Dystroglycan (DG) is a non-integrin adhesion molecule connecting the extracellular matrix to the actin cytoskeleton. Decreased expression of DG has been reported in several human cancers and related to tumour aggressiveness. Expression of the alpha-DG subunit was evaluated by immunostaining in a series of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and its relation with traditional prognostic indicators and with the clinical outcome of the patients was evaluated. Alpha-DG expression was easily detected in normal epithelium with a mean percentage of positive cells >80% but was undetectable in a significant fraction (59%) of OSCC. Loss of alpha-DG staining correlated with higher tumour grade (p = 0.04) and stage (p = 0.01), with nodal involvement (p = 0.001) and with an increased risk of recurrence (p = 0.002) and death (p = 0.004) in a univariate analysis, but it was not confirmed as an independent predictor of clinical outcome in a multivariate analysis. Loss of alpha-DG expression, which corresponds to loss of a functional DG complex, is a frequent event in human OSCC. Further studies are warranted on the role of this molecule in the entire multistep process of oral squamous tumorigenesis.

Expression of alpha-dystroglycan correlates with tumour grade and predicts survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma / Sgambato, A; Caredda, E; Leocata, P; Rossi, G; Boninsegna, A; Vitale, A; Grandi, T; Cittadini, A; Migaldi, Mario. - In: PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 0031-3025. - ELETTRONICO. - 42:3(2010), pp. 248-254. [10.3109/00313021003631361]

Expression of alpha-dystroglycan correlates with tumour grade and predicts survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

MIGALDI, Mario
2010

Abstract

Dystroglycan (DG) is a non-integrin adhesion molecule connecting the extracellular matrix to the actin cytoskeleton. Decreased expression of DG has been reported in several human cancers and related to tumour aggressiveness. Expression of the alpha-DG subunit was evaluated by immunostaining in a series of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and its relation with traditional prognostic indicators and with the clinical outcome of the patients was evaluated. Alpha-DG expression was easily detected in normal epithelium with a mean percentage of positive cells >80% but was undetectable in a significant fraction (59%) of OSCC. Loss of alpha-DG staining correlated with higher tumour grade (p = 0.04) and stage (p = 0.01), with nodal involvement (p = 0.001) and with an increased risk of recurrence (p = 0.002) and death (p = 0.004) in a univariate analysis, but it was not confirmed as an independent predictor of clinical outcome in a multivariate analysis. Loss of alpha-DG expression, which corresponds to loss of a functional DG complex, is a frequent event in human OSCC. Further studies are warranted on the role of this molecule in the entire multistep process of oral squamous tumorigenesis.
2010
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248
254
Expression of alpha-dystroglycan correlates with tumour grade and predicts survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma / Sgambato, A; Caredda, E; Leocata, P; Rossi, G; Boninsegna, A; Vitale, A; Grandi, T; Cittadini, A; Migaldi, Mario. - In: PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 0031-3025. - ELETTRONICO. - 42:3(2010), pp. 248-254. [10.3109/00313021003631361]
Sgambato, A; Caredda, E; Leocata, P; Rossi, G; Boninsegna, A; Vitale, A; Grandi, T; Cittadini, A; Migaldi, Mario
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