BackgroundPrevious studies have demonstrated that the expression of homeobox8 (HOXB8) is higher in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues than in normal tissues; however, the precise role of HOXB8 in human CRC cells remains to be elucidated.MethodsWe generated lentiviral constructs to overexpress and silence HOXB8 in CRC cell lines, and examined their biological functions through MTT, wound healing, colony and transwell, expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) related factors through western-blot.ResultsHOXB8 knockdown inhibited cellular proliferation and invasion in vitro as well as carcinogenesis and metastasis in vivo. HOXB8 also induced EMT, which is characterized by the down-regulation of E-cadherin and the up-regulation of Vimentin, N-cadherin, Twist, Zeb1 and Zeb2. Moreover, HOXB8 activated STAT3, which is known to play an oncogenic role in diverse human malignancies.ConclusionsOur results indicate that HOXB8 may be an independent prognostic factor in CRC. Therefore, deserved a deeper research.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12935-018-0717-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Background Inflammation and oxidative stress are two hallmarks of periodontitis. Retinol is an antioxidant and suppresses expression of pro-inflammatory factors. However, the evidence for an association between retinol intake and periodontitis is limited. Thus, the aim of this study is to assess the association between retinol intake and periodontal health. Methods Data used in this cross-sectional study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009–2014 (n = 9081). Dietary intake of retinol was measured based on two 24-h dietary recall interviews. The category of periodontitis was defined by the CDC/AAP according to clinical periodontal parameters. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were applied to investigate the relationship between retinol intake and the risk of periodontitis. Results Compared with the lowest tertile, individuals in the highest tertile of retinol intake were less likely to be periodontitis (ORtertile3vs1 = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.65–0.96). The association was still significant in populations who were less than 60 years old (ORtertile3vs1 = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.65–0.97), non-Hispanic black (ORtertile3vs1 = 0.62, 95% CI: 0.42–0.94), PI ≤ 1.3 (ORtertile3vs1 = 0.72, 95% CI: 0.55–0.93), 1.3 < PI ≤ 3.5 (ORtertile3vs1 = 0.70, 95% CI: 0.55–0.89), non-smoker (ORtertile3vs1 = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.48–0.81), obesity (ORtertile3vs1 = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.49–0.94) and who had not diabetes mellitus (ORtertile3vs1 = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.65–0.95) or had hypertension (ORtertile3vs1 = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.47–0.84). Conclusion Retinol intake is inversely associated with poor periodontal health in US adults.