Objective: To explore the bacterial and inflammatory variations in oral cancer patients with and without jawbone invasion.
Materials And Methods: A total of 20 specimens of fresh tumor tissue, including 10 from the tumor-invaded jawbone (JIOC group) and 10 without jawbone invasion (NJIOC group), were collected from oral cancer patients. Meanwhile, 10 specimens from normal oral mucosa were collected from healthy patients (control group). The microbiomic content of each sample was analyzed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, while the expression of inflammatory cytokines was assessed using protein microarray analysis.
Results: There was a significant difference in β diversity between JIOC and NJIOC groups (P < 0.05), but no difference between NJIOC and control groups. The average relative abundance of Fusobacteria and Spirochaetes was higher, while Firmicutes was lower in the JIOC group than in the NJIOC group (all P < 0.05). The expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines like interleukin (IL)-1α, IL-1β, IL-4, and IL-8 was upregulated in the JIOC group compared with the NJIOC group, while MCP-1 was decreased (all P < 0.05). Slackia spp. and Howardella spp. were positively correlated with IL-4; Odoribacter spp. and Acidaminococcaceae spp. were negatively correlated with IL-4, and Clostridium XIVa spp. was negatively correlated with IL-1α and IL-1β.
Conclusion: Bacterial and inflammatory differences were observed in oral cancer patients with and without jawbone invasion, where the relative abundance of the differential bacteria was associated with the expression of the inflammatory cytokines.
Clinical Relevance: This study investigated the changes in the flora during jawbone invasion in oral cancer and its effect on inflammatory factors, elucidating the possible mechanisms of jawbone invasion caused by oral cancer, which may lead to new ideas for the clinical prevention and treatment of jawbone invasion in oral cancer.
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