EGF receptor and its ligands, EGF and TGF-alpha, in developing and neoplastic human odontogenic tissues.
EGF receptor and its ligands, EGF and TGF-alpha, in developing and neoplastic human odontogenic tissues.
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EGF 受体及其配体,EGF 和 TGF-α,在发育中和肿瘤性人类牙源组织中。
DOI:
10.1387/ijdb.8292533
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发表时间:
1993
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通讯作者:
P. Miettinen
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作者:
K. Heikinheimo;R. Voutilainen;R. Happonen;P. Miettinen
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-alpha) regulate cell proliferation and functional maturation through the EGF receptor (EGF-R). Their roles in human tooth development and odontogenic tumorigenesis have not been explored. We studied the expression of EGF, TGF-alpha and EGF-R in human fetal teeth (cap stage to early hard tissue formation) and various odontogenic tumors. EGF-R mRNA and immunoreactive cells were mostly located in odontogenic epithelium. EGF-R expression was subject to temporospatial variation at different stages of tooth development. EGF and TGF-alpha mRNAs were detected in fetal teeth only by the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). However, EGF and TGF-alpha immunoreactive cells were demonstrated in epithelial elements of tooth germ, suggesting that the peptides partially originate from non-odontogenic sources. In odontogenic tumors, EGF-R mRNA and immunoreactivity were confined to neoplastic epithelium. Transcripts for TGF-alpha but not for EGF were detected in tumors of odontogenic epithelial, epithelial-ectomesenchymal and ectomesenchymal origins. It is concluded that regulation of EGF-R expression is developmentally regulated in human odontogenesis. Furthermore, the odontogenic epithelium is the main target tissue for both EGF and TGF-alpha during tooth development. TGF-alpha and its receptor may also be involved in odontogenic tumorigenesis.
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影响因子:
2.7
作者:
Snead,ML;Luo,W;Oliver,P;Nakamura,M;Don-Wheeler,G;Bessem,C;Bell,GI;Rall,LB;Slavkin,HC
通讯作者:
Slavkin,HC
影响因子:
4.6
作者:
A. Vaahtokari;S. Vainio;I. Thesleff
通讯作者:
A. Vaahtokari;S. Vainio;I. Thesleff
影响因子:
4.6
作者:
K. Lyons;R. Pelton;B. Hogan
通讯作者:
K. Lyons;R. Pelton;B. Hogan
影响因子:
3
作者:
Kronmiller,JE;Upholt,WB;Kollar,EJ
通讯作者:
Kollar,EJ
DOI:
--
发表时间:
1992
期刊:
The International journal of developmental biology
影响因子:
--
作者:
Hu,CC;Sakakura,Y;Sasano,Y;Shum,L;BringasJr,P;Werb,Z;Slavkin,HC
通讯作者:
Slavkin,HC