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ArticleScientific reports2022

HDAC6 is a prognostic biomarker that mediates IL-13 expression to regulate macrophage polarization through AP-1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Chung-Chih Tseng, Shi-Ying Huang, Hung-Pei Tsai, Chia-Wei Wu, Tsung-Hua Hsieh

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Chung-Chih Tseng *Institute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan.
Shi-Ying HuangCollege of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
Hung-Pei TsaiDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan.
Chia-Wei WuDepartment of Medical Research, E-Da Hospital/E-Da Cancer Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan.
Tsung-Hua Hsieh *Department of Medical Research, E-Da Hospital/E-Da Cancer Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan. pelagice@yahoo.com.tw.
I-Shou University · TWJimei University · CNKaohsiung Medical University · TWNational Sun Yat-sen University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common malignant tumor worldwide that is characterized by abnormal lesions or malignant hyperplasia of soft and hard tissues in the oral cavity. Previous research has found that HDAC6 may be a potential therapeutic target for cancer patients and has the ability to regulate immune cells. However, the mechanism of HDAC6 in OSCC pathogenesis is unclear. We collected clinical samples and analyzed the level of HDAC6 in OSCC patients. The results showed that in the high HDAC6 expression group, HDAC6 expression was positively correlated with the grade of OSCC (R = 0.182, P = 0.036) and that this group had a 3.248-fold increase in the mortality risk compared with the low HDAC6 expression group (P = 0.003). Survival analysis also identified a correlation between the expression of HDAC6 and overall survival in OSCC patients, and it was found that the expression of HDAC6 was inversely correlated with survival (P ≤ 0.001). In addition, we found that HDAC6 induced IL-13 expression through AP-1, resulting in M2 polarization of macrophages. Together, these results demonstrate that the level of HDAC6 may be a useful prognostic biomarker and offer a novel immune cell-related therapeutic strategy of targeting IL-13 in OSCC.

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Histone Deacetylase 6MacrophagesMouth NeoplasmsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckBiomarkersHumansInterleukin-13Macrophage ActivationPrognosisTranscription Factor AP-1BiomarkersHDAC6 protein, humanHistone Deacetylase 6IL13 protein, humanInterleukin-13Transcription Factor AP-1

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PMID35732647
PMCPMC9217956
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