CYTOKERATIN EXPRESSION IN HUMAN RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM OF NASAL POLYPS AND TURBINATES

Authors
HICKS W WARD R EDELSTEIN D HALL L ALBINO A HARD R ASCH B
Citation
W. Hicks et al., CYTOKERATIN EXPRESSION IN HUMAN RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM OF NASAL POLYPS AND TURBINATES, Cell biology international, 19(4), 1995, pp. 301-306
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Cell Biology
Journal title
Cell biology international → ACNP
ISSN journal
10656995
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
301 - 306
Database
ISI
SICI code
1065-6995(1995)19:4<301:CEIHRE>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The cytokertatins in respiratory epithelial cells (REC) of human nasal polyps and turbinates were analyzed by immunohistochemistry. Cytokera tin 19 (CK19) was present in all REC, CK5 and 14 were expressed primar ily in basal cells, and CK7, 8, and 18 were found in suprabasal cells. Differences in cytoplasmic locations were also apparent among the ind ividual cytokeratins. CK13 was nor defected in any REC of these tissue s. The results indicate the profile of cytokeratins in REC of human na sal polyps and turbinates is essentially identical to that of REC in t he more distal respiratory tract.