Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (33): 5338-5343.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.33.018

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Expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in keloid 

Li Gui-feng1, Wang Chun-mei2, Zhou Xian3, Yan Lun2, Xiang Xiao-fei2, Xu Wei2, Yang Si-fen2, Ren Jia-biao2   

  1. 1The Second Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510502, Guangdong Province, China; 2Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, 3Department of Pathology, Kanghua Hospital of Dongguan, Dongguan 523000, Guangdong Province, China
  • Online:2015-08-13 Published:2015-08-13
  • Contact: Wang Chun-mei, M.D., Professor, Chief physician, Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Kanghua Hospital of Dongguan, Dongguan 523000, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Li Gui-feng, Studying for master’s degree, the Second Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510502, Guangdong Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is involved in the process of a variety of diseases, and plays a very important role in the tumor, autoimmune diseases, inflammation, angiogenesis, fibrotic diseases and so on. These biological characteristics are similar to keloids.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the distribution and number of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in normal skin, hypertrophic scar and keloid.

METHODS: We collected 40 clinical pathological scar specimens after surgery, including 20 hypertrophic scars and 20 keloids. Another 10 samples of the normal skin were used as control group. Hematoxylin-eosin staining and immunohistochemistry staining were performed to test the expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in pathological scars and normal skin.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor was positively expressed in the normal skin, hypertrophic scar and keloid, and the expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in keloid was significantly higher than that in hypertrophic scar and normal skin (P < 0.01). It means that the abnormal infiltration of macrophage migration inhibitory factor may be associated with the formation of keloid.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程

Key words: Neoplasms, Immunity, Inflammation, Fibrosis

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