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Objectives: This is the third annual report of an international research network studying the cellular impact of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) on laryngeal epithelium. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of E-cadherin (epithelial cadherin; the intercellular junctional complex protein) in relation to the presence of (intracellular) pepsin and carbonic anhydrase isoenzyme III (CAIII). Methods: Fifty-four laryngeal biopsy specimens from 18 LPR patients were studied by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting for pepsin, E-cadherin, and CAIII. These data were compared to those from normal control subjects analyzed in another research study. Results: Intracellular pepsin was detected in LPR patients, but not in controls. E-cadherin expression was reduced in patients with LPR. Carbonic anhydrase III expression was not found in the vocal fold or in the majority of samples taken from the ventricle of LPR patients and was inversely associated with E-cadherin membranous expression. Conclusions: The findings of depleted E-cadherin and CAIII and the presence of pepsin appear to correlate with LPR. The reduced protective response indicated by the reduced expression of CAIII may play an important role in the disruption of the intercellular barrier associated with the down-regulation of E-cadherin. © 2005 Annals Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Gill GA, Johnston N, Buda A, Pignatelli M, Pearson J, Dettmar PW, Koufman J
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
Year: 2005
Volume: 114
Issue: 12
Pages: 913-921
ISSN (print): 0003-4894
ISSN (electronic): 1943-572X
Publisher: Annals Publishing Co.
PubMed id: 16425556
