Bulletin of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery
ISSN 1829-006X
2025; 223–231
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CORRELATION OF ONCOGENIC MICRORNAS 21 AND 22 EXPRESSION LEVEL TO THE DIFFERENT GRADES OF MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA OF SALIVARY GLANDS (EX VIVO STUDY)

Mariam Mohamed Zaki*, Heba Farag, Olfat Shaker

Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt & Assistant Lecturer, Oral Pathology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, The British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt. · Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. · Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Received: 2025-12-24 · Published: 2025-12-11

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CORRELATION OF ONCOGENIC MICRORNAS 21 AND 22 EXPRESSION LEVEL TO THE DIFFERENT GRADES OF MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA OF SALIVARY GLANDS (EX VIVO STUDY)
Authors
Mariam Mohamed Zaki, Heba Farag, Olfat Shaker
Source journal
Bulletin of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery
Published
2025-12-11
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Original
https://doi.org/10.58240/1829006X-2025.21.11-223

Abstract

Background: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) counts among the most frequent types of malignant salivary gland neoplasms. Brandwein system classified MEC into low, intermediate and high grade as per histological pattern, but this classification lacks the correlation with the genetic basis such as MicroRNA profile. This study aims to assess the expression level of MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) and MicroRNA-22 (miR-22) in different grades of MEC. Material And Methods: Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded blocks of MEC were obtained from Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University and General Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University within the period of (2014-2023). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was applied to measure the expression level of miR-21 and miR-22. Results: The high grade group showed significant upregulation in the level of expression of miR-21 and miR-22 in comparison to all other groups. The levels of upregulation of low group and intermediate group were insignificant. A significant strong positive relationship was recorded between the levels of expression of miR-21 and miR-22 in all the assessed grades of MEC. Conclusions: As the levels of miR-21 and miR-22 were significantly increased in the high grade-group, these MicroRNAs could be possibly used as prognostic markers in cases of MEC.
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