Article ; Online: Immunoexpression of α2-integrin and Hsp47 in hereditary gingival fibromatosis and gingival fibromatosis-associated dental abnormalities.
Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal
2013 Volume 18, Issue 1, Page(s) e45–8
Abstract: Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the expression of the α2-integrin subunit and heat shock protein 47 (Hsp47) in two families with isolated gingival fibromatosis (GF) form and one family with GF associated with dental ... ...
| Abstract | Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the expression of the α2-integrin subunit and heat shock protein 47 (Hsp47) in two families with isolated gingival fibromatosis (GF) form and one family with GF associated with dental abnormalities and normal gingival (NG). Study design: Immunohistochemistry was performed with antibodies against α2-integrin and Hsp47 in specimens from two unrelated families with hereditary gingival fibromatosis (Families 1 and 2) and from one family with a gingival fibromatosis-associated dental abnormality (Family 3); NG samples were used for comparison. The results were analysed statistically. Results: Immunoreactivity for α2-integrin and Hsp47 was observed in the nucleus of epithelial cells of both the basal and suprabasal layer and a more discreet signal was noted in connective tissue in all study samples. Hsp47 showed higher immunoreactivity in Family 2 compared with the other families (p ≤ 0.05). Despite the markup α2-integrin was higher in Family 3 there was no statistically significant difference between the families studied (p ≥ 0.05). Conclusions: Our results confirmed the heterogeneity of GF, such that similar patterns of expression of the condition may show differences in the expression of proteins such as Hsp47. Although no difference in α2-integrin expression was observed between GF and NG groups, future studies are necessary to determine the exact role of this protein in the various forms of GF and whether it contributes to GF pathogenesis. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Cross-Sectional Studies ; Fibromatosis, Gingival/complications ; Fibromatosis, Gingival/genetics ; Fibromatosis, Gingival/immunology ; Fibromatosis, Gingival/metabolism ; HSP47 Heat-Shock Proteins/biosynthesis ; Humans ; Integrin alpha2/biosynthesis ; Tooth Abnormalities/complications ; Tooth Abnormalities/immunology ; Tooth Abnormalities/metabolism |
| Chemical Substances | HSP47 Heat-Shock Proteins ; Integrin alpha2 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2013-01-01 |
| Publishing country | Spain |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ZDB-ID | 2171573-7 |
| ISSN | 1698-6946 ; 1698-4447 |
| ISSN (online) | 1698-6946 |
| ISSN | 1698-4447 |
| DOI | 10.4317/medoral.17970 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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