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Therapeutic Potential of Dimethyl Fumarate in Counteract Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression by Modulating Apoptosis, Oxidative Stress and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

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DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032777

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OSCC; DMF; oncology; oxidative stress; apoptosis; EMT

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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common human tumor with a high mortality rate. Existing treatments for OSCC have poor survival outcomes, so there is a need for new therapeutic strategies. This study found that dimethyl fumarate (DMF) could reduce the expression of anti-apoptotic factors, modulate oxidative stress, and inhibit tumor cell migration, making it a promising strategy to counteract oral cancer progression.
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common human tumor, that originates from buccal mucosa and the tongue, associated with a high mortality rate. Currently, the treatment for OSCC involves surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy; however, survival outcomes for OSCC patients remain poor. For this reason, it is necessary to investigate new therapeutic strategies to counteract the progression of OSCC. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the role of dimethyl fumarate (DMF) in modulation of OSCC progression, both in vitro and in an in vivo orthotopic xenograft model. In vitro results revealed that DMF was able to reduce the expression of anti-apoptotic factors as BCL-2 and increased the expression of pro-apoptotic factors as Bax, Caspase-3 and BID. DMF appears to be involved in the modulation of oxidative stress mediators, such as MnSOD and HO-1. Furthermore, DMF showed to reduce the migratory ability of tumor cells and to modulate the expression of markers of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), as N-cadherin and E-cadherin. The in vivo study confirmed the data obtained in vitro significantly decreasing tumor mass and also reducing oxidative stress and apoptosis. Therefore, based on these results, the use of DMF could be considered a promising strategy to counteract oral cancer progression.

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