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Expression of tumor necrosis factor α , TNF‐related apoptosis‐inducing ligand, and their associated molecules in ameloblastomas
Author(s) -
Kumamoto Hiroyuki,
Ooya Kiyoshi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2005.00311.x
Subject(s) - ameloblastoma , tumor necrosis factor alpha , pathology , immunohistochemistry , carcinogenesis , biology , receptor , odontogenic tumor , cancer research , medicine , cancer , immunology , anatomy , odontogenic , maxilla , biochemistry , genetics
Background: To clarify the roles of the apoptosis signaling pathway mediated by death receptors in oncogenesis and cytodifferentiation of odontogenic tumors, expression of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF α ), TNF‐related apoptosis‐inducing ligand (TRAIL), and their associated molecules was analyzed in ameloblastomas as well as in tooth germs. Methods: Tissue specimens of 10 tooth germs, 40 benign ameloblastomas, and five malignant ameloblastomas were examined by reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) and immunohistochemistry to determine the expression of TNF α , TNF receptor I (TNFRI), TRAIL, TRAIL receptor 1 (TRAIL‐R1), TRAIL‐R2, caspase‐8, and nuclear factor‐ κ B (NF‐ κ B). Results: Expression of TNF α , TNFRI, TRAIL, TRAIL‐R1, TRAIL‐R2, and NF‐ κ B mRNA was detected in most samples of normal and neoplastic odontogenic tissues. Expression of caspase‐8 mRNA was identified in six of 33 ameloblastomas, but not in 10 tooth germs or one malignant ameloblastoma. Immunohistochemical reactivity for TNF α , TRAIL, their receptors, and NF‐ κ B was detected in both normal and neoplastic odontogenic tissues. Epithelial expression of TNF α was focal in about 50% of tooth germs and ameloblastomas, and TNF α expression in neoplastic cells was significantly higher in follicular ameloblastomas than in plexiform ameloblastomas. TRAIL reactivity was evident in epithelial cells neighboring the basement membrane. Receptors for TNF α and TRAIL were diffusely expressed in both normal and neoplastic odontogenic epithelium. Expression of caspase‐8 was found in some neoplastic cells in three of 37 ameloblastomas, but not in 10 tooth germs or five malignant ameloblastomas. Nuclear NF‐ κ B expression was much lower than cytoplasmic expression in both normal and neoplastic odontogenic epithelium. Conclusion: Expression of TNF α , TRAIL, and their receptors in tooth germs and ameloblastomas suggests that these death factors might be involved in cytodifferentiation of odontogenic epithelium and tissue structuring of ameloblastomas. Expression of caspase‐8 and NF‐ κ B suggests that signaling of TNF α and TRAIL minimally affects the biological properties of odontogenic epithelial components.