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JOURNAL OF HISTOCHEMISTRY & CYTOCHEMISTRY
Volume 61, Issue 1, Pages 11-18Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1369/0022155412461154
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immunohistochemistry; multiple immunostaining; rabbit liver; hepatocytes; proliferation; automated scoring; quantitation; segmentation
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Determination of hepatocyte proliferation activity is hampered by the presence of Ki67-positive non-parenchymal cells. We validated a multicolor immunohistochemical (IHC) approach using multispectral tissue and cell segmentation software. Portal vein branches to the cranial liver lobes of 10 rabbits were embolized, leading to atrophy of the cranial lobes and hyperplasia of the caudal lobes. Slides from cranial and caudal lobes (n=20) were double-stained (CK8+18 and Ki67) and triple-stained (CK8+18, Ki67, and CD31). The Ki67 proliferation index was calculated using automated tissue and cell segmentation software and compared with manual counting by two independent observers. A substantial variation was seen in the number of Ki67-positive hepatocytes in the different specimens in both double and triple staining (range, 0-50). Correlation coefficients between manual counting and the digital analysis were 0.76 for observer 1 (p < 0.001) and 0.78 for observer 2 (p < 0.001) with double staining and R-2 = 0.91 for observer 1 and R-2 = 0.89 for observer 2, p < 0.001 with triple staining. In conclusion, in rabbit, the hepatocellular proliferation index can be reliably determined using automated tissue and cell segmentation software in combination with IHC multiple staining. Our findings may be useful in clinical practice when Ki67 proliferation index yields prognostic significance. (J Histochem Cytochem 61: 11-18, 2013)
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