Streptococcus anginosus in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: implication in carcinogenesis.

  • Authors:
    • M Tateda
    • K Shiga
    • S Saijo
    • M Sone
    • T Hori
    • J Yokoyama
    • K Matsuura
    • T Takasaka
    • T Miyagi
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  • Published online on: December 1, 2000     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.6.6.699
  • Pages: 699-1402
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Abstract

It has been suggested that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection might be associated with not only gastric ulcers but also gastric malignancies. Recently, it was reported that the Streptococcus anginosus (S. anginosus) DNA sequence was found in DNA samples extracted from esophageal cancers. Because smoking and alcohol abuse are regarded as risk factors for both esophgeal cancer and head and neck cancer, infection of S. anginosus might be associated with carcinogenesis of head and neck cancer. To investgate the involvement of S. anginosus infection in head and neck cancer, we analyzed 217 DNA samples prepared from head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. We performed PCR analysis with S. anginosus-16S ribosomal DNA-specific primers, and Southern blot analysis. For detection of S. anginosus in the oral and pharyngeal cavities, we used oropharyngeal bacteriological culture and PCR analysis of gingival smears of the patients. By PCR analysis, the S. anginosus DNA sequence was found in 217 out of 217 (100%) DNA samples obtained from head and neck cancers. By Southern blot analysis, positive bands were detected in 41 out of 125 (33%) samples. We could find no S. anginosus colony in oropharyngeal bacteriological culture dishes of 53 patients with and without head and neck cancer. On the other hand, we found the S. anginosus DNA fragment in 8 out of 8 DNA samples obtained from gingival smears by PCR analysis. These data indicate that the upper aerodigestive environment of the patients permitting S. anginosus infection was implicated in the carcinogenesis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

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Tateda M, Shiga K, Saijo S, Sone M, Hori T, Yokoyama J, Matsuura K, Takasaka T and Miyagi T: Streptococcus anginosus in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: implication in carcinogenesis.. Int J Mol Med 6: 699-1402, 2000.
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Tateda, M., Shiga, K., Saijo, S., Sone, M., Hori, T., Yokoyama, J. ... Miyagi, T. (2000). Streptococcus anginosus in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: implication in carcinogenesis.. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 6, 699-1402. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.6.6.699
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Tateda, M., Shiga, K., Saijo, S., Sone, M., Hori, T., Yokoyama, J., Matsuura, K., Takasaka, T., Miyagi, T."Streptococcus anginosus in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: implication in carcinogenesis.". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 6.6 (2000): 699-1402.
Chicago
Tateda, M., Shiga, K., Saijo, S., Sone, M., Hori, T., Yokoyama, J., Matsuura, K., Takasaka, T., Miyagi, T."Streptococcus anginosus in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: implication in carcinogenesis.". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 6, no. 6 (2000): 699-1402. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.6.6.699