2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Creation of novel diagnostic methods and epigenome therapy based on higher-order epigenome analysis in treatment-resistant oral cancer
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16K20595
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Surgical dentistry
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| Research Institution | Kumamoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 口腔癌 / 治療抵抗性 / 高次エピゲノム / DNAメチル化 / ヒストン修飾 / エピゲノム治療 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has been increased morbidity, and its high malignant potential, including metastasis and therapeutic resistance affects patient survival. Herein, we investigated the higher-order epigemomic alteration in therapeutic resistance of OSCC to develop the novel diagnostic methods and epigenome therapy based on epigenome profile. Bromodomain containing 4 (BRD4) associates with acetylated chromatin and facilitates transcriptional activation. BET inhibitor JQ1 suppressed cell proliferation, migration and invasion in OSCC cell lines, and JQ1 reduced expression levels of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2), which are associated with cancer metastasis. These results suggest that BRD4 may be a novel therapeutic target in OSCC.
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| Free Research Field |
口腔癌
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