In:
Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, Akademiai Kiado Zrt., Vol. 65, No. 3 ( 2017-09), p. 382-393
Kurzfassung:
The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the expression of iNOS, COX-2 and VEGF mRNA levels and malignancy degree in canine malignant mammary tumours. Thirty-five bitches presented with the complaint of mammary masses, aged 6–10 years and representing different breeds, were used. The expressions of iNOS, COX-2 and VEGF mRNA levels were significantly higher in both benign and malignant tumours than in the adjacent nonneoplastic mammary glands (P 〈 0.05). The iNOS, COX-2 and VEGF mRNA expression levels of grade 2 tumours were higher than those of grade 1 tumours; however, the highest expression levels were detected in grade 3 tumours. Thus, increased iNOS, COX-2 and VEGF gene mRNA levels were found to be related with the histological grade of malignancy in dogs with mammary tumours.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0236-6290
,
1588-2705
DOI:
10.1556/004.2017.036
Sprache:
Unbekannt
Verlag:
Akademiai Kiado Zrt.
Publikationsdatum:
2017
ZDB Id:
2110474-8
SSG:
22