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Tie2 Regulates Tumor Metastasis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Daisuke Kitajima1, Atsushi Kasamatsu2✉, Dai Nakashima1, Isao Miyamoto1, Yasushi Kimura1, Tomoaki Saito1, Takane Suzuki3, Yosuke Endo-Sakamoto2, Masashi Shiiba4, Hideki Tanzawa1,2, Katsuhiro Uzawa1,2✉

1. Department of Oral Science Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan;
2. Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan;
3. Department of Environmental Health Science and
4. Department of Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.

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Kitajima D, Kasamatsu A, Nakashima D, Miyamoto I, Kimura Y, Saito T, Suzuki T, Endo-Sakamoto Y, Shiiba M, Tanzawa H, Uzawa K. Tie2 Regulates Tumor Metastasis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas. J Cancer 2016; 7(5):600-607. doi:10.7150/jca.13820. https://www.jcancer.org/v07p0600.htm
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Abstract

The endothelial-specific receptor, tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin-like loops and epidermal growth factor homology domains-2 (Tie2) is a member of the tyrosine kinase family and is ubiquitous in normal tissues; however, little is known about the mechanisms and roles of Tie2 in oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs). In the current study, we investigated the expression status of Tie2 in OSCCs by quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, immunoblotting, and immunohistochemistry and the functional mechanisms of Tie2 using its overexpressed OSCC (oeTie2) cells and Tie2 blocking by its antibody. We found that Tie2 expression was down-regulated significantly (p < 0.05) in OSCCs compared with normal counterparts in vitro and in vivo. Interestingly, oeTie2 cells showed higher cellular adhesion (p < 0.05) and lower cellular invasion (p < 0.05) compared with control cells; whereas there was similar cellular proliferation in both transfectants. Furthermore, cellular adhesion was inhibited and invasion was activated by Tie2 function-blocking antibody (p < 0.05), indicating that Tie2 directly regulates cellular adhesion and invasion. As expected, among the clinical variables analyzed, Tie2-positivity in patients with OSCC was correlated closely with negative lymph node metastasis. These results suggested for the first time that Tie2 plays an important role in tumor metastasis and may be a potential biomarker for OSCC metastasis.

Keywords: Tie2, Oral Cancer


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Kitajima, D., Kasamatsu, A., Nakashima, D., Miyamoto, I., Kimura, Y., Saito, T., Suzuki, T., Endo-Sakamoto, Y., Shiiba, M., Tanzawa, H., Uzawa, K. (2016). Tie2 Regulates Tumor Metastasis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas. Journal of Cancer, 7(5), 600-607. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.13820.

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Kitajima, D.; Kasamatsu, A.; Nakashima, D.; Miyamoto, I.; Kimura, Y.; Saito, T.; Suzuki, T.; Endo-Sakamoto, Y.; Shiiba, M.; Tanzawa, H.; Uzawa, K. Tie2 Regulates Tumor Metastasis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas. J. Cancer 2016, 7 (5), 600-607. DOI: 10.7150/jca.13820.

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Kitajima D, Kasamatsu A, Nakashima D, Miyamoto I, Kimura Y, Saito T, Suzuki T, Endo-Sakamoto Y, Shiiba M, Tanzawa H, Uzawa K. Tie2 Regulates Tumor Metastasis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas. J Cancer 2016; 7(5):600-607. doi:10.7150/jca.13820. https://www.jcancer.org/v07p0600.htm

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Kitajima D, Kasamatsu A, Nakashima D, Miyamoto I, Kimura Y, Saito T, Suzuki T, Endo-Sakamoto Y, Shiiba M, Tanzawa H, Uzawa K. 2016. Tie2 Regulates Tumor Metastasis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas. J Cancer. 7(5):600-607.

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