2020
The in vivo preventive and therapeutic properties of curcumin in bile reflux‐related oncogenesis of the hypopharynx
Doukas SG, Doukas PG, Sasaki CT, Vageli D. The in vivo preventive and therapeutic properties of curcumin in bile reflux‐related oncogenesis of the hypopharynx. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2020, 24: 10311-10321. PMID: 32691972, PMCID: PMC7521262, DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNF-κBRecent pre-clinical studiesHuman hypopharyngeal cellsIndependent risk factorPre-clinical studiesNF-κB activationTherapeutic propertiesHypopharyngeal cellsRisk factorsMolecular eventsHypopharyngeal mucosaBile exposureImmunohistochemical analysisFuture translational developmentBile acidsOncogenic profileHypopharynxCarcinogenic effectsOncogenic functionOverexpression of RelAEpithelial cellsBileTranslational developmentExpression of genesCurcumin
2019
Biliary reflux as a causal factor in hypopharyngeal carcinoma: New clinical evidence and implications
Sasaki CT, Doukas SG, Costa J, Vageli DP. Biliary reflux as a causal factor in hypopharyngeal carcinoma: New clinical evidence and implications. Cancer 2019, 125: 3554-3565. PMID: 31310330, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaAdjacent normal tissuesIL-6Reflux diseaseHypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaMiR-375Respective adjacent normal tissuesMiR-21Pilot studyEsophageal reflux diseaseIndependent risk factorNew clinical evidenceSquamous cell carcinomaOncomiR miR-21NF-κB activationMiR-21/miRTumor suppressor miR-375Quantitative polymerase chain reactionMessenger RNABiliary refluxHypopharyngeal carcinogenesisControl patientsLaryngopharyngeal refluxClinical evidenceHypopharyngeal carcinoma
2016
Gastro-duodenal fluid induced nuclear factor- κappa B activation and early pre-malignant alterations in murine hypopharyngeal mucosa
Vageli DP, Prasad ML, Sasaki CT. Gastro-duodenal fluid induced nuclear factor- κappa B activation and early pre-malignant alterations in murine hypopharyngeal mucosa. Oncotarget 2016, 7: 5892-5908. PMID: 26745676, PMCID: PMC4868729, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.6824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBile Acids and SaltsBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedDuodenumFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansHypopharyngeal NeoplasmsHypopharynxImmunoenzyme TechniquesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMucous MembraneNF-kappa BPrecancerous ConditionsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerStomachConceptsHypopharyngeal mucosaNF-κB activationVivo modelSignificant NF-κB activationNF-κB pathwayCell proliferation markersΒ-catenin expressionC57BL/6J miceRisk factorsHistologic lesionsCell adhesion moleculeNF-κBVivo effectsProliferation markersP-STAT3B activationAdhesion moleculesNormal keratinocytesOncogenic pathwaysSTAT3 activationΒ-cateninBcl-2E-cadherinKi67Mucosa