Expression levels of cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-3 in tumorigenesis and prognosis of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma

by Pei-Feng Liu, Yu-Chang Hu, Bor-Hwang Kang, Yu-Kai Tseng, Pi-Chuang Wu, Chi-Chuang Liang, Yu-Yi Hou, Ting-Ying Fu, Huei-Han Liou, I-Chien Hsieh, Luo-Ping Ger, Chih-Wen Shu

Apoptosis plays a dual role in cancer development and malignancy. The role of apoptosis-related caspases in cancer remains controversial, particularly in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC). In this study, we examined the protein levels of cleaved caspase-3, caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9 on tissue microarrays consisting of samples from 246 OTSCC patients by immunohistochemistry. Wilcoxon signed-rank test indicated that the protein levels of cleaved caspase-3, caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9 in tumor tissues were significantly higher compared to those in adjacent normal tissues (all p

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