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ArticleCancer cell international2026

Association of Porphyromonas gingivalis-infected oral squamous cell carcinoma cell-secreted exosomal miR-3648-1-p5 with tumor progression.

Xiaorong Tan, Zhangping Tan, Wenyue Xu, Yuchuan Zhou, Wei Wei, Chenxi Li, Muqiu Li, Zhongcheng Gong

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Xiaorong Tan *Oncological Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, School / Hospital of Stomatology Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
Zhangping Tan *Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing 400707,, China.
Wenyue XuDepartment of Pathogenic Biology, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Yuchuan ZhouOncological Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, School / Hospital of Stomatology Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
Wei WeiOncological Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, School / Hospital of Stomatology Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
Chenxi LiOncological Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, School / Hospital of Stomatology Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
Muqiu LiOncological Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, School / Hospital of Stomatology Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
Zhongcheng Gong *Oncological Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, School / Hospital of Stomatology Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. gzc740904@xjmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1871-1500

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82360481Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2025D01C175Tianshan Talents Project for Leading Talent in Medicine and Health TSYC202301A001
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backgroundOral squamous cell carcinoma accounts for over 90% of oral malignancies and remains a major global public health concern. Our previous study identified Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) as a key microbial factor in oral squamous cell carcinoma initiation and progression. However, the precise mechanisms by which P. gingivalis infection contributes to tumor progression remain unclear. Pathogens regulate exosome secretion during bacterial infection; therefore, this study aimed to investigate the role of exosomes from P. gingivalis-infected oral squamous cell carcinoma cells (Pg.Ex) in tumor progression.

methodsWe isolated exosomes using differential centrifugation. To elucidate the mechanisms by which Pg.Ex promote oral squamous cell carcinoma progression, microRNA sequencing was performed on exosomes isolated from P. gingivalis-infected and uninfected cells. Furthermore, the biological roles of Pg.Ex and exosomal miR-3648-1-p5 in oral squamous cell carcinoma tumor growth were examined in vitro and in vivo.

resultsWe found that P. gingivalis-infected oral squamous cell carcinoma cells released lower concentrations and larger particle sizes of exosomes. Pg.Ex had lower levels of miR-3648-1-p5 and could be transferred to uninfected cells to promote the malignant phenotype of oral squamous cell carcinoma cells, in vitro and in vivo.

conclusionsThese findings reveal an unknown connection between low exosomal miR-3648-1-p5 expression in P. gingivalis-infected oral squamous cell carcinoma cells and oral squamous cell carcinoma progression. Therefore, targeting Pg.Ex and miR-3648-1-p5 may present a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

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ExosomesmiR-3648-1-p5Oral squamous cell carcinomaP. gingivalis-infected OSCC cellPorphyromonas gingivalis

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