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Enhanced expression of nidogen 1 around the nest of basal cell carcinoma compared with that around squamous cell carcinoma.
Medical Molecular Morphology 2018 October 2
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a malignant skin tumor originating from cells of the epidermal basal layer and adnexal epithelium, especially in sun-exposed areas. Unlike squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), BCC has a propensity to grow only locally possibly due to differences in the surrounding microenvironment including the basement membrane (BM) and stroma. To investigate the components constituting the BM and surrounding connective tissue in BCC and SCC, we analyzed the expression of BM proteins, nidogen 1 (NID1) and type IV collagen (COL4). We compared the immunohistochemical expressions of NID1 and COL4 among tumor specimens from BCC, SCC and its precancerous condition, actinic keratosis (AK), (n = 5 each condition). The expressions of NID1 and COL4 were both decreased around the tumor nest of SCC. In contrast, the expressions of both NID1 and COL4 around the nest of BCC were much higher than in the peri-lesional normal skin not only at the BM, but also in the surrounding stromal tissue. Our findings imply that the surrounding stromal cells of BCC, but not SCC or AK, excessively produce NID1 and COL4, which may be involved in preventing BCC cells from destroying the BM and invading the dermis.
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