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Effect of Hypoxia on the Expression of Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator in Human Tongue Squamous Cell Carcino- ma Cells (Tca8113)

WANG Sheng-zhi1,LIANGXin-hua2,CHENG Zhou1,BIHong-guang1,MAO Zu-yi2,WANG Da-zha- ng2   

  1. 1.Dept.ofOral andMaxillofacial Surgery,The Affiliated Yantai YuhuangdingHospital ofQingdao UnivercityMedical Col- lege,Yantai264000,China;2.Key.Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering Ministry of Education,Sichuan University, Chengdu610041,China
  • Received:2005-06-25 Revised:2005-06-25 Online:2005-06-20 Published:2005-06-20

Abstract:

Objective To observe the expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) in human tongue squamous carcinoma cells (Tca8113) under hypoxia, in order to explore the relation between hypoxia and invasion and metastasis of oral cancer.Methods Under different hypoxic times(0,3,6,12,24 h), the expression of uPA protein was examined quantitatively using immunohistochemical technique (IH) and flow cytometry (FCM).Results Hypoxia promoted the expression of uPA. The longer hypoxic time was, the higher expression of uPA was.Conclusion Hypoxia can promote invasion and metastasis of oral squamous carcinoma through stimulating the expression of uPA.

Key words: hypoxia, urokinase-type plasminogen activator, tongue squamous cell carcinoma, invasion, metastasis