PMID- 28650560 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181010 LR - 20181010 IS - 1600-0714 (Electronic) IS - 0904-2512 (Linking) VI - 47 IP - 3 DP - 2018 Mar TI - Uncovering the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor/tyrosine kinase receptor B signaling in head and neck malignancies. PG - 221-227 LID - 10.1111/jop.12611 [doi] AB - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a member of the neurotrophin family of growth factors that was first known as responsible for sustain the growth, function, and plasticity of neural cells. BDNF exerts its effects by binding to the tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB). The BDNF/TrkB axis has been reported to be overexpressed in several neurogenic and non-neurogenic tumors. Its higher expression was associated with a poor prognosis to patients affected by different human malignancies, tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis; epithelial-mesenchymal transition and resistance to chemotherapy. BDNF/TrkB represent promising targets to the development of novel anticancer therapies. Some clinical trials are currently evaluating the efficacy of Trk protein-target drugs in different types of solid tumors. To date, few groups have evaluated the DNF/TrkB pathway in head and neck malignancies. The aims of this study were to review the literature concerning the role of BDNF/TrkB activation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and malignant salivary gland tumors and to discuss future perspectives of BDNF/TrkB-target therapy. CI - (c) 2017 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - de Moraes, Juliana Kern AU - de Moraes JK AD - Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil. FAU - Wagner, Vivian Petersen AU - Wagner VP AD - Department of Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Fonseca, Felipe Paiva AU - Fonseca FP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6657-4547 AD - Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. FAU - Vargas, Pablo Agustin AU - Vargas PA AD - Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil. FAU - de Farias, Caroline Brunetto AU - de Farias CB AD - Cancer and Neurobiology Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Porto Alegre Clinical Hospital, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. AD - Children's Cancer Institute, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Roesler, Rafael AU - Roesler R AD - Cancer and Neurobiology Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Porto Alegre Clinical Hospital, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. AD - Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Martins, Manoela Domingues AU - Martins MD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8662-5965 AD - Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil. AD - Department of Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. AD - Experimental Pathology Unit, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170722 PL - Denmark TA - J Oral Pathol Med JT - Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology JID - 8911934 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) RN - Q20Q21Q62J (Cisplatin) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic/drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid/drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/drug therapy/metabolism MH - Cisplatin/pharmacology MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm MH - Head and Neck Neoplasms/drug therapy/*metabolism/pathology MH - Humans MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness MH - Prognosis MH - Receptor, trkB/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - adenoid cystic carcinoma OT - head and neck cancer OT - oral squamous cell carcinoma OT - salivary gland cancer OT - signaling pathway EDAT- 2017/06/27 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/12 06:00 CRDT- 2017/06/27 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/06/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/27 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/jop.12611 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Oral Pathol Med. 2018 Mar;47(3):221-227. doi: 10.1111/jop.12611. Epub 2017 Jul 22.