Figure - available from: The Journal of International Medical Research
This content is subject to copyright.
Representative fluorescent photomicrographs showing the presence of CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocytes and CD56+ natural-killer T cells in the four ureteral disease types: (a) ureteral polyps; (b) ureteral papilloma; (c) high-grade ureteral cancer; and (d) low-grade ureteral cancer. CD8 is stained red and CD56 is stained green. The nuclei are stained blue with DAPI. Arrows show the double-positive stained cells. Scale bar 50 µm. The colour version of this figure is available at: http://imr.sagepub.com. DAPI, 2-(4-amidinophenyl)-6-indolecarbamidine dihydrochloride.
Source publication
Objective
To evaluate the role of macrophage infiltration in the differentiation process of ureteral polyps and cancers.
Methods
This retrospective immunohistochemical study analysed archival samples of pathologically-confirmed specimens of low- and high-grade ureteral cancer, ureteral papilloma and ureteral polyps. The samples were immunohistoche...