Janssen, Janina; Oevermann, Anna; Walter, Ingrid; Tichy, Alexander; Kummer, Stefan; Gradner, Gabriele (2023). Osteopontin and Ki-67 expression in World Health Organization graded canine meningioma. Journal of comparative pathology, 201, pp. 41-48. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jcpa.2022.12.011
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Osteopontin (OPN) is a matrix protein involved in tumour initiation and progression. In human meningioma, OPN has been correlated with World Health Organization (WHO) grade, brain invasion and recurrence. The aim of this study was to investigate OPN as a possible malignancy marker in canine meningioma by correlating its expression to WHO grade and proliferative activity as measured by the Ki-67 labelling index (LI). Thirty-five formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded canine meningioma samples were classified according to the current human WHO classification. Evaluation of OPN expression was performed by immunohistochemical (IHC) labelling and calculation of the OPN intensity score (IS), OPN IHC score and Allred score. The scores were compared with WHO grades, Ki-67 LI, location and invasiveness. Nineteen meningiomas were graded as WHO grade I (54.3%), nine as grade II (25.7%) and seven as grade III (20.0%). Twenty-six tumours were located intracranially, four were retrobulbar and five were spinal meningiomas. In all specimens OPN expression was detected in moderate to high degrees. Neither the OPN scores nor the Ki-67 LIs were correlated with WHO grades. However, the OPN IS and OPN IHC score were significantly higher in WHO grade I samples compared with grade II samples (P <0.05). The OPN IS and OPN IHC score were significantly lower in meningioma samples that invaded surrounding tissues (P = 0.01 and 0.019, respectively). The results indicate a generally high expression of OPN in canine meningioma independent of WHO grade. Further research into the role of OPN as a possible therapeutic target or predictor of recurrence is warranted.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Oevermann, Anna |
ISSN: |
0021-9975 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
30 Jan 2023 15:08 |
Last Modified: |
07 Mar 2023 00:15 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.jcpa.2022.12.011 |
PubMed ID: |
36706466 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Allred score Ki-67 MIB-1 osteopontin |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/178046 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/178046 |
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