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P-glycoprotein expression in canine mammary gland tumours related with myoepithelial cells

  • N. H. Kim
  • , Y. H. Hwang
  • , K. S. Im
  • , J. H. Kim
  • , S. K. Chon
  • , H. Y. Kim
  • , J. H. Sur

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Abstract

P-glycoprotein is influential in chemotherapy-resistance in numerous cancers and has been widely studied in human breast cancer research, but is less studied in canine mammary gland tumour (MGT). The study was to evaluate P-glycoprotein expression and its localisations related with prognostic factors with monoclonal antibody C219, by immunohistochemistry (IHC) of 68 cases of canine malignant (n= 54) and benign (n= 14) MGT. Additional immunofluorescence (IF) and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were also performed. There was a novel finding that P-glycoprotein expression with C219 localised at two different cell types: epithelial and myoepithelial cells. Myoepithelial localised tumours were 5 benign (35.5%) and 21 malignant (63.6%), while epithelial localised tumours were 12 cases, all malignant (36.5%). Unlike conventional belief, semi-quantitative evaluation of IHC intensity scores of C219 expression in malignant MGT was related with favourable histopathological parameters.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1346-1352
Number of pages7
JournalResearch in veterinary science
Volume93
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2012
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors thank Ms. R.H. Jang for excellent technical assistance. Dr. Hwang contributed equally to the study. This report summarises work contained within a thesis submitted by Hwang to fulfil the requirements for an M.S. This study was supported by a grant from the Konkuk University Research Foundation 2011.

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Keywords

  • Canine
  • Mammary gland tumours
  • P-glycoprotein

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