Immunohistochemical and immunoelectron study of major histocompatibility complex class-II antigen in canine cutaneous histiocytoma: its relation to tumor regression.

Isabel Pires, Paula Rodrigues, Anabela Alves, Felisbina Luisa Queiroga, Filipe Silva, Carlos Lopes

CECAV, Department of Veterinary Sciences. University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-911 Vila Real, Portugal. ipires@utad.pt

In vivo (Athens, Greece) 2013 Mar-Apr

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In order to investigate the immune mechanisms involved in regression of canine cutaneous histicytoma (CCH), major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class-II immuno-expression and the number of T- and B-lymphocytes and macrophages were analyzed in 93 cases of CCH. MHC class-II was also studied in 16 cases of CCH by immunoelectron microscopy. All tumors expressed MHC class-II, and two major staining patterns were identified: focal juxtanuclear cytoplasmic staining and rim-like staining along the cell periphery. The MHC class-II labelling pattern and T- and B-lymphocyte infiltrates were associated with tumor regression. In regressing lesions, MHC class-II molecules shift to the cell surface and an increase of both T- and B-lymphocytes were noted. The increasing expression of MHC class-II molecules on the cell surface could be a significant factor for the onset and progression of tumour regression.

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Isabel Pires, Paula Rodrigues, Anabela Alves, Felisbina Luisa Queiroga, Filipe Silva, Carlos Lopes. Immunohistochemical and immunoelectron study of major histocompatibility complex class-II antigen in canine cutaneous histiocytoma: its relation to tumor regression. In vivo (Athens, Greece). 2013 Mar-Apr;27(2):257-62