NTRK Gene Expression Analysis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Mexican Population

Oral cancer holds the sixth position in malignancies worldwide; 90% correspond to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Diverse reports suggest that NTRK genes and their receptors are key oncogenesis regulators to tumor progression in human cancers. To analyze the NTRK and Trk expression and their as...

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Published in:Dentistry journal 2024-10, Vol.12 (10), p.327
Main Authors: Escoto-Vasquez, Lilibeth Stephania, Portilla-Robertson, Javier, Ramírez-Jarquín, Josué Orlando, Jacinto-Alemán, Luis Fernando, Alonso-Moctezuma, Alejandro, Ramírez-Martínez, Carla Monserrat, Chanes-Cuevas, Osmar Alejandro, Salgado-Chavarria, Fabiola
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Language:English
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Age
Archives & records
Cancer
Correlation analysis
correlation expression
Dentistry
Development and progression
Gender
Gene expression
Genes
Genetic aspects
Immunohistochemistry
Kinases
Ligands
Malignancy
Medical prognosis
Mouth
Neurophysiology
NTRK
Oral cancer
Oral carcinoma
Oral squamous cell carcinoma
pan-TRK
Pathogenesis
Phosphorylation
RT-qPCR
Squamous cell carcinoma
Tongue
Tumorigenesis
Tumors
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Summary:Oral cancer holds the sixth position in malignancies worldwide; 90% correspond to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Diverse reports suggest that NTRK genes and their receptors are key oncogenesis regulators to tumor progression in human cancers. To analyze the NTRK and Trk expression and their association with clinicopathological features of OSCC in Mexican patients' samples. We analyzed 95 OSCC cases of pan-trk immunoexpression through a software-assisted method. Gene expression was analyzed by RT-qPCR employing the ΔΔCT method. Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman's correlation tests were performed. Our mean age was 62.4 (±16.9) years. A total of 37 cases were tumors in the lateral border of the tongue. Age was significantly associated with the anatomical site. 42% (40 of 95) cases were pan-trk positive. A total of 21 cases showed intense immunoexpression predominantly in poorly differentiated OSCC, with a significant correlation between immunoexpression and age and gender. Gene expression showed that poorly differentiated cases exhibited higher NTRK2 expression, while well-differentiated cases demonstrated NTRK3 significantly higher expression. Our results suggest that NTRK family expression is present in OSCC, with differential expression related to differentiation degree. Additional information about their activation or mutational status could reinforce their potential as a possible primary or adjuvant treatment target.
ISSN:2304-6767
2304-6767
DOI:10.3390/dj12100327