Expression of E-cadherin, P-cadherin and N-cadherin in oral squamous cell carcinoma: Correlation with the clinicopathologic features and patient outcome

Pyo, Sung-Woon; Hashimoto, Mitsuyoshi; Kim, Young Sill; Kim, Chang Hyen; Lee, Sang Hwa; Johnson, Keith R.; Wheelock, Margaret J.; Park, Je Uk

doi:10.1016/j.jcms.2006.11.004

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“…However, clinicopathological variables and tumour-specific molecular markers that can identify patients with the highest risk of local recurrence have yet to be defined. 16,[18][19][20][21][22][23][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49] Vimentin, a mesenchymal cell marker, associates with components of the cytoskeleton and membrane adhesions. Studies of human epithelial carcinomas, such as breast cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, colon carcinoma, and prostatic adenocarcinoma, have shown that vimentin expression can be correlated with tumour invasion and a poor prognosis.…”

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“…[9][10][11][12] Several studies of epithelial malignancies have shown that E-cadherin or b-catenin can have a transcriptional and regulatory role in invasion and metastasis and is associated with a poor outcome. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] E-cadherin is a 120 kDa calcium-dependent transmembrane glycoprotein encoded by the CDH1 gene located on chromosome 16q21, and it is expressed in most epithelial cells. 18 E-cadherin has a major role in establishing cell polarity and in maintaining normal tissue architecture.…”

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Upregulation of vimentin and aberrant expression of E-cadherin/β-catenin complex in oral squamous cell carcinomas: correlation with the clinicopathological features and patient outcome

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Oral squamous cell carcinoma is a challenging oncology problem. A reliable biomarker for metastasis or high-risk prognosis in oral cancer patients remains undefined. Using quantitative immunohistochemistry, we examined the expression of vimentin, E-cadherin, and b-catenin in 83 oral squamous cell carcinoma patients, and the relationships between the expression of these markers and specific clinicopathological features were analysed. The high expression of vimentin was observed in 23 of 43 (53%) tumours from patients who eventually developed a recurrent tumour and was associated with recurrence and death (Po0.001 and o0.001, respectively). The decreased expression of E-cadherin was observed in 36 of 43 (84%) tumours from patients who eventually developed a recurrent tumour and was also associated with recurrence and death (Po0.001 and o0.001, respectively). Although no correlation between b-catenin expression in whole-tumour sections and clinicopathological features was observed, decreased b-catenin expression at the tumour invasive front was closely associated with recurrence and death (P ¼ 0.002 and 0.002, respectively). The expression of vimentin and that of E-cadherin were associated with survival and were independent prognostic factors in univariate and multivariate analyses. Our data show that the overexpression of vimentin was closely associated with recurrence and death in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. The combination of the upregulation of vimentin and aberrant expression of E-cadherin/b-catenin complexes at the tumour invasive front may provide a useful prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Modern Pathology (2010) 23, 213-224; doi:10.1038/modpathol.2009 published online 13 November 2009 Keywords: vimentin; oral squamous cell carcinoma; immunohistochemistry Oral cancer is the sixth most frequently occurring cancer worldwide, accounting for 3-5% of all malignancies in both sexes.1,2 Over 90% of all oral carcinomas are classified as oral squamous cell carcinoma, which remains a challenging oncology problem.3 Although early-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma can be treated or cured, the prognosis for advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma (stage III and IV) is poor. The treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma is usually based on surgery or radiation, with or without concomitant chemotherapy. Despite these advanced therapeutic strategies, the 5-year survival rate of oral squamous cell carcinoma (B50%) has not increased over the past four decades.3-5 Local or regional relapse and cervical lymph node metastasis are the most prevalent

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Upregulation of vimentin and aberrant expression of E-cadherin/β-catenin complex in oral squamous cell carcinomas: correlation with the clinicopathological features and patient outcome

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“…26 These data indicate that poorly differentiated oral cancer in Taiwan is significantly lower than the report of 21-42.8% in the Western countries. 8,27 It is unknown if different location of the oral cancer, the different etiology or different races may account for the observed difference in the percentage of cell types. MMP-7, also known as matrilysin-1, is the smallest member of the MMP family, 15,28 as it lacks the C-terminal hemopexin domain common to other MMPs.…”

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Active matrix metalloproteinase-7 is associated with invasion in buccal squamous cell carcinoma

Chuang

Huang

et al. 2008

Modern Pathology

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Protein microarrays have shown that matrix metalloproteinase-7 is upregulated in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas, but its role in local tissue invasion is still uncertain. We investigated the expression of active matrix metalloproteinase-7, using tissue microarray, immunohistochemistry, and western blotting, in oral tissues from 24 patients with buccal squamous cell carcinoma, and correlated the findings with clinicopathological features. Normal buccal tissue samples from the same patients, obtained at sites at least 1 cm from tumor tissue, served as normal controls. Total matrix metalloproteinase-7 was detected on western blots in 9 of 15 (60%) tumor tissue samples and in 2 of 15 (13%) normal mucosal samples; this difference was significant (P ¼ 0.008). Moreover, the active matrix metalloproteinase-7 was expressed only in eight of the nine (89%) tumor samples that expressed matrix metalloproteinase-7, and in none of the normal tissue samples, regardless of the expression status of the pro-matrix metalloproteinase-7. Immunostaining of matrix metalloproteinase-7 was observed histologically in both tumor and nonneoplastic epithelium, but immunostaining of active matrix metalloproteinase-7 was present only in tumor nests. Expression of active matrix metalloproteinase-7 was associated with larger tumor size (P ¼ 0.022) and was significantly higher in buccal squamous cell carcinoma with adjacent skin or bone invasion (P ¼ 0.036). In conclusion, active matrix metalloproteinase-7 expression was associated with more aggressive buccal squamous cell carcinomas.

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“…Li et al (2009) reported that N-cadherin was positively stained in 92.4% of tongue carcinomas while E-cadherin in 11.3%. A previous study reported that N-cadherin was upregulated in OSCCs with reduced expression of E-cadherin, and that N-cadherin expressing OSCCs had a tendency to be less histologically differentiated, more invasive and metastatic to lymph nodes (Pyo et al, 2007). However, from a stand of view that the carcinoma cell EMT is a representative event at the invasive front, there is no clear experimental study to investigate the role of the EMT in OSCC progression so far.…”

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Cadherin Expression and Progression of Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Oral Cavity

Imai¹,

Maeda²,

Chiba³

2012

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Expression of E-cadherin, P-cadherin and N-cadherin in oral squamous cell carcinoma: Correlation with the clinicopathologic features and patient outcome

Cited by 84 publications

References 27 publications

Upregulation of vimentin and aberrant expression of E-cadherin/β-catenin complex in oral squamous cell carcinomas: correlation with the clinicopathological features and patient outcome

Upregulation of vimentin and aberrant expression of E-cadherin/β-catenin complex in oral squamous cell carcinomas: correlation with the clinicopathological features and patient outcome

Active matrix metalloproteinase-7 is associated with invasion in buccal squamous cell carcinoma

Cadherin Expression and Progression of Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Oral Cavity

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