This thesis is focused on the epithelial mesenchymal interactions in tumors derived from squamous epithelium including tumors arising from minor cell population (melanocytes). This study is also reflecting aspects of epithelial glycobiology resp. the study of endogenous lectins, the galectins, in head and neck squamous carcinomas. Galectins represent, in the current concepts of cell and tumor biology molecules with a remarkable potential. Galectins participate, besides in regulation of pre- and postnatal homeostasis in normal tissues, also in many pathological processes such as autoimmune reactions or malignancies. In this thesis, we demonstrated the presence of galectin-1 and -2 and their glycoligands in interphasic and mitotic nuclei, which may contribute to regulation of the cell cycle. Furthermore, we demonstrated galectin-9 as a sensitive marker of transformation normal to the dysplastic squamous epithelium in head and neck. The epithelial mesenchymal interactions represent mechanisms, which are responsible for dynamic maintenance of the homeostasis of the organism during prenatal development, postnatal growth and during cyclic renewal of certain tissues. These interactions also participate in wound healing. On the other hand they play a crucial role in the process of tumor transformation,...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:332316 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Kodet, Ondřej |
| Contributors | Lacina, Lukáš, Borovanský, Jan, Ehrmann, Jiří |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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