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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2011

The cadherin-catenin complex in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

H Galera-Ruiz, M J Ríos, R González-Cámpora, M de Miguel, M I Carmona, A M Moreno, Hugo Galera-Davidson

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Correlation Between β-Catenin Expression and Staging in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2019
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  10. WNT pathway in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2012
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

H Galera-RuizDpto. Cirugía Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, 41009, Sevilla, Spain.
M J Ríos
R González-Cámpora
M de Miguel
M I Carmona
A M Moreno
Hugo Galera-Davidson
Universidad de Sevilla · ESHospital Universitario Virgen Macarena · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormal Wnt signaling and impaired cell-cell adhesion due to abnormal E-cadherin and β-catenin function have been implicated in many cancers, but have not been fully explored in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The aim of this study was to analyze β-Catenin cellular location and E-cadherin expression levels in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. E-cadherin expression levels were also correlated with clinical data and underlying pathology. β-Catenin and E-cadherin expression were examined in 18 nasopharyngeal carcinoma and 7 non-tumoral inflammatory pharynx tissues using immunohistochemical methods. Patient clinical data were collected, and histological evaluation was performed by hematoxylin/eosin staining. β-catenin was detected in membrane and cytoplasm in all cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, regardless of histological type; in non-tumoral tissues, however, β-catenin was observed only in the membrane. As for E-cadherin expression levels, strong staining was observed in most non-tumoral tissues, but staining was only moderate in nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues. E-cadherin expression was associated with β-catenin localization, study group, metastatic disease, and patient outcomes. Reduced levels of E-cadherin protein observed in nasopharyngeal carinoma may play an important role in invasion and metastasis. Cytoplasmic β-catenin in nasopharyngeal carcinoma may impair cell-cell adhesion, promoting invasive behavior and a metastatic tumor phenotype.

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AdultAgedbeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorBiopsy, NeedleCadherinsCarcinomaCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryLymph NodesMaleMiddle AgedNasopharyngeal Carcinomabeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCadherins

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PMID21240516
PMCPMC3149677
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