Microbial and inflammatory-based salivary biomarkers of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients often present with poor oral health, making it difficult to assess the relationship between oral microbes, inflammation, and carcinoma. This study investigates salivary microbes and inflammatory cytokines as biomarkers for HNSCC, with consideration of oral health. Saliva was collected from 30 participants, including 14 HNSCC patients and 16 participants representing both dentally compromised and healthy individuals. Bacterial and fungal communities were analyzed based on 16S rRNA gene and ITS1 amplicon sequencing, respectively, and concentrations of inflammatory cytokines were quantified using a cytometric bead array, with flow cytometry. Diversity-based analyses revealed that the bacterial communities of HNSCC patients were significan

SUBMITTER: Vesty A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6305924 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature