Effects of Maackia amurensis seed lectin (MASL) on oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) gene expression and transcriptional signaling pathways.
Kelly L HamiltonStephanie A SheehanEdward P RetzbachClinton A TimmermanGarret B GianneschiPatrick J TemperaPremalatha BalachandranGary S GoldbergPublished in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2020)
Taken together, results from this study indicate that MASL decreases activity of JAK-STAT, TGFβ-SMAD, and Wnt-βCTN signaling pathways to inhibit OSCC growth and motility. These data suggest that further studies should be undertaken to determine how MASL may also be used alone and in combination with other agents to treat oral cancer.