title: Keratinocyte growth factor and receptor mRNA expression in cholesteatoma of the middle ear.
abstract: Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) is synthesized and secreted exclusively by stromal cells in epithelialized organs, and specifically promotes proliferation of cells of epithelial origin, including keratinocytes. Cholesteatoma is a proliferative form of keratinocyte dysregulation with aggressive growth that often leads to destruction of adjacent bone. We examined the expression of KGF, closely related peptides and their receptors in the development of cholesteatoma by comparing cholesteatoma with normal ear skin using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) followed by Southern blot analysis. All surgical specimens of cholesteatoma and most normal ear skin samples expressed detectable levels of KGF and KGF receptor (KGFR). Semiquantitative RT-PCR using beta-actin mRNA as an internal standard revealed significantly higher expression of KGF mRNA in cholesteatoma than in normal skin, while no significant difference in KGFR mRNA expression was noted between cholesteatoma tissue and normal skin. These results suggest that excessive KGF synthesis may contribute to the hyperproliferative state in cholesteatoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo University Branch Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinogami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukaya
mesh_terms: D015139:Blotting, Southern; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000378:metabolism*; D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10; D051523:Fibroblast Growth Factor 7; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: C496453:FGF7 protein, human; D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10; D006133:Growth Substances; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; D051523:Fibroblast Growth Factor 7; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; C065104:keratinocyte growth factor receptor