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PCNA/AgNOR and Ki-67/AgNOR double staining in oral squamous cell carcinoma
A de L Costa1, N S de Araújo, D dos S Pinto
1Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
Abstract:
This study was performed on oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) in order to investigate the relation between the number of interphase silver-stained nucleolar organizer regions (AgNORs) and the immunolabeling of proliferation-associated markers, using antibodies to Ki-67 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Fifteen consecutive cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma were used and a double staining technique was performed in order to quantify the number of NORs in PCNA-positive and -negative cells as well as in Ki-67-positive and -negative cells. Our results showed a higher mean number of AgNORs in PCNA- and Ki-67-positive cells than in PCNA- and Ki-67-negative cells. We concluded that there is an association between cell proliferation and AgNOR score in OSCC.