Immuno Histochemical Study of Osteosarcoma Using Ki-67 as a Labeling Index in Naturally Fluoridated Community-Juniper Publishers
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Immuno Histochemical Study of Osteosarcoma Using Ki-67 as a Labeling Index in Naturally Fluoridated Community
Authored
by Abdullatef Nureddin
Abstract
Osteosarcoma
is the most common primary malignant bone tumor which characterized
microscopically by formation of osteoid or bone by the neoplastic cells
(osteoblastic type) or production of fibrous tissue (fibroblastic type) and/or
a cartilage (chondroblastic type). Ki-67 protein is present during all active
phases of the cell cycle (G1, S, G2 and mitosis but is absent from resting
cells (G0), makes it an excellent marker for determining the so called growth
fraction of a given cell population. However, fluoride concentration in
drinking water shows great variation between the costal-western region of Libya
(mean fluoride concentration 1.38ppm) and Cairo-Egypt (0.4ppm). Therefore, the
aim of this study is to evaluate and compare histopathologically the proliferative
activity of Osteosarcomas in naturally fluoridated community (Libyan cases) and
non-fluoridated community (Egyptian cases) as a retrospective case-control
study using the labeling index Ki-67. 20 cases of Osteosarcoma from each
country in a formalin-fixed embedded specimens and serial sections from the
paraffin blocks for immuno histochemical examination were included in this
study in which Peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique was performed. Assessment of
Ki-67 proliferative activity was carried out using software image analysis and
the area fraction was given by the percentage of immuno positive area to the
total area of the microscope field. The result of this study showed that the
mean value of area of fraction in Libyan cases was 5.33 and in Egyptian cases
were 3.12. When comparing the area fraction of Ki67 immunopositivity of tumor
cells in Lybian cases versus Egyptian cases, statistical analysis revealed a
statistically significant difference (P value=0.023). It is concluded from this
study that a high expression of Ki-67 of Osteosarcomas in fluoridated area
compared to those of non-fluoridated area could explain the aggressive behavior
of this tumor, in which fluoride ions may play a role as an underlying
etiological factor.
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