Summary: The expression of DNA ploidy, the cell cycle and Ki67 antigen in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) were studied and their relationship with the clinical biological behaviors and prognosis of NPC was evaluated. B...Summary: The expression of DNA ploidy, the cell cycle and Ki67 antigen in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) were studied and their relationship with the clinical biological behaviors and prognosis of NPC was evaluated. Biopsied specimens of NPC were made into cell suspension. By using cytometric double labeling Ki67 and DNA method, the expression of DNA ploidy, the cell cycle and Ki67 antigen were analyzed. The patients were followed-up for about 3 years and the relationship between the above-mentioned parameters and the clinical biological behavior and prognosis of NPC were evaluated. Of the 62 cases of NPC, the DNA aneuploid accounted for 29.03 %. The S phase cells accounted for 0 to 54 % in the cell cycle and the positive expression of Ki67 ranged from 0 to 52 %. There were 40 cases of LPI (64.5 %) including 15 negative cases and 22 cases of HPI (35 5 %) respectively. The DNA anueploid content was positively related to the S phase cells. The patients having a low expression of Ki67 or DNA aneuploid in tumor cells were not sensitive to chemotherapy, liable to metastasis to distant organs and had a poor prognosis, while Ki67 showed no correlation with DNA ploidy and the cell cycle. It was suggested that DNA ploidy and Ki67 could be used as an independent and objective marker to evaluate the radiosensitivity and prognosis of NPC.展开更多
Background: Evaluating the tumor proliferative index helps predict clinical behavior and provides prognostic insights for cutaneous basal cell carcinoma (cBCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). Objective: This study...Background: Evaluating the tumor proliferative index helps predict clinical behavior and provides prognostic insights for cutaneous basal cell carcinoma (cBCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). Objective: This study aimed to identify differences in the proliferative indices among variants of cBCC and cSCC diagnosed at a tertiary healthcare center. Method: Skin biopsies histologically diagnosed as cBCC and cSCC between 2012 and 2018 at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria, were analyzed. Archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks were retrieved along with clinical data, and were prepared on charged microscope slides and the immunohistochemical staining was carried out. The primary antibody used in this study was clone BioCare CRM325C (RM) and adenotonsillar tissue blocks/slides served as positive controls. Ki-67 immunohistochemistry was performed on fresh 4µm sections of the tumor specimens. Results: The application of Ki-67 immunoperoxidase on both BCC and SCC cohort, yielded an intense observable brownish nuclear stain in areas of dense proliferating tumour cells on both cutaneous tumours. The average Ki-67 index for all cSCC cases was 24.7%, with a range of 2.3% - 80%, while the mean for cBCC was 15.8%, ranging from 1.2% - 45.6%. Variants with high proliferative indices were observed in 11.9% of cBCC cases and 29.1% of cSCC cases. Among the low proliferative index category, cSCC accounted for 5.4%, while cBCC represented 14.3%. For mild proliferative indices, cSCC cases made up 7.3% and cBCC, 11.9%. The majority of cases showed moderate proliferative indices, with 61.9% for cBCC and 58.2% for cSCC. Overall, there was a significant difference in proliferative indices between cSCC, cBCC, and their variants. Conclusion: The study found a significantly higher rate of cell proliferation, measured by Ki-67 immunostaining, in cSCC and its variants compared to cBCC. However, certain variants of cBCC also exhibited high Ki-67 expression, indicating they can be as aggressive as some cSCC variants.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Gallbladder carcinoma is a highly lethal and aggressive disease with early metastasis, strong invasion and poor prognosis. Most patients with this disease are at the advanced and un-resectable stage and sh...BACKGROUND: Gallbladder carcinoma is a highly lethal and aggressive disease with early metastasis, strong invasion and poor prognosis. Most patients with this disease are at the advanced and un-resectable stage and should be consi- dered for palliative treatment such as chemotherapy and ra- diotherapy. Unfortunately, reports of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for gallbladder carcinoma are disappointing. We investigated the influence of norcantharidin (NCTD) on proliferation, proliferation-related gene proteins PCNA and Ki-67 of human gallbladder carcinoma GBC-SD cells in vitro. METHODS: GBC-SD cell lines of human gallbladder carci- noma were cultured by the cell culture technique. The ex- periment was divided into NCTD group and control group. The tetrazolium-based colorimetric assay was used to evaluate cell growth. The streptavidin-biotin complex method was used to determine the expressions of prolifera- tion-related gene proteins PCNA and Ki-67 of human gall- bladder carcinoma GBC-SD cells. RESULTS: NCTD inhibited the growth and proliferation of GBC-SD cells from 10 mg/L or after 6 hours in a dose- and time-dependent manner, with the IC50 value of 56.18 μg/ ml at 48 hours. After treatment with NCTD, the expression of PCNA (0.932 ±0.031 vs. 0.318 ±0.023, P<0.001) and Ki-67 (0.964 ±0.092 vs. 0.297 ±0.018, P<0.001) proteins were decreased significantly. CONCLUSION: NCTD inhibits the proliferation of human gallbladder carcinoma GBC-SD cells in vitro and the expres- sion of their proliferation-related gene proteins PCNA and Ki-67.展开更多
AIM： To evaluate the effect of preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization （TACE） on proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma （HCC） cells. METHODS： A total of 136 patients with HCC underwent liver res...AIM： To evaluate the effect of preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization （TACE） on proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma （HCC） cells. METHODS： A total of 136 patients with HCC underwent liver resection. Of 136 patients, 79 patients received 1 to 5 courses of TACE prior to liver resection （TACE group）, who were further subdivided into four groups： Group A （n = 11） who received i to 4 courses of chemotherapy alone; Group B （n = 33） who received i to 5 courses of chemotherapy combined with iodized oil; Group C （n = 23） who received i to 3 courses of chemotherapy combined with iodized oil and gelatin sponge; and Group D （n = 12） who received 1 to 3 courses of chemotherapy combined with iodized oil, ethanol and gelatin sponge. The other 57 patients only received liver resection （non- TACE group）. The expressions of Ki-67 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen （PCNA） protein were detected in the liver cancer tissues by immunohistochemical method. RESULTS： The Ki-67 protein expression was significantly lower in Groups C and D as compared with non-TACE group （31.35% ± 10.85% vs 44.43% ± 20.70%, 30.93% ± 18.10% vs 44.43% ± 20.70%, respectively, P 〈 0.05）. The PCNA protein expression was significantly lower in Groups C and D as compared with non-TACE group （49.61% ± 15.11% vs 62.92% ± 17.21%, 41.16% ± 11.83% vs 62.92% ± 17.21%, respectively, P 〈 0.05）. The Ki-67 protein expression was significantly higher in Group A as compared with non-TACE group （55.44% ± 13.72% vs 44.43% ± 20.70%, P 〈 0.05）. The PCNA protein expression was significantly higher in Groups A and B as compared with non-TACE group （72.22% ± 8.71% vs 62.92% ± 17.21%, 69.91% ± 13.38% vs 62.92% ± 17.21%, respectively, P 〈0.05）. CONCLUSION： Preoperative multi-material TACE suppresses the proliferation of HCC cells, while a single material embolization and chemotherapy alone enhance the proliferation of HCC cells.展开更多
Cell proliferation is a vital biological process that is important for all living organisms because of its role in growth and the maintenance of tissue homeostasis.The control of this important process differs greatly...Cell proliferation is a vital biological process that is important for all living organisms because of its role in growth and the maintenance of tissue homeostasis.The control of this important process differs greatly among benign and malignant neoplasms,and the evaluation of cell proliferation in neoplasms has become a common tool used by pathologists to provide useful information pertaining to diagnosis,clinical behavior,and treatment.The usefulness of information regarding cell proliferation has led to numerous studies on the value of these methods for diagnosing different types of tumors and for clinical decision making.Ameloblastomas are no exception.This review discusses the use of several classical molecular proliferation markers,including Ki-67,proliferating cell nuclear antigen,cyclin D1 and DNA topoisomeraseⅡalpha,to characterize ameloblastomas and proposes the use of new proliferation markers used previously to characterize other neoplasms.The use of these biomark-ers offers valuable opportunities to evaluate the biological behavior of this type of odontogenic tumor.展开更多
To investigate the effects of anti-sense peptide nucleic acids （PNAs） targeting Ki-67 gene on modulation of the proliferation and apoptosis of human renal carcinoma cell lines, human renal carcinoma cell line 786-0 ...To investigate the effects of anti-sense peptide nucleic acids （PNAs） targeting Ki-67 gene on modulation of the proliferation and apoptosis of human renal carcinoma cell lines, human renal carcinoma cell line 786-0 cells were treated with anti-sense PNAs at different concentrations （1.0 μmol/L, 2.0 μmol/L, 10.0 μmol/L）. The Ki-67 expression of 786-0 cells was detected by immunohistochemical technique and Western blot method respectively. The proliferation of 786-0 cells was studied by cell growth curves and ^3H-thymidine incorporation. The apoptosis of 786-0 cells was detected by TUNEL assay. The control groups were treated with anti-sense oligonucleotide （ASODNs） targeting Ki-67 gene. Our results showed that the Ki-67 expression of 786-0 cells treated with anti-sense PNAs （16.9±0.7） was significantly inhibited as compared with that of the control groups （28.6±0.4） （P〈0.01）. The Ki-67 protein rate of 786-0 cells treated with anti-sense PNAs （42.1 ±2.2） was significantly reduced when compared with that of the control groups （83.6± 1.4） （P〈0.01）. Proliferation of 786-0 cells treated with anti-sense PNAs （20.7 ± 1.5） was significantly inhibited as compared with that of the control groups （58.6± 1.4） （P〈0.01）. The apoptosis rate of 786-0 cells treated with anti-sense PNAs （28.7 ± 2.3） was significantly increased higher compared with that of the control groups （13.8 ±1.0） （P〈0.01）. From these finds we are led to conclude that anti-sense PNAs targeting Ki-67 gene have stronger effects on the inhibition of the proliferation and induction of apoptosis of human renal carcinoma cells than ASODNs targeting Ki-67 gene. The strategies using anti-sense PNAs targeting Ki-67 gene may be a promising approach for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.展开更多
Melanin, synthesized by melanocyte, is transferred to neighboring keratinocyte and finally accumulates in perinuclear site. Except functioning as an internal sunscreen to protect from UV damage, the potential effect o...Melanin, synthesized by melanocyte, is transferred to neighboring keratinocyte and finally accumulates in perinuclear site. Except functioning as an internal sunscreen to protect from UV damage, the potential effect of melanin on modulating the bioactivity of keratinocyte has not yet been fully investigated. In this study, we added melanin directly to the culture of human epidermal keratinocytes and the uptake of melanin was found to be dose- and time-dependent as determined by spectrophotometric method. The uptaken melanin accumulated perinuclearly in keratinocytes that is similar to the pattern observed in human solar lentigo tissue by microscopic examination. Pretreatment of keratinocytes with either niacinamide or trypsin inhibitor reduced the uptake of melanin dose-dependently, indicating a PAR-2-dependent pathway involved. Melanin uptake by keratinocytes inhibited cell proliferation as demonstrated both by the decrease of cell number and nuclear Ki-67 expression. Inhibited Ki-67 expression in melanin-containing keratinocyte was also found in human lentigo tissue. The cell cycle arrested at G1 phase in melanin-uptaken keratinocytes was confirmed by flow cytometric method. The protein expressions of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1), CDK2, cyclin E, cyclin A and cyclin B were significantly reduced by melanin treatment. Microarray analysis, RT/real-time PCR and western blot demonstrated the inhibited expression of DKK1, a protein known to reduce skin pigmentation, in melanin-uptaken keratinocytes. Together, the direct incubation of keratinocyte with melanin might serve as a useful model to study the potential mechanisms involved in melanin uptake and pigmentation process.展开更多
文摘Summary: The expression of DNA ploidy, the cell cycle and Ki67 antigen in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) were studied and their relationship with the clinical biological behaviors and prognosis of NPC was evaluated. Biopsied specimens of NPC were made into cell suspension. By using cytometric double labeling Ki67 and DNA method, the expression of DNA ploidy, the cell cycle and Ki67 antigen were analyzed. The patients were followed-up for about 3 years and the relationship between the above-mentioned parameters and the clinical biological behavior and prognosis of NPC were evaluated. Of the 62 cases of NPC, the DNA aneuploid accounted for 29.03 %. The S phase cells accounted for 0 to 54 % in the cell cycle and the positive expression of Ki67 ranged from 0 to 52 %. There were 40 cases of LPI (64.5 %) including 15 negative cases and 22 cases of HPI (35 5 %) respectively. The DNA anueploid content was positively related to the S phase cells. The patients having a low expression of Ki67 or DNA aneuploid in tumor cells were not sensitive to chemotherapy, liable to metastasis to distant organs and had a poor prognosis, while Ki67 showed no correlation with DNA ploidy and the cell cycle. It was suggested that DNA ploidy and Ki67 could be used as an independent and objective marker to evaluate the radiosensitivity and prognosis of NPC.
文摘Background: Evaluating the tumor proliferative index helps predict clinical behavior and provides prognostic insights for cutaneous basal cell carcinoma (cBCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). Objective: This study aimed to identify differences in the proliferative indices among variants of cBCC and cSCC diagnosed at a tertiary healthcare center. Method: Skin biopsies histologically diagnosed as cBCC and cSCC between 2012 and 2018 at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria, were analyzed. Archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks were retrieved along with clinical data, and were prepared on charged microscope slides and the immunohistochemical staining was carried out. The primary antibody used in this study was clone BioCare CRM325C (RM) and adenotonsillar tissue blocks/slides served as positive controls. Ki-67 immunohistochemistry was performed on fresh 4µm sections of the tumor specimens. Results: The application of Ki-67 immunoperoxidase on both BCC and SCC cohort, yielded an intense observable brownish nuclear stain in areas of dense proliferating tumour cells on both cutaneous tumours. The average Ki-67 index for all cSCC cases was 24.7%, with a range of 2.3% - 80%, while the mean for cBCC was 15.8%, ranging from 1.2% - 45.6%. Variants with high proliferative indices were observed in 11.9% of cBCC cases and 29.1% of cSCC cases. Among the low proliferative index category, cSCC accounted for 5.4%, while cBCC represented 14.3%. For mild proliferative indices, cSCC cases made up 7.3% and cBCC, 11.9%. The majority of cases showed moderate proliferative indices, with 61.9% for cBCC and 58.2% for cSCC. Overall, there was a significant difference in proliferative indices between cSCC, cBCC, and their variants. Conclusion: The study found a significantly higher rate of cell proliferation, measured by Ki-67 immunostaining, in cSCC and its variants compared to cBCC. However, certain variants of cBCC also exhibited high Ki-67 expression, indicating they can be as aggressive as some cSCC variants.
文摘BACKGROUND: Gallbladder carcinoma is a highly lethal and aggressive disease with early metastasis, strong invasion and poor prognosis. Most patients with this disease are at the advanced and un-resectable stage and should be consi- dered for palliative treatment such as chemotherapy and ra- diotherapy. Unfortunately, reports of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for gallbladder carcinoma are disappointing. We investigated the influence of norcantharidin (NCTD) on proliferation, proliferation-related gene proteins PCNA and Ki-67 of human gallbladder carcinoma GBC-SD cells in vitro. METHODS: GBC-SD cell lines of human gallbladder carci- noma were cultured by the cell culture technique. The ex- periment was divided into NCTD group and control group. The tetrazolium-based colorimetric assay was used to evaluate cell growth. The streptavidin-biotin complex method was used to determine the expressions of prolifera- tion-related gene proteins PCNA and Ki-67 of human gall- bladder carcinoma GBC-SD cells. RESULTS: NCTD inhibited the growth and proliferation of GBC-SD cells from 10 mg/L or after 6 hours in a dose- and time-dependent manner, with the IC50 value of 56.18 μg/ ml at 48 hours. After treatment with NCTD, the expression of PCNA (0.932 ±0.031 vs. 0.318 ±0.023, P<0.001) and Ki-67 (0.964 ±0.092 vs. 0.297 ±0.018, P<0.001) proteins were decreased significantly. CONCLUSION: NCTD inhibits the proliferation of human gallbladder carcinoma GBC-SD cells in vitro and the expres- sion of their proliferation-related gene proteins PCNA and Ki-67.
基金the National Council of Natural Sciences of China,No.30070235,30470508the Provincial Council of Natural Sciences of Hunan,No.06JJ20081
文摘AIM： To evaluate the effect of preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization （TACE） on proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma （HCC） cells. METHODS： A total of 136 patients with HCC underwent liver resection. Of 136 patients, 79 patients received 1 to 5 courses of TACE prior to liver resection （TACE group）, who were further subdivided into four groups： Group A （n = 11） who received i to 4 courses of chemotherapy alone; Group B （n = 33） who received i to 5 courses of chemotherapy combined with iodized oil; Group C （n = 23） who received i to 3 courses of chemotherapy combined with iodized oil and gelatin sponge; and Group D （n = 12） who received 1 to 3 courses of chemotherapy combined with iodized oil, ethanol and gelatin sponge. The other 57 patients only received liver resection （non- TACE group）. The expressions of Ki-67 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen （PCNA） protein were detected in the liver cancer tissues by immunohistochemical method. RESULTS： The Ki-67 protein expression was significantly lower in Groups C and D as compared with non-TACE group （31.35% ± 10.85% vs 44.43% ± 20.70%, 30.93% ± 18.10% vs 44.43% ± 20.70%, respectively, P 〈 0.05）. The PCNA protein expression was significantly lower in Groups C and D as compared with non-TACE group （49.61% ± 15.11% vs 62.92% ± 17.21%, 41.16% ± 11.83% vs 62.92% ± 17.21%, respectively, P 〈 0.05）. The Ki-67 protein expression was significantly higher in Group A as compared with non-TACE group （55.44% ± 13.72% vs 44.43% ± 20.70%, P 〈 0.05）. The PCNA protein expression was significantly higher in Groups A and B as compared with non-TACE group （72.22% ± 8.71% vs 62.92% ± 17.21%, 69.91% ± 13.38% vs 62.92% ± 17.21%, respectively, P 〈0.05）. CONCLUSION： Preoperative multi-material TACE suppresses the proliferation of HCC cells, while a single material embolization and chemotherapy alone enhance the proliferation of HCC cells.
文摘Cell proliferation is a vital biological process that is important for all living organisms because of its role in growth and the maintenance of tissue homeostasis.The control of this important process differs greatly among benign and malignant neoplasms,and the evaluation of cell proliferation in neoplasms has become a common tool used by pathologists to provide useful information pertaining to diagnosis,clinical behavior,and treatment.The usefulness of information regarding cell proliferation has led to numerous studies on the value of these methods for diagnosing different types of tumors and for clinical decision making.Ameloblastomas are no exception.This review discusses the use of several classical molecular proliferation markers,including Ki-67,proliferating cell nuclear antigen,cyclin D1 and DNA topoisomeraseⅡalpha,to characterize ameloblastomas and proposes the use of new proliferation markers used previously to characterize other neoplasms.The use of these biomark-ers offers valuable opportunities to evaluate the biological behavior of this type of odontogenic tumor.
基金This project was supported by a grant from the Nature Science Project of Health Bureau of Jiangsu Province (No. H200153).
文摘To investigate the effects of anti-sense peptide nucleic acids （PNAs） targeting Ki-67 gene on modulation of the proliferation and apoptosis of human renal carcinoma cell lines, human renal carcinoma cell line 786-0 cells were treated with anti-sense PNAs at different concentrations （1.0 μmol/L, 2.0 μmol/L, 10.0 μmol/L）. The Ki-67 expression of 786-0 cells was detected by immunohistochemical technique and Western blot method respectively. The proliferation of 786-0 cells was studied by cell growth curves and ^3H-thymidine incorporation. The apoptosis of 786-0 cells was detected by TUNEL assay. The control groups were treated with anti-sense oligonucleotide （ASODNs） targeting Ki-67 gene. Our results showed that the Ki-67 expression of 786-0 cells treated with anti-sense PNAs （16.9±0.7） was significantly inhibited as compared with that of the control groups （28.6±0.4） （P〈0.01）. The Ki-67 protein rate of 786-0 cells treated with anti-sense PNAs （42.1 ±2.2） was significantly reduced when compared with that of the control groups （83.6± 1.4） （P〈0.01）. Proliferation of 786-0 cells treated with anti-sense PNAs （20.7 ± 1.5） was significantly inhibited as compared with that of the control groups （58.6± 1.4） （P〈0.01）. The apoptosis rate of 786-0 cells treated with anti-sense PNAs （28.7 ± 2.3） was significantly increased higher compared with that of the control groups （13.8 ±1.0） （P〈0.01）. From these finds we are led to conclude that anti-sense PNAs targeting Ki-67 gene have stronger effects on the inhibition of the proliferation and induction of apoptosis of human renal carcinoma cells than ASODNs targeting Ki-67 gene. The strategies using anti-sense PNAs targeting Ki-67 gene may be a promising approach for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.
文摘Melanin, synthesized by melanocyte, is transferred to neighboring keratinocyte and finally accumulates in perinuclear site. Except functioning as an internal sunscreen to protect from UV damage, the potential effect of melanin on modulating the bioactivity of keratinocyte has not yet been fully investigated. In this study, we added melanin directly to the culture of human epidermal keratinocytes and the uptake of melanin was found to be dose- and time-dependent as determined by spectrophotometric method. The uptaken melanin accumulated perinuclearly in keratinocytes that is similar to the pattern observed in human solar lentigo tissue by microscopic examination. Pretreatment of keratinocytes with either niacinamide or trypsin inhibitor reduced the uptake of melanin dose-dependently, indicating a PAR-2-dependent pathway involved. Melanin uptake by keratinocytes inhibited cell proliferation as demonstrated both by the decrease of cell number and nuclear Ki-67 expression. Inhibited Ki-67 expression in melanin-containing keratinocyte was also found in human lentigo tissue. The cell cycle arrested at G1 phase in melanin-uptaken keratinocytes was confirmed by flow cytometric method. The protein expressions of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1), CDK2, cyclin E, cyclin A and cyclin B were significantly reduced by melanin treatment. Microarray analysis, RT/real-time PCR and western blot demonstrated the inhibited expression of DKK1, a protein known to reduce skin pigmentation, in melanin-uptaken keratinocytes. Together, the direct incubation of keratinocyte with melanin might serve as a useful model to study the potential mechanisms involved in melanin uptake and pigmentation process.
