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Yanagiya M, Dawood RIH, Maishi N, Hida Y, Torii C, Annan DA, Kikuchi H, Yanagawa Matsuda A, Kitamura T, Ohiro Y, Shindoh M, Tanaka S, Kitagawa Y, Hida K. Correlation between endothelial CXCR7 expression and clinicopathological factors in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Pathol Int 2021; 71:383-391. [PMID: 33783897 DOI: 10.1111/pin.13094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) impairs functionality and sensuousness resulting in poor quality of life. Biomarkers can predict disease trajectory and lead to effective treatments. Transcriptomics have identified genes that are upregulated in tumor endothelial cells (TECs) compared with normal endothelial cells (NECs). Among them, chemokine receptor 7 (CXCR7) is highly expressed in TECs of several cancers and involved in angiogenesis of TECs. However, levels of CXCR7 in OSCC blood vessels have not been fully investigated. In this study, we analyzed the correlation between CXCR7 expression in TECs and clinicopathological factors in OSCC. Immunohistochemistry for CXCR7 and CD34 was performed on 59 OSCC tissue specimens resected between 1996 and 2008 at Hokkaido University Hospital. CXCR7 expression in blood vessels was evaluated by the ratio of CXCR7+/CD34+ blood vessels. CXCR7 expression was 42% and 19% in tumor and non-tumor parts, respectively, suggesting that CXCR7 expression is higher in TECs than in NECs. CXCR7 expression in TECs correlated with advanced T-stage and cancer stage. Overall survival and disease-free survival rates were higher in low-expressing CXCR7 patients than in high-expressing. These results suggest that CXCR7 expression in blood vessels may be a useful diagnostic and prognostic marker for OSCC patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Misa Yanagiya
- Vascular Biology, Frontier Research Unit, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan.,Department of Oral Diagnosis and Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Vascular Biology, Frontier Research Unit, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
| | - Nako Maishi
- Vascular Biology, Frontier Research Unit, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan.,Department of Vascular Biology and Molecular Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
| | - Yasuhiro Hida
- Department of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
| | - Chisaho Torii
- Vascular Biology, Frontier Research Unit, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
| | - Dorcas A Annan
- Vascular Biology, Frontier Research Unit, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan.,Department of Vascular Biology and Molecular Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
| | - Hiroshi Kikuchi
- Vascular Biology, Frontier Research Unit, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
| | - Aya Yanagawa Matsuda
- Department of Vascular Biology and Molecular Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan.,Department of Oral Pathology and Biology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
| | - Tetsuya Kitamura
- Department of Vascular Biology and Molecular Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan.,Department of Oral Pathology and Biology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Biology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Pathology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
| | - Yoshimasa Kitagawa
- Department of Oral Diagnosis and Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
| | - Kyoko Hida
- Vascular Biology, Frontier Research Unit, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan.,Department of Vascular Biology and Molecular Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
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