https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/631032
Title: | The High Expression of Legumain in Canine Neoplasms: A Retrospective Analysis of 100 Cases | Authors: | Ke, Chiao Hsu Sio, Ka Mei SHANG-LIN WANG Kuo, Ying WEI-HSIANG HUANG CHEN-SI LIN |
Keywords: | Comparative oncology; Dog; Immunohistochemistry; Legumain; Tumor antigen | Issue Date: | 1-Feb-2022 | Publisher: | MDPI | Journal Volume: | 12 | Journal Issue: | 4 | Source: | Animals | Abstract: | Legumain, a novel asparaginyl endopeptidase, has been observed to be overexpressed in several types of human solid tumors. Elevated levels of legumain are found in human cancers, and this oncoprotein may facilitate tumor invasion and metastasis when overexpressed. These findings suggest that legumain plays a malignant role in cancer biology. However, currently, no publications have identified the role of legumain in the development of canine cancers. The present study first compared the expression patterns of legumain in paraffin-embedded canine tumor tissues, with those of normal tissues, by immunohistochemistry. A total of 100 canine tumor samples, including mast cell tumors, soft tissue sarcoma, hemangiosarcoma, lymphoma, mammary gland carcinoma, hepatoid gland tumor, squamous cell carcinoma, trichoblastoma, and melanoma were evaluated. Compared with the normal tissues, all tumor samples displayed high intensities of legumain expression. Mesenchymal-type tumors displayed immunoreactivity for legumain, with an average expression of 40.07% ± 1.70%, which was significantly lower than those of epithelial tumors and other types of tumors, which had median expressions of 49.12% ± 1.75% and 47.35% ± 2.71%, respectively (p < 0.05). These findings indicate that legumain has a high potential to be a candidate for distinguishing tumors from normal tissues. Although further studies on a larger number of cases are necessary to clarify the clinical application of legumain, the overexpression patterns of legumain in canine tumor tissues are reported, for the first time, in this study. |
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ISSN: | 2076-2615 | DOI: | 10.3390/ani12040504 | SDG/Keyword: | angiosarcoma; animal cell; animal experiment; animal tissue; antibody specificity; Article; breast carcinoma; canine tumor; dog disease; gene overexpression; hepatoid gland tumor; immunochemistry; immunoreactivity; lymphoma; mastocytoma; melanoma; neoplasm; nonhuman; protein expression; protein expression level; retrospective study; soft tissue sarcoma; squamous cell carcinoma; trichoblastoma; Western blotting |
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