Biochemical composition of the epidermal-dermal junction and other basement membrane.
Biochemical composition of the epidermal-dermal junction and other basement membrane.
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表皮-真皮交界处和其他基底膜的生化成分。
DOI:
10.1111/1523-1747.ep12497841
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发表时间:
1982
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Briggaman,RA
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作者:
Briggaman,RA
During the last several yeaTs, our knowledge of the biochemical composition of the epidermal-dermal junction and the ultrastructural location of the pathologic reaction in numerous skin diseases that affect this area has increased greatly. In this paper, our purpose is to review current information in these areas. The epidermal-dermal junction has been reviewed previously and the reader is referred to these somces for a more general and comprehensive review of the subject [1-5). First, a brief review of the ultrastructural morphology of the epidermal-dermal junction is necessary to relate the subsequent studies. The epidermal-dermal junction is more complex and more highly organized ultrastructurally than the simple linear" basement membrane zone" between epidermis and dermis noted by light microscopy. Three different epidermal cell types, basal keratinocyte, melanocyte, and Merkel cell, comprise a portion of the epidermal-dermal junction with each cell type presenting a somewhat different appearance at the junction. Basal keratinocytes form the vast majority of the junction zone and will be the only cell considered here. The epidermal-dermal junction between basal keratinocytes and dermis can be divided, for convenience, into 4 ru· eas proceeding from epidermis toward the dermis (Figure). These ru· e: The basal cell plasma membrane with its special attachment structures, hemidesmosomes; lamina Iucida; the basal lamina; and a sub-basal lamina fibrous zone.The plasma membrane of basal keratinocytes is a trilaminar structure measuring approximately 7-9 nanometers (nm) in thickness. Electron dense thickenings stud the plasma membrane at frequent intervals. These structures are termed hemidesmosomes and are diagramatically presented in the Figme. The hemidesmosome is composed of an electron dense area, the attachment plaque, that is present on the cytoplasmic side