[The changes of population and distribution of S-phase cells in precancerous lesions of rat bladder revealed by the method of bromodeoxyuridine labeling].
We studied whether bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)-labeling method showing the population and/or distribution of S-phase cells in tumor tissues is useful to detect the precancerous lesions of bladder. The bladder lesions were induced by 0.05% N-butyl-N (4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine (BBN) in drinking water for ten weeks in five male rats (Wistar-Imamichi). BrdU (50 mg/kg) was injected to intraperitoneal space two hours before the resection of the bladder. The detection of positive cells (S-phase cells taking BrdU) was performed by peroxidase-antiperoxidase method. From five bladder specimens 144 lesions (simple hyperplasia (S)-73, papillary or nodular hyperplasia (PN)-57, papilloma (Pa)-14) were analysed. The labeling index (the ratio of positive cells to all epithelial cells in one lesion) showed no significant difference among the lesions (S, PN, and Pa). For analyses of the distribution patterns of S-phase cells, we investigated whether positive cells aside from basal layers and/or the serial positive cells in basal layers were seen or not in each lesion. The ratios of lesions containing positive cells aside from basal layers were 11% (8/73), 60% (34/57) and 100% (14/14) in S, PN and Pa lesions. The serial positive cells in basal layers were observed in 6% (4/73), 25% (14/57) and 50% (7/14) of S, PN and Pa lesions. Those differences were statistically significant. Above mentioned results suggest that the appearance of S-phase cells aside from basal layers and/or the serial S-phase cells in basal layers is characteristic change in precancerous lesions, which is useful for sooner detection of bladder carcinogenesis.
Hashimoto
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Department of Urology, Asahikawa Medical College.
Sasaki
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Fujisawa
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M
Kaneko
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Tokunaka
S
S
Yachiku
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D000818:Animals; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology; D006651:Histocytochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D016196:S Phase; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine