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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2017

Monitoring Autophagy Immunohistochemically and Ultrastructurally during Human Head and Neck Carcinogenesis. Relationship with the DNA Damage Response Pathway.

Sophia Havaki, Vassiliki Vlachou, Christos P Zampetidis, Platonas Selemenakis, Athanassios Kotsinas, Eleni Mavrogonatou, Sophia V Rizou, Euthymios Kyrodimos, Konstantinos Evangelou, Dimitris Kletsas and 2 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sophia HavakiMolecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Street, 11527 Athens, Greece. shavaki@med.uoa.gr.
Vassiliki VlachouMolecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Street, 11527 Athens, Greece. v-vlachou@hotmail.com.
Christos P ZampetidisMolecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Street, 11527 Athens, Greece. chzambo@yahoo.gr.
Platonas SelemenakisMolecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Street, 11527 Athens, Greece. pselemenakis@gmail.com.
Athanassios KotsinasMolecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Street, 11527 Athens, Greece. akotsin@med.uoa.gr.
Eleni MavrogonatouLaboratory of Cell Proliferation and Ageing, Institute of Biosciences and Applications, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", 15310 Athens, Greece. elmavro@bio.demokritos.gr.
Sophia V RizouMolecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Street, 11527 Athens, Greece. sofiriz92@gmail.com.
Euthymios KyrodimosDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, "Hippokration" General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 114 Queen Sofia Avenue, 11527 Athens, Greece. ekirodim@med.uoa.gr.
Konstantinos EvangelouMolecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Street, 11527 Athens, Greece. cnevagel@med.uoa.gr.
Dimitris KletsasLaboratory of Cell Proliferation and Ageing, Institute of Biosciences and Applications, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", 15310 Athens, Greece. dkletsas@bio.demokritos.gr.
Alexandra GiatromanolakiDepartment of Pathology, Democritus University of Thrace, School of Medicine, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece. agiatrom@med.duth.gr.
Vassilis G GorgoulisMolecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Street, 11527 Athens, Greece. vgorg@med.uoa.gr.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRNational Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" · GRDemocritus University of Thrace · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy is a catabolic process that preserves cellular homeostasis. Its exact role during carcinogenesis is not completely defined. Specifically in head and neck cancer, such information from clinical settings that comprise the whole spectrum of human carcinogenesis is very limited. Towards this direction, we examined the in situ status of the autophagy-related factors, Beclin-1, microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3, member B (LC3B) and sequestosome 1/p62 (p62) in clinical material covering all histopathological stages of human head and neck carcinogenesis. This material is unique as each panel of lesions is derived from the same patient and moreover we have previously assessed it for the DNA damage response (DDR) activation status. Since Beclin-1, LC3B and p62 reflect the nucleation, elongation and degradation stages of autophagy, respectively, their combined immunohistochemical (IHC) expression profiles could grossly mirror the autophagic flux. This experimental approach was further corroborated by ultrastructural analysis, applying transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The observed Beclin-1/LC3B/p62 IHC patterns, obtained from serial sections analysis, along with TEM findings are suggestive of a declined authophagic activity in preneoplastic lesions that was restored in full blown cancers. Correlating these findings with DDR status in the same pathological stages are indicative of: (i) an antitumor function of autophagy in support to that of DDR, possibly through energy deprivation in preneoplastic stages, thus preventing incipient cancer cells from evolving; and (ii) a tumor-supporting role in the cancerous stage.

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AutophagyBeclin-1DNA DamageHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImmunohistochemistryBeclin-1autophagyBeclin-1carcinogenesisDNA damage responseLC3Bp62

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PMID28880214
PMCPMC5618569
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