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Expression of keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and its receptor in a middle-ear cavity problem.
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PMID:  22024578     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the pathogenesis of one of the most troublesome conditions following ear surgery, a middle-ear cavity problem. METHODS: Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and its receptor (KGFR), the ratio of proliferating epithelial cells using Ki-67, and the extent of infiltration of B cells and T cells were examined immunohistochemically in 10 ears with a cavity problem, 70 ears with cholesteatoma and 8 ears with normal skin at the retroauricular incision. RESULTS: KGF was positive in 40% of cavity problem specimens, 37.5% of normal skin specimens, and was positive in 88% of cholesteatoma specimens (cavity problem vs. cholesteatoma, p=0.0004). The positive rate of KGFR in the cavity problem group (33.3%) was between those in cholesteatoma (60%) and normal skin (0%). In contrast to the cholesteatoma specimens, a significantly smaller number of Ki-67 labeling index (LI) was detected in the cavity problem specimens. B cell LI was significantly higher but T cell LI was significantly lower in the cavity problem specimens than in the cholesteatoma group. CONCLUSIONS: Our present study indicated that the discordance of paracrine action between stromal KGF and epithelial KGFR with a large number of infiltrating B cells may play an important role in the pathogenesis of a cavity problem.
Authors:
Tomomi Yamamoto-Fukuda; Haruo Takahashi; Takehiko Koji
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-10-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1872-8464     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-10-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8003603     Medline TA:  Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
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