PMID- 26264639 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180622 LR - 20220408 IS - 1436-3771 (Electronic) IS - 1432-6981 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 4 DP - 2016 May TI - Loss of cytokeratin 10 indicates malignant transformation in actinic cheilitis. PG - 745-52 LID - 10.1007/s00784-015-1557-6 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship the expression of cytokeratins (CK10 and CK13) and the cell proliferation index determined by Ki-67 of lip squamous cell carcinoma and actinic cheilitis with different degrees of dysplasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-five paraffin-embedded actinic cheilitis with and without dysplasia and 20 lip squamous cell carcinoma were analyzed by immunohistochemistry using anti-human anti-CK10, anti-CK13, and anti-Ki-67 antibodies. RESULTS: The majority of actinic cheilitis showed immunopositivity for CK10 and CK13 with decrease or loss of expression in dysplastic areas. In lip squamous cell carcinoma of the lip, heterogeneous expression of CK13 and immunonegativity for CK10 were observed. There was a statistically significant difference between CK10 expression in lip squamous cell carcinoma and in actinic cheilitis with or without dysplasia (p < 0.001). The cell proliferation index was higher in actinic cheilitis with dysplasia and lip squamous cell carcinoma than in actinic cheilitis without epithelial dysplasia. A significant correlation was found between the intensity of the epithelial dysplasia and the cell proliferation index (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: These results provide evidence that there is a downregulation of CK10 expression in dysplastic areas of patients with actinic cheilitis and in those with lip squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) and that the index of cell proliferation, determined by Ki-67, is directly correlated with the intensity of the epithelial dysplasia. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Altogether, these results suggest that CK10 expression and the epithelial cell proliferation index can help to identify malignant transformation in the lip region. FAU - Garcia, Natalia Galvao AU - Garcia NG AD - Department of Stomatology, Area of Pathology, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Al. Dr. Octavio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9-75, Bauru, Sao Paulo, 170120-901, Brazil. natggalvao@hotmail.com. FAU - Oliveira, Denise Tostes AU - Oliveira DT AD - Department of Stomatology, Area of Pathology, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Al. Dr. Octavio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9-75, Bauru, Sao Paulo, 170120-901, Brazil. denisetostes@usp.br. FAU - Lauris, Jose Roberto Pereira AU - Lauris JR AD - Department of Community Dentistry, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Domingues, Maria Aparecida Custodio AU - Domingues MA AD - Department of Pathology, Botucatu School of Medicine, State University of Sao Paulo, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Minicucci, Eliana Maria AU - Minicucci EM AD - Department of Pathology, Botucatu School of Medicine, State University of Sao Paulo, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Soares, Cleverson Teixeira AU - Soares CT AD - Department of Pathology, Lauro de Souza Lima Institute, Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150813 PL - Germany TA - Clin Oral Investig JT - Clinical oral investigations JID - 9707115 RN - 68238-35-7 (Keratins) MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*metabolism MH - Cell Proliferation MH - *Cell Transformation, Neoplastic MH - Cheilitis/*metabolism/pathology MH - Humans MH - Keratins/*metabolism MH - Lip Neoplasms/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Actinic cheilitis OT - Cell proliferation index OT - Epithelial dysplasia OT - Squamous cell carcinoma of the lip EDAT- 2015/08/13 06:00 MHDA- 2018/06/23 06:00 CRDT- 2015/08/13 06:00 PHST- 2015/01/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/07/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/08/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/08/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/06/23 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00784-015-1557-6 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00784-015-1557-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Oral Investig. 2016 May;20(4):745-52. doi: 10.1007/s00784-015-1557-6. Epub 2015 Aug 13.