title: Immunohistochemical localization of cytokeratin 19, involucrin and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in cultured human gingival epithelial sheets.
abstract: It has been suggested that human cultured gingival epithelial sheets may serve as a possible grafting material. The purpose of this study was to examine the biological characteristics of human cultured gingival epithelial sheets by epithelial differentiation and proliferation markers. Immunohistochemical localization of cytokeratin 19, involucrin and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) were examined in human cultured gingival epithelial sheets samples from twenty patients. Cytokeratin 19-immunopositive cells were scattered mainly in the suprabasal layer. Immunoreactivity for involucrin was observed in all layers except for the basal layer. The majority of proliferating cell nuclear antigen-immunopositive cells was found in the basal layer. These results suggested that the cultured human gingival epithelial sheets were biologically active and in proliferative condition, which implies that this biological product may be a potential grafting material.
authors.affiliation: Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Biological Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Momose
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Yukihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ninagawa
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Yoshie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiromasa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000473:pathology; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen; D011498:Protein Precursors; C032253:involucrin; D007633:Keratins