• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권17호
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• pp.7619-7625
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• 2015

Background: Aberrant microRNA expression has been associated with the pathogenesis of a variety of human malignancies including oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). In this study, we examined primary oral SCCs for the expression of 6 candidate miRNAs, of which five (miR-34a, miR-143, miR-373, miR-380-5p, and miR-504) regulate the tumor suppressor TP53 and one (miR-99a) is involved in AKT/mTOR signaling. Materials and Methods: Tumor tissues (punch biopsies) were collected from 52 oral cancer patients and as a control, 8 independent adjacent normal tissue samples were also obtained. After RNA isolation, we assessed the mature miRNA levels of the 6 selected candidates against RNU44 and RNU48 as endogenous controls, using specific TaqMan miRNA assays. Results: miR-34a, miR-99a, miR-143 and miR-380-5p were significantly down-regulated in tumors compared to controls. Moreover, high levels of miR-34a were associated with alcohol consumption while those of miR-99a and miR-143 were associated with advanced tumor size. No significant difference was observed in the levels of miR-504 between the tumors and controls whereas miR-373 was below the detection level in all but two tumor samples. Conclusions: Low levels of miR-380-5p and miR-504 that directly target the 3'UTR of TP53 suggest that p53 may not be repressed by these two miRNAs in OSCC. On the other hand, low levels of miR-34a or miR-143 may relieve MDM4 and SIRT1 or MDM2 respectively, which will sequester p53 indicating an indirect mode of p53 suppression in oral tumors.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.143-154
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was to find efficacy of integrin alpha2 (${\alpha}_2$) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) as tumor marker of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and clarify the selective cell death effect of anti-integrin ${\alpha}_2$ and anti-EGFR on SCC cells, additionally testify conjugated gold nanoparticles (GNP) with air plasma for selective cell death of oral SCC. Methods: Expression of integrin ${\alpha}_2$, EGFR on human SCC cells (SCC25) were examined by western blot. SCC25 cells were treated with anti-integrin ${\alpha}_2$, anti-EGFR and analysed by Hemacolor staining, immunoflorescence staining, FACS flow cytometry. Conjugated GNP with integrin ${\alpha}_2$, EGFR antibody were treated by air plasma on SCC cells. Results: Integrin ${\alpha}_2$ and EGFR were over-expressed on SCC25 cells than normal lung WI-38 cells. The cell viability rate of SCC25 cells treated with anti-integrin ${\alpha}_2$, anti-EGFR was lower than WI-38 cells. The concentration changes of nucleus, releasing cytochrome c and apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) from mitochondria to cytosol were observed. The changes of proteins related with apoptosis were observed. Increase of bax, bcl-xL, activation of caspase-3, -7, -9, and fragmentation of PARP, DFF45 and decrease of lamin A/C in SCC25 cells were observed. In FACS, increase of sub-$G_1$ and S phase was observed. Cell cycle related proteins, Such as cyclin D1, cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) 4, cyclin A, cyclin E, CDK 2, p27 were decreased. After SCC25 cells treated with conjugatged GNP-Integrin ${\alpha}_2$, GNP-EGFR, additionally air plasma, the cell death rate was significantly increased. Conclusion: Integrin ${\alpha}_2$, EGFR were over-expressed in oral SCC cells. Anti-integrin ${\alpha}_2$, anti-EGFR in SCC25 cells induced apoptosis selectively. When GNP-anti integrin ${\alpha}_2$, GNP-anti EGFR were treated with air plasma on SCC25 cells, cancer cells were died more selectively. GNP-anti integrin ${\alpha}_2$, GNP-anti EGFR with air plasma could be treatment choice of oral SCC.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.1289-1297
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• 2016

구강편평세포암종은 구강 내에서 발생하는 가장 흔한 암의 형태로서, 구강암의 90%이상을 차지한다. 구강암은 국소적인 침윤의 양상을 나타내며 또한 조기진단과 치료가 용이하여 암예방을 위한 유용한 모델로 인정되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 생강 유기용매 분획물의 항산화 활성, 트롬빈억제 및 PMA 또는 thrombin에 의해 유도된 MMP- 2 및 MMP-9활성 억제 효과를 조사하였다. 시료들은 생강 열수 추출물을 헥산(hexane), 클로로포름(chloroform), 에틸 아세테이트(Ethyl acetate), 부탄올(butanol) 및 물($H_2O$)과 같은 용매로 분획화하여 사용하였고, $H_2O$ 분획물의 수득율이 9.79%로 가장 높았다. 항산화 활성은 DPPH assay, 세포 생존율 측정은 MTS assay, 항염증 활성은 마우스 대식세포 Raw 264.7세포에서 NO 생성 그리고 MMP-2 및 MMP-9의 mRNA 발현 및 단백질 활성 억제는 인간구강편평세포암종 YD-10B 세포에서 RT-PCR과 zymography방법을 통해 측정하였다. 본 연구의 결과에 의하면 MMP-2/-9 활성은 PMA에 의해 YD-10B세포에서 증가하였고, thrombin 처리에 의해서는 MMP-9 활성이 유의한 증가를 보였다. YD-10B 세포에서, PMA 또는 thrombin처리 모두에서 hexane 분획물이 MMP-2/-9의 mRNA 발현 및 단백질 활성을 유의하게 억제하였다. 그리고 항산화 활성은 hexane과 $H_2O$ 분획물에서 92.38%와 92.96%로 높게 나타났다. 또한 $H_2O$ 분획물에서 65.86%로 가장 유의하게 트롬빈 억제 활성을 보였다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 생강 hexane분획물이 구강암의 우수한 암 침윤 및 전이 억제제로서의 개발 가능성을 제시하고 있다.