CircRNA_036186 mediates HNSCC progression by regulating 14-3-3ζ.

Introduction: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a prevalent and lethal malignancy, accounting for 95% of head and neck cancers. Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activating protein ZETA (14-3-3ζ) is central to various signalling pathways and is pivotal in tumour progression.

Methods: Cancerous and corresponding non-cancerous tissue samples were collected from five patients diagnosed with HNSCC.

p16 and p53 can Serve as Prognostic Markers for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Objective: The present study aimed to explore the expression and clinical significance of human papilloma virus-related pathogenic factors (p16, cyclin D1, p53) in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and construct a predictive model.

Methods: The Cancer Genome Atlas was used to obtain clinical data for 112 patients with HNSCC. Expression of p16, p53, and cyclin D1 was quantified.

SEC61 translocon subunit gamma enhances low-dose cisplatin-induced cancer-stem cell properties of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma via enhancing Ca-mediated autophagy.

Background/purpose: High () expression is associated with an unfavorable prognosis in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood.

Materials And Methods: HNSCC representative cell lines SCC15 and CAL27 were used to explore the regulation of SEC61G on Ca leak from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Caactivated autophagy was monitored by fluorescent labeling of autophagosomes and western blotting assays.

Proliferation-associated 2G4 P48 is stabilized by malignant T-cell amplified sequence 1 and promotes the proliferation of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Background/purpose: Proliferation-associated protein 2G4 () has alternative transcriptional and translational initiation. One dominant transcript could be translated into two protein isoforms (PA2G4-P42 and PA2G4-P48). In this study, we aimed to explore the effects of PA2G4-P42 and PA2G4-P48 on the proliferation of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and the mechanisms regulating PA2G4-P48 stability.

Integrated analysis of high‑throughput sequencing reveals the regulatory potential of hsa_circ_0035431 in HNSCC.

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are molecular sponges that are involved in regulation of multiple types of cancer. The present study aimed to screen and explore the key circRNA/microRNA (miRNA or miR)/mRNA interactions in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) using bioinformatics. A total of six pairs of cancerous and adjacent healthy tissue were obtained from patients with HNSCC and genome-wide transcriptional sequencing was performed.

Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states assisted by asymmetric Coulomb repulsion in a bipartite molecular device.

Interfacing magnetism with superconducting condensates are promising candidates holding Majorana bound states with which fault-tolerant quantum computation could be implemented. Within this field, understanding the detailed dynamics is important both for fundamental reasons and for the development of innovative quantum technologies. Herein, motivated by a molecular magnet TbPcinteracting with a superconducting Pb(111) substrate, which results in spin-orbital Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states, as is affirmed by a theoretical simulation with the aid of the numerical renormalization group technique (see Xia20226388), we study the YSR states and quantum phase transitions (QPTs) in a bipartite molecular device adsorbed on ans-wave superconducting substrate.

FERMT2 upregulation in CAFs enhances EMT of OSCC and M2 macrophage polarization.

Objectives: FERMT2 upregulation was associated with malignant tumor behaviors, including epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT). This study aimed to characterize the expression profile of FERMT2 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and to explore its involvement in the tumor microenvironment sculptured by oral cancer-associated fibroblasts (OCAFs).

Materials: Previous bulk-seq (TCGA-HNSC) and single-cell RNA-seq data sets were retrieved for bioinformatic analysis.

[Effects of miR-31-5p on HIF-1α/BNIP3 signaling pathway and the expression of osteoblast-related factors of dental pulp stem cells].

Purpose: To investigate the effects of microRNA-31-5p (miR-31-5p) on the signal pathway of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α)/Bcl-2/adenovirus E1B 19-kDa-interacting protein 3(BNIP3) and the expression of osteoblast-related factors of dental pulp stem cells(DPSCs).

Methods: Human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) were cultured in vitro and divided into the control group (no transfection), mimic NC group (transfected with negative control-miR-31-5p), miR-31-5p mimic group (transfected with hsa-miR-31-5p mimic), siRNA NC group (transfected with nonsense siRNA) and miR-31-5p siRNA group (transfected with miR-31-5p siRNA).The expressions of miR-31-5p, HIF-1α, BNIP3, alkaline phosphatase(ALP) and Runt-related transcription factor-2(Runx2) mRNA in DPSCs were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR; the proliferation of DPSCs was detected by MTT; ALP activity of DPSCs was detected by ALP activity test kit; and the protein expressions of HIF-1α, BNIP3 and Runx2 in DPSCs were detected by Western blot.

Prognostic and therapeutic prediction by screening signature combinations from transcriptome-methylome interactions in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

DNA methylation pattern in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains poorly described. This study aimed to perform a genome-wide integrated analysis of the transcriptome and methylome and assess the efficacy of their prognostic signature model in patients with OSCC. We analyzed transcriptome and methylome data from 391 OSCC samples and 41 adjacent normal samples.

Identification of autophagy-related biomarker and analysis of immune infiltrates in oral carcinoma.

Background: Autophagy plays a vital role in the progression of the tumor. We aimed to investigate the expression, prognostic value, and immune infiltration of autophagy-related genes in oral carcinoma via bioinformatics analysis.

Methods: The microarray datasets (GSE146483 and GSE23558) of oral carcinoma were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database.

Transcriptional and H3K27ac related genome profiles in oral squamous cell carcinoma cells treated with metformin.

Metformin, a first-line drug that has been used for type 2 diabetes treatment, recently attracts broad attention for its therapeutic effects on diverse human cancers. However, its effect and the underlying mechanisms on oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) are not well known. OSCC cells were used to evaluate the effect of metformin on cell proliferation and colony formation .

Low expression of RalGAPs associates with the poorer overall survival of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: The role of Ral and RalGAPs on the progression of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC) remains unclear.

Methods: The predesigned siRNAs against RalGAPs were transfected into cells to evaluate the effect on RalA activation. The Data from TCGA and GTEx were combined to analyze the pan-cancer gene expression of RalA and RalGAPs in cancer and adjacent normal tissues.

Hydroxyapatite/NELL-1 Nanoparticles Electrospun Fibers for Osteoinduction in Bone Tissue Engineering Application.

Background: As commonly bone defect is a disease of jaw that can seriously affect implant restoration, the bioactive scaffold can be used as potential systems to provide effective repair for bone defect.

Purpose: A osteoinductive bone tissue engineering scaffold has been prepared in order to explore the effect of bioactive materials on bone tissue engineering.

Methods: In this study, NELL-1 nanoparticles (Chi/NNP) and nano hydroxyapatite were incorporated in composite scaffolds by electrospinning and characterized using TEM, SEM, contact angle, tensile tests and in vitro drug release.

Multiple congenital granular cell tumours of the maxilla and mandible: a rare case report and review of the literature.

Congenital granular cell tumour (CGCT) is a benign lesion that predominantly arises from the alveolar ridges of neonates, especially the maxilla. However, it's only 10 percent of multiple lesions in all reported cases, in which simultaneously mandibular and maxillary involvements are more extremely rare. For treatments of multiple CGCTs, few standard procedures were reported.

CXCL12/CXCR4 facilitates perineural invasion via induction of the Twist/S100A4 axis in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma.

The activation of CXCL12/CXCR4 axis participated in the progression of multiple cancers, but potential effect in terms of perineural invasion (PNI) in SACC remained ambiguous. In this study, we identified that CXCL12 substantially expressed in nerve cells. CXCR4 strikingly expressed in tumour cells, and CXCR4 expression was closely associated with the level of EMT-associated proteins and Schwann cell hallmarks at nerve invasion frontier in SACC.

BCCIPβ facilitates p53 ubiquitination via binding with E6 protein in high-risk HPV positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

BRCA2 And CDKN1A Interacting Protein (BCCIP) is initially identified as a tumor suppressor. Some recent studies confirmed its p53 binding capability. In this study, we explored the regulatory effect of BCCIPβ on p53 stability in HPV-positive and HPV-negative HNSCC cells.

Exon 9 Expression Is a Potential Prognostic Marker of Unfavorable Recurrence-Free Survival in Patients with Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

This study tried to assess the prognostic value of semaphorin (SEMA) family genes in patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) and the potential epigenetic alterations of the genes. The part of third-level TSCC data in The Cancer Genome Atlas-Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (TCGA-HNSC) was extracted using the UCSC Xena browser for analysis. Among 20 SEMA genes examined, 7 were markedly upregulated, while 8 were substantially decreased in TSCC tissues compared with adjacent normal tissues.

LncRNA PVT1 Enhances Proliferation and Cisplatin Resistance via Regulating miR-194-5p/HIF1a Axis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most frequent oral malignancy. Recent studies have revealed that long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) PVT1 plays important roles in the pathogenesis of various cancers. However, the functional roles of PVT1 in OSCC progression and cisplatin resistance have not been elucidated.

LncRNAs as an intermediate in HPV16 promoting myeloid-derived suppressor cell recruitment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

The emerging evidence showed that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in cell growth and apoptosis as well as cancer progression and metastasis of malignant tumor, however, limited data are available on the role of lncRNAs in human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). Here, we demonstrated that 23.98% of 196 HNSCC cases in Southwest China could be classified as HPV16 infection.

CD133+ cancer stem-like cells promote migration and invasion of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma by inducing vasculogenic mimicry formation.

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have gained much attention due to their roles in the invasion and metastasis of numerous kinds of human cancers. Here, we showed that the positive expression of CD133, the stemness marker, was positively associated with vasculogenic mimicry (VM) formation, local regional recurrence, distant metastasis and poorer prognosis in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) specimens. Compared with CD133- ACC cells, CD133+ cancer stem-like cells had more migration and invasion capabilities, as well as more VM formation.

[Garrè's osteomyelitis with bilateral mandible: a case report].

Garrès osteomyelitis is a specific type of chronic osteomyelitis that most commonly occurs in young patients, secondary to dental infection, and affects the unilateral side of the mandible. Bilateral mandibular Garrè's osteomyelitis is rare. In this article, a case of Garrè's osteomyelitis with bilateral mandible is reported.

Chronic Inflammation-Related HPV: A Driving Force Speeds Oropharyngeal Carcinogenesis.

Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has been known to be a highly aggressive disease associated with human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. To investigate the relationship between HPV and chronic inflammation in oropharyngeal carcinogenesis, we collected 140 oral mucous fresh specimens including 50 OPSCC patients, 50 cancer in situ, 30 precancerous lesions, and 10 normal oral mucous. Our data demonstrated that there was a significantly higher proportion of severe chronic inflammation in dysplastic epithelia in comparison with that in normal tissues (P<0.

Transplantation of autologous mesenchymal stem cells for end-stage liver cirrhosis: a meta-analysis based on seven controlled trials.

Background. The bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) have demonstrated great potential as regenerative medicine in different therapeutic applications. This study aims to pool previous controlled clinical trials to make an update assessment of the effectiveness of BM-MSC transplantation on end-stage liver cirrhosis.

WIP1 stimulates migration and invasion of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma by inducing MMP-9 and VEGF-C.

The wild-type p53 induced phosphatase 1 (WIP1) is an oncogene overexpressed in a variety of human cancers. Here, we demonstrated that WIP1 silencing reduced MMP-9 and VEGF-C expression as well as migration and invasion of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) cells. Overexpression of MMP-9 or VEGF-C restored migration and invasion in WIP1 knockdown cells, indicating that MMP-9 and VEGF-C are downstream targets of WIP1 signaling.