Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (3): 262-265.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2017.03.007

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Expression of Periostin in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Its Role in Epithehial-mesenchymal Transition.

ZHANG Yang-an, GUAN Wei-qun*, LI Qun, OU YANG Qi-ming   

  1. Department of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
  • Received:2016-08-30 Online:2017-03-20 Published:2017-03-22

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the expression of Periostin in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and explore its role in epithehial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Methods: Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of Periostin, E-cadherin and Vimentin in 59 cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma specimens and 15 cases of normal oral mucosa specimens. The relationship between Periostin expression and EMT was also analyzed. Results: The positive rate of Periostin, E-cadherin and Vimentin in the specimens of OSCC patients was 71.2%, 52.5% and 39.0%, respectively. And the expression of Periostin was significantly correlated with TNM stage, tumor differentiation degree and lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). Also, Periostin expression was negatively correlated with E-cadherin expression and positively correlated with Vimentin expression (P<0.01). Conclusion: Periostin may promote the invasion and metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma through regulating epithehial-mesenchymal transition.

Key words: Periostin , Oral squamous cell carcinoma, Epithehial-mesenchymal transition , Invasion , Metastasis

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