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{"title":"[Expression of transferrin receptor 1 and β1-integrins correlates with estrogen receptor status and immune infiltration in breast cancer].","authors":"S V Chulkova, E N Sholokhova, I V Poddubnaya, I A Gladilina, A V Egorova, I S Stilidi","doi":"10.17116/patol20248604123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17116/patol20248604123","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cancer cells can aberrantly express various markers, including transferrin receptor 1 (CD71) and <i>β</i>1-integrin molecules. Their role in invasion, migration and metastasis has been demonstrated. Determination of their expression in breast cancer (BC) may be an important point to characterize the clinical course of the tumor and prognosis of the disease.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To study of transferrin receptor 1 (CD71) expression by primary breast cancer cells in correlation with tumor cell phenotype.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Determination of BC phenotype: immunohistochemical staining method (immunofluorescence). Antibodies to ER (estrogen receptors), KL-1 (pancytokeratin), CD71 (transferrin receptor), CD29 (<i>β</i>1-integrins). CD45, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD20 infiltration was also evaluated. ZEISS microscope (AXIOSKOP; Germany), method of G.J. Hammerling et al. Statistical processing: IBM-SPSS Statistics v.21.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>63% of BC cases had CD71+ phenotype. CD71-mosaic tumors were observed in 14.4%. <i>β</i>1-integrin expression was monomorphic in 51.6% of cases and mosaic in 38.7%. 85% of ER-positive tumors were CD71-positive with a monomorphic type of reaction; <i>p</i>=0.014. Among ER-negative tumors, CD71-negative reactions were 2-fold more frequent and the monomorphic type was less frequent. ER-positive tumors were CD29-positive in 73%; <i>p</i>=0.031. 45.5% of ER+ tumors were CD29-monomorphic. Among ER-negative tumors, the frequency of CD29-monomorphic tumors was 55%. Significant infiltration by CD3+ cells was predominant in CD71-positive tumors; <i>p</i>=0.016. In the CD29-monomorphic phenotype, CD45+ infiltration was 31.3%, and in the mosaic phenotype, 67.1%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>BC aberrantly expresses transferrin receptors, <i>β</i>1-integrins. CD71 expression is associated with ER expression. ER-positive tumors are often monomorphic for CD71. Prominent CD3+ infiltration was present in CD71+ tumors. Expression of <i>β</i>1-integrins correlated with ER+ status and weak immune infiltration.</p>","PeriodicalId":8548,"journal":{"name":"Arkhiv patologii","volume":"86 4","pages":"23-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141787081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Localization features of FAP-positive activated stromal cells in fibrosis in patients with new coronavirus infection COVID-19].","authors":"N V Danilova, N A Basalova, N A Oleynikova, E I Kelly, O V Zayratiants, A Yu Efimenko","doi":"10.17116/patol2024860615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17116/patol2024860615","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the representation and localization of FAP-positive activated stromal cells depending on the severity of fibrotic changes in tissues of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>20 autopsy observations of patients who died from COVID-19 were studied. Immunohistochemical studies were performed using antibodies to CD90, FAP and aSMA and a dual imaging system. The severity of fibrosis in lung tissue was assessed according to the R.Hubner scale (2008).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>FAP-positive cells are detected in the lungs, kidneys, liver and myocardium, while only in the lungs FAP expression is associated with fibrotic tissue areas. FAP expression of varying intensity was observed in capillaries, alveolar and bronchial epithelium, as well as in fibrotic nodules in the lungs, where it partially colocalizes with the key myofibroblast marker aSMA. CD90-positive stromal cells were also predominantly found in fibrotic foci.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results obtained allow us to clarify the localization of activated stromal precursors in human tissues during injury and suggest an important role of FAP in the formation of fibrotic foci and the progression of fibrotic changes in tissues, primarily the lungs, which makes it a promising pharmaceutical target for the treatment of diseases associated with the development of fibrosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":8548,"journal":{"name":"Arkhiv patologii","volume":"86 6","pages":"5-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142833823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Amplifiation of the c-MYC gene in acinar prostate adenocarcinoma. Morphogenic comparisons].","authors":"V A Khorzhevskii, E V Alymova, A K Kirichenko, S V Gappoev, Yu V Anzhiganova","doi":"10.17116/patol20248603130","DOIUrl":"10.17116/patol20248603130","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this work was to evaluate <i>c-MYC</i> gene amplification in the substrate of prostate acinar adenocarcinoma at various Gleason scores and various stages of the disease, taking into account the morphological characteristics of the tumor.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The number of cases in the study was 82, including the control group - 12 cases. Morphological assessment included: determination of the total Gleason score, grading group, assessment of lymphovascular/perineural invasion, and architectural characteristics of the tumor. Gene amplification was assessed by FISH using the c-MYC (8q24)/SE8 probe.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In all cases of the study group, amplification of the c-MYC gene was detected in the tumor, with a significant difference from the control group (<i>p</i><0.05). When assessing cases with 4-6 fold copies of the gene, significant differences were established between patients with stages II and III of the disease and stage IV (10.0 and 13.5 versus 30.0) (<i>p</i><0.05). Cluster amplification of the c-MYC gene was detected with equal frequency in groups of patients with stages III and IV of the disease, while in stage II of the disease, the event almost did not occur (<i>p</i><0.05). A significant increase in the level of c-MYC gene amplification was found in groups with advanced stages of the disease (<i>p</i><0.02). Non-cluster amplification significantly distinguishes T4M0 and T4M1 stage patients from the rest with a significant increase in the score (<i>p</i><0.05). In the metastatic stage of the disease, there was an increase c-MYC gene amplification compared to the non-metastatic stage (<i>p</i><0.02). The copy number of the c-MYC gene was significantly higher in cases with perineural and lymphovascular invasion, as well as in cases of cribriform tumor organization (<i>p</i><0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Amplification of the <i>c-MYC</i> gene in prostate tumor cells is associated with advanced stages of the disease (T4M0 and T4M1) with an increase in the copy number of the gene during the metastatic stage of the process. It was found that increased amplification of the <i>c-MYC</i> gene distinguishes groups of patients whose tumors exhibit perineural and lymphovascular invasion, as well as a cribriform pattern of tumor organization.</p>","PeriodicalId":8548,"journal":{"name":"Arkhiv patologii","volume":"86 3","pages":"30-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141330254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Clinical and morphological characteristics of lung sequestration].","authors":"I A Kuznetsova, M G Rybakova, I V Dvorakovskaya, Yu A Tikhonova, E V Markusevich, D M Danilova","doi":"10.17116/patol20248605115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17116/patol20248605115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To study the clinical and morphological manifestations of lung sequestration.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Surgical material (lung tissue) of 18 patients (2017-2021) and 8 archival observations (1972-1994) of confirmed lung sequestration were examined. Histological staining (hematoxylin and eosin, Schiff reagent, Ziehl-Neelsen, picrofuchsin according to Van Gieson) and immunohistochemical reactions with antibodies to SMA, TTF1, CK5/6 (DAKO) were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The ratio of men to women was 5:4; the average age of the patients was 35 years. Lung sequestration is localized mainly in the lower lobe segments, the left lung is involved in the pathological process more often. The cystic variant of lung sequestration with a chronic inflammatory process prevailed. Histological examination revealed the similarity of lung sequestration with congenital adenomatous lung malformation type 2 and rhabdomyomatous dysplasia. The respiratory and bronchial epithelium lost differentiation in the sequestered area.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The morphological picture of lung sequestration is nonspecific and can manifest itself in various types of inflammatory reactions and remodeling of lung tissue.</p>","PeriodicalId":8548,"journal":{"name":"Arkhiv patologii","volume":"86 5","pages":"15-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Potter sequence in a newborn with polycystic kidney disease].","authors":"N S Averkin, T V Pryazhentseva, A P Stolyarov, E A Kharitonov, I V Rybakova","doi":"10.17116/patol20248601149","DOIUrl":"10.17116/patol20248601149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A rare clinical case of a newborn boy with a diagnosed Potter sequence is presented. The diagnosis was made based on polycystic dysplasia of the kidneys, cysts in the liver, hypoplasia of the lungs and characteristic external signs due to critical oligohydramnios. The child's parents were closely related, which suggested an autosomal recessive form of the disease. The newborn lived for 15 hours, after which the death, developed as a result of respiratory failure, was ascertained.</p>","PeriodicalId":8548,"journal":{"name":"Arkhiv patologii","volume":"86 1","pages":"49-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139691100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[High-grade encapsulated follicular cell thyroid carcinomas].","authors":"A Yu Abrosimov, A A Kuryshev","doi":"10.17116/patol20248605160","DOIUrl":"10.17116/patol20248605160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In accordance with the 2022 WHO classification of thyroid tumors there is a new group of high grade follicular cell-derived malignances which include both poorly differentiated as well as high grade differentiated thyroid carcinoma. This article describes two thyroid carcinomas with signs of high malignancy, characterised by the formation of their own fibrous capsule. We discuss a heterogeneous group of high grade tumors and possibility of indolent behavior some of this type of tumors.</p>","PeriodicalId":8548,"journal":{"name":"Arkhiv patologii","volume":"86 5","pages":"60-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Histological and ultrastructural analysis of biopsy specimens of donor heart under conditions of extended period of pharmaco-cold ischaemia].","authors":"A P Nadeev, V E Kliver, A M Volkov, A V Fomichev, D A Sirota, M O Zhulkov, E E Kliver, A V Volchek, G M Kazanskaya, S V Aidagulova","doi":"10.17116/patol20248605133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17116/patol20248605133","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>At the histological and ultramicroscopic level, compare biopsy specimens of donor heart under standard (up to 240 min) and extended (more than 240 min) periods of pharmaco-cold preservation.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Biopsy specimens of the left atrium of donor hearts: group 1 - 8 samples after transportation with pharmaco-cold preservation of the graft in Bretschneider solution (Dr. Franz Köhler Chemie GmbH, Germany) up to 240 min, (Me 140), and group 2 - 5 samples after an extended pharmaco-cold period (more than 240 min; Me 375) were examined using light microscopy of semi-thin sections and transmission electron microscopy, followed by stereological and statistical analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A comparative study of the myocardium of donor hearts revealed stereotypical dystrophic changes in cardiomyocytes. Semi-thin sections demonstrated a mosaic pattern of myocardial parenchyma in both groups, caused by contracture and less pronounced lytic changes in myocytes, which were accompanied by stromal edema without statistically significant differences according to stereological studies. Ultrathin sections of the perinuclear zones of cardiomyocytes visualized reduction and focal damage to myofibrils and mitochondria in combination with pronounced autophagy; at the same time, with a shorter duration of the pharmaco-cold period, the stereological indicators of cardiomyocyte organelles indicated a relatively better supply of myofibrils with mitochondria.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results obtained suggest a sufficiently high degree of preservation of the tissue and ultrastructural organization of donor hearts with prolonged (more than 240 min) pharmaco-cold ischemia to restore adequate cardiac activity after heart transplantation.</p>","PeriodicalId":8548,"journal":{"name":"Arkhiv patologii","volume":"86 5","pages":"33-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Expression of immune checkpoints PD-L1, CTLA4, LAG3 in the microenvironment of colon adenocarcinoma depending on MMR status].","authors":"S S Naumov, N V Krakhmal, L A Tashireva, S V Vtorushin","doi":"10.17116/patol2024860216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17116/patol2024860216","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Study of the features of expression of immune checkpoint proteins PD-L1, CTLA4 and LAG3 in the microenvironment of colon adenocarcinoma depending on MMR status.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The study group consisted of 32 patients with a morphologically confirmed diagnosis of colon cancer; all of them underwent surgical treatment in the form of hemicolonectomy or resection. The work assessed samples of tumor tissue obtained as a result of surgery, the study was carried out in 3 stages: morphological examination of histological slides of colon tumors at the light-optical level, immunohistochemistry examination of tumor samples to determine the dMMR/pMMR status of carcinoma using a panel of antibodies to proteins of the unpaired nucleotide repair system MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2, multiplex analysis of PD-L1, CTLA4, LAG3, CD3+, CD8+, CD163+ markers using the Vectra 3.0.3 tissue scanning system (Perkin Elmer, USA).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant differences in the expression of PD-L1, CTLA4, LAG3 in the area of the invasive tumor margin were revealed between the dMMR and pMMR groups of colon adenocarcinomas in patients comparable in clinical and morphological characteristics and treatment. In the group of tumors with dMMR status, an increase in the expression of all studied markers was noted. The number of CD3+ TILs was also significantly higher in the invasive margin of tumors with dMMR status. Similarly, in this group of colon carcinomas, a large number of CD163+ macrophages were noted both in the center and in the invasive margin zone. No statistically significant differences were found in the expression of immune checkpoints and the composition of TILs in the central zone of tumors with different MMR status.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A study using multiplex immunohistochemical analysis showed that MMR-deficient colon adenocarcinomas are characterized by more pronounced immune infiltration and increased expression of immune checkpoints in microenvironmental cells, mainly in the area of invasive tumor growth. The data obtained may be important for understanding the mechanisms of immune-mediated control of tumor growth and the choice of immunotherapy tactics depending on MMR status.</p>","PeriodicalId":8548,"journal":{"name":"Arkhiv patologii","volume":"86 2","pages":"6-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140874485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Artificial intelligence in pathological anatomy].","authors":"I A Solovev","doi":"10.17116/patol20248602165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17116/patol20248602165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The review presents key concepts and global developments in the field of artificial intelligence used in pathological anatomy. The work examines two types of artificial intelligence (AI): weak and strong ones. A review of experimental algorithms using both deep machine learning and computer vision technologies to work with WSI images of preparations, diagnose and make a prognosis for various malignant neoplasms is carried out. It has been established that weak artificial intelligence at this stage of development of computer (digital) pathological anatomy shows significantly better results in speeding up and refining diagnostic procedures than strong artificial intelligence having signs of general intelligence. The article also discusses three options for the further development of AI assistants for pathologists based on the technologies of large language models (strong AI) ChatGPT (PathAsst), Flan-PaLM2 and LIMA. As a result of the analysis of the literature, key problems in the field were identified: the equipment of pathology institutions, the lack of experts in training neural networks, the lack of strict criteria for the clinical viability of AI diagnostic technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":8548,"journal":{"name":"Arkhiv patologii","volume":"86 2","pages":"65-71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140855090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Issues of morphological diagnosis and pathogenesis of tuberculosis].","authors":"Yu R Zyuzya","doi":"10.17116/patol20248605181","DOIUrl":"10.17116/patol20248605181","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tuberculosis remains a serious global problem of our time. The epidemiological situation regarding tuberculosis in the Russian Federation and in Moscow is quite favorable, however, many manifestations of diseases and morphological changes in tuberculosis require a serious approach to the timely diagnosis of the disease, especially intravital morphological verification of the process. The article outlines the main aspects of the pathogenesis of tuberculosis, including deep immunosuppression associated with HIV. A typical microscopic picture of tuberculosis inflammation is described with an algorithm for identifying the causative agent of tuberculosis in histological sections and cytological preparations, and species identification of mycobacteria in material from paraffin blocks. Attention is paid to the morphology of HIV-associated tuberculosis, which is characterized by the loss of signs of granulomatous inflammation in condition of deep immune suppression. The need for differential diagnosis of tuberculosis with many infectious and non-infectious granulomatous-necrotic processes is noted, which requires the morphologist to compare the cellular composition of granulomas, study perifocal tissue reactions and features of vascular damage, correctly assess the activity of inflammatory changes, etc. Attention is drawn to the features of the morphological diagnostic search in cases combined pathology of tuberculosis with other infectious diseases, incl. with Covid 19. Changes are difficult to analyze due to the combination of morphological manifestations of several diseases, each of which may have atypical microscopic manifestations, as well as the varying activity of several simultaneously occurring infectious processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":8548,"journal":{"name":"Arkhiv patologii","volume":"86 5","pages":"81-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}