Although TGF-β is known to be related tumor proliferation, invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), its effects on oral carcinomas remain unclear. This study aimed elucidate the of squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). In present in vitro study, three human OSCC lines; SAS (tongue cancer), Ca9-22 (mandibular gingival cancer) HSC-3 (cervical lymph nodes metastasis tongue were treated with...

The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) describes a rapid and often reversible modulation of phenotype by epithelial cells. EMT was originally defined in the context of developmental stages, including heart morphogenesis, mesoderm and neural crest formation. Epithelial cells loosen cell-cell adhesion structures throughout EMT. They modulate their polarity, cytoskeleton organization and typi...