Alterations in PNA binding of keratinocytes in oral keratosis

Autor: Teruaki Iwahashi, Kunihisa Taniguchi, Jun Ohno, M Ehara
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Biotechnic & Histochemistry. 86:168-173
ISSN: 1473-7760
1052-0295
DOI: 10.3109/10520290903532994
Popis: Changes in the expression of peanut lectin (PNA) were examined in keratinocytes of oral keratosis showing a mixture of hyperortho- and hyperparakeratinized epithelium. In the hyperorthokeratinized epithelium, which was reacted with anti-filaggrin antibody in both granular and cornified cells, PNA bound to the surface of keratinocytes from the spinous layer to the granular layer. Neither anti-filaggrin nor PNA reactions were detected in keratinocytes of the hyperparakeratinized epithelium. After neuraminidase pretreatment, however, PNA staining appeared in all cells, except cornified cells, of both hyperortho- and hyperparakeratinized epithelia. These findings suggest that PNA-binding epitopes in keratinocytes were modified by sialic acid during the hyperparakeratotic process of oral keratosis.
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