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Metallothionein in the radicular, dentigerous, orthokeratinized odontogenic cysts and in keratocystic odontogenic tumor
Author(s) -
Johann Aline Cristina Batista Rodrigues,
Caldeira Patrícia Carlos,
Caliari Marcelo Vidigal,
de Abreu Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães,
Aguiar Maria Cássia Ferreira,
Mesquita Ricardo Alves
Publication year - 2011
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.1600-0714.2010.00971.x
Subject(s) - dentigerous cyst , radicular cyst , immunohistochemistry , keratocystic odontogenic tumor , inflammation , odontogenic , pathology , odontogenic tumor , metallothionein , ameloblastoma , biology , medicine , anatomy , biochemistry , gene , maxilla
J Oral Pathol Med (2011) 40 : 270–276 Background: Metallothionein (MT) is a protein correlated with cellular differentiation and proliferation, as well as with the inhibition of apoptosis. The aims were to report and to compare the MT expression in odontogenic cysts and keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KOT); to correlate the MT with cellular proliferation; and to evaluate the influence of the inflammation in MT. Methods: Nine cases of radicular cyst (RC), nine dentigerous cyst (DC), four orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst (OOC), and eight KOT were submitted to immunohistochemistry using anti‐MT and anti‐Ki‐67. Indexes of MT (IMT) and Ki‐67 (IK) were obtained. Lesions were grouped according to inflammation: mild‐to‐moderate (group A) and intense (group B). Results: IMT proved to be highest in RC (91%), followed by DC (89%), KOT (78%), and OOC (63%). IMT was inversely correlated with IK in KOT, and OCC, but was positively correlated with RC and DC. No differences in IMT and in IK could be observed between groups A and B. Conclusions: The higher IMT found in RC and DC compared to OCC and KOT, as well as the differences between the last ones, is possibly correlated with their different histopathological features and clinical behavior. In RC and DC, MT may play a role in cellular proliferation. However, it seems that MT is either less or is not related to proliferation in OOC and in KOT. Moreover, inflammation does not seem to alter IMT and IK.