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dc.creatorMartínez,A
dc.creatorSpencer,ML
dc.creatorBorlando,J
dc.creatorFlores,M
dc.creatorRojas,IG
dc.date2011-12-01
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dc.date.available2019-04-30T14:52:07Z
dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0719-01072011000300008
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/78043
dc.descriptionObjective: The aim of this study was to assess epithelial expression of E-cadherin and c-Met in normal lip, in actinic cheilitis and lip squamous cell carcinoma. Study Design: Biopsies of normal lip vermillion (NL, n=18), actinic cheilitis (AC, n=37), and lip SCC (n=22) were processed for E-cadherin and c-Met immunodetection. Epithelial and tumor cell expression was scored for each sample considering staining intensity and percentage. Results: E-cadherin expression was significantly reduced in AC and lip SCC as compared to normal lip (P<0.05), with a significant reduction in lip SCC as compared to AC (P=0.003). Expression of c-Met was significantly higher in AC and lip SCC as compared to NL (P<0.05), with a significant increase in lip SCC as compared to AC (P<0.0001). Conclusion: The results showed that epithelial E-cadherin expression is reduced and c-Met expression is increased as lip carcinogenesis progresses, suggesting that these proteins may be useful markers of malignant transformation.
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dc.publisherSociedad de Periodoncia de Chile. Sociedad de Implantología Oral de Chile. Sociedad de Prótesis y Rehabilitación Oral de Chile.
dc.relation10.4067/S0719-01072011000300008
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceRevista clínica de periodoncia, implantología y rehabilitación oral v.4 n.3 2011
dc.subjectE-cadherin
dc.subjectc-Met
dc.subjectlip carcinogenesis
dc.subjectUV light
dc.subjectactinic cheilitis
dc.subjectlip squamous cell carcinoma
dc.titleE-cadherin and c-Met expression in actinic cheilits and lip squamous cell carcinoma


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