Expression profile of metastasis-related genes in invasive oral cancers

Yung Yen Chiang*, Ming Hsui Tsai, Tze Yi Lin, I. Ping Chiang

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Abstract

We used suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) and oligonucleotide microarray to differentiate expression profiles of metastasis-related genes and to evaluate their clinical significance in patients with invasive oral cancer (OCa). Overexpression of the specific genes was confirmed by reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR). Cells expressing the gene were identified by immunohistochemistry in pathology specimens. Clinical correlation and significance were analyzed statistically. Using these methods, we detected increased expressions of MMP-1, -3, -7, -9, -10 and interleukin (IL)-8 in invasive OCa. Moreover, our data showed that overexpressions of MMP-1, -3, -7, -10 and IL-8 were associated with reduced survival.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1213-1222
Number of pages10
JournalHistology and Histopathology
Volume23
Issue number10
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Matrix metalloproteinase
  • Oral cancer
  • Prognosis

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