Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (10): 1064-1066.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2016.10.015

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Expression and Significance of Pinx1 in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

LV Shan-shan1, WEI Xiu-feng1,*, SUN Xin1, ZHOU Yang1, WEI Yu-xue2, LIU Tong1, GAO Xu1.   

  1. 1. Department of Oral Medicine and Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China;
    2. Department of Prosthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
  • Received:2016-03-23 Online:2016-10-26 Published:2016-10-26

Abstract: Objective: To explore the expression and significance of Pinx1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Methods: The expression of Pinx1 in 60 cases of OSCC and 20 cases of normal oral mucosa (NOM) was detected by immunohistochemistry. Results: The high expression of Pinx1 in the NOM epithelium was detected, and the positive rate was 100%. By contrast, the expression and positive rate (65%) of Pinx1 was significantly decreased in OSCC (P<0.05). With the increase of malignant degree, PinX1 expression showed a decreased trend (P<0.05). In addition, PinX1 expression level was significantly lower in OSCC patients with lymph node metastasis than those without lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). The expression of Pinx1 was not correlated with the gender and age of OSCC patients.Conclusion: Pinx1 may be related to the occurrence, development and metastasis of OSCC.

Key words: Pinx1, Oral squamous cell carcinoma, Immunohistochemistry

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