Abstract:
Objective :To study the expression of caveolin-1 in tongue squamous carcinoma cell lines with different metastatic potential.
Methods :Total RNA was extracted from tongue carcinoma cell line Tca8113 and its brain metastases Tb cells and the gene mRNA was determined by using RT-PCR technique.
Results :Caveolin-1 mRNA was detected in both cancer cells and its expression level in Tb cells is higher than that in Tca8113 cells.
Conclusions :Caveolin-1 may play a role in the metastasis of tongue carcinoma.