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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2024

Assessment of Tumor-Associated Tissue Eosinophilia (TATE) and Tumor-Associated Macrophages (TAMs) in Canine Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder.

Rita Files, Victor Okwu, Nuno Topa, Marisa Sousa, Filipe Silva, Paula Rodrigues, Leonor Delgado, Justina Prada, Isabel Pires

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rita FilesDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Victor OkwuDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Nuno TopaDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Marisa SousaDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Filipe SilvaDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6602-0926
Paula RodriguesDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Leonor DelgadoUNIPRO-Oral Pathology and Rehabilitation Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences-CESPU (IUCS-CESPU), 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4405-0240
Justina PradaDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3902-5374
Isabel PiresDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6330-4560
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro · PTCooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário · PT

Funding

Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) UIDP/00772/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a significant neoplasm in dogs, characterized by a poor prognosis and a high metastatic potential. These canine spontaneous tumors share many characteristics with human transitional cell carcinoma, making them an excellent comparative model. The role of inflammatory infiltration in tumor development and progression is frequently contradictory, especially concerning tumor-associated tissue eosinophils (TATE) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). This study aims to analyze TATE and TAMs in canine transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Congo Red staining was used to identify TATE, and immunohistochemistry was performed to detect TAMs in 34 cases of canine transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder carcinomas, categorized into low and high grades. Statistically significant differences were observed between the number of eosinophils and macrophages in the two groups of tumors. The number of TATE was higher in low-grade malignant tumors, but the number of TAMs was higher in high-grade tumors. Our findings suggest the importance of TATEs and TAMs in the aggressiveness of canine transitional cell carcinoma and propose their potential use as therapeutic targets.

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canineeosinophiliaimmune checkpointsmacrophagestransitional cell carcinomaurinary bladder

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PMID38338162
PMCPMC10854732
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