Prognostic factors in MNU and DMBA-induced mammary tumors in female rats
Prognostic factors in MNU and DMBA-induced mammary tumors in female rats
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DOI:
10.1016/j.prp.2017.02.014
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发表时间:
2017-01-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Colaco, Bruno
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作者:
Alvarado, Antonieta;Lopes, Ana C.;Colaco, Bruno
Chemically-induced mammary tumors in rats by the carcinogens 1-methyl-1-nitrosourea-(MNU) and 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) are the most widely used models for studies related with human breast cancer. This study aimed to evaluate the immunoexpression of the prognostic factors estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha), progesterone receptor (PR) and Ki-67, in MNU and DMBA-induced rat mammary tumors, in order to know the model that best suits to woman breast cancer. Twenty-eight MNU-induced and 16 DMBA-induced mammary tumors in virgin female Sprague-Dawley rats were analyzed. The expression of the prognostic markers ER alpha, PR and Ki-67 proliferation index (Ki-67 PI) was assessed by immunohistochemistry. Mitotic activity index (MAI) was also evaluated. More than one histological pattern was identified in each mammary tumor. Carcinomas constituted the lesions most frequently induced by both carcinogens: 33 MNU-induced carcinomas and 23 DMBA-induced carcinomas. All MNU and DMBA-induced mammary carcinomas were ER+/PR+, with a higher expression of ER alpha when compared with PR. Tumors' weight, the expression of ER alpha, PR, Ki-67 PI and MAI were higher in MNU-induced mammary carcinomas when compared with the DMBA-induced ones. Statistically significant differences between groups were observed for ER alpha, PR and MAI (p