Integrative analyses of biomarkers and pathways for metformin reversing cisplatin resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells.

OBJECTIVES: In this study, transcriptome sequencing were performed to elucidate the molecular mechanism by which metformin inhibits head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells progression and sensitizes HNSCC cells to chemotherapy. We aimed to propose a novel chemotherapeutic approach with high efficacy and few side effects and provide a new strategy for HNSCC treatment. DESIGN: The effects of metformin on the biological behaviors of HNSCC cells were validated by CCK8 cell proliferation assays, would healing assays and flow cytometric apoptosis assays. The appropriate metformin concentrations for the experimental pretreatment of HNSCC cells were selected based on experimental results, and the treated cells were subjected to transcriptome sequencing. After bioinformatics analysis and intersection with a post-chemotherapy resistance dataset from the GEO database numbered GSE102787, the genes were identified and used to predict potential metformin targets after functional enrichment analysis. RESULTS: Metformin significantly inhibited the proliferation and migration and induced the apoptosis of Cal27 and FaDu cells. A total of 284 genes that are potentially targeted by metformin during HNSCC cell sensitization were identified by bioinformatics, and ten hub genes with high connectivity were selected. In particular, Fen1 overexpression was associated with poor prognosis in HNSCC patients. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates that Fen1 is overexpressed in HNSCC tissues compared with normal tissues and that Fen1 overexpression is a poor prognostic factor in HNSCC patients. Metformin enhances the ability of cisplatin to inhibit HNSCC progression. Further studies are needed to explore the therapeutic value of Fen1 in HNSCC.

Effect of oral skill competition on the practice teaching quality of stomatology / 中华医学教育探索杂志

With reference to the experience of School of Stomatology, Inner Mongolia Medical University, in participating in oral skill competitions, this article analyzes and summarizes the teaching issues reflected in skill competitions and refines the teaching strategies of consolidating theoretical foundation and cultivating clinical thinking as the basis, implementing the sterile concept and maintaining standard body position and posture as the key, and standardizing operating standards and strengthening hand skills as the important points. Participating in skill competitions can help to improve the emphasis on practical skill teaching of stomatology among students and establish innovative teaching models. Meanwhile, humanistic quality education is taken seriously to improve the comprehensive qualities of students through multiple channels.

Nano targeted drug delivery system and the treatment of oral cancer / 国际肿瘤学杂志

Oral cancer is one of the most common malignant tumor of the head and neck.Passive targeting is a targeted therapy for initial treatment of oral cancer,which is not always effective.In order to achieve better targeted therapy on oral cancer,researchers have turned to the study of active targeting with nano drug delivery system in recent years.With this treatment,nanoparticles are attached to the surface of the target molecules,and combine with specific expression or overexpression receptor on the surface of tumor cell to achieve target.This delivery system can transport anticancer drugs directed at the lesion site and achieve the purpose of reducing adverse drug reaction and increasing treatment efficacy.Targeted chemotherapy is increasing being used in the treatment of oral cancer.

Establishment of a highly metastatic tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell line from New Zealand White rabbit.

OBJECTIVE: Prior to this study, the widely used tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell lines could only initiate tumours in immunodeficient mice, which greatly delayed studies on immune function during carcinogenesis. This study established a new tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell line named 'RSCC-1', which can initiate tumours in both immunocompetent rabbits and immunodeficient nude mice and has high metastatic ability. DESIGN: Primary tongue cancer was induced by DMBA and local mechanical stimulation in New Zealand White rabbits. The induced cancer was serially transplanted into homogeneous rabbits to establish transplanted models. At the same time, cancer samples were collected, cultured and passaged in vitro. Finally, a cell line named 'RSCC-1' was established. Its growth behaviour, cell cycle distribution and tumourigenicity in rabbits and nude mice were investigated. RESULTS: RSCC-1 cells were cultured continuously in vitro for 19 months (165 passages). They contain between 54 and 196 chromosomes, with a modal number of 75. Tumourigenicity rates were 100% in both homogeneous rabbits and nude mice, with 20% lung metastasis and 50% cervical lymph node metastasis in homogeneous rabbits. CONCLUSION: RSCC-1 is a poorly differentiated, highly malignant rabbit tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell line. Its behaviour in the inoculated animal model closely resembles human tongue cancer, and could metastasize to local lymph nodes and remote organs.