Characterization of sunburn cells after exposure to ultraviolet light

被引:72
作者
Bayerl, C
Taake, S
Moll, I
Jung, EG
机构
[1] Department of Dermatology, Mannheim Medical School, University of Heidelberg
关键词
sunburn cell; ultraviolet erythema; differentiation; cytokeratins;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0781.1995.tb00157.x
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
Sunburn cells (SBCs) appear in the epidermis shortly after acute UV damage, especially after exposure to UVB light. As yet, the mode of their formation remains to be satisfactorily elucidated. In order to characterize these cells, the expression of various markers of epidermal differentiation following UV exposure was investigated using immunhistochemical procedures. These were applied to paraffin-embedded (microwave technique) and frozen specimens of human skin 24 h after irradiation with 4 times the minimal erythema doses(MED). Normal nonirradiated skin without irradiation served as the control. We used a battery of antibodies directed against the following: cytokeratins (CKs) 5, 10, 17, and 19, actin, cell-adhesion proteins (desmoplakins, desmogleins), markers of terminal epidermal differentiation (filaggrin, involucrin and loricrin), markers of proliferation (PCNA, MIB, K6,16), a marker of endocytosis (clathrin) and markers of cell growth, (transforming growth factor [TGF-alpha]) and B-cell leukemia/lymphoma-2 [bcl-2]. After UV irradiation it was found that CK 5, which is typically confined to basal keratinocytes, was also expressed in suprabasal keratinocytes. The CKs 1 and 10/11 exhibit a normal suprabasal localization, but suprisingly, SBCs were negative for these CKs. Although CK 6,16, and 17 are not usually found in normal epidermis, UVB exposure induced their expression in suprabasal keratinocytes, but again failed to elicit their expression in SBCs. Antibodies specific for markers of late epidermal differentiation (filaggrin, involucrin and loricrin), cell-junction proteins (desmogleins, desmoplakins), proliferation (PCNA and MIB), and endocytosis (clathrin) also failed to produce positive staining of SBCs. Even though TGF-alpha immunoreactivity became detectable in most keratinocytes after UV exposure, this was not the case for SBCs. The number of basally located dendritic cells, most probably melanocytes, exhibiting bcl-2 staining was markedly reduced 6 and 12 h after irradiation as compared with normal skin. SBCs do not express any late differentiation markers, but they do contain proteins typical of basal keratinocytes (CK 5). It can be concluded that SBCs do not develop beyond a more basal-like differentiation pattern, probably as a result of cell death and migration through the epidermis.
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