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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: wenyue sun
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-24414 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20110119 1
<h4>Background</h4>Exposure to cigarette smoke is a major risk factor for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). We have previously established a chronic cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-treated human oral normal keratinocyte model, demonstrating an elevated frequency of mitochondrial mutations in CSE treated cells. Using this model we further characterized the mechanism by which chronic CSE treatment induces increased cellular proliferation.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We demonst ...[more]