title: [The relation of nucleoli to precancerous conditions of the cervix].
abstract: Oestrogens act at the nuclear level. To these steroids also a cancerogenic effect is ascribed. By staining for nuclear structures according to Smetana and Busch the authors proved morphological structures of the nucleolus in vaginal epithelia and in cells from cervical lesions. This applies to solid nucleoli -- which are active, annular nucleoli which are resting and nucleoli which have completed their activity -- micronucleoli. Hyperoestrogenic women have in their vaginal epithelia of the upper third of the vagina more active nucleoli (11.4%) than hypooestrogenic women (2.1%). Women suffering from cervical carcinoma during the menopause have more active nucleoli in the vaginal epithelia (30.8%), as compared with healthy hyperoestrogenic women of productive age. Patients during the menopause with grade III dysplasias have fewer active nucleoli in cervical epithelia than women with cervical cancer (25.0%), however, as compared with hyperoestrogenic women of productive age, much more. A large number of active nucleoli was proved by staining by Smetana's method also in cells taken from cervical lesions carcinoma type and grade III dysplasia in postmenopausal patients. Evaluation of morphological changes of the nucleoli suggests their activity, the activity of the whole nucleolus and is a sensitive indicator of the activity of the whole cell.
authors.affiliation: II. gynekologicko-porodnická klinika FVL UK, Praha.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kobilková
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mikulíková
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Motlík
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tríska
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laurová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Novotná
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D048629:Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure*
vernacular_title: Vztah nukleolu k prekancerózám cervixu.