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 ResearchConceptsHypopharyngeal 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 overexpression
2021
Bile reflux and hypopharyngeal cancer
Vageli DP, Doukas SG, Doukas PG, Judson BL. Bile reflux and hypopharyngeal cancer. Oncology Reports 2021, 46: 244. PMID: 34558652, PMCID: PMC8485019, DOI: 10.3892/or.2021.8195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypopharyngeal cancerAcidic bileHypopharyngeal carcinogenesisBile refluxRisk factorsGastroesophageal reflux diseaseIndependent risk factorSquamous cell cancerUpper aerodigestive tractElevated p53 expressionAnti-apoptotic effectsReflux diseaseLaryngopharyngeal refluxAerodigestive tractCell cancerGastroesophageal refluxateContribution of STAT3Neck cancerPrecancerous lesionsPremalignant changesNeoplastic changesNF-κBDNA damageP53 expressionBile acids
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
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