Identification of Lympho-Epithelial Kazal-Type Inhibitor 2 in Human Skin as a Kallikrein-Related Peptidase 5-Specific Protease Inhibitor
Figure 5
LEKTI-2 is expressed at palmar and plantar sites.
Immunohistochemical staining (Vector red) of LEKTI-2 of paraffin-embedded human skin samples using polyclonal antibodies. Only palmar and plantar localizations (A, n = 8) exhibited obvious LEKTI-2 immunoreactivity at the stratum granulosum and stratum corneum. Other localizations (e.g. trunk, B, n = 16) did not reveal LEKTI-2 immunoreactivity. Bars indicate 50 µm.