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  • Title: Altered immunohistochemical expression of small proteoglycans in the tumor tissue and stroma of basal cell carcinoma.
    Author: Hunzelmann N, Schönherr E, Bonnekoh B, Hartmann C, Kresse H, Krieg T.
    Journal: J Invest Dermatol; 1995 Apr; 104(4):509-13. PubMed ID: 7706768.
    Abstract:
    Small proteoglycans have been shown to act as receptors for matrix molecules or growth factors and to influence the attachment and the migration of cells. We therefore report here on the immunocytochemical expression of three small proteoglycans, i.e., decorin, biglycan, and the recently described PG-100, in normal human skin and in basal cell carcinoma. In normal human skin, staining for decorin revealed expression throughout the dermis with an increased signal in the papillary dermis, whereas no expression was observed in the epidermis. Biglycan and PG-100 were mainly detected in the epidermis, with biglycan being expressed only in suprabasal layers. In addition, biglycan could be detected in a narrow zone below the basement membrane. In tissue specimens obtained from 12 basal cell carcinomas, the expression of biglycan and PG-100 was absent or strongly down-regulated in the tumor tissue. Tumor cells thus displayed a staining pattern similar to that found on the basal cells of normal human skin. In the stroma surrounding the tumor, however, the expression of biglycan and to a lesser degree decorin was increased when compared with normal human dermis. The increased deposition appears to be due to an increased synthesis of these molecules, as total RNA extracted from basal cell carcinoma tissue revealed an induction of biglycan and decorin mRNA. This study indicates that the expression of proteoglycans in basal cell carcinoma tumor cells and in tumor stroma is altered from that in normal skin.
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