PMID- 30527359 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190322 LR - 20190322 IS - 1618-0631 (Electronic) IS - 0344-0338 (Linking) VI - 215 IP - 2 DP - 2019 Feb TI - Spondin-2 is a novel diagnostic biomarker for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PG - 286-291 LID - S0344-0338(18)30927-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.prp.2018.11.017 [doi] AB - Spondin-2, belongs to the SOX (SRY-related HMG box) gene family, plays a vital role in the development of malignancy, however, the role of Spondin-2 in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) remains unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate the prognostic significance of and probable mechanism of Spondin-2 in LSCC. qRT-PCR, western blotting assays and IHC analysis demonstrated that Spondin-2 was significantly increased in LSCC tissues compared with adjacent non-tumorous tissues. In addition, high levels of Spondin-2 was associated with clinical stage, lymph node metastasis and pathology grade of LSCC patients (P <0.05). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that patients with high expression of Spondin-2 had a lower overall survival rate (P<0.05) than that with low expression of Spondin-2. Moreover, spondin-2 silencing inhibited the proliferation of LSCC cells through inhibiting the activation of PI3K/AKT signaling. In conclusion, spondin-2 might be a novel therapeutic target and prognostic biomarker for LSCC patients. CI - Copyright (c) 2018. Published by Elsevier GmbH. FAU - Ni, Haosheng AU - Ni H AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20 Xi Si Road, Nantong, 226001, China. FAU - Ni, Tingting AU - Ni T AD - Department of Oncology, Nantong Tumor Hospital, No. 30 Tong Yang North Road, Nantong 226001, China. FAU - Feng, Jia AU - Feng J AD - Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20 Xi Si Road, Nantong, 226001, China. FAU - Bian, Tingting AU - Bian T AD - Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20 Xi Si Road, Nantong, 226001, China. FAU - Liu, Yifei AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20 Xi Si Road, Nantong, 226001, China. Electronic address: ntdxliuyifei@sina.com. FAU - Zhang, Jianguo AU - Zhang J AD - Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20 Xi Si Road, Nantong, 226001, China. Electronic address: 13815212431@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20181129 PL - Germany TA - Pathol Res Pract JT - Pathology, research and practice JID - 7806109 RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (Extracellular Matrix Proteins) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (SPON2 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/*analysis MH - Extracellular Matrix Proteins/*analysis MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Kaplan-Meier Estimate MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/*diagnosis/mortality/pathology MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Proteins/*analysis MH - Prognosis MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/*diagnosis/mortality/pathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - 5-year survival ratio OT - Clinicopathological characteristics OT - LSCC OT - PI3K/AKT signaling pathway OT - Prognostic biomarker OT - Spondin-2 EDAT- 2018/12/12 06:00 MHDA- 2019/03/23 06:00 CRDT- 2018/12/12 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/11/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/03/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/12/12 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0344-0338(18)30927-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.prp.2018.11.017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pathol Res Pract. 2019 Feb;215(2):286-291. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2018.11.017. Epub 2018 Nov 29.