Different Immunohistochemical Localization of Fatty Acid Binding Protein 5 in Actinic Keratosis Compared with That in Bowen's Disease: A Retrospective Study
- Authors
- Ahn, Bokyung; Kim, Chul Hwan; Chae, Yang-Seok; Lee, Jeong Hyeon; Lee, Youngseok; Ahn, Hyo Hyun; Lee, Yoo Jin
- Issue Date
- 5월-2021
- Publisher
- LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
- Keywords
- actinic keratosis; Bowen' s disease; fatty acid-binding protein 5; FABP5; tumorigenesis
- Citation
- AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOPATHOLOGY, v.43, no.5, pp.356 - 361
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOPATHOLOGY
- Volume
- 43
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 356
- End Page
- 361
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/128103
- DOI
- 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001823
- ISSN
- 0193-1091
- Abstract
- Actinic keratosis (AK) and Bowen's disease (BD) are common premalignant lesions of invasive squamous cell carcinoma that have different pathogenesis and clinical significance. Fatty acid-binding protein 5 (FABP5) is responsible for keratinocyte homeostasis and differentiation; however, no study has revealed its expression in AK and BD. Our study aimed to investigate the differential expression and significance of FABP5 in these lesions. Patients with pathologically confirmed cases of AK (n = 37) and BD (n = 12) were included in this study. FABP5 immunostaining pattern was assessed in the normal skin, AK and BD lesions, with a focus on the staining patterns of basal cells, atypical keratinocytes, and uninvolved epidermal keratinocytes. All patients with AK showed negative FABP5 expression in the atypical cells in the basal layer, whereas the uninvolved upper layers showed diffuse, strong FABP5 expression, regardless of the grade of AK. All patients with BD showed heterogeneous and diffuse FABP5 expression in atypical cells of all layers of the epidermis. This study is the first to investigate the role of FABP5 in premalignant skin lesions. The unique immunohistochemical localization of the FABP5 can be a helpful diagnostic marker, and altered fatty acid metabolism may be the key in understanding the different pathophysiology of AK and BD.
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