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Int J Med Sci 2020; 17(6):799-806. doi:10.7150/ijms.43832 This issue Cite

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Overexpression of Malic Enzyme 2 Indicates Pathological and Clinical Significance in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Jun-Jie Zhou1, Yao Xiao1, Hao Li1, Cong-Cong Wu1, De-Run Chen1, Lei Chen1, Wei-Wei Deng1, Wen-Feng Zhang2✉, Zhi-Jun Sun1,2✉

1. The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
2. Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China

✉ Corresponding authors: Prof. Zhi-Jun Sun and Wen-Feng Zhang. Emails: sunzjedu.cn; zhangwf59edu.cn; Fax: +862787873260

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Zhou JJ, Xiao Y, Li H, Wu CC, Chen DR, Chen L, Deng WW, Zhang WF, Sun ZJ. Overexpression of Malic Enzyme 2 Indicates Pathological and Clinical Significance in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Med Sci 2020; 17(6):799-806. doi:10.7150/ijms.43832. https://www.medsci.org/v17p0799.htm
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Abstract

Our study investigated the expression of malic enzyme 2 (ME2) in human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and associated pathological and clinical pattern. We demonstrated that human OSCC tissues expressed a high level of ME2, and the overexpression of ME2 is closely connected to a high pathological grade, lymphatic metastasis, large tumor size and human papillomavirus (HPV) (P < 0.001). Similarly, high levels of ME2 expression in OSCC tissue were shown to be correlated with poor prognosis (P < 0.05). The expression of ME2 was correlated with Slug, SOX2, and aldehyde dehydrogenase-1 (ALDH1) immunoreactivity.ME2 was shown to be overexpressed in OSCC tissue and indicated a poor prognosis for OSCC. ME2 may be correlated with several immune markers.

Keywords: malic enzyme 2, oral squamous cell carcinoma, ·prognosis, tissue microarrays

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Zhou, J.J., Xiao, Y., Li, H., Wu, C.C., Chen, D.R., Chen, L., Deng, W.W., Zhang, W.F., Sun, Z.J. (2020). Overexpression of Malic Enzyme 2 Indicates Pathological and Clinical Significance in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 17(6), 799-806. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.43832.

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Zhou, J.J.; Xiao, Y.; Li, H.; Wu, C.C.; Chen, D.R.; Chen, L.; Deng, W.W.; Zhang, W.F.; Sun, Z.J. Overexpression of Malic Enzyme 2 Indicates Pathological and Clinical Significance in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2020, 17 (6), 799-806. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.43832.

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Zhou JJ, Xiao Y, Li H, Wu CC, Chen DR, Chen L, Deng WW, Zhang WF, Sun ZJ. Overexpression of Malic Enzyme 2 Indicates Pathological and Clinical Significance in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Med Sci 2020; 17(6):799-806. doi:10.7150/ijms.43832. https://www.medsci.org/v17p0799.htm

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Zhou JJ, Xiao Y, Li H, Wu CC, Chen DR, Chen L, Deng WW, Zhang WF, Sun ZJ. 2020. Overexpression of Malic Enzyme 2 Indicates Pathological and Clinical Significance in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Med Sci. 17(6):799-806.

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