THE EXPRESSION OF CYTOKINE MESSENGER-RNAS IN CLEAR CELL ACANTHOMA

  • Authors:
    • B MARKOVIC
    • EM NICHOLLS
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  • Published online on: April 1, 1993     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2.4.519
  • Pages: 519-522
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Abstract

Clear cell acanthoma (syn: Degos' acanthoma) is a tumorous condition of the skin of unknown aetiology. It is seen as fleshy vascular papules which are solitary and are usually located on die lower extremities. We have studied 4 cases using cDNA-mRNA in situ hybridization for growth and immunological factors thought to be important molecular regulators in the skin. We obtained strongest binding with an interleukin-2 (IL-2) probe which bound to the tumour cells in the epidermis and to lymphoid cells in the dermal infiltrate. We also observed binding of probes for IL-1beta, IL-4, IL-6, IFN-alpha and TGF-alpha. Binding with the IL-2R probe was confined to scant cells in the tumour and a few cells in the lymphoid infiltrate. The significance of these observations and possible mechanisms for the pathogenesis of clear cell acanthoma are discussed.

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MARKOVIC B and MARKOVIC B: THE EXPRESSION OF CYTOKINE MESSENGER-RNAS IN CLEAR CELL ACANTHOMA. Int J Oncol 2: 519-522, 1993
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MARKOVIC, B., & MARKOVIC, B. (1993). THE EXPRESSION OF CYTOKINE MESSENGER-RNAS IN CLEAR CELL ACANTHOMA. International Journal of Oncology, 2, 519-522. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2.4.519
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MARKOVIC, B., NICHOLLS, E."THE EXPRESSION OF CYTOKINE MESSENGER-RNAS IN CLEAR CELL ACANTHOMA". International Journal of Oncology 2.4 (1993): 519-522.
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MARKOVIC, B., NICHOLLS, E."THE EXPRESSION OF CYTOKINE MESSENGER-RNAS IN CLEAR CELL ACANTHOMA". International Journal of Oncology 2, no. 4 (1993): 519-522. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2.4.519