2021
Bile reflux and hypopharyngeal cancer
Vageli DP, Doukas SG, Doukas PG, Judson BL. Bile reflux and hypopharyngeal cancer. Oncology Reports 2021, 46: 244. PMID: 34558652, PMCID: PMC8485019, DOI: 10.3892/or.2021.8195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypopharyngeal cancerAcidic bileHypopharyngeal carcinogenesisBile refluxRisk factorsGastroesophageal reflux diseaseIndependent risk factorSquamous cell cancerUpper aerodigestive tractElevated p53 expressionAnti-apoptotic effectsReflux diseaseLaryngopharyngeal refluxAerodigestive tractCell cancerGastroesophageal refluxateContribution of STAT3Neck cancerPrecancerous lesionsPremalignant changesNeoplastic changesNF-κBDNA damageP53 expressionBile acidsWeakly Acidic Bile Is a Risk Factor for Hypopharyngeal Carcinogenesis Evidenced by DNA Damage, Antiapoptotic Function, and Premalignant Dysplastic Lesions In Vivo
Sasaki CT, Doukas SG, Doukas PG, Vageli DP. Weakly Acidic Bile Is a Risk Factor for Hypopharyngeal Carcinogenesis Evidenced by DNA Damage, Antiapoptotic Function, and Premalignant Dysplastic Lesions In Vivo. Cancers 2021, 13: 852. PMID: 33670587, PMCID: PMC7923205, DOI: 10.3390/cancers13040852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcidic bileBile acidsDeoxycholic acidUnconjugated secondary bile acidsDNA/RNA oxidative damageConjugated primary bile acidsUpper aerodigestive tractSecondary bile acidsPrimary bile acidsAlternative therapeutic strategiesPremalignant dysplastic lesionsHypopharyngeal carcinogenesisAntacid therapyRelevant molecular pathwaysRNA oxidative damageSimilar oncogenic effectsEsophageal refluxRefractory GERDAerodigestive tractDysplastic lesionsRisk factorsPremalignant lesionsBile contentTherapeutic strategiesP53 expression
2020
The in vivo preventive and therapeutic properties of curcumin in bile reflux‐related oncogenesis of the hypopharynx
Doukas SG, Doukas PG, Sasaki CT, Vageli D. The in vivo preventive and therapeutic properties of curcumin in bile reflux‐related oncogenesis of the hypopharynx. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2020, 24: 10311-10321. PMID: 32691972, PMCID: PMC7521262, DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNF-κBRecent pre-clinical studiesHuman hypopharyngeal cellsIndependent risk factorPre-clinical studiesNF-κB activationTherapeutic propertiesHypopharyngeal cellsRisk factorsMolecular eventsHypopharyngeal mucosaBile exposureImmunohistochemical analysisFuture translational developmentBile acidsOncogenic profileHypopharynxCarcinogenic effectsOncogenic functionOverexpression of RelAEpithelial cellsBileTranslational developmentExpression of genesCurcumin