Expression of fibronectin and its integrin receptor α5β1 in canine mammary tumours |
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| Authors: | L Pea A Nieto MD Perez Alenza A Rodriguez MA Sanchez M Castao |
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| Institution: | a Department of Animal Pathology II, Veterinary Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Fibronectin and its integrin receptor α5β1 were studied by immunohistochemical methods in five normal canine mammary glands, four dysplastic glands and 18 mammary tumours. The aim of the study was to evaluate the possible changes in the α5β1 integrin receptor and its ligand fibronectin in relation to the metastatic capacity of canine mammary neoplasms. The immunostaining of α5β1 was very uniform in the hyperplastic glands but uneven in the mammary tumours. The expression of α5 and β1 was diminished in metastatic tumours but there were some α5-positive cells with pronounced features of malignancy and immaturity. Stromal fibronectin was increased in most cases and cytoplasmic staining of fibronectin was observed in epithelial and myoepithelial cells in mammary neoplasms but not in normal or dysplastic mammary tissue. There was no relationship between the content of α5β1 and the expression of fibronectin in canine mammary tumours. |
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