Abstract
The prognosis of human cancer depends on the deregulations of many molecular patterns. In recent years, a great interest in the intracellular signaling mechanisms related to nitric oxide (NO)-induced carcinogenesis has appeared, as one of the most preeminent prognostic markers for many types of neoplasms. In this study, we identify the levels of iNOS and nitrotyrosine in the sample of normal oral mucosa (NOM), oral leukoplakia (OL), and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Quantitative polymerase chain reactions (qPCRs) were utilized to detect the NOS2 levels in fresh-frozen tissue samples of NOM (n = 6), OL (n = 20), and OSCC (n = 15). Moreover, the immunohistochemical method was used to examine the levels of iNOS and nitrotyrosine in 85 cases of OSCC (39 cases without metastases and 46 with metastases), 42 cases of OL, and 16 cases of NOM. There are rising tendencies in the iNOS mRNA and protein levels during human oral carcinogenesis. Similar findings were obtained in the nitrotyrosine staining. Furthermore, iNOS and nitrotyrosine immunostaining are associated with several clinical-pathological features of OSCC (site, presence of metastasis, staging, recidivism, and survival). The NO-signaling pathway plays a vital role in t...Continue Reading
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