Use este identificador para citar ou linkar para este item: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/59785
Tipo: Artigo de Periódico
Título: Activation of BDNF/trkB/Akt pathway is associated with aggressiveness and unfavorable survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma
Autor(es): Juliana Kern de Moraes
Vivian Petersen Wagner
Felipe Paiva Fonseca
Gleyson Kleber do Amaral Silva
Pablo Agustin Vargas
Manoela Domingues Martins
Caroline Brunetto de Farias
Emily Ferreira Salles Pilar
Lauro Gregianin
Rafael Roesler
Resumo: Objectives: To evaluate the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), its tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB), and two downstream targets of this pathway, Akt and ribosomal protein S6 (RPS6), in normal oral mucosa (NOM), oral leukoplakia (OL), and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and correlate this expression with OSCC patients' outcomes, cell senescence, and "stemness" profile. Materials and methods: Ten cases of NOM, 32 OL, and 72 primary OSCC were included. Immunohistochemical analysis for BDNF, TrkB, p-TrkB, p-Akt, and p-RPS6 was performed. Cell senescence and stemness profile of OSCC were evaluated through p16 and BMI-1 immunohistochemical expression, respectively. The slides were scanned into high-resolution images and quantified through digital analysis. Results: Oral squamous cell carcinoma presented increased expression of BDNF/TrkB/Akt pathway compared to NOM and OL. OSCC diagnosed in advanced clinical stages presented an upregulation of BDNF and p-TrkB. BDNF and p-Akt were identified as predictors of poor disease-specific survival. The increase in stemness profile was correlated with a decrease in p-TrkB and p-Akt expression. Conclusions: BDNF/TrkB/Akt pathway is significantly increased in malignant cells from OSCC. Moreover, BDNF and Akt represent biomarkers capable to predict a poor prognosis of OSCC patients.
Assunto: Biomarkers
Head and neck neoplasms
Immunohistochemistry
Predictive value of tests
Prognosis
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
Receptor, trkB
Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck
Proteins
Mouth mucosa
Leukoplakia, oral
Survival
Aging
Idioma: eng
País: Brasil
Editor: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Sigla da Instituição: UFMG
Departamento: FAO - DEPARTAMENTO DE CLÍNICA
Tipo de Acesso: Acesso Restrito
Identificador DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.13190
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/59785
Data do documento: 2019
metadata.dc.url.externa: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/odi.13190
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Oral Diseases
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