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Wirsing AM, Bjerkli IH, Steigen SE, Rikardsen O, Magnussen SN, Hegge B, Seppola M, Uhlin-Hansen L, Hadler-Olsen E. Validation of Selected Head and Neck Cancer Prognostic Markers from the Pathology Atlas in an Oral Tongue Cancer Cohort. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13102387. [PMID: 34069237 PMCID: PMC8156750 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13102387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The Pathology Atlas is an open-access database that reports the prognostic value of protein-coding transcripts in 17 cancers, including head and neck cancer. However, cancers of the various head and neck anatomical sites are specific biological entities. Thus, the aim of the present study was to validate promising prognostic markers for head and neck cancer reported in the Pathology Atlas in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC). We selected three promising markers from the Pathology Atlas (CALML5, CD59, LIMA1), and analyzed their prognostic value in a Norwegian OTSCC cohort comprising 121 patients. We correlated target protein and mRNA expression in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded cancer tissue to five-year disease-specific survival (DSS) in univariate and multivariate analyses. Protein expression of CALML5 and LIMA1 were significantly associated with five-year DSS in the OTSCC cohort in univariate analyses (p = 0.016 and p = 0.043, respectively). In multivariate analyses, lymph node metastases, tumor differentiation, and CALML5 were independent prognosticators. The prognostic role of the other selected markers for head and neck cancer patients identified through unbiased approaches could not be validated in our OTSCC cohort. This underlines the need for subsite-specific analyses for head and neck cancer.
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- Anna Maria Wirsing
- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; (A.M.W.); (I.-H.B.); (S.E.S.); (O.R.); (S.N.M.); (B.H.); (M.S.); (L.U.-H.)
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; (A.M.W.); (I.-H.B.); (S.E.S.); (O.R.); (S.N.M.); (B.H.); (M.S.); (L.U.-H.)
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of North Norway, 9038 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; (A.M.W.); (I.-H.B.); (S.E.S.); (O.R.); (S.N.M.); (B.H.); (M.S.); (L.U.-H.)
- Department of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital of North Norway, 9038 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; (A.M.W.); (I.-H.B.); (S.E.S.); (O.R.); (S.N.M.); (B.H.); (M.S.); (L.U.-H.)
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of North Norway, 9038 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; (A.M.W.); (I.-H.B.); (S.E.S.); (O.R.); (S.N.M.); (B.H.); (M.S.); (L.U.-H.)
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; (A.M.W.); (I.-H.B.); (S.E.S.); (O.R.); (S.N.M.); (B.H.); (M.S.); (L.U.-H.)
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; (A.M.W.); (I.-H.B.); (S.E.S.); (O.R.); (S.N.M.); (B.H.); (M.S.); (L.U.-H.)
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; (A.M.W.); (I.-H.B.); (S.E.S.); (O.R.); (S.N.M.); (B.H.); (M.S.); (L.U.-H.)
- Department of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital of North Norway, 9038 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; (A.M.W.); (I.-H.B.); (S.E.S.); (O.R.); (S.N.M.); (B.H.); (M.S.); (L.U.-H.)
- The Public Dental Health Service Competence Centre of Northern Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +47-48-06-72-49
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Pandey S, Osman TA, Sharma S, Vallenari EM, Shahdadfar A, Pun CB, Gautam DK, Uhlin-Hansen L, Rikardsen O, Johannessen AC, Costea DE, Sapkota D. Loss of S100A14 expression at the tumor-invading front correlates with poor differentiation and worse prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck 2020; 42:2088-2098. [PMID: 32202693 DOI: 10.1002/hed.26140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We previously showed a tumor-suppressive function of S100A14 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). This study aimed to examine the prognostic significance and differentiation-related function of S100A14 in OSCC. METHODS S100A14 expression was examined in 170 OSCCs from Norwegian and Nepalese populations using immunohistochemistry. Pro-differentiation function was investigated by overexpressing and silencing S100A14 expression in OSCC-derived cells. External transcriptomic datasets were used to validate association between S100A14 and differentiation markers in OSCC. RESULT Loss of S100A14 expression at the invading tumor fronts significantly correlated with poor differentiation and reduced 10-years survival of OSCC-patients. Multivariate Cox analysis identified S100A14 to be an independent prognostic factor. Modulation of S100A14 expression in OSCC-derived cells positively correlated with the expression of differentiation markers. Analysis of external datasets supported the pro-differentiation function of S100A14. CONCLUSION These results indicate that S100A14 is a pro-differentiation protein and its expression might be useful as a prognostic marker in OSCC.
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- Sushma Pandey
- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, the Gade Laboratory for Pathology, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Dentistry, Centre for Clinical Dental Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Eye Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pathology, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.,Department of Medical Biology-Tumor Biology Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, the Gade Laboratory for Pathology, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Pathology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, the Gade Laboratory for Pathology, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Pathology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Centre for Cancer Biomarkers (CCBIO), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Mäkitie AA, Keski-Säntti H, Markkanen-Leppänen M, Bäck L, Koivunen P, Ekberg T, Sandström K, Laurell G, von Beckerath M, Nilsson JS, Wahlberg P, Greiff L, Norberg Spaak L, Kjærgaard T, Godballe C, Rikardsen O, Channir HI, Rubek N, von Buchwald C. Transoral Robotic Surgery in the Nordic Countries: Current Status and Perspectives. Front Oncol 2018; 8:289. [PMID: 30101130 PMCID: PMC6072842 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background: The five Nordic countries with a population of 27 M people form a rather homogenous region in terms of health care. The management of head and neck cancer is centralized to the 21 university hospitals in these countries. Our aim was to gain an overview of the volume and role of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) and to evaluate the need to centralize it in this area as the field is rapidly developing. Materials and Methods: A structured questionnaire was sent to all 10 Departments of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery in the Nordic countries having an active programme for TORS in December 2017. Results: The total cumulative number of performed robotic surgeries at these 10 Nordic centers was 528 and varied between 5 and 240 per center. The median annual number of robotic surgeries was 38 (range, 5–60). The observed number of annually operated cases remained fairly low (<25) at most of the centers. Conclusions: The present results showing a limited volume of performed surgeries call for considerations to further centralize TORS in the Nordic countries.
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- Antti A Mäkitie
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital North Norway, Tromsoe, Norway
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Mäkitie AA, Cange HH, Hammarstedt-Nordenvall L, Gudjonsson A, Jóhannsson J, Laranne J, Mäenpää H, Rikardsen O, Bratland Å, Wessel I, Johansen J, Grau C. Head and neck cancer management in the Nordic countries: an effort to harmonize treatment. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2017; 274:2363-2365. [PMID: 28124110 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-017-4456-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Antti A Mäkitie
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 263, FI-00029, Helsinki, Finland. .,Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Oncology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Landspitalinn University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Landspitalinn University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Wirsing A, Rikardsen O, Steigen S, Uhlin-Hansen L, Hadler-Olsen E. 886: Prognostic relevance of tertiary lymphoid organs in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Eur J Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(14)50786-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Norling R, Grau C, Nielsen MB, Homøe P, Sørensen JA, Lambertsen K, Bundgaard T, Mäkitie A, Grénman R, Larenne J, Koivunen P, Virtaniemi J, Gudjonsson A, Jetlund O, Abendstein H, Rikardsen O, Lybak S, Wennerberg J, Högmo A, Laurell G, Westerborn A, Hammerlid E, Tytor W, Cederblad L, von Buchwald C. Radiological imaging of the neck for initial decision-making in oral squamous cell carcinomas--a questionnaire survey in the Nordic countries. Acta Oncol 2012; 51:355-61. [PMID: 22175252 DOI: 10.3109/0284186x.2011.640346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fast and accurate work-up is crucial to ensure the best possible treatment and prognosis for patients with head and neck cancer. The presence or absence of neck lymph node metastases is important for the prognosis and the choice of treatment. Clinical lymph node (N)-staging is done by palpation and diagnostic imaging of the neck. We investigated the current practice of the initial radiological work-up of patients with oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) in the Nordic countries. METHODS A questionnaire regarding the availability and use of guidelines and imaging modalities for radiological N-staging in OSCC was distributed to 21 Head and Neck centres in Denmark (n = 4), Finland (n = 5), Iceland (n = 1), Norway (n = 4) and Sweden (n = 7). We also asked for a description of the radiological criteria for determining the lymph nodes as clinical positive (cN+) or negative (cN0). RESULTS All 21 Head and Neck centres responded to the questionnaire. Denmark and Finland have national guidelines, while Norway and Sweden have local or regional guidelines. Seventeen of the 19 centres with available guidelines recommended computed tomography (CT) of the cN0 neck. The waiting time may influence the imaging modalities used. Lymph node size was the most commonly used criteria for radiological cN+, but the cut-off measures vary from 0.8 to 2.0 cm. CONCLUSION Overall, CT is the most commonly recommended and used imaging modality for OSCC. Despite availability of national guidelines the type and number of radiological examinations vary between centres within a country, but the implementation of a fast-track programme may facilitate fast access to imaging. The absence of uniform criteria for determining the lymph nodes of the neck as cN+ complicates the comparison of the accuracy of the imaging modalities. Well-defined radiological strategies and criteria are needed to optimise the radiological work-up in OSCC.
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- Rikke Norling
- Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Hadler-Olsen E, Wetting HL, Ravuri C, Omair A, Rikardsen O, Svineng G, Kanapathippillai P, Winberg JO, Uhlin-Hansen L. Organ specific regulation of tumour invasiveness and gelatinolytic activity at the invasive front. Eur J Cancer 2011; 47:305-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Revised: 08/19/2010] [Accepted: 09/02/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Hadler-Olsen E, Ravuri C, Ljones H, Rikardsen O, Steigen S, Svineng G, Winberg JO, Uhlin-Hansen L. Abstract 543: Stromal impact on tumor invasiveness and gelatinolytic activity at the invasive front. Cancer Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am10-543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of this study was to explore the impact of tumor stroma on invasiveness and expression of gelatinases in xenograft carcinomas.
Xenograft tumors of various human carcinoma cells were established either in the tongue or the skin of BALB/c Nude mice. Cell lines originating from oral and skin SCCs were used, as well as a cell line foreign to both organs. Gelatinolytic activity in the tumors was investigated by a novel in situ zymography technique which enables high image resolution. In vivo and in vitro expression of various proteolytic enzymes were analyzed at transcriptional and protein level using RT-qPCR, immunohistochemistry, Western blotting and SDS-PAGE substrate zymography.
Tongue tumors showed an invasive growth pattern, whereas the skin tumors established from the same cell lines were non-invasive. Although the repertoire of proteolytic enzymes differed between the cell lines, the tongue tumors of all cell lines showed strong gelatinolytic activity, especially at the invasive front. In contrast, the skin tumors showed only weak gelatinolytic activity.
Our results suggest that invasiveness as well as activity of proteolytic enzymes in the tumors is more dependent on the tumor microenvironment than on inherent properties of the cancer cells.
Note: This abstract was not presented at the AACR 101st Annual Meeting 2010 because the presenter was unable to attend.
Citation Format: {Authors}. {Abstract title} [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2010 Apr 17-21; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2010;70(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 543.
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Svineng G, Ravuri C, Rikardsen O, Huseby NE, Winberg JO. The role of reactive oxygen species in integrin and matrix metalloproteinase expression and function. Connect Tissue Res 2008; 49:197-202. [PMID: 18661342 DOI: 10.1080/03008200802143166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cell adhesion and migration is largely dependent on integrin binding to extracellular matrix, and several signalling pathways involved in these processes have been shown to be modified by reactive oxygen species (ROS). In fact, integrin activation is linked to increased ROS production by NADPH-oxidases, 5-lipoxygenase, and release from mitochondria. Cell migration is intimately linked to degradation of the extracellular matrix, and activated matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a prerequisite for cancer cell invasion and metastasis. In this minireview, we focus on the interplay between integrin-mediated ROS production and MMP expression as well as its biological and pathobiological significance.
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- Gunbjørg Svineng
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
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