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  • Oncology
  • Cell Biology
  • Oral Pathology

Background:

  • Autophagy, a cellular degradation process, plays a complex role in cancer.
  • Understanding autophagy in oral precancerous lesions and cancer is crucial for prognosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify autophagy levels in oral leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
  • To correlate autophagy with clinicopathological features and lesion evolution.

Main Methods:

  • Immunohistochemistry was used to quantify LC3-II positive cells in normal oral mucosa, oral leukoplakia, and OSCC.
  • Tissue Microarrays were employed for OSCC analysis.
  • Statistical analyses included t-test, ANOVA, and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.

Main Results:

  • Autophagy levels were significantly increased in OSCC compared to normal mucosa and leukoplakia (p<0.001).
  • In leukoplakias, higher autophagy was observed in dysplastic lesions (p=0.0319) and those with poorer evolution (p=0.0133).
  • No association was found between autophagy levels and poorer evolution or survival in OSCC patients.

Conclusions:

  • Autophagy is upregulated during oral carcinogenesis.
  • Autophagy levels correlate with the progression and poorer behavior of oral leukoplakias.