title: [Expression of HLA-DR antigen on head and neck carcinomas--immunohistological study].
abstract: We investigated the expression of HLA-DR antigen on 42 squamous cell carcinomas of head and neck using immunohistological methods. Our results indicate significant relationships between HLA-DR antigen expression on carcinomas and lymphocytic infiltration, that is, CD8 positive lymphocytes (CD8/CD3) infiltrated HLA-DR antigen positive carcinomas while CD4 positive cells (CD4/CD3) were found in HLA-DR negative carcinoma. The Ki-67 (a nuclear marker of proliferation) positive rate was lower on HLA-DR positive carcinomas than on negative carcinomas. However, there was no correlation with pathological differentiation, clinical stage or primary lesion. In vitro studies using several cytokines showed that IFN-gamma induced expression of HLA-DR antigen and lowered the Ki-67 positive rate on squamous cell carcinomas. It seems that HLA-DR antigen expression on squamous cell carcinomas could be induced by cytokines released from the infiltrating lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Wakayama Medical College.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Samukawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins