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口腔扁平上皮癌患者における癌幹細胞マーカーCD44の過剰発現とその臨床的意義
Over Expression of Cancer Stem Cell Marker CD44 and Its Clinical Significance in Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
PMID: 37007900
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癌幹細胞マーカーCD44は、細胞表面糖タンパク質であり、細胞間相互作用、細胞接着、造血、腫瘍転移など様々な細胞機能に関与している。CD44遺伝子の転写は、β-カテニンとWntシグナル経路によって一部活性化され、後者の経路は腫瘍の発生に関連している。しかし、口腔扁平上皮癌(OSCC)におけるCD44の役割はよく分かっていない。我々は、末梢循環、口腔癌患者の腫瘍組織および口腔扁平上皮癌細胞株におけるCD44の発現をELISAおよび定量(q)-RTPCRで調査した。相対的なCD44s mRNA発現量は、末梢循環(=0.04)、腫瘍組織(=0.049)、口腔癌細胞株(SCC4、SCC25 =0.02, SCC9 =0.03)において有意に高かった。また、OSCC患者では、循環CD44タンパク質レベルが有意に(<0.001)高く、腫瘍負荷の増加や腫瘍の局所的な広がりと正の相関がありました。循環腫瘍幹細胞マーカーCD44は、腫瘍の進行の強力な指標であり、口腔扁平上皮がん患者に対する適切な治療戦略の開発に役立つと思われる。
Cancer stem cell marker CD44 is a cell-surface glycoprotein which is involved in various cellular functions such as cell-cell interactions, cell adhesion, haematopoiesis and tumour metastasis. The CD44 gene transcription is partly activated by beta-catenin and Wnt signalling pathway, the later pathway being linked to tumour development. However, the role of CD44 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is not well understood. We investigated the expression of CD44 in peripheral circulation, tumour tissues of oral cancer patients and oral squamous cell carcinoma cell lines by ELISA and quantitative (q)-RTPCR. Relative CD44s mRNA expression was significantly higher in peripheral circulation ( = 0.04), tumour tissues ( = 0.049) and in oral cancer cell lines (SCC4, SCC25 = 0.02, SCC9 = 0.03). Circulating CD44 protein levels were also significantly ( < 0.001) higher in OSCC patients that positively correlated with increasing tumour load and loco-regional spread of the tumour. The circulating tumour stem cell marker CD44 appears to be a potent indicator of tumour progression and may be useful for developing suitable therapeutics strategies for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.