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Expression status of Zic family member 2 as a prognostic marker for oral squamous cell carcinoma

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Abstract

Purpose

To determine the involvement of ZIC2 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).

Methods

ZIC2 mRNA and protein expression in primary OSCCs (n = 74), oral premalignant lesions (OPLs, n = 20) and five OSCC-derived cell lines (HSC-2, HSC-3, OK-92, H1, and Sa3) were analyzed by quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, Western blot and immunohistochemistry (IHC). In addition, we evaluated the correlation between ZIC2 IHC scores in OSCCs and the clinicopathologic status.

Results

Significant up-regulation of ZIC2 was detected in OSCC-derived cell lines (P < 0.05), primary OSCCs (P < 0.05) and OPLs (P < 0.05) compared with normal counterparts. Among the clinical variables analyzed, ZIC2 expression was associated with the histopathologic types of OSCC. Furthermore, the survival rates differed significantly between ZIC2-positive cases and ZIC2-negative cases.

Conclusions

These results suggested that ZIC2 expression is correlated with the differentiation type of OSCC and diagnosis and might be a potential prognostic indicator and therapeutic target for OSCCs.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid Scientific Research (No. 20592353) from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. We thank Lynda C. Charters for editing this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Clinical Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan

    Kentaro Sakuma, Atsushi Kasamatsu, Masanobu Yamatoji, Yukio Yamano, Kazuaki Fushimi, Manabu Iyoda, Kenji Ogoshi, Keiji Shinozuka, Hideki Tanzawa & Katsuhiro Uzawa

  2. Division of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan

    Katsunori Ogawara, Masashi Shiiba, Hideki Tanzawa & Katsuhiro Uzawa

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Sakuma, K., Kasamatsu, A., Yamatoji, M. et al. Expression status of Zic family member 2 as a prognostic marker for oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 136, 553–559 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-009-0689-y

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