Table II. Real-time quantitative PCR data.
Fold changes in expression levels of genes after rhBMP-2 treatment for two representative OSCCA cell lines. Only genes showing statistically significant changes (p-values < 0.05) are shown.
| BMP-2 Positive Expression (UMSCC-74A) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gene | Fold Regulation |
p-value |
| IL1B | 1.89 | 0.0142 |
| MMP-9 | −4.19 | 0.0378 |
| MTSS1 | −3.57 | 0.0022 |
| HGF | −3.18 | 0.0117 |
| MMP-11 | −1.79 | 0.0161 |
| MCAM | −1.79 | 0.0043 |
| PLAUR | −1.59 | 0.0041 |
| TIMP-2 | −1.55 | 0.0095 |
| BMP-2 Negative Expression (UMSCC-1) | ||
| Gene | Fold Regulation |
p-value |
| MMP-10 | 2.87 | 0.0087 |
| MMP-3 | 2.35 | 0.0029 |
| KISS1 | 1.87 | 0.0043 |
| MTSS1 | 1.52 | 0.0023 |