Telomerase activity in premalignant and malignant lesions of human oral mucosa - PubMed (original) (raw)
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Telomerase activity in premalignant and malignant lesions of human oral mucosa
S Kannan et al. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 1997 Jun.
Abstract
Recent studies have demonstrated a strong association between carcinogenesis and re-activation of telomerase in various human tumors. In the present study, we have analyzed the telomerase activity in 105 oral mucosal samples, including normal mucosa and premalignant and malignant lesions, by using the telomeric repeat amplification protocol assay. The telomerase activity was detected in normal oral squamous epithelium and in 75% of the oral leukoplakias and oral carcinomas. Although the telomerase activity was observed in normal and hyperplastic squamous epithelium, it showed some relationship with certain clinico-pathological factors in malignant lesions. Telomerase activity was found to have a relationship with the grade of tumor differentiation. Of 34 well-differentiated squamous cell carcinomas, only 10 (30%) exhibited high telomerase activity, whereas in moderately or poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinomas, all seven (100%) tumors displayed high activity. In addition, the level of telomerase activity had an inverse correlation with the treatment response in the early-stage tumors, and the activity differed significantly between the tumors in the following intraoral sites: nonkeratinizing mucosa (buccal mucosa, alveolus, and floor of mouth) and tongue. This preliminary result shows that telomerase activity is present in normal oral squamous epithelium, as it is in normal hematopoietic cells and in carcinomas, and that telomerase activity has a relationship with degree of tumor differentiation and treatment response. Thus, assessing the telomerase activity may be a useful prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinomas.
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