Ki-67/MIB-1 immunostaining in a cohort of human gliomas.
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Histopathological malignancy grading of human gliomas is limited by subjective interpretation of the morphological criteria. Assessment of mitotic activity is a cornerstone of grading these tumours, but mitotic figures can be hard to identify in haematoxylin-eosin stained sections. Thus, determining proliferative activity by means of Ki-67/MIB-1 immunostaining has become a useful supplement. However, this method has drawbacks, so continuous testing and evaluation are required for optimization and standardization. The aim of this study was to analyse and evaluate the Ki-67/MIB-1 proliferative indices (PIs) in a series of gliomas. We found that Ki-67/MIB-1 PIs correlated well with histological malignancy grade in all glioma subtypes, but a considerable overlap of PIs was observed between the malignancy groups. Consequently, Ki-67/MIB-1 immunostaining alone is not sufficient to adequately determine the malignancy grade. Therefore, future work is necessary to clarify the role of this immunostaining in the histopathological diagnosis of human gliomas.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2396794347