T Nakamura1. 1. Department of Pathology, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Japan. nakt5311@mvf.biglobe.ne.jp
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pyogenic granuloma (PG) has been regarded as a florid expression of granulation tissue (GT) proliferation and shows distinct biological behavior compared to conventional GT. PG has not been examined from a standpoint of apoptosis. METHODS: PG (15 cases), GT (14 cases) and capillary hemangioma (CH, 8 cases) were compared using in situ 3'-tailing reaction (ISTR), a histochemical method for identifying apoptotic cells, and immunohistochemistry for Ki-67, Bcl-2 and Bax proteins, in order to clarify and involvement of apoptosis in the difference of biological characteristics between PG and GT. RESULTS: PG showed significantly lower ISTR-labeling indices than GT and CH and more frequent Bcl-2/Bax expression than GT, whereas Ki-67-labeling indices were variable from case to case and did not show any significant differences among any groups. CONCLUSIONS: It is consequently suggested that the low apoptotic rate in PG is closely related to its characteristic rapid growth and is regulated by Bcl-2 family proteins.
BACKGROUND:Pyogenic granuloma (PG) has been regarded as a florid expression of granulation tissue (GT) proliferation and shows distinct biological behavior compared to conventional GT. PG has not been examined from a standpoint of apoptosis. METHODS: PG (15 cases), GT (14 cases) and capillary hemangioma (CH, 8 cases) were compared using in situ 3'-tailing reaction (ISTR), a histochemical method for identifying apoptotic cells, and immunohistochemistry for Ki-67, Bcl-2 and Bax proteins, in order to clarify and involvement of apoptosis in the difference of biological characteristics between PG and GT. RESULTS: PG showed significantly lower ISTR-labeling indices than GT and CH and more frequent Bcl-2/Bax expression than GT, whereas Ki-67-labeling indices were variable from case to case and did not show any significant differences among any groups. CONCLUSIONS: It is consequently suggested that the low apoptotic rate in PG is closely related to its characteristic rapid growth and is regulated by Bcl-2 family proteins.
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