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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2024

EZH2 Inhibition to Counteract Oral Cancer Progression through Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway Modulation.

Michela Campolo, Sarah Adriana Scuderi, Alessia Filippone, Valentina Bova, Sofia Paola Lombardo, Lorenzo Colarossi, Serena Sava, Anna Paola Capra, Federica De Gaetano, Marco Portelli and 3 more

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Michela CampoloDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D'Alcontres, 31, 98166 Messina, ME, Italy.
Sarah Adriana ScuderiDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D'Alcontres, 31, 98166 Messina, ME, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8566-9739
Alessia FilipponeDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D'Alcontres, 31, 98166 Messina, ME, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9642-6844
Valentina BovaDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D'Alcontres, 31, 98166 Messina, ME, Italy.
Sofia Paola LombardoIstituto Oncologico del Mediterraneo, Via Penninazzo 7, 95029 Viagrande, CT, Italy.
Lorenzo ColarossiIstituto Oncologico del Mediterraneo, Via Penninazzo 7, 95029 Viagrande, CT, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9988-2362
Serena SavaIstituto Oncologico del Mediterraneo, Via Penninazzo 7, 95029 Viagrande, CT, Italy.
Anna Paola CapraDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D'Alcontres, 31, 98166 Messina, ME, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1428-3609
Federica De GaetanoDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D'Alcontres, 31, 98166 Messina, ME, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9638-5520
Marco PortelliDepartment of Biomedical and Dental Science, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria, 98125 Messina, ME, Italy.
Angela MilitiDepartment of Biomedical and Dental Science, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria, 98125 Messina, ME, Italy.
Emanuela EspositoDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D'Alcontres, 31, 98166 Messina, ME, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2663-6387
Irene PaternitiDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D'Alcontres, 31, 98166 Messina, ME, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common human malignancies worldwide. The molecular mechanisms of OSCC pathogenesis are still unknown; however, in recent years, several reports have focused on the role of enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) in OSCC. Therefore, in this study we aimed to investigate the effects of GSK343, a selective EZH2 inhibitor, and its impact on the signaling pathways in OSCC, using an in vitro and in vivo orthotopic model. In the in vitro model, GSK343 (1, 10, and 25 μM) significantly decreased OSCC cell viability and cell migration through EZH2 inhibition, modulating NF-κB/IκBα pathway activation and eNOS, VEGF, and TGFβ expression, important markers of angiogenesis. In the in vivo model, GSK343 (5 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg) restored tongue tissue architecture and reduced tumor progression through EZH2 inhibition and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway modulation. Moreover, GSK343 reduced the expression of inflammatory mediators; eNOS and TGFβ, markers of angiogenesis; and CD31 and CD34, markers of micro vessel density, respectively. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that GSK343 counteracts oral cancer progression through EZH2/Wnt/β-catenin pathway modulation, suggesting that it could be a promising therapeutic approach for OSCC management.

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angiogenesisenhancer of zeste homolog 2inflammationoral squamous cell carcinomaWnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

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PMID39204206
PMCPMC11357505

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