Expression of galectin-7 in vulvar lichen sclerosus and its effect on dermal fibroblasts.

Abstract:

:Lichen sclerosus is a chronic and inflammatory disease. Extensive studies have focused on the epidermis, with the dermis or epidermis-dermis receiving less attention. To investigate the role of galectin-7, a keratinocyte protein, in vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS) and its potential effects on dermal fibroblasts, immunohistochemical staining was performed with VLS tissue samples and normal control samples. The expression of galectin-7 was determined by evaluating the galectin-7 integrated density analysis, and further assessed by western blot analysis. Dermal fibroblasts were isolated from the normal tissue of the female anogenital region following sexual plastic surgery. A cell viability assay was performed on isolated dermal fibroblast cells in the presence or absence of galectin-7. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was performed to determine the transcriptional level of collagen I and collagen III in the response to different doses of galectin-7. In the immunohistochemical analysis, galectin-7 demonstrated a significantly elevated level in VLS, compared to control tissues, which was confirmed by western blot analysis. In the analysis of primary dermal fibroblast cells, galectin-7 significantly inhibited the viability rate of fibroblasts in a dose-dependent manner. RT-qPCR data revealed that the transcription level of collagen I and collagen III were positively associated with the galectin-7 treatment concentration. The overexpression of galectin-7 is associated with the progression of VLS in the epidermis, a high concentration of galectin-7 inhibits the viability of the primary vulvar dermal fibroblasts, and stimulates the accumulation of collagen I and collagen III in dermal fibroblast cultures, thus galectin-7 may serve as a drug target during VLS progression.

journal_name

Oncol Lett

journal_title

Oncology letters

authors

Zhao Y,Zhao S,Li H,Qin X,Wu X

doi

10.3892/ol.2018.8897

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-08-01 00:00:00

pages

2559-2564

issue

2

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1792-1074

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1792-1082

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OL-0-0-8897

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16

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