{"title":"Expression and Significance of Periostin in Tissues and Serum in Oral Leukoplakia and Squamous Cell Carcinoma.","authors":"Wei-Qun Guan, Qun Li, Qi-Ming Ouyang","doi":"10.1089/cbr.2018.2764","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Objective:</i></b> This study aims to investigate the expression changes of periostin (PN or OSF-2) in oral leukoplakia (OLK) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), and analyze its significance in the development of OSCC. <b><i>Study Design:</i></b> The expression of periostin was detected from tissue specimens and serum obtained from normal mucosa, OLK and OSCC by immunohistochemistry, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Periostin was significantly overexpressed in OLK and OSCC, when compared with normal controls (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Furthermore, the overexpression of periostin was positively correlated with TNM stage, depth of invasion, and lymph node metastasis (<i>p</i> < 0.05). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> The overexpression of periostin may be involved in the carcinogenesis process of OLK, which may be used as a marker for detecting OLK. In addition, periostin serum levels can be used as a potential indicator of invasion and a prognosis target for OSCC.</p>","PeriodicalId":518937,"journal":{"name":"Cancer biotherapy & radiopharmaceuticals","volume":" ","pages":"444-450"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1089/cbr.2018.2764","citationCount":"5","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cancer biotherapy & radiopharmaceuticals","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cbr.2018.2764","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2019/6/5 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 5
Abstract
Objective: This study aims to investigate the expression changes of periostin (PN or OSF-2) in oral leukoplakia (OLK) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), and analyze its significance in the development of OSCC. Study Design: The expression of periostin was detected from tissue specimens and serum obtained from normal mucosa, OLK and OSCC by immunohistochemistry, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Results: Periostin was significantly overexpressed in OLK and OSCC, when compared with normal controls (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the overexpression of periostin was positively correlated with TNM stage, depth of invasion, and lymph node metastasis (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The overexpression of periostin may be involved in the carcinogenesis process of OLK, which may be used as a marker for detecting OLK. In addition, periostin serum levels can be used as a potential indicator of invasion and a prognosis target for OSCC.