2022
The Role of PARP‐1 and NF‐κB in Bile‐Induced DNA Damage and Oncogenic Profile in Hypopharyngeal Cells
Doukas PG, Vageli DP, Judson BL. The Role of PARP‐1 and NF‐κB in Bile‐Induced DNA Damage and Oncogenic Profile in Hypopharyngeal Cells. The Laryngoscope 2022, 133: 1146-1155. PMID: 35791892, DOI: 10.1002/lary.30284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBileBile Acids and SaltsCarcinogenesisDNADNA DamageHumansNF-kappa BPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsRNA, MessengerConceptsHypopharyngeal cellsAcidic bileNF-κBNF-κB activationGamma-H2A histone family member XHypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaOncogenic profileNuclear factor kappa BPARP-1Squamous cell carcinomaB-cell lymphoma 2 expressionNF-κB transcriptional activityFactor kappa BDNA damageEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayH2A histone family member XCell survivalDNA/RNA damageHypopharyngeal carcinogenesisReflux contentsAnti-apoptotic phenotypeCell carcinomaWidespread DNA damageBAY 11PARP-1 overexpressionNoxious Combination of Tobacco Smoke Nitrosamines with Bile, Deoxycholic Acid, Promotes Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, via NFκB, In Vivo.
Vageli DP, Doukas PG, Doukas SG, Tsatsakis A, Judson BL. Noxious Combination of Tobacco Smoke Nitrosamines with Bile, Deoxycholic Acid, Promotes Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, via NFκB, In Vivo. Cancer Prevention Research 2022, 15: 297-308. PMID: 35502554, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-21-0529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaTobacco smoke componentsSquamous cell carcinomaAerodigestive tract carcinogenesisBile refluxRisk factorsHypopharyngeal cancerCell carcinomaChronic exposureNFκB activationVivo modelUpper aerodigestive tract cancerNoxious combinationLarge-scale studiesIndependent risk factorAerodigestive tract cancerUpper aerodigestive tract carcinogenesisHigh-risk individualsVivo chronic exposurePresence of bileSilent progressionTract cancerTobacco smokingInvasive carcinomaPremalignant lesions
2021
Targeting STAT3 prevents bile reflux‐induced oncogenic molecular events linked to hypopharyngeal carcinogenesis
Vageli DP, Doukas PG, Siametis A, Judson BL. Targeting STAT3 prevents bile reflux‐induced oncogenic molecular events linked to hypopharyngeal carcinogenesis. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2021, 26: 75-87. PMID: 34850540, PMCID: PMC8742186, DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBile RefluxCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorHumansNF-kappa BOncogenesSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorConceptsBcl-2 overexpressionTranscriptional activationTranscription factorsTranscriptional activitySignal transducerSTAT3 knockdownMolecular eventsCell survivalQPCR analysisLuciferase assaySTAT3 activationTargeting STAT3Oncogenic eventsAberrant activationHypopharyngeal carcinogenesisSTAT3 phosphorylationSTAT3Oncogenic effectsSTAT3 pathwayPharmacologic inhibitionPharmacological inhibitionSTA-21Hypopharyngeal cellsOncogenic profileWestern blot
2020
Sequencing of Sclerosing Microcystic Adenocarcinoma Identifies Mutational Burden and Somatic Variants Associated With Tumorigenesis
JIANG R, MARQUEZ J, TOWER JI, JACOBS D, CHEN W, MEHRA S, PRASAD ML, JUDSON BL. Sequencing of Sclerosing Microcystic Adenocarcinoma Identifies Mutational Burden and Somatic Variants Associated With Tumorigenesis. Anticancer Research 2020, 40: 6375-6379. PMID: 33109575, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrocystic adnexal carcinomaMutational burdenContext of immunosuppressionOral cavity neoplasiaCases of SMADiagnosis of SMAWhole-exome sequencingPotential molecular mechanismsImmunosuppression therapyNodal diseaseNeck dissectionPsoriatic arthritisResidual tumorAdnexal carcinomaPartial glossectomyTongue massSomatic variantsMicrocystic adenocarcinomaSMA casesExome sequencingGenomic profilesFunction mutationsTumorigenesisBurdenMolecular mechanisms