diseases Logistic Models medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Epidermoid carcinoma Case-Control Studies Multivariate Analysis Carcinoma Squamous Cell biology.protein Immunohistochemistry Mouth Neoplasms Cell Adhesion Molecules |
| Zdroj: | Oral Diseases. 5:20-26 |
| ISSN: | 1354-523X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1601-0825.1999.tb00059.x |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: This study examines the intensity of expression of β 1 , α 2 , α 3 , α 5 , α 6 integrin subunits in oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) as opposed to normal oral epithelium, and the intensity of expression and distribution pattern of the above subunits in relation to tumour differentiation grade. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cryostat sections of 25 cases of oral SCC and 15 cases of normal oral epithelium were studied by immunohistochemistry (APAAP method). RESULTS: The intensity of expression of β 1 , α 2 (Pearson X 2 P < 0.001) and α 6 (Test for Trend P < 0.05) integrin subunits was reduced significantly in SCC compared to normal oral epithelium. All integrin subunits were mainly expressed in the peripheral cell layer of tumour islands. No correlation was found between the intensity of integrin expression and the degree of differentiation in SCC. The same applied to the distribution pattern of the integrin subunits. By means of cross examination of all integrins, the loss of intensity of α 2 β 1 integrin expression was found to have the strongest correlation with oral SCC (Ordered Logistic Regression). CONCLUSIONS: Reduced intensity of expression of all subunits was found in oral SCC compared to normal epithelium. Further investigation is needed to determine whether α 2 β 1 integrin expression can be used as a prognostic evaluator for the behaviour of the disease. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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