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ArticleViruses2022

Potential Role of Epstein-Barr Virus in Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Scoping Review.

Rifat Rahman, Divya Gopinath, Waranun Buajeeb, Sopee Poomsawat, Newell W Johnson

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Article in Viruses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Rifat RahmanMenzies Health Institute Queensland, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Divya GopinathClinical Oral Health Sciences Division, School of Dentistry, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-4279-7420
Waranun BuajeebDepartment of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-7644-6258
Sopee PoomsawatDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-1709-5953
Newell W JohnsonMenzies Health Institute Queensland, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5866-262X
Griffith University · AUMahidol University · THIMU University · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Though the oral cavity is anatomically proximate to the nasal cavity and acts as a key reservoir of EBV habitation and transmission, it is still unclear whether EBV plays a significant role in oral carcinogenesis. Many studies have detected EBV DNA in tissues and exfoliated cells from OSCC patients. However, very few studies have investigated the expression of functional EBV proteins implicated in its oncogenicity. The most studied are latent membrane protein 1 (LMP-1), a protein associated with the activation of signalling pathways; EBV determined nuclear antigen (EBNA)-1, a protein involved in the regulation of gene expression; and EBV-encoded small non-polyadenylated RNA (EBER)-2. LMP-1 is considered the major oncoprotein, and overexpression of LMP-1 observed in OSCC indicates that this molecule might play a significant role in oral carcinogenesis. Although numerous studies have detected EBV DNA and proteins from OSCC and oral potentially malignant disorders, heterogeneity in methodologies has led to discrepant results, hindering interpretation. Elucidating the exact functions of EBV and its proteins when expressed is vital in establishing the role of viruses in oral oncogenesis. This review summarises the current evidence on the potential role of EBV in oral oncogenesis and discusses the implications as well as recommendations for future research.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsHead and Neck NeoplasmsMouth NeoplasmsCell Transformation, NeoplasticEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckViral Matrix ProteinsViral ProteinsEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensViral Matrix ProteinsViral ProteinsEpstein–Barr virus (EBV)latent membrane protein 1 (LMP-1)oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD)oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)

Identifiers

PMID35458531
PMCPMC9032208
OpenAlexW4223979071

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