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ArticleJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP

Sonic hedgehog in oral squamous cell carcinoma: An immunohistochemical study.

Sahana Srinath, Asha R Iyengar, Vijaya Mysorekar

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Article in Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP. 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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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sahana SrinathDepartment of Oral Pathology, GDCRI, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Asha R IyengarDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, DAPMRV, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Vijaya MysorekarDepartment of Pathology, MSRMC, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Government Dental College & Research Institute · INMazumdar Shaw Medical Centre · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent studies have revealed the involvement of hedgehog (Hh) signaling component in proliferation and invasive behavior of many carcinomas.

aimThis study aims to identify the expression of sonic Hh (SHH) protein of SHH pathway in oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) using SHH (H-160) (Santa Cruz, sc-9042) which could have therapeutic implication in future. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 250 cases comprising 50 normal oral mucosa, 50 cases of oral epithelial dysplasia, 50 well, 50 moderate and 50 poorly differentiated OSCCs were included in the study. Immunohistochemical evaluation of SHH protein expression was conducted using monoclonal antibody. Interpretation of the expression was done by immunoreactive score of Remmele and Stegner (IRS) scoring method. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Chi-Square test was used to analyze the results.

resultsThe study showed that SHH signaling molecules are highly expressed in OSCC, and their expression was mainly in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells.

conclusionThe SHH signaling component is associated with the pathological parameter in OSCC and oral epithelial dysplasia.

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Dysplasiaoral squamous cell carcinomasonic hedgehog

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