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ArticleReports of biochemistry & molecular biology2019

Overexpression of Lactate Dehydrogenase in the Saliva and Tissues of Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Farnaz Mohajertehran, Hossein Ayatollahi, Amir Hossein Jafarian, Kamran Khazaeni, Mohammad Soukhtanloo, Mohammad-Taghi Shakeri, Nooshin Mohtasham

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Article in Reports of biochemistry & molecular biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Farnaz MohajertehranDental Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
Hossein AyatollahiCancer Molecular Pathology Research Center, Department of Hematology and Blood Bank, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Amir Hossein JafarianCancer Molecular Pathology Research Center, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Kamran KhazaeniDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohammad SoukhtanlooDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohammad-Taghi ShakeriDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, MUMS, Mashhad, Iran.
Nooshin MohtashamDental Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHead and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common malignancy that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Salivary lactate dehydrogenase (LDH concentration), as an expression of cellular necrosis, may be a special marker of lesions that occur with changes in the integrity of the oral mucosa. This study was performed to determine the accuracy of salivary LDH as a clinical marker for HNSCC detection and to investigate the relationship between salivary LDH levels and tissue tumor detection.

methodsThe case group consisted of 44 HNSCC patients and the control group consisted of 44 healthy subjects. The stage and grade of HNSCC were determined, and the LDH levels in collected saliva samples were measured in all subjects. The expression of LDH in tumors and healthy tissue margins was evaluated via immunohistochemistry.

resultsThe expression of LDH in the saliva of patients with HNSCC is significantly higher than that in the saliva of the healthy control group. The expression of salivary LDH in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is significantly higher than that in the other patients and healthy individuals in the control group. The levels of salivary LDH in patients with SCC of the tongue and lower oral cavity were significantly higher than those in other patients affected with SCC in other parts of the head and neck (P<0.01).

conclusionAs this enzyme increases simultaneously in both tumoral tissues and saliva, it can serve as a useful diagnostic marker for the early diagnosis and prediction of HNSCC.

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BiomarkerEarly diagnosisHead and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)Saliva

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PMCPMC6374058
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