Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2022, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (5): 517-522.doi: 10.19439/j.sjos.2022.05.013

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Study on the correlation between combined detection of RACK1, M2/M1in oral squamous cell carcinoma, prognosis of the patients

ZHU Jiang1, XU Teng2, SONG Dong-hui1, WU Sen-bin1   

  1. 1. Department of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University. Nantong 226000;
    2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological College of Nanjing Medical University. Nanjing 210005, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2021-07-29 Revised:2021-09-27 Online:2022-10-25 Published:2022-11-01

Abstract: PURPOSE: To explore the relationship between combined detection of tissue active protein kinase C receptor 1 (RACK1) and M2/M1 and the prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). METHODS: 129 OSCC patients admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University were selected as the research subjects from February 2017 to May 2018. RACK1 and M2/M1 in cancer tissues and adjacent tissues of patients were detected and compared. The relationship between RACK1 expression, M2/M1 and clinicopathological factors, and relationship between RACK1 expression, M2/M1 and prognosis in cancer tissue were analyzed. SPSS 18.0 software package was used for data analysis. RESULTS: The positive expression rate of RACK1 and the value of M2/M1 in cancer tissues were significantly higher than those in adjacent tissues (P<0.05). The positive expression rate of RACK1 in cancer tissues of patients with stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ, cervical lymph node metastasis, and vascular involvement were significantly higher than those with stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ, no lymph node metastasis, and no vascular involvement(P<0.05). M2/M1 values in cancer tissues of patients with stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ, poor differentiation, and cervical lymph node metastasis were significantly higher than those with stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ, moderate differentiation, and no cervical lymph node metastasis(P<0.05). Cox regression analysis showed that the stage of tumor, cervical lymph node metastasis, positive expression rate of RACK1, and M2/M1 were independent prognostic factors affecting overall survival (P<0.05). ROC curve showed that AUC of cancer tissue RACK1, M2/M1 and combination of the two to predict the prognosis of OSCC patients were 0.743, 0.718 and 0.875, respectively. The survival rate of patients with positive expression of RACK1 was 62.24%, and the survival rate of patients with negative expression of RACK1 was 92.31%. The overall survival rate of patients with positive expression of RACK1 and patients with negative expression were compared, and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). The survival rate of patients with M2/M1≥2.06 was 61.70%, the survival rate of patients with M2/M1<2.06 was 88.24%, and the overall survival curve of patients with M2/M1≥2.06 was compared with that of patients with M2/M1<2.06, and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The expression of RACK1 and M2/M1 is abnormally high in cancer tissues of OSCC patients. The expression of RACK1 and M2/M1 is related to the patient's pathology and prognosis. The combination of the two has certain efficacy in predicting the prognosis of OSCC patients.

Key words: Oral cavity, Squamous cell carcinoma, Active protein kinase C receptor 1, M2 type macrophages, M1 type macrophages, Prognosis

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