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Renal Stromal Expression of Oestrogen and Progesterone Receptors in Chronic Pyelonephritis as Compared to Normal
Muhammad Abrar Barakzai1, Muhammad Akhtar2, Nasir Ali Afsar3
1Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Objective:
To determine and compare the distribution of oestrogen and progesterone receptors (ER and PR) expression between normal kidneys and chronic pyelonephritis.
Study Design:
Comparative-descriptive study.
Place And Duration Of Study:
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, and Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between January 2017 and December 2018. Methodology: Renal specimens, including 41 chronic pyelonephritis, and 21 healthy specimens were examined. ER/PR expression was determined immunohistochemically, termed focal if <50% of nuclei stained positively, and diffuse when >50%. The intensity of staining was labelled weak (pale), moderate or strong.
Results:
Majority of samples showed presence of diffuse ER (82.9% diseased; 71.4% healthy) and focal PR (53.7% diseased; 76.2% healthy), mostly with strong intensity. ER and PR distribution whether focal or diffuse, correlated with each other in 41.9%. All proportions comparisons showed p values greater than 0.05.
Conclusion:
There was a trend of diffuse renal stromal expression of ER and PR in chronic pyelonephritis as compared to healthy specimens. However, the difference did not reach statistical significance. Key Words: Oestrogen receptor, Progesterone receptor, Chronic pyelonephritis, Renal cancer, Renal stroma.
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