The time-dependent rearrangement of the epithelial basement membrane in human skin wounds —immunohistochemical localization of Collagen IV and VII
- 1 August 1992
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International journal of legal medicine
- Vol. 105 (2) , 93-97
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02340831
Abstract
In 62 human skin wounds (surgical wounds, stab wounds and lacerations after surgical treatment) we analyzed the immunohistochemical localization of collagen IV in the epithelial basement membrane. In 27 of these wounds the distribution of collagen VII, which represents a specific component of the basement membrane of stratified epithelia, was also analyzed. We were able to demonstrate a virtually identical co-distribution of both collagen IV and VII in the wound area with no significant time-dependent differences in the appearance of both collagen types. Fragments of the epithelial basement membrane could be detected in the wound area from as early as 4 days after wounding and after 8 days a complete restitution of the epithelial basement membrane was observed. In all cases with a wound age of more than 21 days the basement membrane was completely reformed over the former lesional area. The period between 8 and 21 days after wounding was characterized by a wide variability ranging from complete restitution to deposition of basement membrane fragments or total lack of the epidermal basement membrane. Es wurden 62 menschliche Hautwunden (Operationsnähte, chirurgisch versorgte Stich-und Riß-Quetsch-Wunden) untersucht. Neben Kollagen IV wurde in 27 Fällen zusätzlich Kollagen VII immunhistochemisch dargestellt. Es zeigte sich hierbei eine weitgehende Co-Verteilung von Kollagen IV und VII im Wundgebiet ohne daß relevante wundaltersabhängige Unterschiede bezüglich der Lokalisation im Bereich des Epithel-Defektes feststellbar waren. Basalmembran-Fragmente traten erstmals in 4 Tage alten Hautwunden auf. Frühestens 8 Tage nach Verletzung fanden wir eine komplette epidermale Basalmembran. Dies war in allen Präparaten mit einem Wundalter über 21 Tagen der Fall. Der Zeitraum zwischen dem B. und 21. Tag nach Wundsetzung war charakterisiert durch eine erhebliche Variabilität der Befunde mit teils kompletter, teils fragmentiert vorliegender, teils auch noch vollständig fehlender Basalmembran im Defekt-Bereich.Keywords
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