Significance of stroma in biology of oral squamous cell carcinoma

Scientific paper - Review paper

• Author: Vanja Vucicevic Boras
• Author: Aleksandra Fucic
• Author: Mihajlo Virag
• Author: Dragana Gabric
• Author: Igor Blivajs
• Author: Cedna Tomasovic-Loncaric
• Author: Zoran Rakusic
• Author: Vesna Bisof
• Author: Nicolas Le Novere
• Author: Danko Velimir Vrdoljak
• Author's institution: (Dubrava University Hospital)
• Author's institution: (Zagreb University Hispital Center)
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Dental Medicine
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Dental Medicine

Abstract (english)

The worldwide annual incidence of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is over 300,000 cases with a mortality rate of 48%. This cancer type accounts for 90% of all oral cancers, with the highest incidence in men over 50 years of age. A significantly increased risk of developing OSCC exists among smokers and people who consume alcohol daily. OSCC is an aggressive cancer that metastasizes rapidly. Despite the development of new therapies in the treatment of OSCC, no significant increase in 5-year survival has been recorded in the past decades. The latest research suggests focus should be put on examining tumor stroma activation within OSCC, as the stroma may contain cells that can produce signal molecules and a microenvironment crucial for the development of metastases. The aim of this review is to provide an insight into the factors that activate OSCC stroma and hence faciliate neoplastic progression. It is based on the currently available data on the role and interaction between metalloproteinases, cytokines, growth factors, hypoxia factor and extracellular adhesion proteins in the stroma of OSCC and neoplastic cells. Their interplay is additionally presented using the Systems Biology Graphical Notation in order to sublimate the collected knowledge and enable the more efficient recognition of possible new biomarkers in the diagnostics and follow-up of OSCC or in finding new therapeutic targets.

• Keywords (english): Biomarker; Cytokines; Estrogen receptor; OSCC; Stroma androgen receptor
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Review paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review - international
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Tumori Journal
• Numbering: vol. 104, no. 1, pp. 9-14
• p-ISSN: 0300-8916
• e-ISSN: 2038-2529
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5301/tj.5000673
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:127:839723
• Publication: 2018-04-27
• Document URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.5301/tj.5000673
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-10-25 09:41:57