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https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/21793| Title: | Alterations in the immunoexpression of claudin-1 between different grades of oral epithelial dysplasias |
| Authors: | Carvalho, Marianne de Vasconcelos Pereira, Joabe dos Santos Costa, Antonio de Lisboa Lopes Souza, Lelia Batista de Freitas, Roseana de Almeida Miguel, Marcia Cristina da Costa |
| Keywords: | Oral epithelial dysplasia;Claudin-1;Tight junctions;Immunohistochemical;Potentially malignant lesion |
| Issue Date: | 2010 |
| Citation: | CARVALHO, Marianne de Vasconcelos et al. Alterations in the immunoexpression of claudin-1 between different grades of oral epithelial dysplasias. Archives of Oral Biology, v. 55, n. 4, p. 261-267, 2010. |
| Portuguese Abstract: | Claudins are transmembrane proteins that play a role in cell proliferation and adhesion and tumourigenesis. This study evaluated the immunoexpression of claudin-1 in the oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) (19 mild, 26 moderate, 3 severe). Diffuse staining predominated in mild (89.4%) and moderate (80.8%) OEDs. Immunoexpression in the middle and upper third was observed in all mild cases, whereas in moderate/severe dysplasias staining was observed in the upper third in 41.4% of cases, in the upper and middle third in 41.4%, and in the upper, middle and lower third in 17.2% (P<0.05). All mild OEDs and 73.1% of moderate cases presented only membrane staining, whereas membrane/cytoplasmic staining was observed in severe cases. Staining intensity was weak in 60% of parakeratinized OEDs and moderate/strong in orthokeratinized OEDs (60.8%) (P>0.05). The differences in the immunoexpression of claudin-1 between different grades of OEDs suggest the involvement of this protein in the progression of dysplasias. |
| URI: | https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/21793 |
| Appears in Collections: | CCS - DOD - Artigos publicados em periódicos |
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