ArticleMedicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal2022
MicroRNAs and their role in the malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia: a scoping review.
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- Differential expression of hsa-miR-21-5p and hsa-miR-26a-5p in oral squamous cell carcinoma: A Single Centre pilot study.Molecular biology reports · 2026Article
- From Chronic Inflammation to Malignancy: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Insights in Oral Carcinogenesis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Laser Therapy Versus Conventional Treatments in Oral Leukoplakia: A Systematic Review of Efficacy, Recurrence, and Postoperative Outcomes.International journal of dentistry · 2026Review
- Biological biomarkers of oral cancer.Periodontology 2000 · 2024Review
- Salivary Biomarkers for Oral Cancer Detection: An Exploratory Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Function and Therapeutic Potential of Non-Coding RNA in Ameloblastoma.OncoTargets and therapy · 2024Review
- The potential roles of cigarette smoke-induced extracellular vesicles in oral leukoplakia.European journal of medical research · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundMiRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level and have been associated with malignant transformation of oral epithelial precursor lesions such as oral leukoplakia. The aim was to perform a scoping review of the contemporary literature about the different roles of miRNAs during the malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia. MATERIAL AND
methodsWe conducted a systematic search with the following MeSH terms: 'oral leukoplakia', 'carcinoma in situ', 'microRNAs', 'mouth neoplasms' and 'epithelial-mesenchymal transition' in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE and SpringerLink.
resultsFifteen articles were included for analysis, among which in vivo and in vitro articles were included. A total of 21 different miRNAs were found to be involved in the malignant transformation process of oral leukoplakia. Regarding their possible effects, 6 miRNAs were classified as oncogenic, 5 as tumour suppressors and 10 were related to epithelial-mesenchymal transition, invasion and migration.
conclusionsBased on the current review, we concluded that miRNAs-21, 345, 181-b and 31* seem to be potential markers of malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia. However, further clinical prospective studies are needed in order to validate their utility as prognostic biomarkers.
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