Kansallis-Osake-Pankki : Päivällinen : 15.2.1929 : Grand Hotel Fennia, H:ki

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Nokia etappi-ajo 420 km H:ki–Nokia–H:ki 5–6 kesäkuuta 1938

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Associação entre a expressão das proteínas p53 e Ki-67 e os achados clínico-patológicos em pacientes com carcinoma invasor do colo uterino

OBJETIVO: avaliar a associação da expressão das proteínas p53 e Ki-67 no tumor com achados clínico-patológicos em pacientes com carcinoma invasor de colo uterino. MÉTODOS: foram estudadas amostras de tumor obtidas de 36 pacientes submetidas a histerectomia radical para tratamento de carcinoma invasor do colo uterino estádio IB (FIGO). Amostras do tumor foram fixadas em formol e incluídas em parafina. O material foi analisado pela histopatologia (hematoxilina e eosina) e processado para marcação imuno-histoquímica por anticorpos monoclonais contra as proteínas p53 e Ki-67. Os dados foram analisados pelo teste de chi2 para a avaliação das diferenças entre os grupos. RESULTADOS: a idade das pacientes variou de 27 a 73 anos (48,7±10,4 anos). O estadiamento clínico (FIGO) foi IB1 em 27 casos (75%) e IB2 em 9 casos (25%). A expressão tumoral da proteína p53 foi positiva em metade dos casos. Em relação à expressão do Ki-67, foi evidenciado alto grau de proliferação celular em 73,3% dos casos. Não houve associação da expressão das proteínas p53 e Ki-67 no tumor com idade (p=0,091 e 0,900), estadiamento (p=0,054 e 0,667), tipo histológico (p=0,674 e 0,674), grau de diferenciação (p=0,07 e 0,282), presença de invasão linfovascular (p=0,248 e 0,667), acometimento parametrial (p=0,729 e 0,763) e metástases para os linfonodos pélvicos (p=0,729 e 0,636, respectivamente). CONCLUSÕES: a expressão tumoral das proteínas p53 e Ki-67 não se associou com achados clínico-patológicos em pacientes com carcinoma invasor do colo uterino estádio IB.

PTEN expression in patients with carcinoma of the cervix and its association with p53, Ki-67 and CD31

PURPOSE: To investigate protein expression and mutations in phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in patients with stage IB cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) and the association with clinical-pathologic features, tumor p53 expression, cell proliferation and angiogenesis.METHODS:Women with stage IB CSCC (n=20 - Study Group) and uterine myoma (n=20 - Control Group), aged 49.1±1.7 years (mean±standard deviation, range 27-78 years), were prospectively evaluated. Patients with cervical cancer were submitted to Piver-Rutledge class III radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy and patients in the Control Group underwent vaginal hysterectomy. Tissue samples from the procedures were stained with hematoxylin and eosin for histological evaluation. Protein expression was detected by immunohistochemistry. Staining for PTEN, p53, Ki-67 and CD31 was evaluated. The intensity of PTEN immunostaining was estimated by computer-assisted image analysis, based on previously reported protocols. Data were analyzed using the Student's t-test to evaluate significant differences between the groups. Level of significance was set at p<0.05.RESULTS:The PTEN expression intensity was lower in the CSCC group than in the Control (benign cervix) samples (150.5±5.2 versus 204.2±2.6; p<0.001). Our study did not identify any mutations after sequencing all nine PTEN exons. PTEN expression was not associated with tumor expression of p53 (p=0.9), CD31 (p=0.8) or Ki-67 (p=0.3) or clinical-pathologic features in patients with invasive carcinoma of the cervix.CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that the PTEN protein expression is significantly diminished in CSCC.

Expression of the Immunohistochemical Markers p16 and Ki-67 and Their Usefulness in the Diagnosis of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasms

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the expression of the immunohistochemical markers p16 and Ki-67 in cervical intraepithelial neoplasms and their influence on the level of agreement among different observers and for the same observer. Methods The study included 184 patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasms previously confirmed through biopsies performed between 2005 and 2006. Three pathologists reviewed the biopsies by using hematoxylin-eosin staining to reach a consensus on the diagnosis. Subsequently, an immunohistochemical study analyzed the expression of p16 and Ki-67 in such cases. Results The comparison among the reviewing pathologists revealed only moderate agreement (kappa = 0.44). The agreement improved when the differentiation of highgrade lesions (cervical intraepithelial neoplasm - CIN - 3) was analyzed (kappa = 0.59). p16 staining exhibited a high negative predictive value and sensitivity; however, the specificity was low. Overall, both qualitative and quantitative analyses of p16 and a quantitative analysis Ki-67 exhibited low accuracy. The agreement among diagnoses before immunohistochemistry was 0.47. The use of immunohistochemistry increased the agreement to 0.68. Conclusion Our study showed that the agreement among observers using traditional diagnostic criteria of cervical intraepithelial lesions can improve with the use of immunohistochemistry.

Immunohistochemical evaluation of e-cadherin, Ki-67 and PCNA in canine mammary neoplasias: correlation of prognostic factors and clinical outcome

E-cadherin is a cell-cell adhesion molecule and low e-cadherin expression is related to invasiveness and may indicate a bad prognosis in mammary neoplasms. The expression of cell proliferation markers PCNA and especially Ki-67, has also proved to have a strong prognostic value in this tumor class. The expression of these markers was related to the clinical-pathological characteristics of 73 surgically removed mammary tumors in female dogs by immunohistochemistry. There was no statistical correlation between these markers and death by neoplasm, survival time and disease-free interval. However, the loss of e-cadherin expression and marked Ki-67 expression (p=0.016) were considered statistically significant for the diagnosis (p=0.032). When evaluated as independent factors, there was evidence of the relationship between the loss of e-cadherin expression and high PCNA expression with changes in the body status (divided into obese, normal and cachectic) of female dogs (p=0.030); there was also evidence of the relationship between pseudopregnancy and e-cadherin alone (p=0.021) and for ulceration and PCNA alone (p=0.035). The significant correlation between the markers expression and these well known prognostic factors used individually or in combination suggests their prognostic value in canine mammary tumors.

Libyan breast cancer: Health services and biology. Diagnosis delay and prognostic value of DNA pploidy, S-phase fraction, and Ki-67 and Bcl-2 immunohistochemistry

The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnosis delay and its impact on the stage of disease. The study also evaluated a nuclear DNA content, immunohistochemical expression of Ki-67 and bcl-2, and the correlation of these biological features with the clinicopathological features and patient outcome. 200 Libyan women, diagnosed during 2008–2009 were interviewed about the period from the first symptoms to the final histological diagnosis of breast cancer. Also retrospective preclinical and clinical data were collected from medical records on a form (questionnaire) in association with the interview. Tumor material of the patients was collected and nuclear DNA content analysed using DNA image cytometry. The expression of Ki-67 and bcl-2 were assessed using immunohistochemistry (IHC). The studies described in this thesis show that the median of diagnosis time for women with breast cancer was 7.5 months and 56% of patients were diagnosed within a period longer than 6 months. Inappropriate reassurance that the lump was benign was an important reason for prolongation of the diagnosis time. Diagnosis delay was also associated with initial breast symptom(s) that did not include a lump, old age, illiteracy, and history of benign fibrocystic disease. The patients who showed diagnosis delay had bigger tumour size (p<0.0001), positive lymph nodes (p<0.0001), and high incidence of late clinical stages (p<0.0001). Biologically, 82.7% of tumors were aneuploid and 17.3% were diploid. The median SPF of tumors was 11% while the median positivity of Ki-67 was 27.5%. High Ki-67 expression was found in 76% of patients, and high SPF values in 56% of patients. Positive bcl-2 expression was found in 62.4% of tumors. 72.2% of the bcl-2 positive samples were ER-positive. Patients who had tumor with DNA aneuploidy, high proliferative activity and negative bcl-2 expression were associated with a high grade of malignancy and short survival. The SPF value is useful cell proliferation marker in assessing prognosis, and the decision cut point of 11% for SPF in the Libyan material was clearly significant (p<0.0001). Bcl-2 is a powerful prognosticator and an independent predictor of breast cancer outcome in the Libyan material (p<0.0001). Libyan breast cancer was investigated in these studies from two different aspects: health services and biology. The results show that diagnosis delay is a very serious problem in Libya and is associated with complex interactions between many factors leading to advanced stages, and potentially to high mortality. Cytometric DNA variables, proliferative markers (Ki-67 and SPF), and oncoprotein bcl-2 negativity reflect the aggressive behavior of Libyan breast cancer and could be used with traditional factors to predict the outcome of individual patients, and to select appropriate therapy.

Теченїе Невы рѣки изъ Ладожскаго озера къ Ст. Петербургу / Tetšenïe Nevy rěki iz Ladožskago ozera k St. Peterburgu = Fluvius Newa a Lacu Ladoga Petropolin versus procurrens

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Measurement of Ki-67 antigen in 159 pituitary adenomas using the MIB-1 monoclonal antibody

Pituitary adenomas sometimes show rapid growth and recurrence, and about one third invade the structures surrounding the sella turcica. In an attempt to determine aggressive behavior at an early stage, we used the MIB-1 antibody to identify the Ki-67 antigen. The present study was designed to evaluate pituitary adenomatous tissue in terms of secretion and proliferation and to correlate the Ki-67 index with hormone phenotype and invasive behavior. Material from 159 patients submitted to one or more resections of pituitary adenomas was evaluated. Forty-two non-secretory adenomas and 43 adenomas immunoreactive for growth hormone, 19 for prolactin, 18 for growth hormone and prolactin, 16 for adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and 21 cases of plurihormonal/gonadotropin adenomas were detected by immunohistochemistry. The MIB-1 antibody was positive in 139 samples and the Ki-67 index ranged from 0.16 to 15.48% (mean = 1.22 ± 2.09%), with no significant difference between genders, age groups, or secretory and non-secretory status. The Ki-67 index was higher in ACTH-secreting adenomas. Invasive pituitary adenomas had a significantly higher Ki-67 index (2.01 ± 3.15%) than macroadenomas with or without supra-sellar extension (1.12 ± 1.87%; P = 0.02). The index was not significantly different in the subgroup of adenomas with invasion of the cavernous sinus compared to groups with other types of invasion. We conclude that tumoral proliferative activity evaluated by the detection of the Ki-67 antigen is significantly higher in invasive than noninvasive adenomas, information which can be useful in therapeutic postoperative management since index cut-off values associated with aggressive behavior can be established.

Tečenïe Nepy [!] rěki iz" Ladožskago ozera k" St: Peterburgu. Fluvius Newa e lacu Ladoga Petropolin versus procurrens recens delineatus: jam vero ad exemplar Petropolitanum aeri incisus a Matthaeus Seutter, sac. caes. maj. geogr. Aug. Vind.

Perustuu Joseph Nicolas Delislen laatimaan ja Johann Elias Grimmelin kaivertamaan vastaavaan karttaan vuodelta 1741.

Složnost' zvukov russkogo âzyka s točki zreniâ nositelâ finskogo âzyka – sravnenie zvukov po fonetičeskim teoriâm obučeniâ i fonetičeskij èksperiment

Tutkielmani aiheena on venäjän ja suomen kielten äänteiden ja äännejärjestelmien vertailu. Tarkoituksena oli selvittää tiettyjen fonetiikan oppimisteorioiden pohjalta, mitkä venäjän äänteet ja äännetyypit ovat suomenkieliselle oppijalle kaikkein vaikeimmat, ja mitkä helpommat oppia. Äänneanalyysini perustana ovat Robert Ladon, Uriel Weinreichin, Kalevi Wiikin ja James Emil Flegen oppimisteoriat. Äänteiden vertailu osoitti, että venäjän ja suomen järjestelmissä on hyvin vähän täysin identtisiä äänteitä. Osa foneemeista on yhteneviä, mutta useimmiten venäjän foneemeilla on allofoneja, jotka eroavat suomen äänteistä. Vaikeimpia suomalaiselle oppijalle ovat täysin uudet venäjän äänteet, liudentuneet konsonantit, soinnilliset konsonantit sekä vokaalifoneemien allofonit. Lisäksi tutkielmaani kuuluu itsetoteutettu eksperimentti. Tarkoituksena oli kokeilla käytännössä, ovatko analyysissä esitetyt äänteet todella suomalaiselle oppijalle vaikeita, ja voiko niiden perusteella erottaa ei-natiivin puhujan natiivista. Valitsin venäjän äänteistä tutkittavaksi liudentuneet konsonantit, /ɨ/-äänteen sekä sibilantit ja affrikaatat. Eksperimentin tuloksena oli, että tutkittavana olleet yksittäiset äänteet tai äännetyypit ovat merkittävä erottava tekijä, jonka perusteella voi tunnistaa ei-natiivin puhujan. Muitakin tekijöitä, joilla epäilemättä on myös merkitystä, nousi esiin. Niitä ei kuitenkaan tässä tutkielmassa erityisesti huomioitu, koska tarkoitus oli keskittyä yksittäisiin äänteisiin, ja koska niiden selvittäminen vaatisi huomattavasti lisää tutkimusta.