title: Keratinocyte growth factor and its receptor messenger RNA expression in nasal mucosa and nasal polyps.
abstract: To examine the potential biologic role of fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) in nasal polyps and nasal mucosa during chronic inflammatory conditions, we investigated messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of three members of the FGF family -- acidic FGF, basic FGF, and keratinocyte growth factor (KGF)-- in nasal polyp tissues, as well as in hyperplastic nasal mucosa. Using the sensitive method reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), we demonstrated that of the examined FGFs, KGF had the most abundant mRNA expression in nasal polyps and nasal mucosa. We also found that significantly higher levels of KGF mRNA were expressed in nasal polyps than in nasal mucosa, whereas mRNA expression of acidic FGF and basic FGF was relatively low in these tissues. In addition, we showed that KGF receptor mRNA was present in most of the nasal mucosa; however, none or little was expressed in nasal polyps. These results suggest that KGF might play an important role in nasal epithelial proliferation and that excessive synthesis of KGF in nasal polyp stroma may contribute to hypertrophy of the nasal mucosa in patients with chronic sinusitis associated with nasal polyposis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo University Branch Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nibu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10; D051523:Fibroblast Growth Factor 7; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000502:physiology; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology
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