A combined-staining method for neural cholinesterase and elastic and collagen fibers in rat pancreatic tissues / 第二军医大学学报

Objective: To investigate the distribution of neural cholinesterase and elastic and collagen fibers in rat pancreatic tissues. Methods: Rats were decapitated and the pancreatic tissues were harvested, frozen and made into 8 μm serial sections. A combined-staining method (K-R-VB-P-PA method, a combination of Karnovsky-Roots and Victoria blue-Ponceau-Picric acid) was used for staining and the distribution of neural cholinesterase and elastic and collagen fibers was observed. Results: The results showed that the neural cholinesterase was brown, the elastic fibers were cyan, the collagen fibers were light red, and the smooth muscle was yellow in the pancreatic acinar, islet of Langerhans and blood vessels. Conclusion: K-R-VB-P-PA combined staining method can demonstrate the distribution of neural cholinesterase, elastic and collagen fibers and smooth muscle fibers in the pancreatic tissues synchronously.

A compound staining method showing collagenic, elastic fibers and melanocyte in skin tissues / 第二军医大学学报

Objective: To develop a compound staining method showing collagenic, elastic fibers and melanocyte in skin tissues. Methods: A staining meth od combining Masson Fontana silver nitrate, Ponceau S, Picric acid and Victoria blue (MFSN-P-PA-VB) was used in the present animal skin experimental. Results: The melanin granule was blac k in the skin melanocyte, collagenic fibers were red, the red blood cells at hemorrhagic focus were yellow, and the elastic fibers were green by this MFSN-P-PA-VB staining method. Conclusion: This compound staining method has multicol or and fine contrast, and can better show melanins, the red blood cells at hemorrhagic focus, and collagenic and elastic fibers.

Mucinous noncystic (colloid) adenocarcinoma of the pancreas / 中华病理学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To determine the clinicopathologic characteristics and the relationship between related gene expression and pathobiologic behavior of pancreatic mucinous noncystic adenocarcinoma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Among the 249 pancreatic carcinoma cases from the department files, 6 tumors were identified to meet the pathologic criteria of colloid carcinoma. Envision immunohistochemical staining technique was used to detect expression of p21(ras), p21(WAF1), p16, p33(ING1), p53, ATM, MDM2, PCNA, Cyclins (D1, D3, A, B and E). Intra- and extra- cellular mucin production were determined by AB-PAS staining. Clinically, all of 6 cases were followed to June, 2003.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In all 6 cases, the tumors were located in the head of the pancreas and all displayed similar microscopic findings. Duodenal invasion was seen in 4 cases and perineural invasion was seen in 1 case. Tumor metastasis in the liver was seen in 2 cases and in the regional lymph nodes in 2 cases. Positive immunostaining was seen in 5 cases with p21(ras), 3 cases with p21(WAF1), 1 case with p16, 4 cases with p33(ING1), 2 cases with p53, 3 cases with ATM, 3 cases with MDM2, 6 cases with PCNA, 3 cases with cyclinA, 3 cases with cyclinD1, 4 cases with cyclinD3, 4 cases with cyclinB and 6 cases with cyclinE. Both extracellular and intracellular mucin was strongly positive for AB-PAS staining. Clinical follow-up found that 2 patients died of their tumors at 14 and 20 months. Three patients were alive after 28, 49 and 87 months of follow-up. One case were lost contact.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Pancreatic mucinous noncystic adenocarcinoma has distinct morphologic features and biologic behavior. Multiple gene products including many cyclins may be involved in the pathogenesis of pancreatic colloid carcinoma. The tumor has an aggressive behavior with a high frequency of invasion and metastases, though the prognosis could be better than that of ordinary ductal adenocarcinoma of pancreas.</p>

Immunohistochemical demonstration of cyclins A, B, D1, D3 and E in hepatocellular carcinomas using tissue microarrays / 中华病理学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the expression of five kinds of cyclins in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and their association with degree of tumor differentiation, metastasis and infection of hepatitis B virus (HBV).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The HCC tissue microarrays were composed of those from 273 cases of HCC tissues, 144 surrounding-tumor liver tissues and 10 normal liver tissues obtained from autopsy. The diameter of each specimens on tissue microarrays was 2.0 mm. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of cyclin A, cyclin B, cyclin D1, cyclin D3 and cyclin E on HCC tissue microarrays. The association of the expression of these cyclins with the infection rate of HBV was also analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Three paraffin-embedded HCC tissue microarrays were successfully constructed, including 136, 143 and 148 tissue spots, respectively. The positive rates of cyclins in 273 cases of HCC were cyclin A 52.7%, cyclin B 45.4%, cyclin D1 35.9%, cyclin D3 44.3% and cyclin E 23.1%; while the figures in 144 surrounding-tumor tissues were 8.3%, 5.6%, 4.9%, 6.3% and 1.4%, respectively. In 10 normal liver tissues these cyclins exhibited negative staining, with the exception that cyclin D1 was positive in one case of normal liver tissue. The positive rate of cyclins in HCC were significant higher than those in surrounding-tumor liver tissues (P < 0.01), in HCC tissues with histological grade II and III, the cyclins expression were stronger than that in grade I (P < 0.05). The positive rates of cyclins, except cyclin A in HCC with portal vein invasion were higher than those without portal vein invasion (P < 0.01). Infection of HBV did not have significant relationship with the expression of cyclins (P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Cyclins in different cell cycles overexpressed at varied levels in hepatocellular carcinoma, and the increased expression of cyclins may shorten the tumor cell cycle phase, accelerate cell proliferation, and have a close relationship with HCC aggressiveness.</p>

A combined-staining method for neural cholinesterase and elastic and collagen fibers in rat pancreatic tissues / 第二军医大学学报

Objective:To investigate the distribution of neural cholinesterase and elastic and collagen fibers in rat pancreatic tissues.Methods:Rats were decapitated and the pancreatic tissues were harvested,frozen and made into 8?m serial sections.A combined-staining method(K-R-VB-P-PA method,a combination of Karnovsky-Roots and Victoria blue-Ponceau-Picric acid) was used for staining and the distribution of neural cholinesterase and elastic and collagen fibers was observed.Results:The results showed that the neural cholinesterase was brown.the elastic fibers were cyan.the collagen fibers were light red.and the smooth muscle was yellow in the pancreatic acinar,islet of Langerhans and blood vessels.Conclusion:K-R-VB-P-PA combined staining method can demonstrate the distribution of neural cholinesterase,elastic and collagen fibers and smooth muscle fibers in the pancreatic tissues synchronously.