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What e-cadherin, Ki-67, and PCNA mean for dog mammary tumors

By Debora A.P.C. Zuccari et al.·Published in Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira·2008·View original on DOAJ

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Original publication title: Immunohistochemical evaluation of e-cadherin, Ki-67 and PCNA in canine mammary neoplasias: correlation of prognostic factors and clinical outcome Avaliação imuno-histoquímica da e-caderina, Ki-67 e PCNA nas neoplasias mamárias caninas: correlação dos fatores prognósticos com a evolução clínica

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A group of female dogs with mammary tumors were studied to see how certain markers in the tumors related to their health and prognosis. Researchers looked at markers like e-cadherin, Ki-67, and PCNA, which can indicate how aggressive the tumors are. While they found that low e-cadherin and high Ki-67 levels were significant for diagnosis, these markers did not directly correlate with survival rates or disease-free intervals. The study suggests that these markers could help predict outcomes in dogs with mammary tumors, but more research is needed to understand their full impact on treatment and prognosis.

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Abstract

E-cadherin is a cell-cell adhesion molecule and low e-cadherin expression is related to invasiveness and may indicate a bad prognosis in mammary neoplasms. The expression of cell proliferation markers PCNA and especially Ki-67, has also proved to have a strong prognostic value in this tumor class. The expression of these markers was related to the clinical-pathological characteristics of 73 surgically removed mammary tumors in female dogs by immunohistochemistry. There was no statistical correlation between these markers and death by neoplasm, survival time and disease-free interval. However, the loss of e-cadherin expression and marked Ki-67 expression (p=0.016) were considered statistically significant for the diagnosis (p=0.032). When evaluated as independent factors, there was evidence of the relationship between the loss of e-cadherin expression and high PCNA expression with changes in the body status (divided into obese, normal and cachectic) of female dogs (p=0.030); there was also evidence of the relationship between pseudopregnancy and e-cadherin alone (p=0.021) and for ulceration and PCNA alone (p=0.035). The significant correlation between the markers expression and these well known prognostic factors used individually or in combination suggests their prognostic value in canine mammary tumors.<br>A e-caderina é uma molécula de adesão celular e a perda de sua expressão esta relacionada à invasão tumoral podendo indicar um prognóstico ruim nas neoplasias mamárias. A expressão dos marcadores de proliferação celular PCNA e especialmente o Ki-67, também têm mostrado forte valor prognóstico nesta classe tumoral. A expressão imuno-histoquímica destes marcadores foi relacionada com as características clinico-patológicas de 73 tumores removidos cirurgicamente de fêmeas caninas. Não houve correlação estatística entre estes marcadores e a morte por neoplasia, tempo de sobrevida e intervalo livre de doença. Entretanto, a perda da expressão da ecaderina e a forte expressão do Ki-67 (p=0,016) foram considerados estatisticamente significativos quando relacionados com o diagnóstico (p=0,032). Quando avaliados os fatores independentes, houve evidência de associação entre a perda de expressão da e-caderina e a alta expressão do PCNA com as mudanças no estado nutricional das cadelas (divididas em obesas, normais e caquéticas) (p=0,030); houve também evidência de associação entre a pseudociese e a expressão da e-caderina (p=0,021) e com a ulceração e a expressão do PCNA (p=0,035). A correlação significativa entre a expressão dos marcadores e estes, bem conhecidos fatores prognósticos usados individualmente ou em associação, sugere importante valor prognóstico destes marcadores nos tumores mamários caninos.

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Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-736X2008000400003