Miranda da Costa, NM;
Saab Abe, CT;
Mitre, GP;
Mesquita, RA;
Silva Kataoka, MSD;
Ribeiro Ribeiro, AL;
Jaeger, RG;
... Pinheiro, JDJV; + view all
(2019)
HIF-1α is Overexpressed in Odontogenic Keratocyst Suggesting Activation of HIF-1α and NOTCH1 Signaling Pathways.
Cells
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, Article 731. 10.3390/cells8070731.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is an odontogenic cyst that shows aggressive and intriguing biological behavior. It is suggested that a hypoxic environment occurs in OKC, which led us to investigate the immunoexpression and location of hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) and other hypoxia-related proteins. METHODS: Twenty cases of OKC were evaluated for the expression of Notch homolog 1 (NOTCH1), HIF-1α, disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 12 (ADAM-12), and heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor (HBEGF) by immunohistochemistry and compared to eight control cases of calcifying odontogenic cystic (COC), orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst (OOC), and normal oral mucosa (OM) in basal and parabasal layers. RESULTS: In OKC, all the proteins tested were expressed significantly higher in both basal (except for NOTCH1 and HBEGF in OOC) and suprabasal epithelial layers compared to controls. Looking at the epithelial layers within OKC, we observed an increased NOTCH1 and HIF-1α expression in parabasal layers. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that hypoxia occurs more intensively in OKC compared to COC, OM, and OOC. Hypoxia appeared to be stronger in parabasal layers as observed by higher HIF-1α expression in upper cells. Overexpression of NOTCH1, ADAM-12, and HBEGF in OKC was observed, which suggests that microenvironmental hypoxia could potentially regulate the expression of hypoxia-related proteins, and consequently, its clinical and biological behavior.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | HIF-1α is Overexpressed in Odontogenic Keratocyst Suggesting Activation of HIF-1α and NOTCH1 Signaling Pathways |
| Location: | Switzerland |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3390/cells8070731 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/cells8070731 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2019 by the Authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | HIF-1α, hypoxia, odontogenic keratocyst, oxygen |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10078780 |
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