title: Immunohistochemical distribution of collagens type I, III, IV and VI, of undulin and of tenascin in oral fibrous hyperplasia.
abstract: The distribution of collagens type I, IV and VI, of procollagen type III, of undulin and of tenascin was studied in 10 lesions which were clinically and histologically diagnosed as localized oral fibrous hyperplasias. The immunohistochemical distribution of these proteins was similar to that observed for normal oral mucosa. Undulin showed a pattern of parallel fibers throughout. Collagen type VI was pronounced in the subepithelial connective tissue, whereas the collagen fiber bundles were equally reactive for collagens type I and III. Tenascin was observed close to the subepithelial basement membrane and in proximity to collagen fiber bundles in the upper connective tissue. The present findings indicate that oral fibrous hyperplasias that are probably caused by inflammation or chronic irritation show the differentiated and ordered pattern of extracellular matrix proteins characteristic of normal oral mucosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Free University of Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schuppan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal / Q000032:analysis*; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000737:chemistry; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000737:chemistry*; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D005881:Gingiva / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology; D011347:Procollagen / Q000032:analysis; D019063:Tenascin
chemical_list: C054447:COL14A1 protein, human; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D011347:Procollagen; D019063:Tenascin; D003094:Collagen