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(American Journal of Pathology. 1999;155:583-589.)
© 1999 American Society for Investigative Pathology

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Analysis of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Receptors (VDR) in Basal Cell Carcinomas

Jörg Reichrath*, Jörn Kamradt*, Xue Hong Zhu{dagger}, Xiang Fu Kong{dagger}, Wolfgang Tilgen* and Michael F. Holick{dagger}

From the Department of Dermatology,*
Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany; and the Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory,{dagger}
Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

We have analyzed expression of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor (VDR) protein and mRNA in basal cell carcinomas (BCC) of human skin. VDR immunoreactivity in BCCs was compared with the staining pattern of the proliferation marker Ki-67 in the same tumors. Additionally, VDR staining was compared to staining pattern of apoptotic cells by terminal UTP nucleotide end labeling assay. Frozen sections of superficial type, nodular type, and fibrosing type BCCs were consistently immunoreactive for VDR (mAb 9A7{gamma}) with almost every tumor cell labeled (n = 15). In general, VDR staining was pronounced in peripheral tumor cells. VDR immunoreactivity was consistently stronger in tumor cells than in adjacent or unaffected epidermis. No visual correlation was found in BCCs comparing labeling patterns of Ki-67-positive or apoptotic cells and mAb 9A7{gamma}. VDR mRNA was increased in BCCs (n = 6) compared to normal human skin (n = 5), as revealed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis. Our findings indicate that VDR is strongly expressed in BCCs and may be involved in the growth regulation of this tumour, and VDR mRNA and protein are increased in BCCs as compared to normal human epidermis.




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