China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ›› 2018, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (4): 310-316.doi: 10.19438/j.cjoms.2018.04.004

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Effect of HER2 gene on cell proliferation, cell cycle and apoptosis in salivary malignant pleomorphic adenoma

XIA Liang1,2, WANG Yang1, HU Yu-hua1, WANG Li-zhen1, GU Ting1, LI Jiang1, TIAN Zhen1   

  1. 1.Department of Oral Pathology,
    2.Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China;
  • Received:2017-10-16 Revised:2017-12-25 Online:2018-07-20 Published:2018-08-09

Abstract: PURPOSE:To inhibit HER2 in salivary malignant pleomorphic adenoma, investigate the effect on tumor cell proliferation, cell cycle and apoptosis, and assess the possibility of blocking HER2 to improve MPA malignant biological behavior. METHODS: HER2 expression and proliferation were detected in MPA cell lines. The effect on tumor cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis and down-stream pathway were verified after use of HER2 blockade. SPSS 16.0 software package was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: HER2 overexpressed/proliferated in SM-AP1 and SM-AP4 cells. By blocking HER2, tumor proliferation and cell cycle were significantly induced, and apoptosis process was activated. In addition, the downstream pathway PI3K/Akt and MAPK/ERK were significantly inhibited. CONCLUSIONS: HER2 overexpressed/proliferated in MPA cell line, which might play an important role in tumor genesis. Inhibiting HER2 might be a novel therapy for poor biological behavior on MPA.

Key words: HER2, Malignant pleomorphic tumor, Salivary gland

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