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Although infantile hemangioma (IH) are the most common tumors of infancy, the mechanism of their proliferation and involution remains vague. Proliferation, differentiation and death of endothelial cells are the basic processes involved in their pathobiology. Here we hypothesize that the glycoconjugates ABH histo-blood group antigens (HBGA) and lysosome-associated membrane proteins (LAMPs) might be implied in both the differentiation and death of endothelial cells during vascular remodeling in IH. Proliferating and involuting IH were examined immunohistochemically for HGBA and LAMP expression together with vWF and CD31. Proliferative and apoptotic indices were determined. LAMPs were found in immature endothelium of proliferating IH. In involution an increased number of immunopositive cells stained with higher intensity was detected. The enhanced expression might be associated with augmented autophagy required for tissue remodeling during tumor involution. HBGA presented an opposite pattern of expression – they stained intensely the endothelium of mature capillaries, while the immature ones were positive for vWF. The presence of HBGA in endothelial cells of IH may be related to the differentiation process only, as well as to endothelial adhesion and angiogenesis. Novel evidence for differential expression of HBGA and LAMPs in proliferative and involutive phases of IH is presented.
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The study was supported partly by Grant N:01/2005 from the Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The authors thank Dr. V. Turiiski for his help in statistical analysis.
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Sarafian, V., Dikov, D., Karaivanov, M. et al. Differential expression of ABH histo-blood group antigens and LAMPs in infantile hemangioma. J Mol Hist 36, 455–460 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10735-006-9017-x
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