Autoradiographic in vitro studies on diurnal variation in human epidermal cell proliferation
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Archives of Dermatological Research
- Vol. 257 (3) , 265-272
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00741842
Abstract
Five men with healthy skin ranging in age from 24 to 37 years were investigated for the presence of diurnal variation in epidermal cell proliferation by the in vitro3H-thymidine labeling technique. The following parameters were studied: The basal cell LI; the numbers of labeled basal and supra-basal cell nuclei as well as the total number of labeled nuclei situated above a basal membrane length of 100 µm. All autoradiographic parameters showed marked diurnal variations, the amplitudes of which differed individually. The basal3H labeling index always showed the highest diurnal variation. In all patients diurnal variations of the basal and suprabasal cell proliferation occurred simultaneously and in equal direction. However, each test person showed maxima and minima of epidermal DNA synthesis at different times. No synchronism could be found when comparing the individual variations of cell proliferation. Several possible reasons for the asynchronous in vitro behaviour of epidermal cells will be discussed. An 5 hautgesunden Männern im Alter von 24-37 Jahren wurde durch in vitro-3H-Thymidinmarkierung geprüft, ob tageszeitliche Schwankungen der epidermalen Proliferation bestehen. Untersucht wurden folgende Parameter: der3H-Index der Basalzellkerne, die Anzahl markierter Basalzellkerne/100 µ Basalmembranlänge, die Anzahl markierter Suprabasalzellkerne/100 µ Basalmembranlänge und die Gesamtanzahl markierter Zellkerne/100 µ Basalmembranlänge. Sämtliche autoradiographische Parameter zeigten deutliche diurnale Schwankungen, deren Amplitude individuell variierte. Die ausgeprägteste tageszeitliche Variabilität wies in allen Fällen der basale3H-Index auf. Die im einzelnen beobachteten diurnalen Schwankungen der basalen und suprabasalen Proliferation traten gleichzeitig auf und verliefen gleichsinnig. Jedoch zeigte jede Versuchsperson zeitlich unterschiedliche Maxima und Minima der epidermalen DNS-Synthese, so daß keine diurnale Synchronizität der individuellen Proliferationsschwankungen nachgewiesen werden konnte. Einige mögliche Gründe für das desynchrone Verhalten der Epidermiszellen in vitro werden diskutiert.This publication has 32 references indexed in Scilit:
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