Evaluation of lymphocyte apoptosis in patients with oral cancer.

Fardeela Bin-Alee Areeya Arayataweegool Supranee Buranapraditkun Patnarin Mahattanasakul Napadon Tangjaturonrasme Apiwat Mutirangura Nakarin Kitkumthorn

Published in: Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB (2020)

The increased lymphocyte apoptosis in stage IV OC patients may be related to higher Bax levels and lower Bcl-2 levels. The Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in lymphocytes may be useful to determine the prognosis of OC patients, and could be considered a mean for supportive treatment in the future.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
endoplasmic reticulum stress
peripheral blood
peritoneal dialysis
cell death
signaling pathway