LncRNA CCAT1 knockdown suppresses tongue squamous cell carcinoma progression by inhibiting the ubiquitination of PHLPP2.

Tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) is prevailing malignancy in the oral and maxillofacial region, characterized by its high frequency. LncRNA CCAT1 can promote tumorigenesis and progression in many cancers. Here, we investigated the regulatory mechanism by which CCAT1 influences growth and metastasis of TSCC.

Evaluation of Copper Levels in Dental Calculus of OSF Patients with Chewing Dried Areca-Nut Quids in Hunan Province of Mainland China.

Dental calculus is a potential material that can be used for assessing chronic exposure to trace heavy metals in oral cavity as it is a long-term reservoir. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between dental calculus copper levels and risk of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) due to chewing dried areca-nut quids in Mainland China. This study included 34 OSF (grade 1) sufferers with dried areca-nut quids chewing as the patient group and 23 healthy individuals without areca-nut chewing as the control group.

Dirhodium(II)-Catalyzed (3 + 2) Cycloaddition of the N-Arylaminocyclopropane with Alkene Derivatives.

Several (3 + 2) cycloaddition reactions catalyzed by dirhodium(II) complexes between N-arylaminocyclopropane and alkenes derivative have been developed. Preliminary mechanism studies suggest that dirhodium(II) complexes may decrease the bond-dissociation energy (BDE) of the N-H bond of N-arylaminocyclopropanes for N-H bond activation, thus facilitating the formation of N-centered radicals by loss of a hydrogen radical.