p16INK4a免疫细胞化学检测在筛查宫颈癌中的作用

目的 探讨p16^INK4a免疫细胞化学检测在筛查宫颈癌及其癌前病变中的作用。方法 选择220例宫颈液基细胞学剩余标本,制作液基薄片进行p16^INK4a 免疫细胞化学检测,随访组织活检结果,并与高危人乳头瘤病毒（HR—HPV）DNA检测结果进行对照。结果 p16^INK4a在宫颈细胞学诊断的鳞状细胞癌（SCC）、鳞状上皮内高度病变（HSIL）、鳞状上皮内低度病变（LSIL）、非典型鳞状细胞-小除外上皮内高度病变（ASC—H）和非典型鳞状细胞-不能明确意义（ASC—US）病例的阳性表达率分别为100．0％（7／7）、92．2％（107／116）、24．3％（17／70）、100．0％（14／14）和36．4％（4／11）。150例p16^INK4a阳性者中,111例有组织活检诊断,其中宫颈上皮内瘤变（CIN）2级及以上病变者97例（87．4％）;70例p16^INK4a阴性者中,18例有组织活检诊断,无一例CIN2及以上病变。p16^INK4a在CIN2及以上病变与在CIN1之间的阳性表达率差异有统计学意义（P〈0.01）,而HR-HPV DNA的阳性率在两者之间差异无统计学意义。结论 p16^INK4a在宫颈HSIL及以上病变中高表达,有利于高危病例的筛选。     

p16INK4a/Ki67免疫细胞化学双染在检出宫颈癌及癌前病变中的作用

目的: 探讨p16INK4a/Ki67免疫细胞化学双染在检出宫颈癌及癌前病变中的作用。方法 : 选择妇科门诊就诊妇女131名,平均年龄（39±10.73）岁,进行p16INK4a/Ki67免疫细胞化学双染检测、宫颈细胞学检查和高危型HPV检测。p16INK4a/Ki67双染采用CINtec PLUS细胞学试剂盒方法,宫颈细胞学应用Thinprep或surepath液基薄片的方法,高危型HPV检测采用Cobas 4800检测系统。结果: p16INK4a/Ki67免疫细胞化学双染检出CIN2及以上病变的灵敏度为92.8%,特异度为58.8%,AUC为0.773,高于细胞学检查（82.5%,44.1%,0.633）;其特异度及AUC也明显高于高危型HPV检测（17.6%,0.562）,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。p16INK4a/Ki67免疫细胞化学双染联合细胞学检查漏诊率最低。结论: p16INK4a/Ki67双染检测具有更高的灵敏性及特异性,降低了宫颈高级别鳞状上皮病变的漏诊率及过度诊断,有助于提高宫颈癌的检出率。     

P16INK4a及Ki-67免疫细胞化学检测对ASC-US中高级别病变检出的意义

目的：探讨液基细胞学剩余细胞标本P16INK4a、Ki-67免疫细胞化学染色检测宫颈癌前病变的价值。方法：选取2010年1月至2012年6月因宫颈疾病于北京大学第三医院妇产科就诊患者液基细胞学剩余标本50例。所有患者行高危型HPVDNA杂交捕获II代（HCII）检测,P16INK4a、Ki-67免疫细胞化学检测,同时行阴道镜检查及组织病理学活检。结果：以病理诊断将患者分为CIN2以下组和CIN2及以上组。CIN2及以上组P16INK4a及Ki-67表达量高于CIN2以下组,差异均具有统计学意义（P〈0．05）;P16INK4a或Ki-67检测对高级别病变预测的准确性在ASC—US组中优于异常细胞学组;在ASC—US中,P16INK4a或Ki-67检测对高级别病变预测的准确性优于高危型HPV检测。结论：宫颈脱落细胞中P16INK4a或Ki-67免疫细胞化学检测相比于高危型HPV检测可以提高对ASC—US中高级别病变的检出作用。     

生物学标志物在宫颈癌前病变诊断中的应用

宫颈癌前病变中存在表达异常的生物学标志物(p16INK4a、Ki-67等),大多与人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)感染导致的分子改变相关.宫颈上皮内瘤变(CIN)并不能准确预测癌前病变的进展,临床上对意义不明不典型鳞状细胞(ASCUS)以及低级别鳞状上皮内病变(LSIL)常过度解读,对有较高进展可能的癌前病变缺少准确的筛查方法.细胞学诊断分级联合生物学标志物检测,有助于预测癌前病变进展,排除形态学上难以鉴别的良性病变,为宫颈癌前病变筛查提供新的途径.     

宫颈脱落细胞p16INK4A和p57KIP2表达及其临床意义的初步探讨

目的:研究p16INK4A和p57KIP2在宫颈脱落细胞的表达及其与临床病理指标的关系。方法:采用免疫细胞化学二步法,检测81例不同病变阶段的宫颈脱落细胞标本中p16INK4A和p57KIP2的表达。结果:p16INK4A在ASC-US、低级别上皮内病变(CINⅠ)、高级别上皮内病变(CINⅡ～Ⅲ)和浸润性癌的阳性表达率分别为6.25%(1/16)、58.8%(10/17)、89.2%(33/37)和100.0%(11/11),各组之间的差异有统计学意义,χ2=38.806,P<0.001;p57KIP2在高级别上皮内病变(CINⅡ～Ⅲ)和浸润性癌的阳性表达率为27.1%(13/48),与ASC-US和低级别上皮内病变(CINⅠ)的阳性表达率为69.7%(23/33)比较,差异有统计学意义,χ2=15.194,P=0.002。结论:p16INK4A和p57KIP2在宫颈脱落细胞中的表达与临床病理指标密切相关,p16INK4A和p57KIP2可以作为宫颈癌前病变高危人群的筛查指标。     

宫颈鳞状上皮病变组织中乳头状瘤病毒和Ki-67及p16INK4a蛋白表达意义的研究

目的:探讨Ki-67、p16INK4a和人乳头状瘤病毒(HPV)在不同程度宫颈鳞状上皮病变组织中的表达及临床病理意义.方法: 采用原位分子杂交及免疫组化方法,检测HPV的不同亚型、Ki-67、p16INK4a蛋白在182例不同程度宫颈病变组织中的表达.结果: HPV在不同程度病变中总检出率52.19%(95/182);在宫颈高级别上皮内瘤变及鳞癌组中检出最多的感染类型为HPV16/18,而HPV6/11在尖锐湿疣组检出率87.50%(21/24)最高;随着宫颈病变严重程度的增加,级别升高,Ki-67、p16INK4a阳性程度呈递增趋势.Ki-67、p16INK4a与HPV16/18型感染关系密切,χ2=11.779 8, P<0.01;Ki-67也与HPV6/11型有关.结论: HPV16/18型及Ki-67、p16INK4a 在宫颈高级别上皮内瘤变及鳞癌中表达明显升高,可能对宫颈鳞癌的发生、发展具有协同作用.     

免疫细胞化学P16/Ki-67双染、P16INK4α单染及高危型人乳头瘤病毒检测筛查高级别子宫颈病变价值比较

目的探讨免疫细胞化学P16/Ki-67双染、P16INK4α单染及高危型人乳头瘤病毒(HR-HPV)检测对高级别子宫颈病变的筛查价值。方法回顾性分析2019年3月至2021年7月于太原钢铁(集团)有限公司总医院同时行子宫颈薄层液基细胞学(TCT)及HR-HPV检测的622例患者临床资料, 对患者剩余细胞学标本进行P16/Ki-67双染和P16INK4α单染检测。其中334例TCT结果提示为意义不明的非典型鳞状细胞(ASCUS)以上病变及HPV阳性患者行阴道镜病理活组织检查。以病理结果为参照, 比较P16/Ki-67双染、P16INK4α单染及HR-HPV检测筛查高级别鳞状上皮内瘤变(HSIL)及子宫颈癌的阳性预测值、灵敏度、特异度及准确度。结果以组织病理学结果为参照, 结合TCT检测结果, 622例患者中31例为HSIL, 其中P16/Ki-67双染阳性22例(71.0%), P16INK4α单染阳性23例(74.2%), HR-HPV检测阳性25例(80.6%);4例为子宫颈癌, 3种检测方法阳性率均为100.0%(4/4)。622例患者中, P16/Ki-67双染、P16INK4α...     

p16~(INK4A)和HPV16 E7/HPV18 E6在ASCUS中的表达及临床意义

目的:探讨p16 INK4A和HPV16 E7/HPV18 E6在宫颈细胞学诊断为非典型性鳞状细胞不明确意义型(ASCUS)中的表达及筛查潜在宫颈病变的价值。方法:对150例ASCUS患者行阴道镜检查并取活检,同时对该150例患者的TCT标本进行免疫细胞化学染色检测p16INK4A的表达和RT-PCR法检测其中HPV16型E7蛋白和18型E6蛋白(HPV16 E7/HPV18 E6)mRNA的表达。结果:p16INK4A和HPV16 E7/HPV18 E6 mRNA在ASCUS中表达的阳性率分别为37.33%和46.67%,随着病理级别的增加,p16INK4A和HPV16E7/HPV18 E6 mRNA表达的阳性率也随之增加;p16INK4A和HPV16 E7/HPV18 E6 mRNA筛查ASCUS中宫颈病变的灵敏度、特异度、阳性预测值和阴性预测值分别为0.88、0.95、0.91、0.93和0.81、0.75、0.67、0.86,在p16INK4A和HPV16 E7/HPV18 E6 mRNA阳性的样本中,宫颈病变发生率分别为91.07%和67.14%,均明显高于阴性样本中的发病率7.45%和13.75%(P<0.001);ASCUS中宫颈病变样本中p16INK4A和HPV16 E7/HPV18 E6 mRNA呈高表达,且具有较高的一致性(κ=0.6475)。结论:p16INK4A和HPV16 E7/HPV18 E6 mRNA在ASCUS中病理诊断为宫颈病变的样本中均呈高表达,对筛查潜在的宫颈病变具有重要意义,其中p16INK4A的筛查效能优于HPV16E7/HPV18E6mRNA;p16INK4A能间接反映HPV的转录活性,在ASCUS的分流中有重要意义,且可视性的p16INK4A免疫染色比HPV检测更直观。     

p16INK4A在宫颈细胞学中的辅助诊断作用

p16INK4A作为人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)活动的标志在宫颈高度病变中的表达阳性率高,且呈较强及弥漫表达.将p16lNK4A免疫组化染色检查方法和宫颈细胞学方法结合,可以增加细胞学诊断的准确性,因此可以更好地发现高危患者,指导其治疗和随访,尤其对于细胞学涂片为非典型鳞状细胞(ASCUS)的患者,可减少过度创伤性诊治和随访次数,有重要临床应用价值.     

细胞周期抑制蛋白p16INK4a在宫颈病变中的异常表达

[目的]探讨宫颈癌(UCC)、宫颈上皮内瘤变(CIN)及宫颈炎中p16INK4a蛋白表达水平的变化及意义.[方法]应用免疫组化方法检测126例宫颈病变(UCC 50例、CIN 57例和宫颈炎19例)组织中p16INK4a蛋白的表达,进行半定量分析及统计学检验.[结果]50例UCC中,p16INK4a全部阳性表达;57例CIN中,p16INK4a阳性表达41例.阳性表达率为71.93%,其中CINⅠ,CINⅡ CINⅢ p16INK4a阳性表达率分别为36.84%(7/19)、81.82%(18/22)、100.00%(16/16),且三者间差异有显著性(P＜0.05).19例宫颈炎组织中,p16INK4a阳性表达8例,阳性表达率为42.11%.p16INK4a蛋自在宫颈炎、CIN和UCC组织中表达水平依次升高,且差异有显著性(P＜0.05).[结论]UCC及癌前病变中p16INK4a阳性表达明显高于良性病变.p16INK4a在UCC及癌前病变中过表达,提示其在UCC发生、发展中起重要作用.     

A comparison of the clinical utility of p16(INK4a) immunolocalization with the presence of human papillomavirus by hybrid capture 2 for the detection of cervical dysplasia/neoplasia

BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that overexpression of p16(INK4a) protein indicates infection and genomic integration of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR HPV) and predicts progression to cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) and carcinoma. The authors compared the ability of p16(INK4a) and HR HPV detection by Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2) to detect the presence of significant cervical disease. METHODS.: Four hundred ThinPrep specimens (100 each in 4 categories: 100 specimens that were negative for intraepithelial lesions, 100 specimens of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance [ASC-US], 100 specimens of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions [LSILs], and 100 specimens of HSILs) were analyzed. p16(INK4a) protein was immunolocalized using a specific monoclonal antibody, and the detection of HR HPV in all 400 specimens was determined using HC2. RESULTS: p16(INK4a) was found to be positive in 78% of HSIL specimens, 42% of LSIL specimens, and 36% of ASC-US specimens; whereas HC2 was positive in 92% of HSIL specimens, 81% of LSIL specimens, and 45% of ASC-US specimens. In the HSIL category, the sensitivity, which was calculated using Grade 2 or greater cervical intraepithelial neoplasia as the endpoint, was 78% (50 of 66 specimens) for p16(INK4a) and 91% (60 of 66 specimens) for HC2. For LSIL, the sensitivity was 75% (3 of 4 specimens) for p16(INK4a) and 100% (4 of 4 specimens) for HC2. In the ASC-US category, the sensitivity was 89% (8 of 9 specimens) for p16(INK4a) and 100% (9 of 9 specimens) for HC2. Overall, the sensitivity for HSIL was 92% for HC2 and 78% for p16(INK4a). The specificity for HC2 was 8.3% for HSIL, 16.9% for LSIL, and 48.7% for ASC-US; whereas the specificity for p16(INK4a) was 25% in HSIL, 59.1% in LSIL, and 68.4% in ASC-US. The overall specificity was 25% for HC2 and 56% for p16(INK4a). CONCLUSIONS: Although both p16(INK4a) and HC2 may aid in the clinical management of patients with clinically significant lesions, HC2 was found to have greater sensitivity, and p16(INK4a) greater specificity. The labeling of normal cells and bacteria may preclude the use of p16(INK4a) in automated screening or nonmorphologic assays.     

P16/Ki-67 Dual Staining in Positive Human Papillomavirus DNA Testing for Predictive Diagnosis of Abnormal Cervical Lesions in Northeastern Thai Women

Objective: Cervical cancer screening can effectively reduce new cervical cancer cases, including in Thailand. The abnormal results are subsequently referred for colposcopy. To avoid unnecessary colposcopy, an efficient triage is still needed for validation. This study aimed to investigate the overall positivity of cytology-based screening, HPV detection, and p16/Ki-67 dual staining and evaluate different triage strategies for predictive diagnosis of abnormal cervical lesions in northeastern Thailand. Methods: Cervical cells were collected from 191 women who came for cervical screening in the gynecological outpatient department during March 2019-February 2020. Pap smear samples were classified into 6 groups including 17 atypical glandular cells (AGC), 21 atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US), 7 atypical squamous cells - cannot exclude HSIL (ASC-H), 26 low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSILs), 19 high-grade SILs (HSILs) and 101 no squamous intraepithelial lesion (noSIL). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed for HPV DNA detection. HPV genotyping was determined by reverse line blot hybridization. P16/Ki-67 dual staining was performed by using CINtec PLUS Cytology kit. Biopsies from abnormal screening were collected for surgical pathology classification. Results: High-risk HPV (HR-HPV) infection was 2.97%, 29.41%, 38.10%, 57.14%, 46.15% and 84.21% in noSIL, AGC, ASC-US, ASC-H, LSIL and HSIL cytology respectively. P16/ Ki-67 in noSIL, AGC, ASC-US, ASC-H, LSIL and HSIL was 0.99%, 5.88%, 9.52%, 42.86%, 26.92% and 63.16%, respectively (P-value < 0.001). Among p16/Ki-67 positive cases, 96.15% (25/26) were infected with HPV and 84.62% (22/26) were HR-HPV. The overall positivity of each and co-testing between cytology or HPV DNA testing or p16/Ki-67 dual staining was evaluated. In each cervical lesion, primary HPV DNA testing showed the highest sensitivity, but low specificity. The combined all HPV/HR-HPV with p16/Ki-67 detection increased the specificity of abnormal cervical lesions. Conclusion: P16/Ki-67 dual stain cytology in HPV-positive women performs well for diagnosis of abnormal cervical lesions and should be considered for management of HPV-positive women to avoid unnecessary colposcopy referrals.     

液基薄层细胞学检测联合宫颈活检对诊断宫颈鳞状上皮病变的临床价值

目的:探讨液基薄层细胞学检测(liquid-based thinPrep cytology test,TCT)联合宫颈活检对诊断宫颈鳞状上皮病变的临床价值.方法:应用TCT对30350例受检者进行宫颁细胞学检查,细胞学检查结果为鳞状上皮异常者,进行阴道镜活检及病理检查.结果:TCT检出鳞状上皮异常者1 824例(6.01％),其中无明确意义的不典型鳞状细胞(atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance,ASC-US)1423例,不除外高度鳞状上皮病变的不典型鳞状细胞(atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high grade intraepithelial lesion,ASC-H)214例,低度鳞状上皮内病变(low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion,LSIL) 92例,高度鳞状上皮内病变(high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion,HSIL) 80例,鳞状细胞癌(squamous cell carcinoma,SCC) 15例.与活检病理检测结果相比,1423例ASC-US中,宫颁上皮内瘤样病变-Ⅰ级(grade Ⅰ cervical intraepithelial neoplasia,CIN-Ⅰ)202例、CIN- Ⅱ和CIN- Ⅲ 22例、SCC 1例;214例ASC-H中,CIN-Ⅰ 12例、CIN-Ⅱ和CIN-Ⅲ 101例、SCC5例:LSIL、HSIL及SCC组中与组织病理检测结果的符合率分别为63.04％( 58/92)、81.25％ (65/80)及100％( 15/15),SCC组和HSIL组的组织学符合率高于LSIL组(P＜0.01).结论:TCT与阴道镜活检病理检测结果有较高的符合率,二者联合能提高宫颈癌前病变及癌变的检出率.     

P16INK4a as an adjunct marker in liquid-based cervical cytology

Cytological screening for cervical cancer is hampered by high false negative rates. Inter-observer reproducibility needs optimizing. The potential of p16(INK4a) as a biomarker for cervical lesions was examined in a study of liquid-based cytology (LBC), HPV DNA testing by MY09/MY11 consensus PCR and type-specific PCRs and p16(INK4a) immunocytochemistry on a series of 291 patients selected from routine screening. Comparison of the number of p16(INK4a) immunoreactive cells/1,000 cells exhibited a significantly higher mean count in HSIL (8.80 +/- 1.13) than other cytological groups. The mean count of LSIL (1.09 +/- 0.18) was significantly higher than that of the negative group (0.82 +/- 0.40). ASC-H and HSIL combined showed a significantly higher mean count (6.46 +/- 1.17) than negative, ASC, ASC-US and LSIL. The mean count of immunoreactive cells/1,000 cells was significantly higher in HPV16 positive samples (3.22 +/- 0.72) than in samples containing infections with types of unknown malignant potential (0.83 +/- 0.26) or HPV negative samples (1.17 +/- 0.41). The mean count in infections with other high-risk HPV types (2.55 +/- 0.52) was significantly higher than that in HPV negative samples. Receiver-operating characteristic curves yielded a test accuracy (area under curve) of 0.76, 0.79, 0.88 and 0.95 for ASCUS, LSIL, ASC-H/HSIL and HSIL, respectively. Thresholds for 95% sensitivity were at 0.005, 0.007, 0.098 and 0.445 immunopositive cells/1,000 cells for ASCUS, LSIL, ASC-H/HSIL and HSIL, respectively. The 95% specificity threshold for the detection of HSIL was at 1.87 immunopositive cells/1,000 cells. P16(INK4a) immunocytochemistry can be used as an adjunct to LBC in cervical screening, because it has a good diagnostic accuracy to discriminate HSIL and ASC-H from other lesions. It could be used as a surrogate marker of high-risk HPV infections.     

Distribution of human papillomavirus types in ThinPrep Papanicolaou tests classified according to the Bethesda 2001 terminology and correlations with patient age and biopsy outcomes

BACKGROUND: A survey of the distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) types across the spectrum of cervical cytologic categories defined by the Bethesda 2001 guidelines was conducted with the objective of examining how HPV detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis may benefit the management of patients who have abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) test results. METHODS: DNA samples from women with no intraepithelial lesion or malignancy (NLM) (n = 300 samples); atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) (n = 200 samples); low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) (n = 200 samples); atypical squamous cells, cannot rule out high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (ASC-H) (n = 200 samples); and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) (n = 200 samples) were tested for HPV using a modified general primer (GP)5+/GP6+ PCR assay and dot-blot hybridization with type-specific oligonucleotide probes (PCR assay analytical sensitivity: 1-100 copies of HPV, depending on the HPV type, in a background of 100 ng human DNA). RESULTS: HPV was detected in 27% of NLM samples, in 89.5% of ASC-US samples, in 97.5% of LSIL samples, in 93% of ASC-H samples, and in 96.5% of HSIL samples. Thirty-seven different HPV types were identified in total. One or more of 13 high-risk (HR) HPV types (16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, and 68) were detected in 53% of samples that were diagnosed as ASC-US (59.0% of patients younger than age 30 yrs; 45.5% of patients age 30 yrs and older), in 55.5% of samples that were diagnosed as LSIL (60.0% of patients younger than age 30 yrs; 44.0% of patients age 30 yrs and older), in 80% of samples that were diagnosed as ASC-H, and in 87.5% of samples that were diagnosed as HSIL (P < 0.001). HPV-16 was detected in 17.5% of ASC-US samples, in 15.5% of LSIL samples, in 48.5% of ASC-H samples, and in 49.0% of HSIL samples (P < 0.001). Among abnormal smears, HR HPV was significantly more common in women younger than age 30 years compared with women age 30 years and older (P < 0.002). Follow-up biopsy data were obtained for 359 patients. A "benign" biopsy result was recorded for 47 of 64 women (73.5%) with ASC-US, 30 of 66 women (45.5%) with LSIL, 39 of 87 women (45.0%) with ASC-H, and 26 of 142 women (18.0%) with HSIL and was most common in women age 30 years and older (P < 0.0001). Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) Grade I (CIN-I) was found in 14.0% of women with ASC-US, in 39.5% of women with LSIL, in 8.0% of women with ASC-H, and in 7.0% of women with HSIL. CIN-II was diagnosed in 9.5% of women with ASC-US, in 13.5% of women with LSIL, in 19.5% of women with ASC-H, and in 24.0% of women with HSIL. CIN-III was identified in 2 women (3.0%) with ASC-US, in 1 woman (1.5%) with LSIL, in 24 women (27.5%) with ASC-H, and in 71 women (50.0%) with HSIL. CONCLUSIONS: HR HPV testing by PCR of samples diagnosed according to the Bethesda 2001 guidelines may benefit the management of patients with ASC-US or patients with LSIL, especially among women age 30 years and older, by allowing exclusion from referral for biopsy of women who are negative for HR HPV types. However, the small numbers of women who had CIN-III detected after a diagnosis of ASC-US or LSIL limited the assessment of test sensitivity.     

2018-2020年贵阳地区女性宫颈癌HPV、TCT及DNA倍体联合筛查结果分析

目的:探讨贵阳地区妇科门诊女性高危型人乳头瘤病毒(high risk human papillomavirus,hrHPV)检测、DNA倍体分析(DNA ploidy analysis)及宫颈薄层液基细胞学检查(thinprep cytologic test,TCT)联合检测结果的分布特点.方法:收集2018年5月-2...     

p16(INK4a) is a useful marker of human papillomavirus integration allowing risk stratification for cervical malignancies

The present study was conducted to assess utility of p16(INK4a) immunopositivity as a surrogate marker for genomic integration of high-risk human papillomavirus infection (hrHPV). A total of 29 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded cervical low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSILs), 27 high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) and 53 invasive squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), histologically-diagnosed between 1st January 2006 to 31st December 2008 at the University of Malaya Medical Centre were stained for p16(INK4a) (CINtec Histology Kit (REF 9511, mtm laboratories AG, Heidelberg, Germany). Immunopositvity was defined as diffuse staining of the squamous cell cytoplasm and or nucleus (involving > 75% of the intraepithelial lesions or SCCs). Staining of basal and parabasal layers of intraepithelial lesions was pre-requisite. One (3.4%) LSIL, 24 (88.9%) HSIL and 46 (86.8%) SCC were p16(INK4a) immunopositive. All normal squamous epithelium did not express p16(INK4). p16(INK4a) expression was significantly lower (p<0.05) in LSIL compared with HSIL and SCC with no difference in expression between HSIL and SCC.The increased p16(INK4a) immunopositivity in HSIL and SCC appears in line with the integrated existence of the hrHPV and may provide more insightful information on risk of malignant transformation of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions than mere hrHPV detection.     

Combined p16INK4a and human papillomavirus testing improves the prediction of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN II-III) in Thai patients with low-grade cytological abnormalities

Thailand is in the process of developing a national cervical screening program. This study examined p16INK4a staining and HPV prevalence in abnormal cervical samples with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL), to evaluate the efficacy of combined HPV and p16INK4a detection to predict CIN II-III. Totals of 125 ASCUS and 87 LSIL cases were re-evaluated by Pap test and cervical cells of ASCUS and LSIL cases were prepared on slides for p16INK4a detection by immunocytochemistry. HPV genotyping of DNA extracts was performed by GP5+/6+ PCR and reverse line blot hybridization. Histopathologic tests were performed to identify cervical lesion. Total of 212 cases were diagnosed to normal (20), ASCUS (112), LSIL (78) and HSIL (2). HPV was detected in ASCUS (49/112, 43.8%), LSIL (60/78, 76.9%) and HSIL (2/2, 100%) cases. The majority of HPV positive samples typed for high-risk HPV. 55.7% (107/192) of abnormal cases (ASCUS, LSIL and HSIL) were positive p16INK4a. For the 111 HPV DNA positive cases, 34 of 49 (69.4%) ASCUS cases and 49 of 60 (81.7%) LSIL cases were p16INK4a positive. 140 biopsies were taken and histological classified: CIN negative (65 cases), CIN I (56 cases) and CIN II-III (19 cases). HPV DNA detection predicted CIN II-III with sensitivity and specificity of 84% and 49%, whereas p16INK4a staining showed higher sensitivity (89.5%) and specificity (56.2%). The prediction of CIN II-III was significantly better by combination of positive HPV DNA and p16INK4a with 93.8% sensitivity and 59.2% specificity. Detection of HPV DNA combined with p16INK4a in cervical cells can predict CIN II-III and may improve the screening diagnosis of Thai women at risk for CIN II-III or cancer.     

Evaluation of a nuclear score for p16INK4a-stained cervical squamous cells in liquid-based cytology samples

BACKGROUND: The p16INK4a gene product is overexpressed strongly in abnormal cervical epithelia and may serve as a valuable biomarker to identify abnormal cells in cervical smears or liquid-based cytology samples. METHODS: The authors performed p16INK4a immunocytochemistry to locate cells that expressed p16INK4a in liquid-based cytology samples and used a nuclear scoring system based on several morphologic criteria to interpret the degree of abnormality of these cells. RESULTS: Among 108 samples that were scored as normal in Papanicolaou-stained, parallel slides, any p16INK4a-positive cells were observed in 13 samples (12%), but only 1 of 108 samples (1%) was scored abnormal after applying nuclear scoring criteria. In the group of 52 low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) samples, 19 samples (37%) were positive for any p16INK4a reactivity, but only 5 of those samples (10%) were scored abnormal after applying the nuclear score. Among the 50 high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) samples, 49 samples (98%) were positive for p16INK4a and were scored as abnormal. Comparison of the scoring results of independent observers revealed good reproducibility of the nuclear score. CONCLUSIONS: The current results suggested that p16INK4a enables the location of potentially abnormal cells on liquid-based cytology samples. The nuclear score facilitated interpretation of the degree of abnormality of p16INK4a-stained cells. Thus, locating potentially abnormal cells by p16INK4a immunocytochemistry and their interpretation based on the nuclear score described here may help to identify patients with HSIL in cytologic screening programs and may represent a new approach for reducing the number of equivocal or misinterpreted cytologic specimens.