title: Alpha basic crystallin expression in canine mammary tumors.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate prognostic and/or diagnostic factors of canine mammary tumors by immunohistochemically analyzing the expression of alpha basic crystallin (αB-c). For this, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded blocks of 51 naturally-occurring canine mammary tumors (11 benign and 40 malignant) were used. Tissue from eight normal canine mammary glands were served as a control. Immunohistochemically, in the control mammary tissues, a few luminal epithelial cells were αB-c positive but myoepithelial cells were negative. In benign or simple type malignant tumors, αB-c expression was observed in luminal epithelial cells while the myoepithelial basal cells were negative. In benign or complex type malign tumors, positive staining was predominantly found in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells. Immunoreactivity of αB-c was also observed in neoplastic myoepithelial cells. Statistically, the number of cells immunolabeled with αB-c was found to be significantly different among tissues from normal canine mammary glands, benign lesions, and malignant tumors (p < 0.05). αB-c immunoreactivity was higher in malignant tumors than the control mammary tissues (p < 0.001). Data obtained in the current study revealed a strong association between high expression levels of αB-c and primary mammary gland tumors in canines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit, Samsun 55139, Turkey. tguvenc@omu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Guvenc
authors.forename: Mustafa Yavuz
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Gulbahar
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yarim
authors.forename: Yonca Betil
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Kabak
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karayigit
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sozmen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D016015:Logistic Models; D015674:Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / Q000378:metabolism*; D038201:alpha-Crystallins / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D038201:alpha-Crystallins