Lysyl oxidase (LO) takes part in the initial steps of converting soluble monomers of collagen and elastin into insoluble fibres in the extracellular matrix. We have studied the immunolocalization of LO as a marker of fibrogenesis in oral submucous fibrosis (OSF). Oral biopsies from 13 subjects with OSF, 6 with histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising in OSF and 10 SCC nonrelated to OSF, were examined. Strong positive staining was observed in 7/13 OSF samples in the cytoplasmic processes of fibroblasts and extracellularly in the upper third of the lamina propria. Furthermore, LO was found to co-localize in the areas stained strongly for collagen and elastin by histochemical stains. Examination of SCC tissues showed localization of LO adjacent to invading epithelial islands as evidence of a stromal reaction both in carcinomas arising from OSF and in SCC from non-OSF cases. These findings suggest that upregulation of LO may be an important factor in the pathogenesis of OSF and in the early stromal reaction of oral cancer.
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