Elevated expression of transglutaminase 1 and keratinization-related proteins in conjunctiva in severe ocular surface disease.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
; 42(3): 549-56, 2001 Mar.
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PURPOSE: In severe ocular surface diseases, pathologic keratinization of the ordinarily nonkeratinized corneal and conjunctival mucosal epithelia results in severe visual loss. The expression in conjunctivalized corneas of various proteins known to play important roles in the physiological keratinization process in human epidermis was examined to better understand the mechanism of keratinization. METHODS: Conjunctiva covering the cornea was examined in 12 eyes with ocular surface disease in the chronic cicatricial phase. These comprised four Stevens-Johnson syndrome, four ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, and four chemical injuries. Normal conjunctivas from four age-matched individuals served as controls. Semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to investigate transglutaminase 1 gene expression and immunohistochemistry to study the expression of transglutaminase 1 protein along with other keratinization-related proteins (involucrin, loricrin, filaggrin, and cytokeratins 1 and 10) and cytokeratin pairs 4/13 and 3/12. RESULTS: Semiquantitative RT-PCR showed that transglutaminase 1 mRNA expression was upregulated in keratinized conjunctiva compared with normal. Also, in this tissue, immunohistochemistry demonstrated elevated levels of transglutaminase 1, involucrin, filaggrin, and the cytokeratin pair 1/10. Levels of loricrin and cytokeratin pairs 4/13 and 3/12, however, remained the same. CONCLUSIONS: Various keratinization-related proteins, transglutaminase 1 included, are most likely involved in the pathogenesis of cicatrizing ocular surface diseases.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Precursores de Proteínas
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Transglutaminasas
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Conjuntiva
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Enfermedades de la Conjuntiva
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Proteínas de Filamentos Intermediarios
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Queratinas
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Proteínas de la Membrana
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos