Expression of Bcl-2 in canine osteosarcoma
Journal Title: Open Veterinary Journal - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary malignancy of bone. It is responsible for 80-85% of the primary bone tumors affecting dogs and it is characterized by aggressive and invasive behavior, with a high metastatic potential. Several studies on cancer and related tumorigenesis, show an involvement of the mechanisms of programmed cell death and cell survival. Many signals seem to be involved in the related mechanism of autophagy and in particular, our interest is focused on the expression of a family of Bcl-2 that seems to be involved either in the control of biomolecular mechanisms like autophagy and apoptosis. In this study we investigated the expression of Bcl-2 in different cases of spontaneous canine osteosarcoma and the related preliminary results are described. We found Bcl-2 activity was increased in OS tissue compared to normal bone tissue. These results suggested that Bcl-2 activity may play an important role in the formation of OS and as a diagnostic for neoplastic activity. However, further research is needed to confirm the role of Bcl-2 activity in OS in canines.
Authors and Affiliations
F. Piro | Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria – Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 4 – 06124 Perugia, Italy, L. Leonardi| Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria – Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 4 – 06124 Perugia, Italy
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