Pan-tumour analysis of COX-2 expression in dogs

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Cyclooxgenase-2 (COX-2) is associated with inflammatory microenvironment and tumour progression. COX-2 expression was reported in canine tumours, and anti-COX treatment showed therapeutic effects in selected tumour types. Currently, direct comparisons between different tumour types or reports were impossible due to varying evaluation protocols. Additionally, COX-2 expression in relatively uncommon tumours were yet to be evaluated. Here, we analysed COX-2 expression across various tumour types in dogs in a consistent protocol, aiming to revisit accumulated evidence in the field and report novel candidate tumours for anti-COX therapy. COX-2 expression in 32 histological types of tumours, which consisted of 347 samples in total, was investigated using immunohistochemistry followed by the Belshaw's method scoring (range: 0-12). More than the half of the samples expressed COX-2 in mast cell tumours, transitional cell carcinoma in the urinary tract, squamous cell carcinoma, liposarcoma, and melanoma, with COX-2 median scores ranging from 1-8. On the other hand, <20% tissues expressed COX-2 in the half of tumour types investigated. Overall COX-2 positive rate was 27%. In conclusion, the results confirmed COX-2 expression in the well-known COX-2-expresing tumour types and suggested novel candidate tumours for anti-COX-2 therapy. At the same time, overall COX-2 expression was low, and inter- and intra-histology heterogeneity was apparent. This study will provide a foundation reference for future research in canine tumours.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:304

Enthalten in:

Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 304(2024) vom: 18. Apr., Seite 106064

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Eto, Shotaro [VerfasserIn]
Shinada, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Saeki, Kohei [VerfasserIn]
Tsuboi, Masaya [VerfasserIn]
Kamoto, Satoshi [VerfasserIn]
Yoshitake, Ryohei [VerfasserIn]
Chambers, James [VerfasserIn]
Uchida, Kazuyuki [VerfasserIn]
Kato, Daiki [VerfasserIn]
Nishimura, Ryohei [VerfasserIn]
Nakagawa, Takayuki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COX-2
Canine cancer
Cyclooxygenase 2
EC 1.14.99.1
Immunohistochemistry
Journal Article

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Date Completed 16.04.2024

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tvjl.2024.106064

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NLM367327783