title: Differential expression of apoptosis, cell cycle regulation and intermediate filament genes in oral squamous cell carcinomas associated with toombak use in Sudan.
abstract: Previously we used microarray genomic hybridization technology to explore genome-wide profiles of chromosomal aberrations in samples of oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) and paired normal controls. Based on these findings, 9 genes related to apoptosis, cell cycle regulation and intermediate filament proteins were selected and their differential expression status was examined by real-time quantitative RT-PCR in 26 samples of Sudanese OSCCs and their matched normal controls. The findings were correlated with the habit of toombak use. The mRNA levels of Bcl2, keratin 1, keratin 13 and p53 were significantly lower and the level of survivin was significantly higher in the OSCC samples of the toombak users compared to their paired control samples. A significant down-regulation in keratin 1 and keratin 13 expression levels was found in the OSCC samples of the nontoombak users compared to their normal control samples. The differential expression of genes related to apoptosis, cell cycle regulation and types I and II keratin could be useful diagnostic markers and provide valuable information for the understanding of oral malignancy in relation to toombak use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery, Medical Faculty Uppsala, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Miranda M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Jalouli
authors.forename: Jamshid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jalouli
authors.forename: Dipak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sapkota
authors.forename: Salah O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sand
authors.forename: Jan-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D052138:Genes, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007382:Intermediate Filaments / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013397:Sudan; D014030:Tobacco, Smokeless / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins