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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental pathology2015

Down-regulation of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma correlated with tumorigenesis, not with metastasis.

Lei Wang, Chen Chen, Fen Li, Qingquan Hua, Shiming Chen, Bokui Xiao, Mengyuan Dai, Man Li, Anyuan Zheng, Di Yu and 2 more

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental pathology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Lei WangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China.
Chen ChenDepartment of Research Institute of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China.
Fen LiDepartment of Research Institute of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China.
Qingquan HuaDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China.
Shiming ChenDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China ; Department of Research Institute of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China.
Bokui XiaoDepartment of Research Institute of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China.
Mengyuan DaiDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China.
Man LiDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China.
Anyuan ZhengDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China.
Di YuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China.
Zhangwei HuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China.
Zezhang TaoDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China ; Department of Research Institute of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060, PR China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To examine the significance of the Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in diagnosing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and predicting regional metastasis. We first used GEO dataset to analyze the NGAL gene expression in HNSCC. Then, we summarized the characteristics of patients retrospectively selected in clinic. Expression of NGAL protein in human HNSCC tumor, lymph node and normal samples were analyzed using immunohistochemistry. Next, we further investigated the NGAL expression in a tissue microassay to analyze the relationship between NGAL protein expression and TNM stage. Finally, we tested the NGAL protein expression in head and neck cancer cell lines. Analysis of GEO dataset concluded that NGAL gene expression in HNSCC was lower than that in normal tissue (P<0.01). There was no statistically significant difference of NGAL gene expression between T-stage and N-stage (P>0.05). NGAL protein expression in tumor was lower than that in normal tissue (P<0.01). There was no statistically significant difference of NGAL protein expression between metastasis group and non-metastasis group (P>0.05). Expression of NGAL protein was not correlated with TNM stage of HNSCC. Aggressive HNSCC cell lines have lower NGAL protein expression. Our data demonstrated that the expression of NGAL protein was correlated with tumorigenesis of HNSCC, but not with regional metastasis. It may serve as a novel biomarker for prognostic evaluation of patients with HNSCC.

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Acute-Phase ProteinsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, Squamous CellDown-RegulationFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImmunohistochemistryLipocalin-2LipocalinsAcute-Phase ProteinsBiomarkers, TumorLCN2 protein, humanLipocalin-2LipocalinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsbiomarkerGEO datasetHNSCCNGALtissue microassay

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