The Study of Expression of Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen(PCNA) and Nucleolar Organizer Regions(NORs) in Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder.
- Author:
Joon Sun CHOI
1
;
Yang Il PARK
;
Byung Kap MIN
;
Chang Su PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Chonnam University, Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Proliferation cell nuclear antigen;
Nucleolar organizer regions;
Urinary bladder carcinoma;
Histologic grade;
Pathologic stage
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell*;
Cell Proliferation;
Nucleolus Organizer Region*;
Paraffin;
Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen;
Silver Staining;
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms;
Urinary Bladder*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1995;36(2):128-134
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The expression of two cell proliferation indices, the proliferating cell nuclear antigen( PCNA), using the monoclonal antibody in the immunoperoxidase method, and the nucleolar organizer regions (NORs), using silver nitrate staining technique, were assessed in formalin-fixed paraffin embedded material of transitional cell urinary bladder carcinomas. The aim of our study was to examine comparatively the expression of PCNA and the number of NORs in 37 transitional cell bladder carcinomas and to investigate how they correlate with tumor grade and the disease stage. It was noticed that the PCNA expression rate(%) related to grade was statistically significant only between grades II and III (p<0.05), while that between grades I and II was not statistically significant(p > 0.05). The mean number of AgNORs per nucleus between grades I and II and between grades II and III were statistically significant(p<0.05). As far as the correlation of PCNA expression rate(%) with the stage is concerned, PCNA expression rate (%) was higher in the invasive tumors(p<0.05) than in the superficial tumors and AgNOR Numbers was also greater in the invasive tumors(p <0.05). The linear correlation coefficient between PCNA expression rate (%) and AgNOR counts was 0.52(p <0.001) In conclusion, a considerable relationship was found between the histological grade and each of the two indices used. A good correlation was also demonstrated between each of PCNA expression rate(%) and AgNOR scores to the pathologic stage. Our results suggest that PCNA expressionrate( % ) and AgNOR scores may be prognostic induces in urinary bladder cancer.
