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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Immunohistochemical Analysis of the Beclin-1 Expression Predicts the Progression of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Ida Barca, Chiara Mignogna, Daniela Novembre, Francesco Ferragina, Maria Giulia Cristofaro

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Ida BarcaUnit of Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, "Magna Graecia" University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Chiara MignognaPathology Unit, Department of Health Science, Medical School, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5576-4946
Daniela NovembreUnit of Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, "Magna Graecia" University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Francesco FerraginaUnit of Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, "Magna Graecia" University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Maria Giulia CristofaroUnit of Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, "Magna Graecia" University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAutophagy is a cellular process responsible for maintaining homeostasis; a dysregulation of this process is involved in the development and progression of neoplasms. Beclin-1 is one of the major proteins linked to autophagy. However, the data regarding the association between the role of Beclin-1 and the progression of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) are rather low. For this reason, the objective of this study is to evaluate, through immunohistochemical techniques, the prognostic role of the expression of Beclin-1 autophagy marker in patients with OSCC.

methodsThis is a single-centre retrospective study that includes patients with OSCC admitted to the Maxillofacial Unit of "Magna Graecia" University between January 2019 and September 2020. All the samples obtained from surgery were treated with anti Beclin-1 antibodies and subjected to immunohistochemical methods.

resultsA total of 26 samples were analysed and the following variables were evaluated for each: percentage of positive Beclin-1 expression by tumour cells, signal strength of tumour cells, and total score. The variables considered were first normalised according to the D'Agostino and Pearson test, then analysed using the Pearson linear correlation coefficient: a statistically significant correlation was found between the parameters infiltration-intensity (

conclusionsThe immunohistochemical evaluation of Beclin-1 revealed a statistically significant correlation between the intensity of the molecule's expression and a greater degree of infiltration of the neoplasm. Beclin-1 can, therefore, be considered a valid prognostic index of disease.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsMouth NeoplasmsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBeclin-1HumansMembrane ProteinsRetrospective StudiesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBeclin-1Membrane ProteinsBeclin-1head and neck cancermaxillofacial surgeryoncological surgeryoral cancer

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