Journal: International Dental Journal

Article Title: Chemerin Promotes Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression via NLRP3-Mediated Pyroptosis and the GSDMD-N Pathway

doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2026.109541

Figure Lengend Snippet: Expression of chemerin and NLRP3 in OSCC. A, The results indicated that NLRP3 was highly expressed in the high-expression region of chemerin. B, Immunofluorescence double staining showed that chemerin (488 nm) and NLRP3 (650 nm) could be coexpressed and localised in OSCC cells (red for chemerin and green for NLRP3). C, Chemerin overexpression led to the increased expression of pyroptosis-related proteins, and vice versa. When the NLRP3 inhibitor (MCC950) was added to each group, the expression level of pyroptosis-related proteins was decreased. GAPDH was used as a control.

Article Snippet: The NLRP3 inhibitor (MCC950) was purchased from MCE (Item No. CSN18163 ).

Techniques: Expressing, Immunofluorescence, Double Staining, Over Expression, Control

Journal: International Dental Journal

Article Title: Chemerin Promotes Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression via NLRP3-Mediated Pyroptosis and the GSDMD-N Pathway

doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2026.109541

Figure Lengend Snippet: Chemerin promotes OSCC EMT through pyroptosis. The expression of EMT-related molecules was measured in Cal27 and SCC15 cell lines. After chemerin overexpression, the expression level of N-cadherin and vimentin was increased, and the expression level of E-cadherin was decreased. After MCC950 was added, the expression level of N-cadherin and vimentin was still decreased, whereas the expression level of E-cadherin was increased. Tubulin was used as the control.

Article Snippet: The NLRP3 inhibitor (MCC950) was purchased from MCE (Item No. CSN18163 ).

Techniques: Expressing, Over Expression, Control

Journal: International Dental Journal

Article Title: Chemerin Promotes Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression via NLRP3-Mediated Pyroptosis and the GSDMD-N Pathway

doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2026.109541

Figure Lengend Snippet: Chemerin promotes cell migration and invasion through pyroptosis. A, Transwell migration and invasion experiments showed that the proliferation and migration of OSCC cells were enhanced after chemerin overexpression. After MCC950 was added, the proliferation and migration abilities of cells were weakened. B, Scratch healing experiments showed that OSCC cell migration was enhanced after chemerin overexpression. After adding MCC950, the cell migration ability was weakened.

Article Snippet: The NLRP3 inhibitor (MCC950) was purchased from MCE (Item No. CSN18163 ).

Techniques: Migration, Over Expression

Journal: International Dental Journal

Article Title: Chemerin Promotes Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression via NLRP3-Mediated Pyroptosis and the GSDMD-N Pathway

doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2026.109541

Figure Lengend Snippet: Chemerin promotes cell proliferation through pyroptosis. A, The CCK-8 experiment showed that the OD value of OSCC cells increased after the overexpression of chemerin. The OD value decreases after chemerin knockdown. After MCC950 was added, the OD value of the OSCC cells decreased. B, Flow cytometry results indicated that in the GSDMD-N expression group, the proportion of OSCC cells entering the S phase increased, and cell proliferation was promoted. The knockdown group enriched for S-phase cells and inhibited cell proliferation. C, In the group with high GSDMD-N expression level, the expression level of cyclinE1 and cyclinD1 increased, and after adding MCC950, the expression level of cyclinE1 and cyclinD1 decreased. GAPDH was used as the control.

Article Snippet: The NLRP3 inhibitor (MCC950) was purchased from MCE (Item No. CSN18163 ).

Techniques: CCK-8 Assay, Over Expression, Knockdown, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Control

Journal: International Dental Journal

Article Title: Chemerin Promotes Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression via NLRP3-Mediated Pyroptosis and the GSDMD-N Pathway

doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2026.109541

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of chemerin on the formation of subcutaneous tumours in nude mice. A, The results of tumour transplantation in nude mice indicated that the tumours in the CAL27-Chemerin group were larger and heavier than those in the Cal27 group ( P < .05). The tumours in the SCC15 group were larger and heavier than those in the SCC15-Chemerin-shRNA group ( P < .05). B, The immunohistochemical results indicated that the expression level of pyroptosis-related molecules (GSDMD and IL-1β) and NLRP3 was higher in the chemerin overexpression group and lower in the chemerin knockdown group.

Article Snippet: The NLRP3 inhibitor (MCC950) was purchased from MCE (Item No. CSN18163 ).

Techniques: Transplantation Assay, shRNA, Immunohistochemical staining, Expressing, Over Expression, Knockdown