Overexpression of Malic Enzyme 2 Indicates Pathological and Clinical Significance in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Int J Med Sci
; 17(6): 799-806, 2020.
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| ID: mdl-32218701
ABSTRACT
Our study investigated the expression of malic enzyme 2 (ME2) in human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and associated pathological and clinical pattern. We demonstrated that human OSCC tissues expressed a high level of ME2, and the overexpression of ME2 is closely connected to a high pathological grade, lymphatic metastasis, large tumor size and human papillomavirus (HPV) (P < 0.001). Similarly, high levels of ME2 expression in OSCC tissue were shown to be correlated with poor prognosis (P < 0.05). The expression of ME2 was correlated with Slug, SOX2, and aldehyde dehydrogenase-1 (ALDH1) immunoreactivity.ME2 was shown to be overexpressed in OSCC tissue and indicated a poor prognosis for OSCC. ME2 may be correlated with several immune markers.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Biomarkers, Tumor
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
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Malate Dehydrogenase
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Med Sci
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China