IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF p70S6 KINASE PROTEIN IN MAMMARY TUMOURS OF DOGS
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2021-08-30
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COLLEGE OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES MANNUTHY, THRISSUR
Abstract
The present study entitled “Immunohistochemical analysis of p70S6 kinase
protein in mammary tumours of dogs” was conducted to analysis the gross features,
classification and histopathology of canine mammary tumours. The study also
envisaged for localization of p70S6kinase protein with respect to the grade of
tumours.
A total of 25 canine mammary tumour cases presented to the University
Veterinary Hospitals at Mannuthy and Kokkalai during the period from March 2019
to March 2020 were included in the present study. Out of these, only one case was
diagnosed as benign mammary tumour. A higher risk for mammary tumour
occurrence was observed in dogs aged between 10-15 years (36 per cent) and 4-6
years (36 per cent) with a mean age of 8.04±0.60 years. Out of twenty five cases,
only one case was reported in a male dog. Dachshund (24 per cent) represented the
majority of the cases followed by Labrador (16 per cent) and Cross breed (16 per
cent). Gross pathological features like shape, size, colour and consistency showed
variations with a mean tumour size of 6.12±0.72 cm. Simple carcinomas were
classified into ductal carcinoma, tubulopapillary carcinoma, solid carcinoma,
comedocarcinoma, cribriform carcinoma and 65 per cent of them were either grade II
or III whereas all the mixed tumours were classified as grade II.
Immunohistochemistry was performed to study the expression of p70S6K
protein in all the cases of canine mammary tumours. Twelve per cent (3/25) of the
tumours were strongly positive (+++) and sixty per cent (15/25) were moderately
positive (++). Rest twenty eight per cent (7 cases) have shown weak immunostaining
(+). On statistical analysis, it was found that, there was correlation between the grade
of the tumour and p70S6K expression (p<0.05). High grade malignant tumours
showed strong to moderate expression of p70S6K protein. Benign mammary tumours
in the present study were having weak expression of the protein. It has been reported
that mTOR pathway and its downstream molecules including p70S6K are aberrantly
expressed and have significant role in the progression of many human cancers. But no
systematic studies are there with respect to canine mammary tumours. The present
study thus is a preliminary work that could identify a novel biomarker protein in
canine mammary tumours which could be used as a suitable target for diagnosis and
therapy. A systematic study with higher sample size is warranted to identify the key
regulators of the pathway in canine mammary tumours.
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Thesis Submitted in the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Veterinary Science in Veterinary Pathology.