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ArticleCancer medicine2023

Abnormal downregulation of 10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase promotes the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma by activating PI3K/Akt/Rb pathway.

Yi Qu, Ying He, Hanjin Ruan, Lizheng Qin, Zhengxue Han

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Multiple roles of ALDH1 in health and disease.Frontiers in physiology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yi QuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial & Head and Neck Oncology, Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Ying HeDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial & Head and Neck Oncology, Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Hanjin RuanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial & Head and Neck Oncology, Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Lizheng QinDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial & Head and Neck Oncology, Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8967-9862
Zhengxue HanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial & Head and Neck Oncology, Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9508-1098
Capital Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (ALDH1L1) is a major folate enzyme, which is usually underexpressed in malignant tumors and competes with tumors for the same folate substrate. However, the specific role and mechanisms of ALDH1L1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remainsobscure.

methodsThe expression level of ALDH1L1 in paired OSCC tissues and adjacent noncancerous tissues were detected by quantitative realtime PCR, Western blot and immunohistochemistry. The relationship between ALDH1L1 expression and clinical characteristics was analyzed. Besides, CCK8, EdU staining, colony formation, wound healing, transwell invasion, apoptosis, cell cycle assays and nude mice tumor bearing experiments were employed to assess the role of ALDH1L1 in OSCC. To explore the underlying mechanisms of these effects, cell cycle-related markers were examined.

resultsIn this study, we revealed that ALDH1L1 expression was significantly reduced in OSCC, and its downregulation was associated with the malignancy of the tumor and poor prognosis of patients. In vivo and in vitro experiments, downregulation of ALDH1L1 in OSCC significantly inhibited the occurrence of NADP

conclusionOur findings highlight the clinical value of ALDH1L1 as a prognostic marker and the potential of a new target for anti-folate therapy.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsMouth NeoplasmsAnimalsDown-RegulationFormyltetrahydrofolate DehydrogenaseHumansMiceMice, NudePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckFormyltetrahydrofolate DehydrogenasePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktALDH1L1folic acidoral squamous cell carcinomaPI3K/Akt/Rb pathwayprognostic marker

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PMID36336972
PMCPMC10028165
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